i HEWLETT PACKARD HP 48G Series User’s GuideRegulatory Information U.S.A. with The HP 48 generates and uses radio frequency energy and may interfere radio and television reception, The HP 48 complies with the limits for a Class B computing device as specified in Part 15 of FCC Rules, which provide reasonable protection against such interference in a residential installation. In the unlikely event that th determined by turning the unit off and on). ry the following: is interference to radio or (elevision reception (which can be a Reorienting or relocati he receiving antenna. # Relocating the HP 48 with respect to the receiver For more information. consult your dealer. an experienced radiv/television technician, or the following booklet. prepared by the Federal Commmications Commission: How io Identify and Resolee Radio- TV Interference Problems This booklet is available from the U.S. Government Printing Office. 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IEC SUL-3:1984 / prEN 590243 (1991): 3 V/m Safety: IEC 950 (1986)+A1.A2/EN 60950 (1988)+A1.A2 Quality Department Hewlett-Packard Company Corvallis DivisionHP 48G Series User’s Guide '@ HEWLETT PACKARD HP Part No. 00048-90126 Printed in SingaporeNotice ‘This manual and any examples contained herein are provided “as is” and are subject to change without notice. Hewlett-Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this manual, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. Hewlett-Packard Co. shall not be liable for any errors or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this manual or the examples herein. © Copyright Hewlett-Packard Company 1993. All rights reserved. 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Acknowledgements Hewlett-Packard gratefully acknowledges the members of the Education Advisory Committee (Dr. Thomas Dick, Dr. Lynn Garner, Dr. John Kenelly, Dr. Don LaTorre, Dr. Jerold Mathews, and Dr. Gil Proctor) for their assistance in the development of this product. Special thanks are also due to Donald R. Asmus, Scott Burke, Bhushan Gupta and his students at the Oregon Institute of Technology, and Carla Randall and her AP Calculus students. Edition History Pein ed Eee Saat leet nists Fe etatee eaten .-May 1993 Edition 2 celeb tact stasis ilestelec abet cevseeses ss dune 1993 Edition 3 July 1993 Edition 4 ...... August 1993 Edition 5 cesT eee Bachata tte .. October 1993 Edition 6 ............. sees ee eee pe ee cHaeetcd .... January 1994 Edition 7 ... March 1994 Edition 8 December 1994Contents 1. The Keyboard and Display Organization of the Display 1-1 ‘The Status Area, Annunciators, and M 1-1 The Stack 7 1-3 The Command Line . 1-4 Menu Labels +e 1-4 Organization of the Keyboard Le Soe 1-4 Applications and Command Menus 1-6 ua Keys 17 The CANCEL Key 1-8 Menus: Extending the Keyboard 18 Working with Menus 1-9 2. Entering and Editing Objects Keying In Numbers Keying In Characters (the Alpha Keyboard) Keying in Special Characters . . . Keying In Objects with Delimiters Using the Command Line Accumulating Data in the C ‘ommand Line Selecting Command-Line Entry Modes Recovering Previous Command Lines Viewing and Editing Objects Using the EDIT Menu 3. Stack Using the Stack for Calculations Making Calculations Manipulating the Stack Recalling the Last Arguments : Restoring the Last Stack (UNDO). ae 3-6 ‘The Interactive Stack 3-6 Contents-1Stack Command Menu : 311 4. Modes Using the MODES Application Setting the Display Mode Setting the Angle Mode Setting the Coordinate Mode . Setting the Beep Setting the Clock Display Setting the Fraction Mark Using System Flags Using the Flag Browser Using the FLAG Command Submenu User Flags . MODES Submenus 5. Memory HOME: Variables and Directories. 53 Where to Store Variables 5-4 Using The Variable Browser Application 5-5 Creating New Variables 5-5 Selecting, Editing, and Recalling Variables 5-7 Copying, Moving, and Purging Variables . 5-9 Determining the Size of Variables 5-10 Using Variables: ‘The VAR. Menu 5ll Defining Variables 5-13 Evaluating Variables . 5-13 Quoted Variable Names and Formal Variables... 5-14 Special Memory Operations He He HH eb 16 System Halt .. an 5-16 Memory Reset ; Herre ere Responding to Low-Memory Conditions 5-18 6. Input Forms and Choose Lists Input Forms : Selecting Fields in Input Forms . Entering Data in Input Forms Selecting Options in Input Forms Other Input Form Operations When You Finish Entering Data into an Input Form Input Form Commands Contents-2The EquationWriter How the EquationWriter Application Is Organized Constructing Equations Entering Equations Controlling Implicit Parentheses | EquationWriter Exarnples Editing Equations Editing with Subexpressions Summary of EquationWriter Operations The MatrixWriter How the HP 48 Displays Arrays Entering Arrays Editing Arrays MatrixWriter Operations Graphic Objects The PICTURE Environment Using the Picture Editor . Turning Pixels On and Off Adding Elements Using the Graphies Environment Editing and Erasing a Picture Saving and Viewing Graphic Objects Graphie Object Coordinates Graphic Object Commands Unit Objects Overview of the Units Application Units and Unit Objects The UNITS Catalog Menu Creating a Unit Object Unit Prefixes Converting Units 7 Using the UNITS Catalog Menu Using CONVERT . . Using UBASE (for SI Base Units) . Converting Angular Units Calculating with Units . Factoring Unit Expressions Using Unit Objects in Algebraics Working with Temperature Units Converting Temperature Units 9-3 9-4 9-6 9-7 9-8 10-1 10-1 10-2 10-3 10-4 10-5 10-6 10-6 10-6 10-7 10-7 10-9 10-9 10-10. 10-10 Contents-311. 12. Calculating with Temperature Units . Creating User-Defined Units : Additional Commands for Unit Objects Using Mathematical Functions Built-In Functions and Commands Expressing Functions: Algebraic Syntax Expressing Functions: Stack Syntax Expressions and Equations Symbolic Constants . Controlling How Symbolic Constants are Evaluated Using Built-In Math Functions User-Defined Functions Creating a User-Defined Function 7 Executing a User-Defined Function Nesting User-Defined Functions Functions of Real and Complex Numbers Math Functions on the Main Keyboard Arithmetic and General Math Functions Exponential and Logarithmic Functions Trigonometric Functions . Hyperbolic Functions Probability and Test Statistics Calculating Test Statistics Real Number Functions Angle Conversion Functions Percent Functions . Other Real-Number Functions Complex Numbers ; Displaying Complex Numbers Entering Complex Numbers Real Calculations with Complex Resul Other Complex-Number Commands . Contents-4 10-11 10-14 10-14 11-1 11-2 11-3 11-4 11-4 11-5 i1-5 11-6 11-7 11-7 11-8 12-1 12-1