Keying in Numbers

You can key in a number that has up to 12 digits plus a 3–digit exponent up to ±499. If you try to key in a number larger than this, digit entry halts and the ¤ annunciator briefly appears.

If you make a mistake while keying in a number, press bto backspace and delete the last digit, or press ‡to clear the whole number.

Making Numbers Negative

The ^key changes the sign of a number.

„To key in a negative number, type the number, then press ^.

„To change the sign of a number that was entered previously, just press ^. (If the number has an exponent, ^ affects only the mantissa — the non–exponent part of the number.)

Exponents of Ten

Exponents in the Display

Numbers with exponents of ten (such as 4.2 10–5) are displayed with an  preceding the exponent (such as ).).

A number whose magnitude is too large or too small for the display format will automatically be displayed in exponential form.

For example, in FIX 4 format for four decimal places, observe the effect of the following keystrokes:

Keys:

Display:

Description:

.000062

) _

Shows number being entered.

‘

)

Rounds number to fit the display

 

 

format.

.000042 ‘ ).

Automatically uses scientific notation

 

 

because otherwise no significant

 

 

digits would appear.

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