() b

 ()

￿

() 

() 

Changes to base 2; BIN annunciator on. This terminates digit entry, so no

is needed between

the numbers.

Result in binary base. Result in hexadecimal base. Restores decimal base.

The Representation of Numbers

Although the display of a number is converted when the base is changed, its stored form is not modified, so decimal numbers are not truncated — until they are used in arithmetic calculations.

When a number appears in hexadecimal, octal, or binary base, it is shown 36 bits (12 octal digits or 9 hexadecimal digits). Leading zeros are not displayed, but they are important because they indicate a positive number. For example, the binary representation of 12510 is displayed as:

1111101b

which is the same as these 36 digits:

000000000000000000000000000001111101b

Negative Numbers

The leftmost (most significant or "highest") bit of a number's binary representation is the sign bit; it is set (1) for negative numbers. If there are (undisplayed) leading zeros, then the sign bit is 0 (positive). A negative number is the 2's complement of its positive binary number.

Keys:



()

Display:Description:

 Enters a positive, decimal number; then converts it to hexadecimal.