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Section 2: Display Control32
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manner in which a number is displayed. The actual number itself is not
altered by any of the display control functions.
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When you specify a display mode by pressing
FIX ,
SCI , or
ENG , the Continuous Memory of the HP-41C
‘‘remembers’’ that format. The format remains the same
until you change it; even while the HP-41C is turned off.
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Fixed Point Display
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Using fixed point display, you can specify the number of places to be shown
after the decimal point. It is selected by pressing
g
FIX followed by a number key to specify the number
of decimal places (0 through 9) after the decimal point. The HP-41C will
prompt you with FIX _
to let you know that you must next enter a digit.
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Let’s put a number in the display so you can see how fixed-point display
looks:
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2.24136 _
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FIX _
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FIX 2
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2.24
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FIX _
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2.
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2.241360000
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2.2414
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