Re: EXIT key reassigned on 42s Message #11 Posted by Charles Mones on 18 Feb 2012, 4:53 p.m., in response to message #1 by Charles Mones
I've had a chance to play with my 42s as many have requested. Here is what I found:
1.With the calculator on, I can only use the exit key together with the SQRT and LOG keys to do a reset or self test but nothing else. These were also the methods I used to activate the calculator when it was off. (i.e. before I found the trick of pushing EXIT then SUM+. The EXIT key does not return from a menu, but EXIT-SUM+ does. I've not been able to change the brightness of the display, though.
2.No other two-key sequence turns the calculator on.
3.As Bart (UK) suggested, I was able to turn the calculator on and off by pushing just below the LCD screen in conjuction with using EXIT. This method worked as well and reliably as the EXIT-SUM+ method.
4.As Lyuka suggested, I was able to turn the calculator on (but not off) by hitting a group of keys together with EXIT. For example 7,8,9,DIV. This method seems to work better with the numbered keys than with the function keys. It also does not work very reliably.
My decision to send the calculator in will depend on whether I feel my 42s will work reliably as is. If Lyuka's diagnosis is correct, the 42s may have a limited life span, plus the problem may be difficult to fix. If Bart is correct, then the fix might be simpler. I enjoy tinkering with electronics, but drilling on the back of a thin plastic case is beyond my comfort level.
Thanks again,
Charles
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