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Contents Contents Legal Notices Revision History...2 HP 20b Business Consultant Keyboard Keyboard Map Legend ...6 1 Basic Features Welcome to the HP 20b Financial Calculator 7 Turning the Calculator On and Off 7 Selecting a Language ...7 Adjusting the Display Contrast 7 Cursor ...7 Two Line Display ...8 The Mode Menu: Setting Preferences 8 Changing the Calculation Mode 10 Key Presses and the Secondary Function : Key 11 Annunciators ...11 The I Key ...12 The = Key ...12 Using the I and = Keys 12 Editing and Clearing Entries 13 The On/CE O Key ...13 The Reset :x Menu ...13 Notes about Special Menus 13 Memory and the Memory Menu 13 Accessing Menus and Menu Maps 14 2 Mathematical Calculations Mathematical Functions...16 Number Entry and Display 16 Chain Mode ...17 Algebraic Mode...17 Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) Mode 18 The RPN Stack ...18 Last Number ...19 One-Number Functions and the Math Menu 22 The Math :s Menu...23 The Probability Sub-menu 25 3

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Contents
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Contents
Legal Notices
Revision History
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2
HP 20b Business Consultant Keyboard
Keyboard Map Legend
.......................................................................................................
6
1
Basic Features
Welcome to the HP 20b Financial Calculator
.....................................................................
7
Turning the Calculator On and Off
......................................................................................
7
Selecting a Language
.........................................................................................................
7
Adjusting the Display Contrast
............................................................................................
7
Cursor
.................................................................................................................................
7
Two Line Display
................................................................................................................
8
The Mode Menu: Setting Preferences
................................................................................
8
Changing the Calculation Mode
........................................................................................
10
Key Presses and the Secondary Function
:
Key
..........................................................
11
Annunciators
.....................................................................................................................
11
The
I
Key
..................................................................................................................
12
The
=
Key
......................................................................................................................
12
Using the
I
and
=
Keys
..........................................................................................
12
Editing and Clearing Entries
.............................................................................................
13
The On/CE
O
Key
..........................................................................................................
13
The Reset
:x
Menu
....................................................................................................
13
Notes about Special Menus
..............................................................................................
13
Memory and the Memory Menu
........................................................................................
13
Accessing Menus and Menu Maps
...................................................................................
14
2
Mathematical Calculations
Mathematical Functions
....................................................................................................
16
Number Entry and Display
................................................................................................
16
Chain Mode
......................................................................................................................
17
Algebraic Mode
.................................................................................................................
17
Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) Mode
..............................................................................
18
The RPN Stack
.................................................................................................................
18
Last Number
.....................................................................................................................
19
One-Number Functions and the Math Menu
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22
The Math
:s
Menu
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23
The Probability Sub-menu
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25