Texas Instruments TI-36X Pro User Manual - Page 8

Multi-tap keys, Menus - how to use

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Multi-tap keys A multi-tap key is one that cycles through multiple functions when you press it. For example, the X key contains the trigonometry functions sin and sin/ as well as the hyperbolic functions sinh and sinh/. Press the key repeatedly to display the function that you want to enter. Multi-tap keys include z, X, Y, Z, C, D, H, and g. Applicable sections of this guidebook describe how to use the keys. Menus Menus give you access to a large number of calculator functions. Some menu keys, such as % h, display a single menu. Others, such as d, display multiple menus. Press " and $ to scroll and select a menu item, or press the corresponding number next to the item. To return to the previous screen without selecting the item, press -. To exit a menu and return to the Home screen, press % s. % h (key with a single menu): RECALL VAR (with values set to default of 0) 1: x = 0 2: y = 0 3: z = 0 4: t = 0 5: a = 0 6: b = 0 7: c = 0 8: d = 0 8

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Multi-tap keys
A multi-tap key is one that cycles through multiple functions
when you press it.
For example, the
X
key contains the trigonometry functions
sin
and
sin
/
as well as the hyperbolic functions
sinh
and
sinh
/
. Press the key repeatedly to display the function that
you want to enter.
Multi-tap keys include
z
,
X
,
Y
,
Z
,
C
,
D
,
H
, and
g
. Applicable sections of this guidebook describe
how to use the keys.
Menus
Menus give you access to a large number of calculator
functions. Some menu keys, such as
%h
, display a
single menu. Others, such as
d
, display multiple menus.
Press
"
and
$
to scroll and select a menu item, or press
the corresponding number next to the item. To return to the
previous screen without selecting the item, press
-
. To
exit a menu and return to the Home screen, press
%s
.
%h
(key with a single menu):
RECALL VAR
(with values set to default of 0)
1: x = 0
2: y = 0
3: z = 0
4: t = 0
5: a = 0
6: b = 0
7: c = 0
8: d = 0