HP (Hewlett-Packard) 32SII Calculator User Manual


 
Getting Started 1–1
File name 32sii-Manual-E-0424
Printed Date : 2003/4/24 Size : 17.7 x 25.2 cm
1
Getting Started
Important Preliminaries
Turning the Calculator On and Off
To turn the calculator on, press
. ON is printed below the key.
To turn the calculator off, press
{
. That is, press and release the
{
shift key, then press
(which has OFF printed in blue above it). Since the
calculator has Continuous Memory, turning it off does not affect any
information you've stored, (You can also press
z
to turn the
calculator off.)
To conserve energy, the calculator turns itself off after 10 minutes of no use. If
you see the low–power indicator (
¤
) in the display, replace the batteries
as soon as possible. See appendix A for instructions.
Adjusting Display Contrast
Display contrast depends on lighting, viewing angle, and the contrast setting.
To increase or decrease the contrast, hold down the
key and press
or
.
Highlights of the Keyboard an Display
Shifted Keys
Each key has three functions: one printed on its face, a left–shifted
function (orange), and a right–shifted function (blue). The shifted function