HP 32SII User Manual
Page 146
10–6 Base Conversions and Arithmetic
File name 32sii-Manual-E-0424
Printed Date : 2003/4/24 Size : 17.7 x 25.2 cm
If a number entered in decimal base is outside the range given above, then it
produces the message
!
in the other base modes. Any operation
using
!
causes an overflow condition, which substitutes the largest
positive or negative number possible for the too–big number.
Windows for Long Binary Numbers
The longest binary number can have 36 digits–three times as many digits as
fit in the display. Each 12–digit display of a long number is called a window.
36 - bit number
Highest window
Lowest window
(displayed)
When a binary number is larger than the 12 digits, the
or
annunciator
(or both) appears, indicating in which direction the additional digits lie. Press
the indicated key (
<
or
6
) to view the obscured window.
1 0 - 7 B P i c t u r e
SHOWing Partially Hidden Numbers
The
{
and
z
functions work with non–decimal numbers
as they do with decimal numbers. However, if the Bali octal or binary number
does not fit in the display, the leftmost digits are replaced with an ellipsis