Texas Instruments BA II Plus User Guide

4 Overview of Calculator Operations
Setting Calculator Formats
1. To access format options, press & |. The DEC indicator
appears with the selected number of decimal places.
2. To change the number of decimal places displayed, key in a value
and press !.
3. To access another calculator format, press # or " once for each
format.
For example, to access the angle unit format, press #. To access the
number-separator format, press "" "or # # #.
4. To change the selected format, press & V.
5. To change another calculator format, repeat step 3 and step 4.
— or —
To return to the standard-calculator mode, press & U.
— or —
To access a worksheet, press a worksheet key or key sequence.
Choosing the Number of Decimal Places Displayed
The calculator stores numeric values internally to an accuracy of 13 digits,
but you can specify the number of decimal places you want to display.
The calculator displays up to 10 digits with the floating-decimal option.
Results exceeding 10 digits appear in scientific notation.
You can change these calculator formats:
To Select Press Display Default
Number of
decimal
places
& | DEC 0–9 (Press 9 for
floating-decimal)
2
Angle units # DEG (degrees)
RAD (radians)
DEG
Dates # US (mm-dd-yyyy)
Eur (dd-mm-yyyy)
US
Number
separators
# US (1,000.00 )
Eur (1.000,00)
US
Calculation
method
# Chn (chain)
AOSé (algebraic
operating system)
Chn

Texas Instruments BA II Plus Specifications

General

Type	Financial
Cover	-
Form factor	Pocket
Control type	Buttons
Product color	Black
Digits	10 digits
Display tilting	No
Display number of lines	1 lines
Memory registers	10
Power source	Battery