1-10 Getting started
Mode settings
You use the Modes input form to set the modes for HOME.
HINT
Although the numeric setting in Modes affects only 
HOME, the angle setting controls HOME and the current 
aplet. The angle setting selected in Modes is the angle 
setting used in both HOME and current aplet. To further 
configure an aplet, you use the 
SETUP keys (    
and  ). 
Press  
MODES to access the HOME MODES input 
form.
Setting Options 
Angle 
Measure
Angle values are: 
Degrees. 360 degrees in a circle.
Radians. 2π radians in a circle.
Grads. 400 grads in a circle.
The angle mode you set is the angle 
setting used in both HOME and the 
current aplet. This is done to ensure 
that trigonometric calculations done in 
the current aplet and HOME give the 
same result.
Number 
Format
The number format mode you set is the 
number format used in both HOME 
and the current aplet.
Standard. Full-precision display.
Fixed. Displays results rounded to a 
number of decimal places. Example: 
123.456789 becomes 123.46 in 
Fixed 2 format.
Scientific. Displays results with an 
exponent, one digit to the left of the 
decimal point, and the specified 
number of decimal places. Example: 
123.456789 becomes 1.23E2 in 
Scientific 2 format.
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