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Table 1-1 Mode Menu Settings Setting (top line) FIX= 2 Description Display precision (number of digits displayed to the right of the decimal point). Default is 2. I = Key in the number of digits you want and press , or press until the number of digits you want is displayed. The display precision can be any number from 0-11. If you specify -1, the calculator displays numbers with the most appropriate number of digits after the decimal point. If you find you need to change the FIX setting often, use the following shortcut: : 1. Press and release it. Check that the secondary function indicator is displayed. : 0 9 2. Press again, and, without releasing it, press a key, through that corresponds to the desired FIX setting. FIX settings for 10 and 11 are not available using . this shortcut. If you press instead of a numbered key, FIX= -1 is selected. Degree or Radian Angular mode in degrees or radians for trigonometric functions. Default is Degree. I Pressing toggles between these options. Date: mm.ddyyyy or dd.mmyyyy 1.23 or 1,23 Format for dates. December 3, 2010 is entered as 12.032010 in mm.ddyyyy format, or 3.122010 in dd.mmyyyy format. Note the (.) in both formats separating the first and second groups. The valid range of dates is October 15, 1582 to December 31, 9999. Default is mm.ddyyyy format. I Pressing toggles between these options. Note that when a date is displayed, a number between 1 and 7 also displays at the right of the screen. This number indicates the day of the week corresponding to that date. Monday is 1, and Sunday is 7. NOTE: in 360-day calendar mode (Cal.360), days of the week are displayed only if the date is valid. Selects point or comma as decimal separator. Default is decimal point, 1.23. I Pressing toggles between these options. 1000.00, 1,000.00, 1000,00 or 1.000,00 Selects thousands separator. Default is none, 1000.00 I Pressing toggles between these options. NOTE: the 1000.00 and 1,000.00 options are only available if the decimal separator is set for point (.); 1000,00 and 1.000,00 are available only if the decimal separator is set for comma (,). Chain, Algebraic, or RPN Calculation mode. For more information, refer to Chapter 2, Mathematical Calculations. I Pressing cycles through these options. English, Français, Deutch, or Español Language setting for the messages displayed on the screen. Default is English. I Pressing cycles through these options. Basic Features 3

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Basic Features
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Table 1-1
Mode Menu Settings
Setting (top line)
Description
FIX= 2
Display precision (number of digits displayed to the right of the decimal point).
Default is
2
.
Key in the number of digits you want and press
I
, or press
=
until the
number of digits you want is displayed.
The display precision can be any number from 0-11. If you specify –1, the calculator
displays numbers with the most appropriate number of digits after the decimal point.
If you find you need to change the
FIX
setting often, use the following shortcut:
1. Press
:
and release it. Check that the secondary function indicator is displayed.
2. Press
:
again, and, without releasing it, press a key,
0
through
9
that
corresponds to the desired
FIX
setting.
FIX
settings for 10 and 11 are not available using
this shortcut. If you press
.
instead of a numbered key,
FIX= –1
is selected.
Degree
or
Radian
Angular mode in degrees or radians for trigonometric functions.
Default is
Degree
.
Pressing
I
toggles between these options.
Date:
mm.ddyyyy
or
dd.mmyyyy
Format for dates. December 3, 2010 is entered as
12.032010
in
mm.ddyyyy
format, or
3.122010
in
dd.mmyyyy
format. Note the (.) in both formats separating the first and second
groups. The valid range of dates is October 15, 1582 to December 31, 9999.
Default is
mm.ddyyyy
format.
Pressing
I
toggles between these options.
Note that when a date is displayed, a number between
1
and
7
also displays at the right of
the screen. This number indicates the day of the week corresponding to that date. Monday
is
1
, and Sunday is
7.
NOTE:
in 360-day calendar mode (
Cal.360
), days of the week are displayed only if the
date is valid.
1.23
or
1,23
Selects point or comma as decimal separator.
Default is decimal point,
1.23
.
Pressing
I
toggles between these options.
1000.00
,
1,000.00
,
1000,00
or
1.000,00
Selects thousands separator.
Default is none,
1000.00
Pressing
I
toggles between these options.
NOTE:
the 1000.00 and 1,000.00 options are only available if the decimal separator is
set for point (
.
); 1000,00 and 1.000,00 are available only if the decimal separator is set
for comma (
,
).
Chain
,
Algebraic
, or
RPN
Calculation mode. For more information, refer to Chapter 2,
Mathematical Calculations
.
Pressing
I
cycles through these options.
English
,
Français
,
Deutch
, or
Español
Language setting for the messages displayed on the screen.
Default is
English
.
Pressing
I
cycles through these options.