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HP 30b - Business Professional Calculator Quick Start Manual

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  • Page 1 HP 30b Business Professional Quick Start Guide Edition 1 HP Part Number: NW238-90201...
  • Page 2 HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained in the manual. Hewlett-Packard Company shall not be liable for any errors or for incidental or conse- quential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this man- ual or the examples contained herein.

  • Page 3: Hp 30B Business Professional

    HP 30b Business Professional...

  • Page 4: Keyboard Map Legend

    Keyboard Map Legend Feature Feature Time Value of Money Mathematical functions (TVM) keys (rows) and Math menu Cash flows, Internal Program key (opens Rate of Return (IRR) and program mode) Net Preset Value (NPV) Data and Statistics Backspace and Reset menus menu Input key and Memory...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents HP 30b Business Professional ......... iii Keyboard Map Legend..........iv Welcome to your HP 30b Business Professional financial cal- culator................1 The Keys...............1 The Shift Key..............2 The Input Key ..............2 The Equals Key..............3 The On Key ..............3 Two Line Display ............3 Customizing the Calculator ..........4 Menus, Menu Items, and Assigning Values to Menu Items...8 The Reset Menu ............10...
  • Page 6 Replacing the Batteries..........24 Customer Care............26 Product Regulatory & Environment Information ....31 Federal Communications Commission Notice....31...

  • Page 7: Welcome To Your Hp 30B Business Professional Financial Calculator

    Getting Started Welcome to your HP 30b Business Professional financial calculator This booklet is intended to get you started quickly with the basic features of your HP 30b Business Professional financial calculator. Use it for quick refer- ence. For more detailed information about the HP 30b Business Professional, refer to the HP website, www.hp.com/calculators.

  • Page 8: The Shift Key

    • To specify the primary function on the upperface of the key, press the key alone. • To specify the shifted function printed in blue on the lower face of the key, press and release the key, followed by the desired function key.

  • Page 9: The Equals Key

    a number on the stack or duplicate it. The Equals Key The Equals key, , is used at the end of a mathematical operation to cal- 1+2= culate the final result. For example, pressing in Alge- braic mode returns a final result of 3. key, when pressed outside of a mathematical operation, also allows you to request a calculation for the value of an item.

  • Page 10: Customizing The Calculator

    The top line of the screen displays operation status, operator symbols, annunciators, and abbreviations of the registers, variables, and menu names. This line is referred to as the top line. In Figure 2, SIN is on the top line. Note the RPN annunciator to the right of the display, indicating that the calculator’s operating mode is RPN.
  • Page 11 Table 1- 1 Customizing the Calculator Display/ Description Function FIX= Display precision (the number of digits displayed to the right of the decimal point). Default is 2. Key in the number of digits you want and press or press until the number of digits you want is displayed.
  • Page 12 Table 1- 1 Customizing the Calculator Display/ Description Function mm.ddyyyy or Format for dates. December 3, 2010 is entered as 12.032010 in mm.ddyyyy format, or 3.122010 in dd.mmyyyy dd.mmyyyy format. Note the (.) in both formats separating the first and second groups. Default is mm.ddyyyy format. Pressing toggles between these options.
  • Page 13 Table 1- 1 Customizing the Calculator Display/ Description Function Chain, Calculation mode. Default is Chain. Algebraic, or For more information on operating modes, refer to the sections titled, Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) Mode, Algebraic Mode, and Chain Mode below. Pressing cycles through these options.

  • Page 14: Menus, Menu Items, And Assigning Values To Menu Items

    Menus, Menu Items, and Assigning Values to Menu Items Many of the calculator's functions are located within menus. A menu is a cat- alog which permits you to select an item from a list of options. To access a menu, press the key, or secondary-function, key combination for the menu in which you wish to work.
  • Page 15 Figure 4 At this point, to return to the display of the Fixed menu item shown in Figure 3, press There are four types of menu items: Read/write. Read/write menu items, such as Fixed in the Break-even menu shown above, are easily recognizable, because when they are selected, both the INPUT and small (=) annunciators are lit.

  • Page 16: The Reset Menu

    pressed. Depending on the menu, this action can be the selection of a sub-menu (%calc), changing a mode or setting (Mode menu), or erasing data (Reset menu). The Reset Menu The Reset menu allows you to reset some, or all, of the menu items, variables, and registers to their default values.

  • Page 17: Memory And The Memory Menu

    Memory and the Memory Menu The Memory menu contains the following items: memories 1–9 (Mem 1–9) and 0 (Mem 0), Cash Flow, Statistics (Stats), and Memory. To enter the menu, < > press . Press repeatedly to scroll through the items starting with memory 1 (Mem 1).
  • Page 18 by an operation key. Pressing the key is optional after entering a number, if the next key pressed is an operation. Each time you press an oper- ation or function key in RPN, the answer is calculated immediately and dis- played.
  • Page 19 One way to calculate this problem is to key in the numbers and operations within the parentheses first, followed by the operation outside of the parentheses. See Table 1-2. Table 1-2 Keys Display and Description Inputs the numbers and the operation in the first set of parentheses.

  • Page 20: Keys Used To Manipulate The Rpn Stack

    Keys Used to Manipulate the RPN Stack • Press to perform a roll down of the stack. Note the small arrow on the key. A roll down moves the numbers in each register down one level, and the number in the bottom register moves up to the top of the stack.

  • Page 21: Keys And Functions

    order of operation, if you wish to override the left-to-right order of entry. Keys and Functions Table 1-3 describes the keys and their functions. Use this table for quick refer- ence. For a complete list of functions, refer to the HP 30b Business Profes- sional User’s Guide.
  • Page 22 Table 1-3 Keys and Descriptions Keys Description Stores the number of payments or compounding periods per year. Stores or calculates the future value (FV), a final cash flow. FV always occurs at the end of the last compounding period. Sets End mode (End). Payments occur at the end of each compounding period.
  • Page 23 Table 1-3 Keys and Descriptions Keys Description Statistics menu. Note: if you attempt to open the Statistics (Stats) menu before entering data, you will be redirected to the Data menu. When opened, the Stats menu displays 2 Vars for two-variable statistics. Press repeatedly to select the type of statistical operations desired, two- variable, (2 Vars ), one-variable, (1 Var ), or one-variable...
  • Page 24 Table 1-3 Keys and Descriptions Keys Description Percent. Multiplies the displayed number by 100. Percent Calculation menu. Used for analyzing business problems involving markup, margin, percent change, and percent of total. Recall. Recalls numbers stored in designated memory registers. Store. Stores numbers in memory registers. Memory menu.
  • Page 25 Table 1-3 Keys and Descriptions Keys Description Scientific notation. Displays numbers in scientific notation. Backspace. Deletes one number at a time to the left of the cursor, starting with the most recently entered number. Reset menu. Resets some, or all, of the registers. Insert.
  • Page 26 Table 1-3 Keys and Descriptions Keys Description Calculates natural exponent to the power of x. Calculates square of x. Calculates square root. Executes the Random function. Returns a random number in the range 0 < x <1. < ≤ Calculates factorial of x (where ).

  • Page 27: Basic Financial Calculation Example

    Table 1-3 Keys and Descriptions Keys Description Rounds x internally to the number specified by the display format. Basic Financial Calculation Example Table 1-4 illustrates how easily you can perform financial calculations using the HP 30b Business Professional. For more examples and information on financial problems, including cash flows and using cash flow diagrams, refer to the materials available on www.hp.com\calculators.
  • Page 28 Table 1-4 Keys Display and Description Verifies payments occur at the end of each compounding period (optional, as End mode is the default setting). 12:[ Enters 12 as the number of payments per year as required by the problem. To change the number of payments per year, key in the desired number, then press .
  • Page 29 Table 1-4 Keys Display and Description 6.9Y Enters the annual interest rate as 6.9%. 1250 Enters the present value of the loan. Enters the future value of the loan after it has been paid off. Calculates monthly payment amount. Note the sign is negative;...

  • Page 30: Warranty And Contact Information

    Warranty and Contact Information Replacing the Batteries The calculator uses two, 3 Volt CR2032 Lithium batteries. The low battery symbol appears when battery power is nearly exhausted. Use only fresh batteries when replac- ing the battery. Do not use rechargeable batteries. To install a new battery: Turn off the calculator.

  • Page 31: Getting Started

    THIS SECTION. Some countries, states or provinces do not allow limitations on the dura- tion of an implied warranty, so the above limitation or exclusion might not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you might also have other rights that vary from country to country, state to state, or province to province.

  • Page 32: Customer Care

    of the product with proof of purchase. HP products may contain remanufactured parts equivalent to new in performance or may have been subject to incidental use. Warranty does not apply to defects resulting from (a) improper or inadequate mainte- nance or calibration, (b) software, interfacing, parts or supplies not supplied by HP, (c) unauthorized modification or misuse, (d) operation outside of the published environmen- tal specifications for the product, or (e) improper site preparation or maintenance.
  • Page 33 Table 1-5 Customer Care Country Hotline Phone Country Hotline Phone Bolivia 800- 1 00- 1 93 Botswana www.hp.com/ support Brazil 0-800-709-7751 British Virgin 1-800-71 1-2884 Islands Bulgaria www.hp.com/ Canada 800-HP-INVENT support Cayman Island 1-800-71 1-2884 Chile 800-360-999 China 800-820-9669 Columbia 01-8000-51-4746- 8368 (01-8000-51- HP INVENT)
  • Page 34 Table 1-5 Customer Care Country Hotline Phone Country Hotline Phone France 01 4993 9006 French Antilles 0-800-990-01 1; 800-71 1-2884 French Guiana 0-800-990-01 1; Germany 069 9530 7103 800-71 1-2884 Ghana www.hp.com/ Greece 210 969 6421 support Grenada 1-800-71 1-2884 Guadelupe 0-800-990-01 1;...
  • Page 35 Table 1-5 Customer Care Country Hotline Phone Country Hotline Phone Martinica 0-800-990-01 1; Mauritius www.hp.com/ 877-219-8671 support Mexico 01-800-474- Montenegro www.hp.com/ 68368 (800 HP support INVENT) Montserrat 1-800-71 1-2884 Morocco www.hp.com/ support Namibia www.hp.com/ Netherland 001-800-872-2881 support Antilles ; 800-71 1-2884 Netherlands 020 654 5301 New Zealand...
  • Page 36 Table 1-5 Customer Care Country Hotline Phone Country Hotline Phone Slovakia www.hp.com/ South Africa 0800980410 support South Korea 00798-862-0305 Spain 913753382 St Vincent 01-800-71 1-2884 St Kitts & Nevis 1-800-71 1-2884 St Lucia 1-800-478-4602 St Marteen 1-800-71 1-2884 Suriname 156 ; 800-71 1- Swaziland www.hp.com/ 2884...

  • Page 37: Product Regulatory & Environment Information

    Modifications The FCC requires the user to be notified that any changes or modifications made to this device that are not expressly approved by Hewlett-Packard Company may void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Declaration of Conformity for products Marked with FCC Logo, United States Only This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 38 Compliance with these directives implies conformity to applicable harmonized European standards (European Norms) which are listed on the EU Declaration of Conformity issued by Hewlett-Packard for this product or product family. This compliance is indicated by the following conformity marking placed on the product:...
  • Page 39 Japanese Notice Disposal of Waste Equipment by Users in Private Household in the European Union This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product must not be disposed of with your other household waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment.
  • Page 40 34 Getting Started...

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