11 Other Bases

To work with other bases we must use the ▀ BASE menu (over the “4”).

This menu has the following functions:

A...F: Select hexadecimal mode and show A to F.

HEXM: Select hexadecimal mode.

DECM: Decimal mode.

OCTM: Octal mode.

BINM: Binary mode.

LOGIC: Show the logic functions AND, OR, XOR, NOT, BIT?, ROTXY.

Example: How do we write 500 in hexadecimal mode?

Solution: In decimal mode enter 500 and then select HEXM. You will find 1F4.

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