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Section 2: Display Control 33
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Later, in section 14,
you will learn how to control the way commas and
decimal points are used in displayed numbers. In FIX
format, the HP-41C normally displays numbers with commas separating groups of
numbers like this: 99,187,224.00.
The HP-41C can also display numbers without the comma seprators, like this
99187224.00. For European
users, the format can even be changed to display numbers with separators and
decimal notation like this: 99.187.224,00.
If you wish to change the way your HP-41C presently displays numbers, turn to
section 14
and read about the decimal point flag and the digit grouping flag.
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Scientific Notation Display
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In scientific notation each number is displayed with a single digit to the
left of the decimal point. This number is followed by a specified number of
digits (up to 7) to the right of the decimal point and multiplied by a
power of 10. The calculator prompts you for the decimal digit specification
with SCI _.
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Scientific notation is selected by pressing
g
SCI followed by a digit key to specify the number
of decimal places to which the number is rounded. For example, place the
speed of light (299,792,500 m/s) in the display and set the calculator to
scientific notation.
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Note: You can easily key in numbers in scientific notation format
by using the EEX (enter exponent)
function—more about this later.
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