2. The display

ME 1 . 2 3 4 5

INV HYP BIN OCT HEX

Mantissa

LCD Diagram

The display shows input data, interim results and answers to calculations. The mantissa section displays up to 10 digits. The exponent section displays up to ±99.

Display

Meaning

Page

-E-

Indicates an error

9

 

 

 

INV

I has been pressed to enable inverse key functions

9

 

 

 

M

Indicates that data is stored in the memory

11

 

 

 

HYP

ª has been pressed for hyperbolic functions

14

 

 

 

BIN, OCT, HEX

BASE-N mode has been selected

16

 

 

 

SD

Statistical mode has been selected

19

 

 

 

DEG, RAD, GRAD

¯ has been pressed to switch between the DEG, RAD and GRAD

13

 

angle types

 

 

 

 

FIX (this does not display)

The number of decimal places of a displayed value has been set

9,15

 

 

 

SCI (this does not display)

Converts a displayed value to exponent display

9

 

 

 

ENG (this does not display)

Converts a displayed value to exponent display of which the exponent

15

 

is a multiple of 3 and mantissa is between 0 to 999

 

 

 

 

FLO (this does not display)

Convert a SCI or ENG form display to a normal display value

15

 

 

 

45Ö12×123

4512/123

11

12.°3'45.6"

Sexagesimal figure 12°3'45.6"

13

 

 

 

Exponent displays

The display can show calculation results only up to 10 digits long. When an intermediate value or a final result is longer than 10 digits, the calculator automatically switches over to exponential notation. Values greater than 9,999,999,999 are always displayed exponentially.

The Display

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HP 6S manual Display, Exponent displays