Specifications

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3. GENERAL GUIDE
3-1. Modes
You can control the operations of the unit by entering the correct mode. To select the mode you
need, select the appropriate icon from the Main Menu. The Main Menu appears whenever you
press the
MENU
key.
The icon that is highlighted is the one that is currently selected. Use the cursor keys to move the
highlighting around the display to select the mode that you want. To enter the highlighted mode,
press the
EXE
key.
• In addition to using the cursor keys to select a mode's icon, you can also select a mode by input-
ting a number or letter. Input the number or letter in the lower right corner of the icon to select the
mode you want.
• Use only the procedures described above to enter a mode. If you use any other procedure, you
may end up in a mode that is different than the one you thought you selected.
The following explains the meaning of each icon in the Main Menu.
COMP Mode
Use this mode for arithmetic calculations and function calculations, for drawing graphs
and for executing programs.
BASE Mode
Use this mode for binary, octal, decimal, and hexadecimal calculations and conver-
sions. This mode is also used for logical operations.
SD Mode
Use this mode for single-variable statistical calculations (standard deviation), and for
drawing normal distribution and single-variable statistical graphs.
REG Mode
Use this mode for paired-variable statistical calculations (regression), and for drawing
paired-variable statistical graphs.
MAT Mode
Use this mode for matrix calculations.
GRAPH Mode
Use this mode to input functions and draw their graphs.
DYNA Mode
Use this mode to store graph functions and to draw graphs by changing the values for
variables in the functions.