HP 12c Platinum Owner's Handbook

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Contents
Introduction ...................................................................................... 2
About This Handbook ..................................................................................... 2
Financial Calculations in the United Kingdom ................................................ 3
For More Solutions to Financial Problems...................................................... 3
Part I: Problem Solving................................................15
Section 1: Getting Started ................................................................... 16
Power On and Off......................................................................................... 16
Low-Power Indication ............................................................................. 16
The Keyboard ............................................................................................... 16
Keying in Numbers ................................................................................. 17
Digit Separators...................................................................................... 17
Negative Numbers.................................................................................. 17
Keying in Large Numbers ....................................................................... 18
The CLEAR Keys ................................................................................... 18
The RPN and ALG Keys......................................................................... 19
Simple Arithmetic Calculations in RPN Mode............................................... 19
Chain Calculations in RPN Mode ................................................................. 20
Storage Registers......................................................................................... 23
Storing and Recalling Numbers.............................................................. 24
Clearing Storage Registers .................................................................... 25
Storage Register Arithmetic.................................................................... 25
Section 2: Percentage and Calendar Functions............................ 27
Percentage Functions................................................................................... 27
Percentages ........................................................................................... 27
Net amount............................................................................................. 27
Percent Difference.................................................................................. 28
Percent of Total ...................................................................................... 29
Calendar Functions ...................................................................................... 30
Date Format............................................................................................ 30
Future or Past Dates .............................................................................. 31
Number of Days Between Dates ............................................................ 32
Section 3: Basic Financial Functions............................................... 34
The Financial Registers................................................................................ 34
Storing Numbers Into the Financial Registers........................................ 34
Displaying Numbers in the Financial Registers ...................................... 34
Clearing the Financial Registers............................................................. 34
Simple Interest Calculations ......................................................................... 35
Financial Calculations and the Cash Flow Diagram ..................................... 36
The Cash Flow Sign Convention ............................................................ 38
The Payment Mode ................................................................................ 38
Generalized Cash Flow Diagrams.......................................................... 39

HP 12c Platinum Specifications

General

Digits	10 digits
Battery type	CR2032
Type	Financial
Form factor	Pocket

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	110 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)	79 x 129 x 15 mm