HP 35s Annunciators
Annunciator

 

Meaning

 

Chapter

 

 

 

The "(Busy)" annunciator appears while

 

 

an operation, equation, or program is

 

 

executing.

 

 

 

 

When in Fraction–display mode (press

5

 

), only one of the " " or " " halves

 

 

of the "

"' annunciator will be turned on

 

 

to indicate whether the displayed numerator

 

 

is slightly less than or slightly greater than its

 

 

true value. If neither part of "

" is on, the

 

 

exact value of the fraction is being

 

 

displayed.

 

 

 

 

Left shift is active.

 

1

Right shift is active.

 

1

RPN

Reverse Polish Notation mode is active.

1, 2

ALG

Algebraic mode is active.

 

1, C

PRGM

Program–entry is active.

 

13

EQN

Equation–entry mode is active, or the

6

 

calculator is evaluating an expression or

 

 

executing an equation.

 

 

0 1 2 3 4

Indicates which flags are set (flags 5

14

 

through 11 have no annunciator).

 

RAD or GRAD

Radians or Grad angular mode is set. DEG

4

 

mode (default) has no annunciator.

 

HEX OCT BIN

Indicates the active number base. DEC

11

 

(base 10, default) has no annunciator.

 

HYP

Hyperbolic function is active.

 

4, C