Texas Instruments TI-73 EXPLORER - Manual (Page 7)

7301ENG.DOC CH1 Operating the TI-73, English Julie Hewlett Revised: 07/29/98 11:55 AM Printed: 05/19/99
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Operating the Operating the TI TI
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Preparing to Use Your TI N73.................................................3
Installing the AAA Batteries ........................................... 3
Turning the TI
N73 On and Off .......................................3
Adjusting the Display Contrast ...................................... 4
Resetting Memory and All Defaults............................... 4
The Home Screen................................................................... 5
Entering Numbers and Other Characters............................. 6
Entering a Negative Number a................................... 6
Entering a Number in Scientific Notation - { ....... 7
Entering Secondary Functions - ............................... 7
Entering Text - t................................................. 7
Common Display Cursors .............................................. 10
Editing Numbers and Characters ................................. 11
Functions and Instructions .................................................. 12
Accessing Functions and Instructions from Menus ..... 12
Accessing Functions
àInstructions from the CATALOG...14
Entering Expressions............................................................ 15
Grouping Parts of Expressions with Parentheses ........ 16
Using Implied Multiplication in Expressions................ 16
Entering Multiple Expressions on One Line ................ 16
Retrieving Previous Entries - £.............................. 17
Recalling and Storing the Last Answer - ¢.............. 18
Continuing a Calculation with Ans .............................. 18
Using Ans as a Variable in an Expression .................... 19
Storing Values to a Variable X ............................. 20
Recalling Variable Values - P ............................. 21
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