Using Menus; Specifying The Calculation Mode; Configuring The Calculator Setup - Casio CALCULATOR FX-85GT PLUS User Manual

Important: For some 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.

Using Menus

Some of the calculator's operations are performed using menus. Pressing
or , for example, will display a menu of applicable functions.
The following are the operations you should use to navigate between
menus.
• You can select a menu item by pressing the number key that corresponds
to the number to its left on the menu screen.
• The indicator in the upper right corner of a menu means there is another
menu below the current one. The
Use and
• To close a menu without selecting anything, press

Specifying the Calculation Mode

When you want to perform this type of
operation:
General calculations
Statistical and regression calculations
Generation of a number table based on an
expression
Verify a calculation
Note: The initial default calculation mode is the COMP Mode.

Configuring the Calculator Setup

First perform the following key operation to display the setup menu:
(SETUP). Next, use
the settings you want.
Underlined ( ___ ) settings are initial defaults.
MthIO LineIO
Natural Display (MthIO) causes fractions,
irrational numbers, and other expressions to be
displayed as they are written on paper.
MthIO: Selects MathO or LineO. MathO displays
input and calculation results using the same format as they are written on
paper. LineO displays input the same way as MathO, but calculation results
are displayed in linear format.
Linear Display (LineIO) causes fractions and
other expressions to be displayed in a single
line.
Note: • The calculator switches to Linear Display automatically whenever
you enter the STAT Mode. • In this manual, the
sample operation indicates Natural Display (MathO), while the
indicates Linear Display.
to switch between menus.
and
Specifies the display format.
indicator means another menu above.
Perform this key
operation:
and the number keys to configure
E-5
.
(COMP)
(STAT)
(TABLE)
(VERIF)
symbol next to a
symbol