Table of Contents

 

Legal Notice.............................................................................................................

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HP 20b Business Consultant ......................................................................................

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HP 30b Business Professional ....................................................................................

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Keyboard Map Legend..............................................................................................

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1 Basic Features .........................................................................................................

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Welcome to your new HP Financial Calculator .............................................................

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Turning the Calculator On and Off..............................................................................

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Selecting a Language ................................................................................................

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Adjusting the Display Contrast ....................................................................................

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Cursor .....................................................................................................................

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Two Line Display.......................................................................................................

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The Mode Menu: Setting Preferences...........................................................................

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Changing the Calculation Mode .................................................................................

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Key Presses, the Shift Key, Secondary, and Tertiary Functions*.......................................

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Annunciators ............................................................................................................

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The Input Key ...........................................................................................................

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The Equals Key .........................................................................................................

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Using the Input and Equals Keys .................................................................................

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Editing and Clearing Entries .......................................................................................

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The On/CE Key........................................................................................................

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The Reset Menu ........................................................................................................

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Notes about Special Menus .......................................................................................

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Memory and the Memory Menu..................................................................................

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Accessing Menus and Menu Maps..............................................................................

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2 Mathematical Calculations .....................................................................................

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Mathematical Functions ...........................................................................................

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Number Entry and Display .......................................................................................

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Chain Mode...........................................................................................................

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Algebraic Mode .....................................................................................................

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Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) Mode .........................................................................

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The RPN Stack........................................................................................................

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Last Number...........................................................................................................

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One-Number Functions and the Math Menu ...............................................................

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Random number .....................................................................................................

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The Math Menu ......................................................................................................

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The Probability Sub-menu .........................................................................................

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Binomial Functions ..................................................................................................

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Two-Number Functions ............................................................................................

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Storing and Recalling Numbers ................................................................................

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Recall Arithmetic .....................................................................................................

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Storing and Recalling with Time Value of Money (TVM) Keys .......................................

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Recalling a Menu Item Value in a Menu.....................................................................

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Recalling and Storing Values in the Data and Cash Flow Menus ...................................

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Rounding Numbers .................................................................................................

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Percentages............................................................................................................

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3 Time Value of Money .............................................................................................

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Time Value of Money (TVM) Keys..............................................................................

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