Sharp EL-5230 - Manual (Page 4)

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Contents
Introduction ...........................................................7
Operational Notes .................................................................................... 8
Key Notation in This Manual .................................................................... 9
Chapter 1: Before You Get Started .....................11
Preparing to Use the Calculator ............................................................ 11
Resetting the calculator ................................................................. 11
The Hard Case ....................................................................................... 12
Calculator Layout and Display Symbols ................................................ 13
Operating Modes ................................................................................... 15
Selecting a mode ........................................................................... 15
What you can do in each mode ..................................................... 15
A Quick Tour ........................................................................................... 16
Turning the calculator on and off ................................................... 16
Entering and solving an expression ............................................... 16
Editing an expression ..................................................................... 17
Using variables ............................................................................... 18
Using simulation calculations (ALGB) ........................................... 19
Using the solver function ................................................................ 21
Other features ................................................................................ 22
Chapter 2: General Information .........................23
Clearing the Entry and Memories .......................................................... 23
Memory clear key ........................................................................... 23
Editing and Correcting an Equation ...................................................... 24
Cursor keys .................................................................................... 24
Overwrite mode and insert mode .................................................. 24
Delete key ....................................................................................... 25
Multi-entry recall function ............................................................... 25
The SET UP menu ................................................................................. 26
Determination of the angular unit .................................................. 26
Selecting the display notation and number of decimal places ...... 26