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HP 9g Graphing Calculator User Manual

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SCIENG

SCIentific or ENGineering display format

FIX

Number of decimal places displayed is fixed

HYP

Hyperbolic trig function will be calculated

The displayed value is an intermediate result

There are digits to the left or right of the display

There are earlier or later results that can be displayed.

These indicators blink while an operation or program is
executing.

Chapter 2 : Before Starting a Calculation

Changing Modes

Press [ MODE ] to display the modes menu. You can choose one of four
modes: 0 MAIN, 1 STAT, 2 BaseN, 3 PROG.
For example, to select BaseN mode:
Method 1: Press [ MODE ] and then press [ ], [ ] or [ MODE ]

until 2 BaseN is underlined; then press [

].

Method 2: Press [ MODE ] and enter the number of the mode, [ 2 ].

Selecting an Item from a Menu

Many functions and settings are available from menus. A menu is a list of
options displayed on the screen.
For example, pressing [ MATH ] displays a menu of mathematical functions.
To select one of these functions:
1. Press [ MATH ] to display the menu.
2. Press

[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to the function you

want to select.

3. Press

[

] while the item is underlined.

With numbered menu items, you can either press [

] while the item is

underlined, or just enter the number of the item.
To close a menu and return to the previous display, press [

CL

/

ESC

].

Key Labels

Many of the keys can perform more than one function. The labels
associated with a key indicate the available functions, and the color of a
label indicates how that function is selected.