HP 6s HP 6S Scientific Calculator - (English) User's Guide - Page 7

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2. The display M E 1 . 2 3 45 INV HYP BIN OCT HEX Mantissa LCD Diagram The display shows input data, interim results and answers to calculations. The mantissa section displays up to 10 digits. The exponent section displays up to ±99. Display Meaning Page -E- Indicates an error 9 INV I has been pressed to enable inverse key functions 9 M Indicates that data is stored in the memory 11 HYP ª has been pressed for hyperbolic functions 14 BIN, OCT, HEX BASE-N mode has been selected 16 SD Statistical mode has been selected 19 DEG, RAD, GRAD ¯ has been pressed to switch between the DEG, RAD and GRAD 13 angle types FIX (this does not display) The number of decimal places of a displayed value has been set 9,15 SCI (this does not display) Converts a displayed value to exponent display 9 ENG (this does not display) Converts a displayed value to exponent display of which the exponent 15 is a multiple of 3 and mantissa is between 0 to 999 FLO (this does not display) Convert a SCI or ENG form display to a normal display value 15 45Ö12×123 4512/123 11 12.°3'45.6" Sexagesimal figure 12°3'45.6" 13 Exponent displays The display can show calculation results only up to 10 digits long. When an intermediate value or a final result is longer than 10 digits, the calculator automatically switches over to exponential notation. Values greater than 9,999,999,999 are always displayed exponentially. The Display 7

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2. The display
INV
HYP
BIN
OCT
HEX
M
E
1
2
.
5
4
3
Mantissa
LCD Diagram
The display shows input data, interim results and answers to calculations.
The mantissa section displays up to 10
digits.
The exponent section displays up to
±
99.
Display
Meaning
Page
-E-
Indicates an error
9
INV
I
has been pressed to enable inverse key functions
9
M
Indicates that data is stored in the memory
11
HYP
has been pressed for hyperbolic functions
14
BIN, OCT, HEX
BASE-N mode has been selected
16
SD
Statistical mode has been selected
19
DEG, RAD, GRAD
has been pressed to switch between the DEG, RAD and GRAD
13
angle types
FIX
(this does not display)
The number of decimal places of a displayed value has been set
9,15
SCI
(this does not display)
Converts a displayed value to exponent display
9
ENG
(this does not display)
Converts a displayed value to exponent display of which the exponent
15
is a multiple of 3 and mantissa is between 0 to 999
FLO
(this does not display)
Convert a SCI or ENG form display to a normal display value
15
45
Ö
12
×
123
45
12
/
123
11
12.
°
3’45.6"
Sexagesimal figure 12
°
3’45.6"
13
Exponent displays
The display can show calculation results only up to 10 digits long.
When an intermediate value or a final result is
longer than 10 digits, the calculator automatically switches over to exponential notation.
Values greater than
9,999,999,999 are always displayed exponentially.
The Display