HP 50g Calculator - Selecting the Display Font

This document explains how to select a display font for the HP 50g calculator.

To select a display font:
  1. Press the button to activate the ‘CALCULATOR MODES’ input form.
  2. Press the soft menu key to display the ‘DISPLAY MODES’ input form. The ‘Font:’ field is highlighted, and the option ‘Ft8_0: SYSTEM 8’ is selected. This is the default value of the display font.
  3. Press the soft menu key to view a list of available system fonts, as shown below:

    Figure 1: DISPLAY MODES Input Form

    The options available are three standard System Fonts (sizes 8, 7, and 6) along with a 'Browse..' option. This option allows browsing through the calculator memory for additional fonts manually created or downloaded into the calculator.

  4. Select the desired font, then press the soft menu key to go back to the ‘CALCULATOR MODES’ input form.
  5. To return to normal calculator display at this point, press the soft menu key once more.