HP 30b Professional manual 7

1 Getting Started

Welcome to your HP 30b Business Professional financial calculator

This booklet is intended to get you started quickly with the basic features of your HP 30b Business Professional financial calculator. Use it for quick refer- ence. For more detailed information about the HP 30b Business Professional, refer to the HP website, www.hp.com/calculators. The user’s guide may be found on the website, and it is highly recommended you refer to the user’s guide to thoroughly familiarize yourself with the many features of your calcu- lator.

The Keys

Aside from the shift key, :, all of the keys on the HP 30b calculator perform more than one function. The primary function of a key is indicated by the characters printed in white on the upper face of the key. Alternate functions are indicated by the characters printed in blue on the lower face of the key, and, in one instance, printed on the keyboard. See Figure 1.

Figure 1

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