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Table of Contents HP 30b Business Professional iii Keyboard Map Legend iv Welcome to your HP 30b Business Professional financial calculator 1 The Keys 1 The Shift Key 2 The Input Key 2 The Equals Key 3 The On Key 3 Two Line Display 3 Customizing the Calculator 4 Menus, Menu Items, and Assigning Values to Menu Items...8 The Reset Menu 10 Notes about Special Menus 10 Memory and... Polish Notation (RPN) Mode 11 Keys Used to Manipulate the RPN Stack 14 Algebraic Mode 14 Chain Mode 14 Keys and Functions 15 Basic Financial Calculation Example 21 Warranty and Contact Information 24 I
Table of Contents HP 30b Business Professional iii Keyboard Map Legend iv Welcome to your HP 30b Business Professional financial calculator 1 The Keys 1 The Shift Key 2 The Input Key 2 The Equals Key 3 The On Key 3 Two Line Display 3 Customizing the Calculator 4 Menus, Menu Items, and Assigning Values to Menu Items...8 The Reset Menu 10 Notes about Special Menus 10 Memory and... Polish Notation (RPN) Mode 11 Keys Used to Manipulate the RPN Stack 14 Algebraic Mode 14 Chain Mode 14 Keys and Functions 15 Basic Financial Calculation Example 21 Warranty and Contact Information 24 I
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...indicated by the characters printed in blue on the website, and it for quick reference. 1 Getting Started Welcome to your HP 30b Business Professional financial calculator This booklet is intended to get you refer to the user's guide to thoroughly familiarize yourself with the basic features of the... 1 Getting Started 1 Use it is highly recommended you started quickly with the many features of your HP 30b Business Professional financial calculator. Alternate functions are indicated by the characters printed in one function. For more than one instance, printed on the...
...indicated by the characters printed in blue on the website, and it for quick reference. 1 Getting Started Welcome to your HP 30b Business Professional financial calculator This booklet is intended to get you refer to the user's guide to thoroughly familiarize yourself with the basic features of the... 1 Getting Started 1 Use it is highly recommended you started quickly with the many features of your HP 30b Business Professional financial calculator. Alternate functions are indicated by the characters printed in one function. For more than one instance, printed on the...
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... (Black S). When displayed, each signifies the status of the calculator in order from left to right. There are preceded by the desired function key. • To specify the function printed above a key, press and hold ...
... (Black S). When displayed, each signifies the status of the calculator in order from left to right. There are preceded by the desired function key. • To specify the function printed above a key, press and hold ...
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The = key, when pressed outside of an item. This request only applies to request a calculation for the value of a mathematical operation, also allows you to items that order. For information on the stack or duplicate it. Figure 2 Display Screen Getting ...,O, one operation at the end of 3. Two Line Display There are two lines in the display screen as shown in Alge- a number on resetting the calculator with the Reset menu, refer to the earliest. The Equals Key The Equals key,=, is used at a time, from the latest to the section below...
The = key, when pressed outside of an item. This request only applies to request a calculation for the value of a mathematical operation, also allows you to items that order. For information on the stack or duplicate it. Figure 2 Display Screen Getting ...,O, one operation at the end of 3. Two Line Display There are two lines in the display screen as shown in Alge- a number on resetting the calculator with the Reset menu, refer to the earliest. The Equals Key The Equals key,=, is used at a time, from the latest to the section below...
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...Started This line is referred to the right of the registers, variables, and menu names. Table 1-1 Customizing the Calculator Display/ Function Description Turn the calculator on , press O. The calculator automatically turns off , press :O. key increases or decreases the contrast of the + or - In Figure 2,.... The top line of the screen displays operation status, operator symbols, annunciators, and abbreviations of the display, indicating that the calculator's operating mode is RPN. To open the Mode menu, press :u. The bottom line displays numbers you have entered, or results...
...Started This line is referred to the right of the registers, variables, and menu names. Table 1-1 Customizing the Calculator Display/ Function Description Turn the calculator on , press O. The calculator automatically turns off , press :O. key increases or decreases the contrast of the + or - In Figure 2,.... The top line of the screen displays operation status, operator symbols, annunciators, and abbreviations of the display, indicating that the calculator's operating mode is RPN. To open the Mode menu, press :u. The bottom line displays numbers you have entered, or results...
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...point,., instead of digits after the decimal point. Check that corresponds to the desired FIX setting. If you find you specify -1, the calculator displays numbers with the most appropriate number of a numbered key, FIX=-1 is selected. Default is Degree. Getting Started 5 If you want... using this shortcut. FIX settings for trigonometric functions. Angular mode in the number of the decimal point). Table 1-1 Customizing the Calculator Display/ Function FIX= Degree or Radian Description Display precision (the number of digits displayed to the right of digits you want ...
...point,., instead of digits after the decimal point. Check that corresponds to the desired FIX setting. If you find you specify -1, the calculator displays numbers with the most appropriate number of a numbered key, FIX=-1 is selected. Default is Degree. Getting Started 5 If you want... using this shortcut. FIX settings for trigonometric functions. Angular mode in the number of the decimal point). Table 1-1 Customizing the Calculator Display/ Function FIX= Degree or Radian Description Display precision (the number of digits displayed to the right of digits you want ...
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...), days of the week are available only if the decimal separator is displayed, a number between these options. Default is mm.ddyyyy format. Table 1-1 Customizing the Calculator Display/ Function Description mm.ddyyyy or dd.mmyyyy Format for comma (,). 6 Getting Started Default is none, 1000.00. Pressing I toggles between these options. 1000.00...
...), days of the week are available only if the decimal separator is displayed, a number between these options. Default is mm.ddyyyy format. Table 1-1 Customizing the Calculator Display/ Function Description mm.ddyyyy or dd.mmyyyy Format for comma (,). 6 Getting Started Default is none, 1000.00. Pressing I toggles between these options. 1000.00...
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... options. TVM Standard or TVM Canada Activate or deactivate the compounding per year option (C/YR) in time value of money (TVM) calculations. Getting Started 7 English, Français, Deutch, or Español Language setting for messages displayed on operating modes, refer...and Chain Mode below. Default is Chain. This option is primarily used for bonds and date calculations. Default is English. Actual or Cal.360 Calendar options for Canadian mortgage calculations. Annual or Semiannual Bond type. Pressing I cycles through these options. Pressing I cycles through ...
... options. TVM Standard or TVM Canada Activate or deactivate the compounding per year option (C/YR) in time value of money (TVM) calculations. Getting Started 7 English, Français, Deutch, or Español Language setting for messages displayed on operating modes, refer...and Chain Mode below. Default is Chain. This option is primarily used for bonds and date calculations. Default is English. Actual or Cal.360 Calendar options for Canadian mortgage calculations. Annual or Semiannual Bond type. Pressing I cycles through these options. Pressing I cycles through ...
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..., you wish to work. If an item represents a sub-menu, pressing I with this item displayed by pressing < or > repeatedly. Most menu items consist of the calculator's functions are located within menus. If you arrive at the last item in the menu. For example, to Fixed. When you perform... a calculation with that the value assigned to Fixed is displayed in which permits you to the first item. Some menus have sub-menus. Similarly, pressing > once ...
..., you wish to work. If an item represents a sub-menu, pressing I with this item displayed by pressing < or > repeatedly. Most menu items consist of the calculator's functions are located within menus. If you arrive at the last item in the menu. For example, to Fixed. When you perform... a calculation with that the value assigned to Fixed is displayed in which permits you to the first item. Some menus have sub-menus. Similarly, pressing > once ...
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...are easily recognizable, because when they are display-only; Write-only. When lit, these items are lit. However, the = key does not calculate a value for that menu item. they are selected, both the INPUT and small (=) annunciators are selected, indicating that keying in a number... when these annunciators indicate that item. 4. Special items. Special items, such as investment interest rate (Inv. Pressing = (outside of the Percent Calculation (%calc ) menu perform an action when I stores that number in that item based on available data. 2. Read/write. Write-only items, ...
...are easily recognizable, because when they are display-only; Write-only. When lit, these items are lit. However, the = key does not calculate a value for that menu item. they are selected, both the INPUT and small (=) annunciators are selected, indicating that keying in a number... when these annunciators indicate that item. 4. Special items. Special items, such as investment interest rate (Inv. Pressing = (outside of the Percent Calculation (%calc ) menu perform an action when I stores that number in that item based on available data. 2. Read/write. Write-only items, ...
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... for the automatic retention of the parentheses. If a problem has more than one another. by those outside of intermediate results during calculations, which are used in calculations. Pressing the I key separates numbers in RPN, the answer is an operation. X is on the bottom, and T is ... inside the parentheses first, followed by an operation key. and Y-registers are designated X,Y, Z, and T. Key in the display is calculated and dis- For more complex problems requiring two or more complex problems. 12 Getting Started Called the stack, these registers are the numbers...
... for the automatic retention of the parentheses. If a problem has more than one another. by those outside of intermediate results during calculations, which are used in calculations. Pressing the I key separates numbers in RPN, the answer is an operation. X is on the bottom, and T is ... inside the parentheses first, followed by an operation key. and Y-registers are designated X,Y, Z, and T. Key in the display is calculated and dis- For more complex problems requiring two or more complex problems. 12 Getting Started Called the stack, these registers are the numbers...
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One way to calculate this problem is to key in the numbers and operations within the parentheses first, followed by the operation outside of parentheses. See Table 1-2. Note the (+) ...
One way to calculate this problem is to key in the numbers and operations within the parentheses first, followed by the operation outside of parentheses. See Table 1-2. Note the (+) ...
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Note the small symbol on the key. Keys Used to Manipulate the RPN Stack • Press ( to perform a roll down one level, and the number in the bottom register moves up to right. A roll down moves the numbers in the expression as it is selected, the < key performs the roll down operation, and the > key performs the swap operation. Press :u Note the small arrow on the key. A swap operation exchanges the numbers of the X and Y registers of the stack. Algebraic Mode To perform the same example in Table 1-2 in Algebraic mode, use parentheses to set the order of operation, and ...
Note the small symbol on the key. Keys Used to Manipulate the RPN Stack • Press ( to perform a roll down one level, and the number in the bottom register moves up to right. A roll down moves the numbers in the expression as it is selected, the < key performs the roll down operation, and the > key performs the swap operation. Press :u Note the small arrow on the key. A swap operation exchanges the numbers of the X and Y registers of the stack. Algebraic Mode To perform the same example in Table 1-2 in Algebraic mode, use parentheses to set the order of operation, and ...
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...; Use this table for quick reference. Stores or calculates the amount of functions, refer to an investor, PV is the amount of payments or compounding periods. Stores or calculates the present value (PV). For a complete list of each compounding period. M Interest Conversion menu. to the HP 30b Business Professional User's Guide. Sets Begin mode (Beg). Stores...
...; Use this table for quick reference. Stores or calculates the amount of functions, refer to an investor, PV is the amount of payments or compounding periods. Stores or calculates the present value (PV). For a complete list of each compounding period. M Interest Conversion menu. to the HP 30b Business Professional User's Guide. Sets Begin mode (Beg). Stores...
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...statistics. Amortization. FV always occurs at the end of Return (IRR) and Net Present Value (NPV) menus for statistical operations. The Amortization menu calculations are based on values stored in a number and press I /R, PV, PMT, P/YR. Cash Flow list. Opens the Internal Rate of each ...store data for cash flow analysis. 16 Getting Started Sets End mode (End). To enter data, key in the following TVM registers: N, I . Stores or calculates the future value (FV), a final cash flow. Depreciation menu. Enter a list of x values for one-variable statistics, a list of pairs, (x, F) ...
...statistics. Amortization. FV always occurs at the end of Return (IRR) and Net Present Value (NPV) menus for statistical operations. The Amortization menu calculations are based on values stored in a number and press I /R, PV, PMT, P/YR. Cash Flow list. Opens the Internal Rate of each ...store data for cash flow analysis. 16 Getting Started Sets End mode (End). To enter data, key in the following TVM registers: N, I . Stores or calculates the future value (FV), a final cash flow. Depreciation menu. Enter a list of x values for one-variable statistics, a list of pairs, (x, F) ...
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Press I to open the Statistics (Stats) menu before entering data, you will be redirected to calculate the number of days between two dates, or a second date given a number of days from an initial, or final date. After ..., Predictions, Sums, and Quartiles) by pressing < or >. When opened, the Stats menu displays 2 Vars for bond calculations. :@ :B Date Calculation menu. The Date Calculation menu is used to the Data menu. Performs Black-Scholes calculations. : B Note: press and hold and press simultaneously. Press I repeatedly to develop and market products sold at a given...
Press I to open the Statistics (Stats) menu before entering data, you will be redirected to calculate the number of days between two dates, or a second date given a number of days from an initial, or final date. After ..., Predictions, Sums, and Quartiles) by pressing < or >. When opened, the Stats menu displays 2 Vars for bond calculations. :@ :B Date Calculation menu. The Date Calculation menu is used to the Data menu. Performs Black-Scholes calculations. : B Note: press and hold and press simultaneously. Press I repeatedly to develop and market products sold at a given...
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... Cash Flow memory, the number of entries in memory registers. :t Memory menu. Store. Creates programs. See the HP 30b Business Professional User's Guide for analyzing business problems involving markup, margin, percent change, and percent of a displayed number. 18 Getting Started Multiplies the displayed number by 100. :# L :$ Percent Calculation menu. Recalls numbers stored in designated memory registers.
... Cash Flow memory, the number of entries in memory registers. :t Memory menu. Store. Creates programs. See the HP 30b Business Professional User's Guide for analyzing business problems involving markup, margin, percent change, and percent of a displayed number. 18 Getting Started Multiplies the displayed number by 100. :# L :$ Percent Calculation menu. Recalls numbers stored in designated memory registers.
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..., probability, absolute value, logarithmic functions, and PI. Resets some, or all, of the cursor, starting with the most recently entered number. Calculates natural log. Displays numbers in scientific notation. { :x Backspace. Deletes a number from a list. :p Calculates sine. :q Calculates cosine. :r Calculates tangent. :s :k Math menu. Deletes one number at a time to the left of the registers. :o Insert.
..., probability, absolute value, logarithmic functions, and PI. Resets some, or all, of the cursor, starting with the most recently entered number. Calculates natural log. Displays numbers in scientific notation. { :x Backspace. Deletes a number from a list. :p Calculates sine. :q Calculates cosine. :r Calculates tangent. :s :k Math menu. Deletes one number at a time to the left of the registers. :o Insert.
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Returns a random number in the range 0 < x Table 1-3 Keys and Descriptions Keys :l Description Calculates natural exponent to the power of x. :m Calculates square of x. :n :f :g :h Calculates square root. Executes the Random function.
Returns a random number in the range 0 < x Table 1-3 Keys and Descriptions Keys :l Description Calculates natural exponent to the power of x. :m Calculates square of x. :n :f :g :h Calculates square root. Executes the Random function.
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Getting Started 21 For more examples and information on financial problems, including cash flows and using the HP 30b Business Professional. Calculate the monthly payment amount on www.hp.com\calculators. The problem is calculated in the table below with a 6.9% annual interest rate, compounded monthly. Table 1-4 Keys Display and Description :xIO Clears TVM register. Assume payments occur at the...
Getting Started 21 For more examples and information on financial problems, including cash flows and using the HP 30b Business Professional. Calculate the monthly payment amount on www.hp.com\calculators. The problem is calculated in the table below with a 6.9% annual interest rate, compounded monthly. Table 1-4 Keys Display and Description :xIO Clears TVM register. Assume payments occur at the...