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HP 32SII
RPN Scientific Calculator
Owner’s Manual
HP Part No. 00032–90068
Printed in Singapore
Edition 5
File name 32sii-Manual-E-0424
Printed Date : 2003/4/24 Size : 17.7 x 25.2 cm
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Notice This manual and any examples contained herein are provided “as is” and are subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett–Packard Co. shall not be liable for any errors or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this manual or the exampl
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Contents Part 1. Basic Operation 1. Getting Started Important Preliminaries ................................................... 1–1 Turning the Calculator On and Off.............................. 1–1 Adjusting Display Contrast ......................................... 1–1 Highlights of the Keyboard an Display.............................. 1–1 Shifted Keys............................................................. 1–1 Alpha Keys.....................................................
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Number of Decimal Places....................................... 1–15 SHOWing Full 12–Digit Precision ......................... 1–16 Fractions..................................................................... 1–17 Entering Fractions ................................................... 1–17 Displaying Fractions................................................ 1–19 Messages ................................................................... 1–19 Calculator Memory ..........................
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3. Storing Data into Variables Storing and Recalling Numbers........................................ 3–1 Viewing a Variable without Recalling It ............................. 3–2 Reviewing Variables in the VAR Catalog............................ 3–3 Clearing Variables ......................................................... 3–3 Arithmetic with Stored Variables....................................... 3–4 Storage Arithmetic .................................................... 3–4 Recall
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Factorial................................................................ 4–11 Gamma ................................................................ 4–11 Probability Menu.................................................... 4–12 Parts of Numbers ......................................................... 4–14 Names of Function....................................................... 4–14 5. Fractions Entering Fractions........................................................... 5–1 Fractions
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Parentheses in Equations............................................ 6–7 Displaying and Selecting Equations .................................. 6–7 Editing and Clearing Equations........................................ 6–9 Types of Equations ....................................................... 6–10 Evaluating Equations .................................................... 6–11 Using ENTER for Evaluation ..................................... 6–12 Using XEQ for Evaluation.................
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For More Information...................................................... 8–9 9. Operations with Comb Numbers The Complex Stack ........................................................ 9–1 Complex Operations ...................................................... 9–3 Using Complex Number in Polar Notation......................... 9–6 10. Base Conversions and Arithmetic Arithmetic in Bases 2, 8, and 16.................................... 10–2 The Representation of Numbers................
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Summation Statistics.............................................. 11–11 The Statistics Registers in Calculator Memory............ 11–12 Access to the Statistics Registers.............................. 11–13 Part 2. Programming 12. Simple Programming Designing a Program ................................................... 12–2 Program Boundaries (LBL and RTN) ........................... 12–3 Using RPN and Equations in Programs....................... 12–4 Data Input and Output ........
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Program Memory....................................................... 12–20 Viewing Program Memory ..................................... 12–20 Memory Usage .................................................... 12–20 The Catalog of Programs (MEM)............................. 12–21 Clearing One or More Programs ............................ 12–22 The Checksum...................................................... 12–22 Nonprogrammable Functions....................................... 12–23 Pr
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The Indirect Address, (i)......................................... 13–21 Program Control with (i)......................................... 13–22 Equations with (i).................................................. 13–24 14. Solving and Integrating Programs Solving a Program ....................................................... 14–1 Using SOLVE in Program............................................... 14–5 Integrating a Program................................................... 14–7 Us
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Part 3. Appendixes and Regerence A. Support, Batteries, and Service Calculator Support.........................................................A–1 Answers to Common Questions ..................................A–1 Environmental Limits .......................................................A–2 Changing the Batteries ...................................................A–3 Testing Calculator Operation ...........................................A–4 The Self–Test ...........................
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Neutral Operations................................................... B–5 The Status of the LAST X Register ...................................... B–6 C. More about Solving How SOLVE Finds a Root ................................................C–1 Interpreting Results .........................................................C–3 When SOLVE Cannot Find Root .......................................C–8 Round–Off Error ..........................................................C–14 Underflow..
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Part 1 Basic Operation File name 32sii-Manual-E-0424 Printed Date : 2003/4/24 Size : 17.7 x 25.2 cm
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1 Getting Started Important Preliminaries Turning the Calculator On and Off To turn the calculator on, press . ON is printed below the key. To turn the calculator off, press . That is, press and release the shift key, then press (which has OFF printed in blue above it). Since the calculator has Continuous Memory, turning it off does not affect any information you've stored, (You can also press to turn the calculator off.) To conserve energy, the calculator turns itself off a
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names are printed in orange and blue above each key. Press the appropriate shift key ( or ) before pressing the key for the desired function. For example, to turn the calculator off, press and release the shift key, then press . Pressing or turns on the corresponding or annunciator symbol at the top of the display. The annunciator remains on until you press the next key. To cancel a shift key (and turn off its annunciator), press the same shift key again. Alpha Keys Shifted
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Keys for Clearing Key Description Backspace. Keyboard–entry mode: Erases the character immediately to the left of "_" (the digit–entry cursor) or backs out of the current menu. (Menus are described in "Using Menus" on page 1–4.) If the number is completed (no cursor), clears the entire number. Equation–entry mode: Erases the character immediately to the left of " " (the equation–entry cursor). If a number entry in your equation is complete, erases the entire number. If the
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Keys for Clearing (continued) Key Description The CLEAR menu ({ } { } { } {Σ} Contains options for clearing x (the number in the X–register), all Data, all variables, all of memory, or all statistical data. If you select { }, a new menu ( { } { }) is displayed so you can verify your decision before erasing everything in memory. During program entry, { } is replaced by { }. If you select { }, a new menu ( { } { } ) is displayed, so you can verify your decision before er
