HP 35s

Contents 1
Contents
Part 1. Basic Operation
1. Getting Started............................................................1-1
Important Preliminaries............................................................. 1-1
Turning the Calculator On and Off ....................................... 1-1
Adjusting Display Contrast................................................... 1-1
Highlights of the Keyboard and Display ..................................... 1-2
Shifted Keys....................................................................... 1-2
Alpha Keys ........................................................................ 1-3
Cursor Keys ....................................................................... 1-3
Backspacing and Clearing................................................... 1-4
Using Menus...................................................................... 1-6
Exiting Menus .................................................................... 1-8
RPN and ALG Modes.......................................................... 1-9
Undo key......................................................................... 1-11
The Display and Annunciators................................................. 1-12
Keying in Numbers................................................................ 1-15
Making Numbers Negative................................................ 1-15
Exponents of Ten .............................................................. 1-15
Understanding Entry Cursor ............................................... 1-17
Range of Numbers and OVERFLOW................................... 1-17
Performing Arithmetic Calculations........................................... 1-18
Single Argument or Unary Operations................................. 1-18
Two Argument or Binary Operations ................................... 1-19
Controlling the Display Format ................................................ 1-21
Periods and Commas in Numbers   .......................... 1-23