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BA35ENG.DOC BA-35 Solar Quick Reference Guide
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Error Conditions
When an error condition occurs, the word
“Error” appears in the display. The calculator
will not accept a keyboard entry until you press
-
or
u
to clear the error condition.
(Press
-
twice to clear the condition and all
pending operations; press
u
to clear the
calculator completely.)
General Error Conditions
The error conditions listed below can occur in
any mode. Errors occur when you:
§
Calculate a result that is outside the range
-9.999999 x 10
99
to -1 x 10
-
99
, zero, or 1 x
10
-99
to 9.999999 x 10
99
.
§
Divide a number by zero.
§
Calculate
0
G
or
0
\
of zero.
§
Calculate
0
4
for an old value equal to
zero.
§
Calculate
0
k
,
0
G
, or
0
H
of a
negative number.
§
Use
0
H
to raise zero to the power of
zero.
§
Press a key or key sequence that cannot be
performed in the current mode.
Financial Error Conditions
In the financial mode, errors occur when you:
§
Calculate a financial unknown before you
have entered enough known variables or
when no solution exists.