HP HP-16C - Section 3: Number and Display Control; Machine Status ([STATUS])

Section 3: Number and Display Control 35
The Display and Internal Representation
The following keystrokes illustrate how various functions (number
base, word size, complement mode) alter the calculator’s display in
relation to the internal binary representation.
. Internal Binary
Keystrokes Display
Representation
8 [f](WSIZE]
0 h 00000000
62 62 h 01100010
ocCT 142 o 01100010
1100010 b 01100010
98 d 01100010
62 62 d 00111110
76 o 00111110
62 62 o 00110010
HEX 32 h 00110010
SETCOMPL 32 h 00110010
CE h 11001110 Negative
number in 2’s Compl.,
word size 8.
316 o 11001110
11001110 b 11001110
DEC -50 d 11001110
[f)SET COMPL [1's] -49 d 11001110 Internal
representation does not
change.
[fJ]SET COMPL [UNSGN] 206 d 11001110
(fJSET COMPL[1s] -49 d 11001110 In1’sCompl.
this is interpreted as a
negative number.
CHS 49 d 00110001