Sharp EL-738XT Operation Manual page 9

Display layout
Equation/
variable
name
display
• During actual use, not all symbols are displayed at the same
time.
• Only the symbols required for the operation being explained
are shown in the screen examples of this manual.
: Appears when the entire equation cannot be displayed.
Press g / y to see the remaining (hidden) part.
: Indicates that variables or data are present above/be-
c / d
low the screen. Press z / i to scroll up/down.
: Appears when . is pressed, indicating that the
2ndF
functions shown in orange are enabled.
: Indicates that . ] has been pressed and the
HYP
hyperbolic functions are enabled.
ALPHA : Indicates that i , g or f has been pressed,
and storing or recalling memory values or TVM solv-
ers/statistics variables can be performed.
: Indicates that calculations are annuity due (payment
BGN
at the beginning of each interval) calculations. When
BGN is not displayed, calculations are ordinary annu-
ity (payment at the end of each interval) calculations.
: Indicates that date calculations are based on a
360
360-day year (12 months with 30 days). When 360 is
not displayed, date calculations use the actual calen-
dar.
: Indicates that a value can be assigned to the displayed
ENT
variable using Q .
COMP : Indicates that the displayed variable can be solved for
by using @ .
FLOAT A / FLOAT B / TAB / SCI: Indicates the notation used to
display values. It can be changed in the SET UP menu.
Mantissa
7
Symbol
Exponent