Contents

Part 1. Basic Operation

1. Getting Started............................................................

1-1

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

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

1-4

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

1-6

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

1-8

RPN and ALG Modes..........................................................

1-9

Undo key.........................................................................

1-11

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

1-12

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

1-15

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

1-15

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

1-15

Understanding Entry Cursor ...............................................

1-17

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

1-17

Performing Arithmetic Calculations...........................................

1-18

Single Argument or Unary Operations.................................

1-18

Two Argument or Binary Operations ...................................

1-19

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

1-21

Periods and Commas in Numbers () () ..........................

1-23

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