Calculation Modes And Calculator Setup - HP SmartCalc 300s User Manual

+ You can also adjust contrast using («) апа œ while
the mode menu (which appears when you press
) is on the display.
Important!
+ If adjusting display contrast does not improve
display readability, it probably means that battery
power is low. Replace the battery.
B About the Display
Your calculator has a 31-dot 96-dot LCD screen.
Example:
Input expression
B
Pol( 4 (2), 4 (2)
4102 45
Calcuation result
BDisplay Indicators
Sample Display: | STAT B
This
indicator:
Means this:
The keypad has been shifted by pressing the (SHIFT)
H ey. The keypad will unshift and this indicator wil
disappear when you press a key.
he alpha input mode has been entered by pressing the
[А] key. The alpha input mode will be exited and
this indicator will disappear when you press a key.
M here is a value stored in independent memory.
he calculator is standing by for input of a variable
STO name іо assign a value to the variable. This indicator
appears after you press (STO).
he calculator is standing by for input of a variable
RCL name to recall the variable's value. This indicator
appears after you press А
STAT he calculator is in the STAT Mode.
pl he default angle unit is degrees.
19 he default angle unit is radians.
he default angle unit is grads.
FIX А fixed number of decimal places is in effect.
SCI |A fixed number of significant digits is in effect.
Math Math style is selected as the input/output format.
Calculation history memory data is available and can
VA be replayed, or there is more data above/below the
current screen.
The display currently shows an intermediate result of
Dis
P a multi-statement calculation.
Important!
+ For a very complex calculation or some other type
of calculation that takes a long time to execute, the
display may show only the above indicators
(without any value) while it performs the
calculation internally.
Calculation Modes and
Calculator Setup
Bl Calculation Modes
When you want to perform this type — |Select this
of operation: mode:
General calculations COMP
Statistical and regression calculations STAT
Generation of a number table based TABLE
on an expression
Specifying the Calculation Mode
ТІР МОРЕ to display th
Wires оввраутег COMP — 2:5TAT
mode menu. 3-TABLE
(2)Press the number key that corresponds to the
mode you want to select.
• To select the STAT Mode ог example, press
E Configuring the Calculator Setup
Pressing (SETUP) displays the
setup menu, which you can use to control how the
calculations are executed and displayed. The setup
menu has two screens, which you can jump between
using (ж) and Ge)
LMthlO — 2:LinelO = tab/c xd
B Gra каа
+— |3:5ТАГ
4:Disp
7:Sci 8:Norm @ 5:<CONT >
* See "Adjusting Display Contrast" for information
about how to use" 4 CONT» "
Specifying the Input/Output Format
For this input/output format: |Perform this key operation:
Math SHIFT J(MODEJ(1](MthIO)
Linear SHIFT ](MODE)[2](LinelO)
• Math format causes fractions, irrational numbers,
and other expressions to be displayed as they ard
written on paper.
* Linear format causes fractions and other
expressions to be displayed in a single line.
B] Math A pl A
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Math Format
Specifying the Default Angle Unit
Linear Format
To specify this asthe — Perform this key
default angle unit operation:
90 = 5 radiansz 100 grads
Specifying the Number of Display Digits
Perform this key
To specify this: operation:
Number of Decimal Places SHIFT] (MODE)[6](Fix) (0]-[9
Number of Significant Digits SHIFT] MODE)(7](Sci) (0)-(9
Exponential Display Range SHIFTJ(MODB[8)(NormJ 1J(Norm1
or (2)(Norm2)
Calculation Result Display Examples
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