Section 10: The Index Register and Loop Control 115

To display fixed point notation for all possible decimal places on the HP-15C:

Keystrokes

Display

¥

Run mode.

´B 9.000000000 8.00000000 7.0000000 6.000000 5.00000 4.0000 3.000 2.00 1.0

0.

Display at ´©instruction.

0.

Display when program halts.

Further Information

Index Register Contents

Any value stored in the Index register can be referenced in three different ways:

Using V like any other storage register. The value in RI can be manipulated as it is: stored, recalled, exchanged, added to, etc.

Using V as a control number. The absolute value of the integer

portion in RI is a separate entity from the fractional portion. For indirect branching, flag control, and display format control with V, only this

portion is used. For loop control, the fractional portion is also used, but separately from the integer portion.*

Using % as a reference to the contents of another storage register. The %key uses the indirect addressing system shown in the tables on pages 107 and 108. (In turn, the contents of that second register may be used as a loop control number, in the fashion described above.)

*This is also true for the value in any storage register used for indirect loop control.

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