Error Messages; Modes - HP 17BIIPLUS Owner's Manual

Error Messages

Sometimes the calculator cannot do what you "ask", such as when you
press the wrong key or forget a number for a calculation. To help you
correct the situation, the calculator beeps and displays a message.
! Press
C or <
! Press any other key to clear the message and perform that key's
function.
For more explanations, refer to the list of error messages just before the
subject index.

Modes

Beeper. Beeping occurs when a wrong key is pressed, when an error
occurs, and during alarms for appointments. You can suppress and
reactivate the beeper in the MODES menu as follows:
1. Press .
@>
-
2. Pressing will simultaneously change and display the cur-
rent setting for the beeper:
!
JHH5H2 E< beeps for errors and appointments.
!
JHH5H2 E<I 155:F E<9@ beeps only for appointments.
!
JHH5H2 EGG silences the beeper completely.
3. Press when done.
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Print. Press
@>
adapter is in use. Then press
Double Space. Press
on or off. Then press
Algebraic. Press
@>
RPN. Press
@>
logic.
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to clear the error message.
.
to specify whether or not the printer ac
.
e
/
@> to turn double-spaced printing
e .
0
to select algebraic entry logic.
1
to select Reverse Polish Notation entry