User Manual

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u How to interpret exponential format
1.2
E
+12 indicates that the result is equivalent to 1.2 × 10
12
. This means that you should move
the decimal point in 1.2 twelve places to the right, because the exponent is positive. This
results in the value 1,200,000,000,000.
1.2
E
–03 indicates that the result is equivalent to 1.2 × 10
–3
. This means that you should move
the decimal point in 1.2 three places to the left, because the exponent is negative. This results
in the value 0.0012.
You can specify one of two different ranges for automatic changeover to normal display.
Norm 1 ................... 10
–2
(0.01) > | x |, | x | > 10
10
Norm 2 ................... 10
–9
(0.000000001) > | x |, | x | > 10
10
All of the examples in this manual show calculation results using Norm 1.
See page 2-12 for details on switching between Norm 1 and Norm 2.
k Special Display Formats
This calculator uses special display formats to indicate fractions, hexadecimal values, and
degrees/minutes/seconds values.
u Fractions
.................... Indicates: 456
12
23
u Hexadecimal Values
................... Indicates: 0ABCDEF1
(16)
, which equals
180150001
(10)
u Degrees/Minutes/Seconds
.................... Indicates: 12° 34’ 56.78”
• In addition to the above, this calculator also uses other indicators or symbols, which are
described in each applicable section of this manual as they come up.
3. Inputting and Editing Calculations
k Inputting Calculations
When you are ready to input a calculation, first press A to clear the display. Next, input your
calculation formulas exactly as they are written, from left to right, and press w to obtain the
result.
Example 2 + 3 – 4 + 10 =
Ac+d-e+baw