Table Of Contents - Sharp PC-E500 Operation Manual

Table of Contents

Introductor Notes3
Notice4
Table Of Contents5
Using The Pc-E500 For The First Time9
Installing Batteries9
Installing Dry Batteries9
Installiung The Lithium Battery9
Resetting10
Checking For Normal Computer Operation11
The Protective Cover14
Hardware15
Hardware: Overview16
Keyboard16
Lcd Screen16
Programmable Function Keys16
15-Pin Serial I/O Connector17
Lcd Contrast Dial17
Reset Button17
Ram Card Slot17
Hardware: In Detail18
Turning On18
Auto Off19
Key Notation19
The Difference Between The Shift And 2Nd F Keys19
The Display20
Busy20
Dbl20
2Ndf20
Contrast Control21
For Display Exceeding 4 Lines21
Battery Replacement22
Operating Battery Replacement Timing22
Replacing Operating Batteries22
Backup Battery Replacement Timing24
Replacing The Memory Backup Battery24
Battery Handling Notes25
Ram Card26
Number Of Files26
Installing Or Replacing The Ram Card26
How To Use The Ram Card29
Leaving Installed Ram Card Unused29
Using Only The Ram Card29
Using The Ram Card As Additional Memory Space30
Switching The Memory Configuration30
Supplement31
Peripheral Devices32
Ce-140F Pocket Disk Drive32
Ce-126P Thermal Printer/Casster Interface32
Color Plotter/Printer33
Cassette Interface33
Using The Cassette Interface33
Verifying A Saved Program34
Loading From Magnetic Tape35
Using The Printer/Cassette Interface35
Using The Printer35
Using The Color Plotter/Printer36
Serial I/O Function37
Drawing Range And Coordinates Of Graphics37
Basic Information On Use Of The Serial I/O Interface37
Direct Input Operation39
Operation: A Question Of Modes40
Selecting Modes40
Cal Mode41
Calculations41
Basic Operations45
Addition, Subtraction45
Multiplication, Division46
Memory Calculations46
Scientific Calculations47
Trigonometric Functions47
Inverse Trigonometric Functions47
Hyperbolic And Inverse Hyperbolic Functions47
Roots48
Logarithmic Functions48
Exponential Functions48
Factorial48
Angle/Time Conversions49
Coordinate Conversion49
Use Of Parentheses50
Decimal Places50
Priority Levels51
Level Operations51
Calculation Without Parentheses52
Calculating Using Parentheses52
Hex Conversion And Calculations53
Decimal To Hex Conversion53
Hexadecimal Calculations54
Engineer Software Mode57
Operations For Program Selection57
Engineer Software List59
Prime Factors61
G.c.m. & L.c.m.61
Cubic Equation62
Numerical Solution64
Method Od Bisection66
Romberg's Method68
Periodic Or Symmetric Functions69
Hints On Interval Setting69
Functions With Peaks69
Runge-Kutta Method70
Lagrange's Method72
Factorization73
Trigonometric Function75
Integration77
Greek78
Graph79
Area Of Figure84
Gamma Function86
Physical Constant87
Metric Conversion90
Equation Of Motion93
Periodic Table95
Atomic Weight95
Outer Electron99
Ground State99
Ionization Voltage99
Stable Isotope100
Meteorology101
Solar/Planetary Constants102
Amino Acids Formulas103
Complex Number105
Electrical Formulas107
Electric & Magnetic Fields109
Laplace Transformation111
Mechanical Formulas114
Normal Distribution116
T Distribution117
Chi-Square Distribution118
F Distribution119
Pf Key Label Editor120
How To Create An Engineer Software Program123
Aer Mode125
Programming And Recalling Expressions125
Correcting And Deleting Expressions127
Recalling Expressions127
Executing An Expression129
Searching Expression Titles130
Error Messages130
Aer Format Error130
Aer Memory Error130
Stat Mode131
Calculating Statistics131
Example Of Single-Variable Statistical Calculations132
Linear Regression Calculations135
Statistical And Regression Calculation Procedures135
Setting Up136
Entering Data136
Examples Of Regression Calculatino137
Linear Regresison137
Regressional Calculation Using Date Table139
Variable Storage144
Errors And Error Messages In Statistical And Regression Calculations145
Matrix Mode146
Entry Of Matrix Element146
Matrix Operations149
Scalar Operations152
Examples Of Matrix Operations153
Printing A Matrix156
Run Mode157
Selecting Run Mode157
Some Helpful Hints157
Simple Calculations158
Compound Calculations And Parentheses159
Recalling Entries159
Errors161
Serial Calculations162
Using Variables In Calculations163
Single-Precision, Double-Precision164
Selecting Double-Precision Mode164
Last Answer Feature164
Maximum Calculation Length166
Direct Calculation Features169
Priority In Direct Input Calculations170
Printing For Direct Input Calculations170
Calculation Errors171
Errors Due To Least Significant Digit Processing171
Errors Due To Function Determining Algorithms172
Program Operation173
Variables174
Fixed Numberic Variables174
Array Variables175
Double-Precision Variables177
Storing Values In Double-Precision Variables178
Mixing Double-And Single Precision Values179
Program And Data Files180
Filenames180
Extension180
Device Name181
File Numbers181
Data Files182
Expressions182
Numeric Operators182
String Expressions182
Relational Expressions183
Logical Expressions183
Parentheses And Operator Precedence185
Programming186
Programs186
Basic Statements186
Line Number186
Labelled Programs187
Basic Commands187
Direct Commands188
Modes188
Beginning Program188
Entering And Running A Program189
Editing A Program189
Using Variables In Programming191
More Complex Programming193
Storing Programs In Memory194
Creating A Sequential File195
Reading Data From A Sequential File196
Accessing A Sequential File196
Adding Data To A Sequential File196
Program Execution198
Debugging199
Debugging Procedures200
Tron200
Basic Reference203
Scientific & Mathematical Calculations204
Abs205
Acs205
Ahc205
Ahs205
Asn206
Atn206
Cos206
Cub206
Deci207
Deg207
Dms207
Exp207
Hcs208
Hex208
Hsn208
Htn208
Ln209
Log209
Ncr209
Npr209
Pol210
Rcp210
Rec210
Rnd211
Rot211
Sgn211
Sin211
Squ212
Tan212
Ten212
Calculation Ranges213
Numerical Calculations213
Functions213
Basic Command Dictionary215
Aer217
Arun218
Asc219
Auto220
Autogoto221
Basic222
Beep223
Chain225
Chr$226
Circle227
Clear229
Cload230
Close232
Cls233
Color234
Console234
Cont235
Copy236
Crotate238
Csave239
Csize240
Data241
Defdbl242
Defsng243
Degree244
Delete245
Dim246
Dskf248
End249
Eof250
Erase251
Erl252
Ern253
Files254
For...next256
Fre257
Gcursor258
Glcursor259
Gosub...return260
Goto261
Gprint262
Grad264
Hex$266
If...then...else267
Init269
Inkey$270
Character Code Table271
Input272
Input$273
Input#276
Key278
Key$279
Kill280
Left$281
Len282
Let283
Lf284
Lfiles285
Line286
List288
Lline289
Specification When Drawing Lines Continuously290
Llist291
Load293
Loc295
Locate296
Lof297
Lprint298
Ltext299
Mdf300
Mem$301
Merge302
Mid$303
Name304
New305
On Error Goto306
On...gosub307
On...goto308
Open309
Open$312
Paint312
Pass313
Pause314
Point315
Preset316
Print317
Print#319
Pset321
Radian322
Randomize323
Read324
Rem325
Renum326
Restore327
Resume328
Right$329
Rline330
Run332
Save333
Set334
Sorgn335
Stop336
Str$337
Text338
Troff339
Using340
Val342
Wait343
Appendices345
Character Code Chart348
Key Functions In Basic350
Troubleshooting354
Signals Used In The Serial I/O Interface356
Specifications357
Using Programs From Other Sharp Computers359
Memory Capacity359
Variable Names359
Line Numbers359
Care Of The Pc-E500361
Command Index362
Index364