Mode settings

You use the Modes input form to set the modes for HOME.

H I N T Although the numeric setting in Modes affects only HOME, the angle setting controls HOME and the current aplet. The angle setting selected in Modes is the angle setting used in both HOME and current aplet. To further configure an aplet, you use the SETUP keys (

and ).

Press

MODES to access the HOME MODES input

form.

 

 

 

 

 

Setting

 

Options

 

 

 

Angle

 

Angle values are:

Measure

 

Degrees. 360 degrees in a circle.

 

 

Radians. 2π radians in a circle.

 

 

Grads. 400 grads in a circle.

 

 

The angle mode you set is the angle

 

 

setting used in both HOME and the

 

 

current aplet. This is done to ensure

 

 

that trigonometric calculations done in

 

 

the current aplet and HOME give the

 

 

same result.

Number

 

The number format mode you set is the

Format

 

number format used in both HOME

 

 

and the current aplet.

 

 

Standard. Full-precision display.

 

 

Fixed. Displays results rounded to a

 

 

number of decimal places. Example:

 

 

123.456789 becomes 123.46 in

 

 

Fixed 2 format.

 

 

Scientific. Displays results with an

 

 

exponent, one digit to the left of the

 

 

decimal point, and the specified

 

 

number of decimal places. Example:

 

 

123.456789 becomes 1.23E2 in

 

 

Scientific 2 format.

 

 

 

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HP 39gs Graphing manual Mode settings, You use the Modes input form to set the modes for Home