Operating the Calculator
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Note:
To type a number, press
j
to turn alpha-lock off. Press
j
or
2
™
to
resume typing letters.
Alpha-lock is
not
turned on in dialog boxes that require numeric-only entries. The dialog
boxes that accept only numeric entries are: Resize Matrix, Zoom Factors, and Table
Setup.
For Special Characters
Use the
2 ¿
menu to select from a variety of special characters. For more
information, refer to “Entering Special Characters” in the
Text Editor
module.
Entering Numbers
The keypad lets you enter positive and negative numbers for your calculations. You can
also enter numbers in scientific notation.
Entering a Negative Number
1. Press the negation key
·
. (Do not use the subtraction key
|
.)
2. Type the number.
To see how your graphing calculator evaluates a negation in relation to other functions,
refer to the Equation Operating System (EOS™) hierarchy in the
Technical Reference
Summary of Contents for Titanium TI-89
Page 9: ...Getting Started 6 TI 89 Titanium keys Ë Ì Í Ê ...
Page 34: ...Getting Started 31 2 or D 2 B u s i n e s s D B D B Press Result ...
Page 43: ...Getting Started 40 3 0 D B D D B D Press Result ...
Page 44: ...Getting Started 41 D 2 0 0 2 D B Scroll down to October and press Press Result ...
Page 58: ...Getting Started 55 Example Set split screen mode to TOP BOTTOM Press Result 3 B D ...
Page 70: ...Getting Started 67 ...
Page 175: ...Operating the Calculator 172 From the Keyboard ...
Page 456: ...Tables 453 ...
Page 527: ...Data Matrix Editor 524 ...