To clear all programs from memory:

1.Press {eto display program lines (PRGM annunciator on).

2.Press {c{} to clear program memory.

3.The message   @ &  prompts you for confirmation. Press {&}.

4.Press {eto cancel program entry.

Clearing all of memory ({c{}) also clears all programs.

The Checksum

The checksum is a unique hexadecimal value given to each program label and its associated lines (until the next label). This number is useful for comparison with a known checksum for an existing program that you have keyed into program memory. If the known checksum and the one shown by your calculator are the same, then you have correctly entered all the lines of the program. To see your checksum:

1.Press {Y{} for the catalog of program labels.

2.Display the appropriate label by using the cursor keys, if necessary.

3.Press and hold to display /checksum and /length.

For example, to see the checksum for the current program (the "cylinder" program):

Keys:

 

Display:

Description:

(In RPN mode)

 

 

 

{Y{}

 

Displays label C, which

 

/



takes 67 bytes.

(hold)

/  

Checksum and length.

 

/



 

If your checksum does not match this number, then you have not entered this program correctly.

You will see that all of the application programs provided in chapters 15 through 17 include checksum values with each labeled routine so that you can verify the accuracy of your program entry.

In addition, each equation in a program has a checksum. See "To enter an equation in a program line" earlier in this chapter.

Simple Programming 12–21