Texas Instruments BA II PLUS - Manual (Page 98)

94 Appendix — Reference Information
Error Messages
Note: To clear an error message, press P.
Error Possible Causes
Error 1
Overflow
• A result is outside the calculator range
(
± 9.9999999999999E99).
• Tried to divide by zero (can occur internally).
• Tried to compute 1/x when x is zero.
• Statistics worksheet: a calculation included X or Y
values that are all the same.
Error 2
Invalid
argument
• Tried to compute x! when x is not an integer 0-69.
• Tried to compute LN of x when x is not > 0.
• Tried to compute yx when y < 0 and x is not an
integer or the inverse of an integer.
• Tried to compute when x < 0.
• Amortization worksheet: tried to compute BAL ,
PRN , and INT when P2 < P1 .
• Depreciation worksheet: a calculation included
SAL > CST .
Error 3
Too many
pending
operations
• More than 15 active levels of parentheses were
tried in a calculation.
• A calculation tried to use more than 8 pending
operations.
Error 4
Out of range
• Amortization worksheet: the value entered for P1
or P2 is outside the range 1-9,999.
• TVM worksheet: the P/Y or C/Y value  0.
• Cash Flow worksheet: the F nn value is outside the
range 0.5-9,999.
• Bond worksheet: the RV, CPN , or PRI value _0.
• Date worksheet: the computed date is outside the
range January 1, 1950 through December 31, 2049.
• Depreciation worksheet: the value entered for:
declining balance percent
 0; LIF  0; YR _ 0; CST <
0; SAL < 0; or M01 1  M01  13.
• Interest Conversion worksheet: the C/Y value  0.
• The DEC value is outside the range 0-9.
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