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RPN Financial 12 manual · Chapter 16 of 16

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Reset and clear the calculator, number range and precision, display limits, and what is not included.

16.1Clear and reset#

To clearPress
The X registerCLx
Statistics registers R1 to R6 and the stackfΣSST (CLEAR Σ)
The financial registers n, i, PV, PMT, FVfFINx⇄y (CLEAR FIN)
All storage and financial registers and the stackfREGCLx (CLEAR REG)
Program memoryfP/RR/S to enter program mode, then fPRGMR↓ (CLEAR PRGM)
Everything: stack, registers, settings, program and historySettings, then Reset calculator

Your work is saved by the app between sessions, so it is still there when you return. A pending prefix (f or g) is cancelled with ON.

16.2Number range and precision#

ItemValue
Digits shown10 (plus a sign), with commas in groups of three
Digits kept inside13 significant digits
Largest number9.999999999 × 10⁹⁹
Smallest numberAbout 1 × 10⁻⁹⁹ (smaller results become 0)
Registers20 storage registers, plus n, i, PV, PMT and FV
Stack4 levels (X, Y, Z, T) and LSTx
Cash flowsCF₀ and up to 19 CFj, each repeated up to 99 times
Program memory99 lines

The display setting changes only how X is shown. A number that does not fit is shown in scientific form.

16.3What is not included#

See also Getting startedError messages

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