Contents

Part 1.

Basic Operation

 

1. Getting Started

 

Important Preliminaries.......................................................

1–1

 

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

1–1

 

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

1–1

Highlights of the Keyboard and Display ...............................

1–2

 

Shifted Keys................................................................

1–2

 

Alpha Keys .................................................................

1–3

 

Cursor Keys ................................................................

1–3

 

Silver Paint Keys ..........................................................

1–4

 

Backspacing and Clearing............................................

1–4

 

Using Menus ..............................................................

1–7

 

Exiting Menus .............................................................

1–9

 

RPN and ALG Keys ...................................................

1–10

 

The Display and Annunciators .....................................

1–11

Keying in Numbers..........................................................

1–14

 

Making Numbers Negative ........................................

1–14

 

Exponents of Ten .......................................................

1–14

 

Understanding Digit Entry ...........................................

1–15

 

Range of Numbers and OVERFLOW ............................

1–16

Doing Arithmetic .............................................................

1–16

 

One–Number Functions..............................................

1–17

 

Two–Number Functions ..............................................

1–17

Controlling the Display Format ..........................................

1–18

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