5
File name: hp 12c pt_user's guide_English_HDPMF123E27 Page: 5 of 275
Printed Date: 2005/8/1 Dimension: 14.8 cm x 21 cm
Contents
Introduction.................................................................... 3
About This Handbook.....................................................................3
Financial Calculations in the United Kingdom.....................................4
For More Solutions to Financial Problems...........................................4
Part I: Problem Solving ......................................... 15
Section 1:
Getting Started ................................................. 16
Power On and Off........................................................................16
Low-Power Indication..............................................................16
Adjusting the Display Contrast.................................................16
The Keyboard ..............................................................................16
Keying in Numbers ................................................................17
Digit Separators ....................................................................17
Negative Numbers ................................................................17
Keying in Large Numbers .......................................................18
Backspacing .........................................................................18
The CLEAR Keys ....................................................................19
Undo Operation....................................................................20
The RPN and ALG Keys ..........................................................20
Simple Arithmetic Calculations in RPN Mode ...................................21
Simple Arithmetic Calculations in ALG Mode ...................................22
Chain Calculations in RPN Mode ...................................................23
Chain Calculations in ALG Mode ...................................................26
Parentheses Calculations ...............................................................26
Storage Registers..........................................................................27
Storing and Recalling Numbers...............................................27
Clearing Storage Registers......................................................29
Storage Register Arithmetic .....................................................29
Section 2:
Percentage and Calendar Functions .................... 31
Percentage Functions.....................................................................31
Percentages in RPN Mode ......................................................31
Percentages in ALG Mode ......................................................32
Net Amount in RPN Mode......................................................33
Net Amount in ALG Mode ......................................................33
Percent Difference ..................................................................34
Percent of Total in RPN Mode..................................................35