HP 17bII manual Error Messages, Modes, 36 1 Getting Started

Error Messages

Sometimes the calculator cannot do what you “ask”, such as when you press the wrong key or forget a number for a calculation. To help you correct the situation, the calculator beeps and displays a message.

!Press Cor <to clear the error message.

!Press any other key to clear the message and perform that key’s function.

For more explanations, refer to the list of error messages just before the subject index.

Modes

Beeper. Beeping occurs when a wrong key is pressed, when an error occurs, and during alarms for appointments. You can suppress and reactivate the beeper in the MODES menu as follows:

1.Press @>.

2.Pressing -will simultaneously change and display the cur- rent setting for the beeper:

!JHH5H2 E< beeps for errors and appointments.

!JHH5H2 E<I 155:F E<9@ beeps only for appointments.

!JHH5H2 EGG silences the beeper completely.

3.Press ewhen done.

Print. Press @> .to specify whether or not the printer ac adapter is in use. Then press e.

Double Space. Press @> /to turn double-spaced printing on or off. Then press e.

Algebraic. Press @> 0to select algebraic entry logic.

RPN. Press @> 1to select Reverse Polish Notation entry logic.

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