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HP HP-16C User Manual

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Section
3:
Number
and
Display
Control
29
Note:
Regardless
of
the
current
number
base
mode,
the
internal
representation
of
numbers
is
always
binary.
Switching
between
number
modes
changes
the
display
only,
not
the
calculator’s
internal
representation
of
the
value.*
Temporary
Display
(““SHOW"’)
To
temporarily
view
the
displayed
value
in
another
base,
press
SHOW
{[HEX],
[DEC],
[OCT],
[BIN]}.
The
converted
form
of
the
number
will
be
shown
as
long
as
you
hold
down
the
number
base
key.
Keystrokes
Display
[HEXJF
F
h
1111
b
(f)JSHOW
[OCT]
(hold)
17
o
(release)
1111
b
Complement
Modes
and
Unsigned
Mode
The HP-16C
provides
three
conventions
for
representing
numbers:
1's
Complement
mode,
2’s
Complement
mode,
and
Unsigned
mode.
The
2’s
Complement
mode
is
the
default
mode
when
the
calculator
is
first
turned
on
or
after
Continuous
Memory
is
reset.
Once
a
mode
is
set,
it
remains
in
effect
until
you
change
it
or
until
Continuous
Memory
is
reset.
(All
examples
in
this
handbook
use
2’s
Complement
unless
otherwise
indicated.)
In
the
binary
representation
of
a
signed
number,
the
leftmost
or
most
significant
bit
with
respect
to
word
size
serves
as the
sign
bit:
0
for
plus
and
1
for
minus.
In
Decimal
mode,
a
negative
number
is
displayed
with
a
minus
sign.
*The
keystroke
sequence
on
page
35
shows
how
number
base
mode,
word
size,
and
complement
mode
affect
the
display
without
affecting
the
calculator’s
internal
binary
representation
of
a
number
in
Integer
mode.

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BrandHP
ModelHP-16C
CategoryDesktop
LanguageEnglish

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