HP 20B manual Basic Features 1Mode Menu Settings, Setting top line Description

Basic Features

Table 1-1Mode Menu Settings

Setting (top line)	Description
FIX= 2	Display precision (number of digits displayed to the right of the decimal point).
	Default is 2.
	Key in the number of digits you want and press I, or press =until the number of digits
	you want is displayed.
	The display precision can be any number from 0-11. If you specify -1, the calculator displays
	numbers with the most appropriate number of digits after the decimal point.
	If you find you need to change the FIX setting often, use the following shortcut:

1Press :and release it. Check that the secondary function indicator is displayed.

2Press :again, and, without releasing it, press a key, 0through 9that corresponds to the desired FIX setting. FIX settings for 10 and 11 are not available using this shortcut. If you press .instead of a numbered key, FIX=-1is selected.

Degree or Radian	Angular mode in degrees or radians for trigonometric functions.
	Default is Degree.
	Pressing Itoggles between these options.

Date: mm.ddyyyy or dd.mmyyyy

Format for dates. December 3, 2010 is entered as 12.032010 in mm.ddyyyy format, or 3.122010 in dd.mmyyyy format. Note the (.) in both formats separating the first and second groups.

Default is mm.ddyyyy format.

Pressing Itoggles between these options.

Note that when a date is displayed, a number between 1 and 7 also displays at the right of the screen. This number indicates the day of the week corresponding to that date. Monday is 1, and Sunday is 7.

Note: in 360-day calendar mode (Cal.360), days of the week are displayed only if the date is valid.

1.23 or 1,23	Selects point or comma as decimal separator.
	Default is decimal point, 1.23
	Pressing Itoggles between these options.

1000.00, 1,000.00, 1000,00 or 1.000,00

Selects thousands separator.

Default is none, 1000.00

Pressing Itoggles between these options.

Note: the 1000.00 and 1,000.00 options are only available if the decimal separator is set for point

(.); 1000,00 and 1.000,00 are available only if the decimal separator is set for comma (,).

Chain, Algebraic, or	Calculation mode. For more information, refer to Chapter 2, Mathematical Calculations.
RPN	Pressing Icycles through these options.

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