HP (Hewlett-Packard) 17bII Calculator User Manual


 
7: Cash Flow Calculations 95
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Entering Cash Flows
To enter cash flows into a CFLO list:
1. Press
.
You will see either

if the current
list is empty, or

or more

if the list is not empty. This is
the bottom of the current list.
2. If the list is not empty, you can do either a or b:
a. Clear the list by pressing
@c
(see also page 99.)
b. Get a new list by pressing
(The old list must be
named first. Press or see page 97.)
3. If the cash flows are ungrouped (that is, they are all different), then
press to turn



. For grouped cash
flows, leave this prompting on. (For more information, see “Prompting
for #TIMES,” next page.)
4. Key in the value of the initial cash flow, FLOW(0) (remember that
money paid out is negative—use
&
to change the sign), and press
I
.*
5. After briefly showing FLOW(0), the display shows

. (To
view FLOW(0) longer, hold down
I
before releasing it.) Key in
the value for FLOW(1) and press
I
. The prompt for the next
item appears.
6. For grouped cash flows: The display now shows

. If it does not, press
e
to turn the
#TIMES prompting on. (See “Prompting for #TIMES,” below.) #TIMES
is the number of consecutive occurrences of FLOW(1). #TIMES has
*
You can do calculations with a number before entering it. This does not
interfere with the list. When you press
I
, the evaluated expression or
number is entered into the list.