HP 35s Scientific Calculator User Manual

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Getting Started

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HP 35s Annunciators

Annunciator

Meaning

Chapter

The "

(Busy)" annunciator appears while

an operation, equation, or program is
executing.
When in Fraction–display mode (press

), only one of the " " or " " halves

of the "

"' annunciator will be turned on

to indicate whether the displayed numerator
is slightly less than or slightly greater than its
true value. If neither part of "

" is on, the

exact value of the fraction is being
displayed.

5

Left shift is active.

1

Right shift is active.

1

RPN

Reverse Polish Notation mode is active.

1, 2

ALG

Algebraic mode is active.

1, C

PRGM

Program–entry is active.

13

EQN

Equation–entry mode is active, or the
calculator is evaluating an expression or
executing an equation.

6

0 1 2 3 4

Indicates which flags are set (flags 5
through 11 have no annunciator).

14

RAD or GRAD

Radians or Grad angular mode is set. DEG
mode (default) has no annunciator.

4

HEX OCT BIN

Indicates the active number base. DEC
(base 10, default) has no annunciator.

11

HYP

Hyperbolic function is active.

4, C

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