Entering Cash Flows - HP 17bll+ User Manual

Entering Cash Flows

To enter cash flows into a CFLO list:
1. Press
 
list is empty, or  or more  if the list is not empty. This is
the bottom of the current list.
2. If the list is not empty, you can do either a or b:
a. Clear the list by pressing
b. Get a new list by pressing
named first. Press
3. If the cash flows are ungrouped (that is, they are all different), then
press 
flows, leave this prompting on. (For more information, see "Prompting
for #TIMES," next page.)
4. Key in the value of the initial cash flow, FLOW(0) (remember that
money paid out is negative—use
*
I .
5. After briefly showing FLOW(0), the display shows  . (To
view FLOW(0) longer, hold down
the value for FLOW(1) and press
item appears.
6. For grouped cash flows: The display now shows
 . If it does not, press
#TIMES prompting on. (See "Prompting for #TIMES," below.) #TIMES
is the number of consecutive occurrences of FLOW(1). #TIMES has
*
You can do calculations with a number before entering it. This does not
interfere with the list. When you press I , the evaluated expression or
number is entered into the list.
. You will see either  if the current
@c
 or see page 97.)
to turn    . For grouped cash

  (The old list must be
to change the sign), and press
&
before releasing it.) Key in
I
I . The prompt for the next

e
7: Cash Flow Calculations
(see also page 99.)
to turn the
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