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


 
7: Cash Flow Calculations 99
File name : 17BII-Plus-Manual-E-PRINT-030709 Print data : 2003/7/11
The name can be up to 22 characters long and include any character
except: x ÷ ( ) < > : = space
*
But only the first three to five characters (depending on letter widths) of
the name are used for a menu label. Avoid names with the same first
characters, since their menu labels will look alike.
Viewing the Name of the Current List. Press o
, then
e
.
Starting or GETting Another List
When you press
r
, the cash-flow list that appears is the same as
the last one used.
To start a new list or switch to a different one, the current list must be
named or cleared. If it is named, then:
1. Press p
.The GET menu contains a menu label for each named
list plus
s
.
2. Press the key for the desired list. ( s
brings up a new, empty
list.)
Clearing a Cash-Flow List and Its Name
To clear a list’s numbers and name:
1. Display the list you want to clear, then press
@c
W
. This
removes the numbers.
2. If the list is named, you’ll see
19FE
79H12
9;F:
<10HU
Press
W
to remove the name. Press
X
to retain the name
with an empty list.
*
CFLO does accept these exceptional characters in list names, but the Solver
functions SIZEC, FLOW, and #T do not.