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