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From: martin@hpdml93.HP.COM (Martin Ackerman)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Trouble with HP12c
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Date: 26 Apr 89 18:55:05 GMT
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/ hpdml93:comp.misc / dag@fciva.FRANKLIN.COM (Daniel A. Graifer) / 11:04 am  Apr 25, 1989 /
Help.  Someone in my office has an HP12C that has started displaying numbers
"European" fashion:  Thousands separated by periods and fraction separated
from integer by a comma.  I can find nothing in the manual indicating
how to switch it back.  Any ideas?

The following works on both my HP15C and HP16C:

(From the HP15C Owner's Handbook.)

You can reverse [the digit separator] setting to conform to the numerical
convention used in many contries. To do so, turn off the calculator. Press
and hold ON, press and hold . (period), release ON, then release . (ON/.).
(Repeating this sequence will set the calculator to the previous display
convention.)

These instructions were list in the index under "Digit Separator Display".

I hope this helps.