Table of Contents

Table of Contents
Legal Notice	ii
HP 20b Business Consultant	iii
HP 30b Business Professional	iv
Keyboard Map Legend	v
1 Basic Features	1
Welcome to your new HP Financial Calculator	1
Turning the Calculator On and Off	1
Selecting a Language	1
Adjusting the Display Contrast	1
Cursor	2
Two Line Display	2
The Mode Menu: Setting Preferences	2
Changing the Calculation Mode	4
Key Presses, the Shift Key, Secondary, and Tertiary Functions*	4
Annunciators	6
The Input Key	6
The Equals Key	6
Using the Input and Equals Keys	6
Editing and Clearing Entries	7
The On/CE Key	7
The Reset Menu	7
Notes about Special Menus	8
Memory and the Memory Menu	8
Accessing Menus and Menu Maps	8
2 Mathematical Calculations	11
Mathematical Functions	11
Number Entry and Display	11
Chain Mode	12
Algebraic Mode	12
Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) Mode	13
The RPN Stack	13
Last Number	14
One-Number Functions and the Math Menu	18
Random number	19
The Math Menu	19
The Probability Sub-menu	21
Binomial Functions	23
Two-Number Functions	23
Storing and Recalling Numbers	24
Recall Arithmetic	24
Storing and Recalling with Time Value of Money (TVM) Keys	24
Recalling a Menu Item Value in a Menu	25
Recalling and Storing Values in the Data and Cash Flow Menus	25
Rounding Numbers	25
Percentages	25
3 Time Value of Money	27
Time Value of Money (TVM) Keys	27

30b Professional, 20b Consultant Financial specifications

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HP 30b Professional, 20b Consultant Financial manual Table of Contents

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30b Professional, 20b Consultant Financial specifications