HP 17bII+ - Manual (Page 95)

7: Cash Flow Calculations 95
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Entering Cash Flows
To enter cash flows into a CFLO list:
1. Press
  . You will see either  if the current
list is empty, or  or more if the list is not empty. This is
the bottom of the current list.
2. If the list is not empty, you can do either a or b:
a. Clear the list by pressing @c  (see also page 99.)
b. Get a new list by pressing   (The old list must be
named first. Press  or see page 97.)
3. If the cash flows are ungrouped (that is, they are all different), then
press  to turn   . For grouped cash
flows, leave this prompting on. (For more information, see “Prompting
for #TIMES,” next page.)
4. Key in the value of the initial cash flow, FLOW(0) (remember that
money paid out is negative—use & to change the sign), and press
I . *
5. After briefly showing FLOW(0), the display shows . (To
view FLOW(0) longer, hold down I before releasing it.) Key in
the value for FLOW(1) and press I . The prompt for the next
item appears.
6. For grouped cash flows: The display now shows
. If it does not, press e  to turn the
#TIMES prompting on. (See “Prompting for #TIMES,” below.) #TIMES
is the number of consecutive occurrences of FLOW(1). #TIMES has
* You can do calculations with a number before entering it. This does not
interfere with the list. When you press I, the evaluated expression or
number is entered into the list.