HP (Hewlett-Packard) HP 17bII+ Calculator User Manual


 
7: Cash Flow Calculations 95
File name : 17BII-Plus-Manual-E-PRINT-030709 Print data : 2003/7/11
Entering Cash Flows
To enter cash flows into a CFLO list:
1. Press "
r
.
You will see either
G9ECL(T8U
if the current
list is empty, or
G9ECL#
or more
T8U
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
W
(see also page 99.)
b. Get a new list by pressing p
s
(The old list must be
named first. Press
o
or see page 97.)
3. If the cash flows are ungrouped (that is, they are all different), then
press
q
to turn
P:;0HF
52E05:;<=
EGG
. 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
G9ECL#T8U
. (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
P:;0HFL#T8#
. If it does not, press
e
q
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.