Casio fx-9860G SD - Manual (Page 6)

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Quick-Start
Welcome to the world of graphing calculators.
Quick-Start is not a complete tutorial, but it takes you through many of the most common
functions, from turning the power on, and on to graphing complex equations. When
you’re done, you’ll have mastered the basic operation of this calculator and will be ready
to proceed with the rest of this user’s guide to learn the entire spectrum of functions
available.
Each step of the examples in Quick-Start is shown graphically to help you follow along
quickly and easily. When you need to enter the number 57, for example, we’ve indi-
cated it as follows:
Press
fh
.
Whenever necessary, we’ve included samples of what your screen should look like.
If you find that your screen doesn’t match the sample, you can restart from the begin-
ning by pressing the “All Clear” button
o
.
TURNING POWER ON AND OFF
To turn power on, press
o
.
To turn power off, press
!o
OFF
.
Calculator power turns off automatically if you do not perform any operation within the
Auto Power Off trigger time you specify. You can specify either six minutes or 60
minutes as the trigger time.
USING MODES
This calculator makes it easy to perform a wide range of calculations by simply
selecting the appropriate mode. Before getting into actual calculations and operation
examples, let’s take a look at how to navigate around the modes.
To select the RUN
•
MAT mode
1. Press
m
to display the Main Menu.
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