Getting Started
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Displaying Fractions
Press
¹ É
to switch between Fraction–display mode and the current
decimal display mode.
Keys: Display: Description:
12
Ë
3
Ë
8
_
Displays characters as you key them in.
Ï
Terminates digit entry; displays the
number in the current display format.
¹
É
Displays the number as a fraction.
Now add
3
/
4
to the number in the X–register (12
3
/
8
):
Keys: Display: Description:
Ë
3
Ë
4
_
Displays characters as you key them in.
Ù
Adds the numbers in the X– and
Y–registers; displays the result as a
fraction.
¹
É
Switches to current decimal display
format.
Refer to chapter 5, "Fractions," for more information about using fractions.
Messages
The calculator responds to certain conditions or keystrokes by displaying a
message. The
â
symbol comes on to call your attention to the message.
To clear a message, press
Å
or
~
.
To clear a message and perform another function, press any other key.
If no message appears but
â
does, you have pressed an inactive key (a key that
has no meaning in the current situation, such as
3
in Binary mode).
All displayed messages are explained in appendix F, "Messages".
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