hp40g+.book Page 25 Friday, December 9, 2005 1:03 AM
The program constants are numbers that have been assigned to various calculator settings to enable you to test for or specify such a setting in a program. For example, the various display formats are assigned the following numbers:
1Standard
2Fixed
3Scientific
4Engineering
5Fraction
6Mixed fraction
In a program, you could store the constant number of a particular format into a variable and then subsequently test for that particular format.
To access the menu of program constants:
1.Press .
2.Press .
3.Use the arrow keys to navigate through the options.
4.Click and then to display the number assigned to the option you selected in the previous step.
The use of program constants is illustrated in more detail in “Programming” on page
There are 29 physical
To access the menu of physical constants:
1.Press .
2.Press .
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