HP HP-15C User Manual

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Section 5
The Display
and Continuous Memory
Display Control
The HP-15C has three display formats  •, i, and ^  that
use a given number (0 through 9) to specify display format. The illustration
below shows how the number 123,456 would be displayed specified to four
places in each possible mode.
´ • 4
:
123,456.0000
´ i 4
:
1.2346 05
´ ^ 4
:
123.46 03
Owing to Continuous Memory, any change you make in the display format
will be preserved until Continuous Memory is reset.
The current display format takes effect when digit entry is terminated; until
then, all digits you key in (up to 10) are displayed.
Fixed Decimal Display
• (fixed decimal) format displays a figure with the number of decimal
places you specify (up to nine, depending on the size of the integer portion.)
Exponents will be displayed if the number is too small or too large for the
--15C is in • 4 format. The key sequence
is ´• n.
Keystrokes
Display
123.4567895
123.4567895
´• 4
123.4568
´• 6
123.456790
Display is rounded to six decimal
places. (Ten places are stored
internally.)
´• 4
123.4568
Usual • 4 display.

HP HP-15C Specifications

General

Brand	HP
Model	HP-15C
Category	Calculator
Language	English