Sharp EL-5250 User Manual

This section takes you on a quick tour covering the calculator’s simple
arithmetic operations and also principal features like the solver function.

Press j at the top right of the keypad
to turn the calculator on.

• To conserve the batteries, the calculator

turns itself off automatically if it is not used
for several minutes.

Press @ o to turn the calculator off.

• Whenever you need to execute a function or command which is written

in orange above a key, press @ followed by the key.

Arithmetic expressions should be entered in the same order as they would
normally be written in. To calculate the result of an expression, press e at
the bottom right of the keypad; this has the same function as the ‘equals’ key
on some calculators.

Find the answer to the expression
8

2

 ÷ 

았앙

3 – 7 × -10.5

1.

8 A z @ * 3 -
7 k S 10.5

• This calculator has a minus key -

for subtraction and a negative key S
for entering negative numbers.

• To correct an error, use the cursor keys

l r u d to move to the appropriate position on the
display and type over the original expression.

2.

Press e to obtain an answer.

• While the calculator is computing an

answer, BUSY is displayed at the above
left of the display.

• The cursor does not have to be at the

end of an expression for you to obtain
an answer.

NORMAL MODE
            0.

NORMAL MODE
            0.
8Œ©‰3-7˚–10.5_

            0.
8Œ©‰3-7˚–10.5=
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