Cursor; Two Line Display; The Mode Menu: Setting Preferences - HP 30b - Business Professional Calculator User Manual

Cursor

When you enter a number, the cursor (_) blinks in the display and indicates you are in number
entry mode.

Two Line Display

There are two lines in the display screen as shown in Figure 1.
The top line of the screen displays operation status, operator symbols, annunciators, and
abbreviations of the variables and menu names. Throughout this manual, this line is referred
to as the top line. In Figure 1, SIN is on the top line. The bottom line displays numbers you
have entered, or results. Throughout this manual, this line is referred to as the bottom line.
When no operations have been entered and no operations are pending, the bottom line of
the screen displays 0.00. This state of the calculator is referred to as the default calculator
screen.

The Mode Menu: Setting Preferences

The Mode menu allows you to customize the calculator. To access the Mode menu, press
:u
. Press
(the number of digits displayed to the right of the decimal point). Once an item is displayed,
I
press
O
press . Table 1- 1 lists the items in the Mode menu.
2 Basic Features
Figure 1 Display Screen
< >
or repeatedly to scroll through the menu starting with FIX=2
to cycle through the other options for that setting. To exit the Mode menu,