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• Pressing the
F
key more than twice displays additional
setup screens. Setup screens are described in the sec-
tions of this manual where they are actually used to
change the calculator setup.
• In this manual, the name of the mode you need to enter
in order to perform the calculations being described is
indicated in the main title of each section.
Example:
Note!
• To return the calculation mode and setup to the initial
defaults shown below, press
A
B
2
(Mode)
=
.
Calculation Mode:
COMP
Angle Unit:
Deg
Exponential Display Format: Norm 1
Fraction Display Format:
a
b
/
c
Decimal Point Character:
Dot
• Mode indicators appear in the upper part of the display.
• Be sure to check the current calculation mode (SD, REG,
COMP) and angle unit setting (Deg, Rad, Gra) before
beginning a calculation.
k
Input Capacity
• The memory area used for calculation input can hold 79
“steps.” One step is taken up each time you press a
number key or arithmetic operator key (
+
,
,
,
-
,
\
).
A
A
or
p
key operation does not take up a step, so
inputting
A
D
, for example, takes up only one step.
• You can input up to 79 steps for a single calculation.
Whenever you input the 73rd step of any calculation, the
cursor changes from “_” to “
k
” to let you know memory
is running low. If you need to input more than 79 steps,
you should divide your calculation into two or more parts.
• Pressing the
g
key recalls the last result obtained, which
you can use in a subsequent calculation. See “Answer
Memory” for more information about using the
g
key.
Equation
Calculations
EQN