HP 32SII User Manual

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12–10 Simple Programming

File name 32sii-Manual-E-0424
Printed Date : 2003/4/24 Size : 17.7 x 25.2 cm

only program, you can press

z

U

Œ

Œ

to move to its

beginning.)

3. Press and hold

z

˜

. This displays the current program line. When

you release

˜

, the line is executed. The result of that execution is then

displayed (it is in the X–register).
To move to the preceding line, you can press

z

—

. No execution

occurs.

4. The program pointer moves to the next line. Repeat step 3 until you find an

error (an incorrect result occurs) or reach the end of the program.

If Program–entry mode is active, then

z

˜

or

z

—

simply changes

the programs pointer, without executing lines. Holding down an arrow key
during program entry makes the lines roll by automatically.

Example:

Testing a Program.

Step through the execution of the program labeled A. Use a radius of 5 for
the test data. Check that Program–entry mode is not active before you start:

Keys: Display:

Description:

5

z

U

A

) 

Moves program counter to label A.

z

˜

(hold)

(release)

 





) 

z

˜

(hold)

(release)

 

º





) 

Squares input.

z

˜

(hold)

(release)

 

π

) 

Value of

π.

z

˜

(hold)

(release)

 

º

) 

25

π.

z

˜

(hold)

(release)

 

!

) 

End of program. Result is correct.

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