Getting Started 3
Guide are included for reference. Refer to these pages of the user’s 
guide for more information.
Table 1-1 Basic Functions
Functions Display/Description
Turn calculator 
on/off 
(page 16).
Turns calculator on. Pressing 
S again turns the 
calculator off. The calculator turns off 
automatically12 minutes after it was last used.
Operating 
mode 
(page 20).
1. P r e ss  
T ALG to set the operating mode to 
Algebraic mode.
2. Press 
T RPN to set the operating mode to 
Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) mode. 
3. Note the “RPN” or “ALG” indicator. RPN is the 
default operating mode.
Display contrast 
(page 16).
Press and hold 
T while pressing ; or Z
to adjust the display contrast, darker or lighter, 
respectively.