HP 50G Quick Start Guide

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Getting Started
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Table 1-2 Basic Features, Customizing the Calculator, and Setting the Internal Clock
Functions Display/Description
Turn calculator
on/off
To turn calculator on, press ON. Note ON is printed on the key. The calculator turns off automatically 10 minutes after
it was last used. To turn off, press
@ ON. Note OFF is printed above the key to the right. For more information, see
Chapter 1 of the HP 50g Graphing Calculator User’s Manual or the HP 50g Graphing Calculator User’s Guide.
Display contrast
To change the display contrast, press and hold ON followed by
+ or -. Each press of + increases the con-
trast slightly; each press of - decreases the contrast slightly. For more information, see Chapter 1 of the HP 50g
Graphing Calculator User’s Manual or the HP 50g Graphing Calculator User’s Guide.
Cancel or
escape
Press the ON key (CANCL) when the calculator is powered up. Press
@ followed by the by the backspace key
\ (CLEAR) to clear the history (stack).
Return to the
HOME screen
To return to the {HOME} screen from within another menu, press the I key. For more information, see Chapter 1 of
the HP 50g Graphing Calculator User’s Manual or the HP 50g Graphing Calculator User’s Guide.
Deleting an
entry
Use the backspace key to edit your entries. Each press of the backspace key deletes characters to the left of the cursor,
one character at a time. Press
! followed by \ (DELETE) to delete highlighted entries on the entry line, or in the
EquationWriter. Within a highlighted area, the
! DEL key command deletes the latest entry, much like the back-
space key. For more information, see Chapter 2 of the HP 50g Graphing Calculator User’s Manual or Chapter 2 of the
HP 50g Graphing Calculator User’s Guide.
Clearing the
history or the
stack
Press
@ followed \ (CLEAR) to clear the history, or the stack, if in RPN mode. When used with the cursor keys
to highlight portions of expressions or equations, it also deletes highlighted entries in the EquationWriter. For more
information, see Chapter 2 of the HP 50g Graphing Calculator User’s Manual or the HP 50g Graphing Calculator
User’s Guide.

HP 50G Specifications

General

Digits	33 digits
Battery type	CR2032
Type	Scientific
Form factor	Pocket

Weight and Dimensions

Weight	220 g
Dimensions (WxDxH)	87 x 184 x 23.5 mm