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Section 1: General Operations 20
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then on, it always reverts to fixed notation with the display rounded to two decimal places. For example:
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See Displayed
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(Make sure W/PRGM—RUN switch is set to RUN. Turn the calculator off, then
on.)
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123.4567 ENTER
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DSP 4
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DSP 6
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DSP 2
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DSP 0
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Scientific Display. This is useful when you are working with large or very small numbers and allows answers to be
displayed with the same number of significant digits. It is specified by pressing DSP followed by the
appropriate number key to specify the number of decimal places to which the mantissa is rounded. Again, the
display is left-justified and includes trailing zeros within the selected setting. For example:
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See Displayed
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Comment
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(Turn the calculator off, then on.)
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123.4567 ENTER
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DSP 2
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Equals 1.23 × 102
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DSP 4
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Equals 1.2346 × 102
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DSP 8
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Equals 1.234567 × 102
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Now return to eight decimal places in fixed notation.
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Comment
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DSP 8
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Equals 1.2356700 × 102
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If a number is too large to fit the specified display, the number is displayed in full (10 digit) scientific notation.
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