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Verifying proper operation (self-tests), Function summary and index – HP 15c User Manual

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Function Summary and Index

= Turns the
calculator's display on
and off (page 18). It is
also used in resetting
Continuous Memory
(page 63), changing the
digit separator (page
61)
, and in various tests
of the calculator's
operation (pages 261).

Complex

Functions

} Real exchange
imaginary. Activates
Complex mode
(establishing an
imaginary stack) and
exchanges the real and
imaginary X-registers
(page 124).
V Used to enter
complex numbers.
Activates Complex
mode (establishing an
imaginary stack)
(page 121). Also used
with m to indirectly
dimension matrices
(page 174). (For Index
register functions, refer
to Index Register
Control keys,
page 263.)% Displays

the contents of the
imaginary X-register
while the key is held
(page 124).

F 8 Sets flag 8,
which activates
Complex mode
(page 121).

" 8 Clears flag 8,
deactivating Complex
mode (page 121).

Conversions

; Converts polar
magnitude r and angle
θ in X- and Y-registers
respectively to
rectangular x- and y-
coordinates (page 31).
For operation in
Complex mode, refer to
page 134.

: Converts x, y
rectangular coordinates
placed in X- and Y-
registers respectively to
polar magnitude r and
angle θ (page 30). For
operation in Complex
mode, refer to page 134.

h Converts
decimal hours (or
degrees) to hours,
minutes, seconds (or
degrees, minutes,
seconds) (page 27).

À Converts hours,
minutes, seconds (or
degrees, minutes,
seconds) to decimal
hours (or degrees) (page
27)
.

r Converts
degrees to radians
(page 27).

d Converts
radians to degrees (page
27)
.

Digit Entry

v Enters a copy
of number in X-register
(display) into Y-register;
used to separate multiple
number entries (pages
22, 37)
.

“ Change sign of
number or exponent of
10 in display (pages 19,
124)
.