Chapter 5: the basics of programming – Victor Technology V12 User Manual

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Chapter 5: The Basics of Programming

Programs are a sequence of button entries that are stored into the calculator.
Calculations involving the same sequence of button entries are common, and
saving them in a program can save time.

Creating Your Own Program
To create a program, just write it and store it.

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Write out the sequence of operations you will use to calculate the value

or values you wish to find.

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Select the function option by touching either b ALG or

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b

RPN

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Note: Use programs made in ALG to perform operations while in ALG

METHOD only, and programs made in RPN METHOD to perform
operations while in RPN METHOD only.

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Touch b P/R to enable program function. In program mode,

operations entered are not executed, but stored into the calculator.
The PRGM icon will appear on the display screen while in program
mode.

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Touch b clear PRGM to clear any previous programs stored into the

calculator

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Enter the sequence of operations you wrote down in the first step.


Example
Your online business is having a 30% off sale. You can make a program that
will find the net price of each item after the discount and the $10.00 shipping
and handling fee is added. Find the net price of a $150 item.

ENTRIES (RPN)

DISPLAY

150

150
Displays the regular price of $150 item

ENTER

150.00
Prepares the number for further activity

30 %

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45.00
Computes the 30% discount.

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