2/Setti ng Up the Pocket Co mputer
Start-Up
To turn the PC-2 on, simply press the
(ON)
key.
The Computer should respond with the Ready prompt (
> )
and indicators that tell you:
•
If the Computer was last used to compute degrees, radians, or gradients.
•
Which Operation Mode the Computer is in (PROgram, RUN, or RESERVE Mode).
•
Which of the three Reserve Modes
0,
II, or III) has been selected.
•
Whether or not there's enough battery power to use the Computer.
On start-up, the PC-2 uses all mode settings that were being used when the Computer was turned off.
For instance:
....
SHIFT
SMALL
DEG
RUN
Figure 4. Sample Display On Start-Up