Sharp EL-5230 Calculator User Manual


 
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Appendix
The OPTION menu
The OPTION menu controls display contrast, memory checking and deletion
of data.
The OPTION display
Press @ o (S key) to show the
OPTION menu.
Press j to return to the mode in which
you were working previously.
Contrast
Press 0 in the OPTION menu to show the
LCD CONTRAST display.
Press + to darken the display and
- to lighten it.
It is possible to lighten the display so much
that the calculator appears to be off. If the display remains blank when
you press X, press @ o 0 and then press +
repeatedly to darken the display.
Memory check
Press 1 in the OPTION menu to show the
MEMORY CHECK display.
The amount of free memory in bytes is
shown on the first line. When the
calculator is used for the first time, the
following amount of memory is available.
[EL-5250] 4,096 bytes
[EL-5230] 1,280 bytes
The figures after EQTN are the numbers of equations (Filing equations
functions) in the NORMAL mode.
The figures after PROG are the numbers of programs stored in the
PROG mode.
For a detailed description of how memory is used, refer to ‘Memory usage’.
(See page 126.)
624BYTES FREE
EQTN: 15
PROG: 09
LCD CONTRAST
[+] [-]
DARK® ¬LIGHT
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