HP 38g Graphing Calculator - Manual (Page 82)

Setting Up the Plot (Plot Setup)
Press ■ [SETUP-PLOT] to define any of the settings shown in
the next two tables.
1. Use the arrow keys to move from field to field. Highlight
the field to edit.
• If there is a number to enter, type it in and press | enter |
or {{OK}}.
• If there is an option to choose, press {{CHOOS}},
highlight your choice, and press | enter | or {{ ok }}. A s a
shortcut to {{CHOOS}}, just highlight the field to change
and press to display and select the different
choices.
• If there is an option to turn on/off, press {{/CHK}} to
check or uncheck it.
2. Press {{PAGET}} to view more settings.
3. When done, press [ plot ] to view the new plot.
To reset
settings
{SETUP-PLOT}
Settings
To reset the default values for all plot settings, press
■ {CLEAR} in the Plot Setup view.
Field Meaning
XRNG, Y R N G .
T R N G ,
6 RNG,
NRNG
For Function plot: Specifies the
minimum and maximum horizontal (X)
and vertical (Y) values for the plotting
window.
For Parametric, Polar, and Sequence
plots: Specifies the time (T), angle (0), or
index (N) values for the graph.
RES For Function plots: Resolution. "Faster"
plots in alternate pixel columns; "More
Detail" plots in every pixel column.
TSTEP , eSTEP For Parametric and Polar plots:
intervals at which to use the independent
variable to calculate the function.
SEQPLOT For Sequence plots: Stairstep or
Cobweb types.
XTICK Horizontal spacing for tickmarks.
YTICK Vertical spacing for tickmarks.
3-18 Plotting and Exploring Functions