kSpecial Display Formats

This calculator uses special display formats to indicate fractions, hexadecimal values, and degrees/minutes/seconds values.

uFractions

.................... Indicates: 456 1223

u Hexadecimal Values

.................... Indicates: 0ABCDEF1(16), which equals

180150001(10)

u Degrees/Minutes/Seconds

.................... Indicates: 12° 34’ 56.78”

In addition to the above, this calculator also uses other indicators or symbols, which are described in each applicable section of this manual as they come up.

3. Inputting and Editing CalculationskInputting Calculations

When you are ready to input a calculation, first press A to clear the display. Next, input your calculation formulas exactly as they are written, from left to right, and press w to obtain the result.

Example 2 + 3 – 4 + 10 =

Ac+d-e+baw

kEditing Calculations

Use the d and e keys to move the cursor to the position you want to change, and then perform one of the operations described below. After you edit the calculation, you can execute it by pressing w. Or you can use e to move to the end of the calculation and input more.

You can select either insert or overwrite for input*1. With overwrite, text you input replaces

the text at the current cursor location. You can toggle between insert and overwrite by performing the operation: !D(INS). The cursor appears as “ ” for insert and as “ ” for overwrite.

*1 Insert and overwrite switching is possible only when the Linear input/output mode (page 1-32) is selected.

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