General Information - TI BA-35 Solar Quick Reference Manual

General Information

Turning the Calculator On and Off
u (All Clear/On)—Turns on the calculator.
This key also clears the display, all pending
operations, and values in memory or the mode
registers.
The calculator turns off automatically when the
solar cell panel is no longer exposed to light.
Modes
The calculator can operate in three different
modes. Setting the calculator to a particular
mode prepares it to perform special functions.
The available modes are statistics, financial,
and profit margin.
Indicators in the display tell you the calculator's
current mode. STAT displays for statistics, FIN
for financial. No indicator is displayed for profit
margin mode.
2—Changes the calculator to the next
mode in sequence. To set the calculator to a
particular mode, press 2 repeatedly until
the appropriate indicator is displayed.
Changing to a new mode clears the contents of
the mode registers.
You can do arithmetic, mathematical, and
percentage operations in any mode.
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