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HP HP-16C User Manual

HP HP-16C
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Section
1:
Getting
Started
19
Terminating
Digit
Entry.
When
keying
in
two
numbers
to
perform
an
operation,
the
calculator
needs
a
signal
that
digit
entry
has
been
terminated
for
the
first
number.
This
is
done
by
pressing
to
separate
the
two
numbers.
If,
however,
one
of
the
numbers
is
already
in
the
calculator
as the
result
of
a
previous
operation,
you
do
not
need
to
use
the
key.
All
functions
except
the
digit
entry
keys
themselves
have
the
effect
of
terminating
digit
entry.*
Chain
Calculations.
Long
calculations
do
not
require
the
use
of
parentheses.
is
used
to
separate
two
numbers
sequentially
keyed
into
the
stack.
Example:
Calculate
(6
+7)
X
(9
3)
in
base
10.
Keystrokes
Display
DEC
Decimal
mode.
Display
shows
last
result.
6
6
d
Digitentry
terminated.
7
13
d
The
number
13
is
stored
as
an
intermediate
result.
9
9
d
3[4
6
d
Sixis
alsostored
as
an
intermediate
result.
(x]
78
d
(13X6)="178.
Continuous
Memory
What
Is
Retained
The
Continuous
Memory
feature
of
the
HP-16C
retains
the
following
information,
even
while
the
calculator
is
off:
e
Number
base
or
operating
mode
(Hexadecimal,
Decimal,
Octal,
Binary,
or
Floating-Point
Decimal).
e
Arithmetic
mode
(1’s
Complement,
2’s
Complement,
Unsigned).
o
Word
size.
*The
digit
entry
keys
are
the
digit
keys
and
[BSP].
Also—in
Floating-Point
Decimal
mode
only—
-],
(EEX],
and
[CHS].

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BrandHP
ModelHP-16C
CategoryDesktop
LanguageEnglish

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