HP 30b HP 20b Business Consultant and HP 30b Business Professional User's Guid - Page 7

Table of Contents Legal Notice...ii HP 20b Business Consultant iii HP 30b Business Professional iv Keyboard Map Legend v 1 Basic Features ...1 Welcome to your new HP Financial Calculator 1 Turning the Calculator On and Off 1 Selecting a Language 1 Adjusting the Display Contrast 1 Cursor ...2 Two Line Display...2 The Mode Menu: Setting Preferences 2 Changing the Calculation Mode 4 Key Presses, the Shift Key, Secondary, and Tertiary Functions 4 Annunciators ...6 The Input Key ...6 The Equals Key ...6 Using the Input and Equals Keys 6 Editing and Clearing Entries 7 The On/CE Key...7 The Reset Menu ...7 Notes about Special Menus 8 Memory and the Memory Menu 8 Accessing Menus and Menu Maps 8 2 Mathematical Calculations 11 Mathematical Functions 11 Number Entry and Display 11 Chain Mode...12 Algebraic Mode ...12 Reverse Polish Notation (RPN) Mode 13 The RPN Stack ...13 Last Number...14 One-Number Functions and the Math Menu 18 Random number ...19 The Math Menu ...19 The Probability Sub-menu 21 Binomial Functions 23 Two-Number Functions 23 Storing and Recalling Numbers 24 Recall Arithmetic ...24 Storing and Recalling with Time Value of Money (TVM) Keys 24 Recalling a Menu Item Value in a Menu 25 Recalling and Storing Values in the Data and Cash Flow Menus 25 Rounding Numbers 25 Percentages...25 3 Time Value of Money 27 Time Value of Money (TVM) Keys 27 i