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• When you try to perform a calculation that causes memory capacity to be exceeded

(Memory ERROR).

• When you use a command that requires an argument, without providing a valid argument

(Argument ERROR).

• When an attempt is made to use an illegal dimension during matrix calculations (Dimension

ERROR).

• When you are in the real mode and an attempt is made to perform a calculation that

produces a complex number solution. Note that “Real” is selected for the Complex Mode
setting on the Setup screen (Non-Real ERROR).

k Memory Capacity

In the Linear input mode, each time you press a key, either one byte or two bytes is used.
Some of the functions that require one byte are: b, c, d, sin, cos, tan, log, In,

', and π.

Some of the functions that take up two bytes are

d

/

dx

(, Mat, Xmin, If, For, Return,

DrawGraph, SortA(, PxIOn, Sum, and

a

n

+1

.

For details about the number of bytes required for each function in the Math input mode, see
page 1-3-11.

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Basic Calculations

# As you input numeric values or commands,

they appear fl ush left on the display.
Calculation results, on the other hand, are
displayed fl ush right.

# The allowable range for both input and output

values is 15 digits for the mantissa and two
digits for the exponent. Internal calculations are
also performed using a 15-digit mantissa and
two-digit exponent.