Sharp EL-5230 - Manual (Page 16)

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Chapter 1: Before You Get Started
Display
• During actual use, not all symbols are displayed at the same time.
• Only the symbols required for the usage under instruction are shown in the
display and calculation examples of this manual.
: Indicates some contents are hidden in the directions shown.
Press cursor keys to see the remaining (hidden) section.
BUSY : Appears during the execution of a calculation.
2ndF : Appears when @ is pressed.
xy /r θ : Indicates the mode of expression of results in the complex
calculation mode.
HYP : Indicates that H has been pressed and the hyperbolic functions
are enabled. If @ > are pressed, the symbols ‘2ndF HYP’
appear, indicating that inverse hyperbolic functions are enabled.
ALPHA: Appears when ;, @ a, x or t is pressed.
FIX/SCI/ENG: Indicates the notation used to display a value.
DEG/RAD/GRAD: Indicates angular units.
: Appears when statistics mode is selected.
M : Indicates that a value is stored in the M memory.
Symbol
Exponent
Mantissa
Dot matrix
display