Calculator User Manual
Chapter 4: Constants, Conversions, Bases, and Complex Numbers
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The BASE
Õ
-
Ú
(Hexadecimal Characters) Menu
-
—
&
This is the
BASE
Õ
-
Ú
menu displayed on the home screen. To use
Õ
, press
-
e
.
Õ
TYPE CONV BOOL BIT
Ö×ØÙÚ
When an editor menu is the upper menu,
Õ
and ...
Õ
and
Ö
move to two separate cells, and
Ù
and
Ú
Ö
are combined in one cell. If you press
&
or
/
... are combined. To switch back, press
*
or
/
.
{ } NAMES " OPS { } NAMES " OPS
Õ
-
Ö× Ø Ù Ú
4
ÕÖ×ØÙ
-
Ú
Entering Hexadecimal Digits
To enter a hexadecimal number, use the number keys as you would for a decimal number.
Select the hexadecimal characters
Õ
through
Ú
from the menu as needed.
The BASE TYPE Menu
-
—
'
Õ
-
Ú
TYPE
CONV BOOL BIT
ÜßÝÞ
In an expression, you can designate a number in any number base, regardless of mode.
After you enter the number, select the appropriate base type symbol from the
BASE TYPE
menu. The base type symbol is pasted to the cursor location. Here are some examples.
In
Dec
mode (default):
10
Ü
+10
b
12
10
ß
+10
b
26
In
Oct
mode:
10
Ü
+10
b
12
Ý
10
Þ
+10
b
22
Ý
In
Bin
mode:
10
ß
+10
b
10010
Ü
10
Þ
+10
b
1100
Ü
In
Hex
mode:
10
Ü
+10
b
12
ß
10
Þ
+10
b
1
Õß
BASE
Õ
-
Ú
menu items and
BASE TYPE
menu items are
not the same as regular
alphabetical characters.
In the example, the upper
menu is the list editor menu
(
-
”
in
Dec
number
base mode).
If
Hex
number base mode is
not set, you must enter the
ß
designator, even if the
number contains a special
hexadecimal character.