HP 50g Calculator - Calculator Display QuestionsOverviewThis document addresses possible calculator display questions for the HP 48gii and HP 50g calculators. Getting the original soft menu of ‘EDIT’, ‘VIEW’, etc. at the bottom of the screen (HP 48gii or HP 50g)To access or restore the 'TOOL' menu, press and release the
![]() In Algebraic mode, the items and the functions of the 'Tool' menu include:
In RPN mode, the items and the functions of the 'Tool' menu include:
Items displayed along the bottom of the screen
are referred to as a 'menu.' To access an item displayed in a menu,
press the key associated with the item from the row of keys directly
below the display screen (keys F1-F6). The calculator displays only six
labels at a time; however, a menu can have more than six items. Each
group of six entries is called a menu page. The 'TOOL' menu has eight
items arranged on two pages. The next page, containing the next two
items of the menu, are available by pressing the
![]() ![]() Displaying the numbers as decimals instead of fractions and vice-versa (HP 48gii and HP 50g)One way to convert between fractions and their decimal equivalents is to use the Equation Writer. Press
![]() ![]() ![]() As an example, convert 3/17 into its decimal equivalent; then convert it back into a fraction.
NOTE: Number format is set at Std.
Press the
![]()
|