Sharp PC-1403

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T o co n serve on ba tt ery power , t he COMPUTER a ut omat i ca ll y turns off when no keys
have been pressed f o r about 1 1 m in utes . (N o t e : T he COMPUTER will not AUT O O FF
w h i le you are exe cuting a prog r am . )
ON
T o restart the COMPUTER after an AU T O OFF , press t he ~ key loca t ed at the rig h t
o f the green ~ key .
Auto OFF
T o t urn off the COMPUTER , s l i d e the p ower sw i t c h to the O FF pos i tion.
E ach time you t urn off t he machine , the d i spla y will be clear e d.
Shut Down
I f th e dash ( - ) · ind icato r i s above t h e RUN o r PRO label , pres s the ~ key or turn t h e
power off and then on aga i n t o sele ct t he CAL mode.
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To t urn ON the COMPUTER , s l i de the pow e r s w i tch up .
· when you wish to use your COMPUTER as a s cient i f i c calcu l a t or, place the COMPUT-
ER in t h e CA L mode. T he CAL mode is s e lected w hen the COMPUTER i s s w i t ched on
or t h e ~ k e y is pressed . When th e C AL mode has bee n sele cte d, a d ash (-)
indica t o r will app ear j ust above t h e CA L l a be l i n the l ower left area of the displ ay
Now that you are familiar w it h t he l a y ou t and compone n ts o f y our new SHARP
COMPUTER , we will beg i n i n v e s t i ga tin g it s ex c i t i ng ca pa bi lit ie s .
B eca u se t he COMPUTER allow s yo u the ful l ra ng e o f ca l c u la t in g function s , plu s the
i n creased power of BAS I C pr og ra mm i ng abi li t ie s (use f u l in mor e complex calcula-
tio n s), it is common l y re fe rr ed to as a " smart " ca l c u lat or. T hat , o f co ur s e , m a ke s
you a " s mart " u ser !
(Before usi n g the COMPUTER , b e s ur e t hat th e tw o li th iu m cells supplied as a n
accessory have been cor r ec tly i ns t alled.)
CHAPTER3
USING AS A CALCULATOR
U si ng as a Calculator