HP10BII Financial Calculator Quick Reference Guide
Power On and Off
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To turn the calculator on, press the [ON] key in the
lower left corner of the keypad.
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To turn the calculator off, press the orange shift key
[SHIFT], then the [ON] key.
Display
•
To change the display contrast, hold down the [ON]
key, then press [+] or [-].
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To specify the number of displayed decimal places,
press [SHIFT] [DISP] and enter the number of digits
(0 through 9) to appear after the decimal point.
Note: IREM courses use 2 decimal places.
Clearing the Calculator
•
To clear one character at a time, press [←].
If you have already pressed [=] or one of the
function keys, then [←] will clear the entire display.
•
To clear the entire display, press [C].
•
To clear the entire display and all financial memory
registers press [SHIFT] [C ALL].
Setting Periods per Year
Most calculations use one period per year (annual
payments) or twelve periods per year (monthly
payments).
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To set annual payments, press 1 [SHIFT] [P/YR]
•
To set monthly payments, press 12 [SHIFT] [P/YR]
Adding or Subtracting a Percent
•
To add a percent, enter the figure, press [+], enter
the percentage and press [%] [=].
•
To subtract a percent, enter the figure, press [-],
enter the percentage and press [%] [=].
BASIC KEYS
[ON]
Turns the calculator on
[SHIFT]
[ON]
Turns the calculator off
[ON]
[+] [-]
Changes the contrast of the display (press simultaneously)
[SHIFT]
[DISP]
Sets the number of decimal points displayed
Accesses the alternate function printed on the lower half of the keys
[SHIFT]
in orange
[←]
Clears one character at a time
[C]
Clears the entire display
[SHIFT]
[C ALL]
Clears the entire display and all financial memory registers
[+/-]
Changes the sign of the number in the display
[SHIFT]
[BEG/END]
Sets begin or end mode
[SHIFT]
[P/YR]
Sets the number of periods per year
[INPUT]
Stores parameters for multi-variable functions
[SHIFT]
[STO]
Store a number to a memory register
[RCL]
Retrieves data already entered in a memory register
TIME VALUE OF MONEY REGISTER and AMORTIZATION
Finds/stores the total number of periods the investment is
[N]
compounded/discounted
Stores the number of periods after multiplying the term by the payments
[SHIFT]
[x P/YR]
per year
Finds/stores the interest rate per year
[I/YR]
[PV]
Finds/stores the present value
[PMT]
Finds/stores the payment per period
[FV]
Finds/stores the future value
[SHIFT]
[AMORT]
Creates an amortization table
CASH FLOW REGISTER
[CFj]
Stores cash flows
Stores the number of times the same cash flow amount occurs
[SHIFT]
[Nj]
consecutively
Finds internal rate of return
[SHIFT]
[IRR/YR]
[SHIFT]
[NPV]
Finds net present value
MARKUP
[MU]
Finds/stores markup percentage
[CST]
Finds/stores cost before markup
[PRC]
Finds/stores price after markup
[MAR]
Finds/stores margin percentage after markup
STATISTICS
[STATS]
Accesses the alternate function printed above the keys in purple
[STATS]
[n]
Displays the number of entries in a statistics list
[Σx]
Sums entries in a statistics list
[STATS]
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[SHIFT]
[x
, y
]
Calculates the mean of entries in a statistics list
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