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10-16-2023, 09:58 PM
Post: #541
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Didier's photo does indeed show the grey-green difference. It also demonstrates the much clearer orange-yellow printing in the CE version. I think that's a good improvement!
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10-17-2023, 03:00 AM
Post: #542
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Isn't it a newer screen with adjustable contrast, probably made with better materials?

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10-17-2023, 05:29 AM
Post: #543
RE: NEW: HP 15C Collectors Edition
(10-17-2023 03:00 AM)lvt Wrote:  Isn't it a newer screen with adjustable contrast, probably made with better materials?

That's precisely what the debate is

The 15C CE display seems fine to me.
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10-17-2023, 02:48 PM
Post: #544
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For me, the brighter and contrasty-er faceplate printing, along with the matte finish on the keys (and the fact my CE is brand new and my original 15c is just a tiny bit battle-scarred) all add up to override any minor annoyance with the greenish display.

Hmm. The only gripe I have of the aesthetics of my original 15c and 11c is that the faceplates are scratched. (One has a friend's initials.)

Moravia has new bezels, the means to attach them, and probably the means to remove old ones cleanly.

I wonder if they'd consider offering a refurb service to replace old Voyager bezels?

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10-17-2023, 04:24 PM
Post: #545
RE: NEW: HP 15C Collectors Edition
(10-07-2023 08:07 PM)ctrclckws Wrote:  
(10-07-2023 01:27 PM)VoyagerBender Wrote:  Hi all, I received my 15C CE last week, and I "discovered" (I was reading the Wikipedia page of the 15C) today that it has a 16C emulator (already discussed on the current topic). While I was so happy to test this feature, I had the idea to turn it off, and to execute a self-test (ON/(holding the key /)). Now, when I try to turn on my calculator, nothing works. Does someone know how to fix this problem?

You will have to do a hard reset of the calculator.
I don't remember exactly the method, but I think there is a reset hole inside the battery compartment.
It has been mentioned in other posts in this section about the 15C ce.

The 16C mode and the large memory mode do not support the self test, so not a good thing to try to do

Good luck, it is recoverable.

Thanks for your answer. It took a bit of time until today (I did not have the tools to open the battery compartment and to execute a hard reset), I have just tried today the solution of the reset hole, but unfortunately, it has not worked Sad

When I hold the reset button a few seconds (maybe 5 seconds), "Pr Error" is displayed when I turn on the calculator. But, when I press another key, there is nothing anymore on the display.

Is there anything else to do in addition to the reset hole? How could I fix such a problem?

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10-17-2023, 05:35 PM
Post: #546
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(10-17-2023 04:24 PM)VoyagerBender Wrote:  Is there anything else to do in addition to the reset hole? How could I fix such a problem?

After you saw the PR ERROR, would the calculator turn off and on again?

Next level,

Get the PR ERROR as before, then take the batteries out.
Leave them out for a minute or so then re-insert them.

When you turn it on, you'll probably get PR ERROR again.
Turn it off and on again, hopefully, back to normal.
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10-17-2023, 06:05 PM
Post: #547
RE: NEW: HP 15C Collectors Edition
(10-17-2023 05:35 PM)ctrclckws Wrote:  
(10-17-2023 04:24 PM)VoyagerBender Wrote:  Is there anything else to do in addition to the reset hole? How could I fix such a problem?

After you saw the PR ERROR, would the calculator turn off and on again?

Next level,

Get the PR ERROR as before, then take the batteries out.
Leave them out for a minute or so then re-insert them.

When you turn it on, you'll probably get PR ERROR again.
Turn it off and on again, hopefully, back to normal.

Thanks for your answer Smile .

Unfortunately, it does not work. When I try to turn it on (before trying to solve the problem), the display remains "inactive", whatever the key I am pressing (after having pressed the key "on"). I will test your solution again in few minutes (or tomorrow).

I just have the impression that there is no "built-in programmes" anymore in the calculator, as if the calculator was just an "empty keyboard". If anyone has another solution, I would be interested in.

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10-17-2023, 07:13 PM
Post: #548
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Perhaps it's time to see what the warranty options are.

Best wishes for you. Fingers crossed.
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10-17-2023, 11:10 PM
Post: #549
RE: NEW: HP 15C Collectors Edition
(10-17-2023 06:05 PM)VoyagerBender Wrote:  [snip]
Thanks for your answer Smile .

Unfortunately, it does not work. When I try to turn it on (before trying to solve the problem), the display remains "inactive", whatever the key I am pressing (after having pressed the key "on"). I will test your solution again in few minutes (or tomorrow).

I just have the impression that there is no "built-in programmes" anymore in the calculator, as if the calculator was just an "empty keyboard". If anyone has another solution, I would be interested in.

Please try installing brand new batteries before concluding the h/w is defective. It may have ended up in some crazy mode and eaten through the batteries, and now after getting "PR ERROR" (which btw is not really an error, it simply means that power was lost and reset) there is not enough power to complete a full startup. It's worth a try...

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10-18-2023, 11:43 AM
Post: #550
RE: NEW: HP 15C Collectors Edition
(09-24-2023 11:06 AM)Thomas Klemm Wrote:  
(09-20-2023 06:49 PM)Maximilian Hohmann Wrote:  It is amazing that they were able to put complex matrix algebra into such a tiny calculator

The same trick can be used with the WP-34S:
Calculations With Complex Matrices

The complex matrix capabilities don't really interest me in 2023 (having been spoilt by the complex matrix capabilities of the RPL line of calculators), but the rest of the complex math capabilities of the 15C keep me coming back for more time and time again.

One interesting design detail I like in both LE and CE 15C's, is the clarity of display in low light conditions. That's an important design consideration in a pocketable calculator. It's certainly a more important design benefit than one would expect when judged from the specification documentation alone.
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10-19-2023, 05:52 AM
Post: #551
RE: NEW: HP 15C Collectors Edition
I received my 15CCE today!
I'm sure someone has already posted a comparison photo of the three models in a timeline before, but here's mine - original 1982 (NIB) 15C, 2011 LE, and 2023 CE. Quick iphone image - i'll try to take a better image in the next week or so.
Cheers, Keith


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10-19-2023, 07:18 AM
Post: #552
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(10-19-2023 05:52 AM)kmidson Wrote:  I received my 15CCE today!
I'm sure someone has already posted a comparison photo of the three models in a timeline before, but here's mine - original 1982 (NIB) 15C, 2011 LE, and 2023 CE. Quick iphone image - i'll try to take a better image in the next week or so.
Cheers, Keith

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It's crazy that they removed the Hewlett Packard label from the 15C CE.

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10-19-2023, 08:37 AM
Post: #553
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(10-19-2023 07:18 AM)lvt Wrote:  It's crazy that they removed the Hewlett Packard label from the 15C CE.
They had to. I'm happy they were at least allowed to use the hp logo.
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10-19-2023, 11:20 AM (This post was last modified: 10-19-2023 12:04 PM by Pyjam.)
Post: #554
RE: NEW: HP 15C Collectors Edition
(10-13-2023 09:28 PM)Eric Rechlin Wrote:  @Eric Rechlin

Hello
First of all, I'd like to congratulate you on recreating the HP-15C manuals. It's a fantastic job worthy of all praise.

However, during my reading, I came across an inaccuracy. At the top of page 53, it reads:

Quote:The ?̄ function computes the arithmetic mean (average) of the x- and y-values using the formulas shown in Appendix A…

But that's not the subject of Appendix A, and I haven't found these formulas anywhere.
EDIT: As Bob pointed out, I am the one who saw wrong. Sorry.
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10-19-2023, 11:32 AM
Post: #555
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(10-19-2023 11:20 AM)Pyjam Wrote:  
(10-13-2023 09:28 PM)Eric Rechlin Wrote:  @Eric Rechlin

Hello
First of all, I'd like to congratulate you on recreating the HP-15C manuals. It's a fantastic job worthy of all praise.

However, during my reading, I came across an inaccuracy. At the top of page 53, it reads:

Quote:The ?̄ function computes the arithmetic mean (average) of the x- and y-values using the formulas shown in Appendix A…

But that's not the subject of Appendix A, and I haven't found these formulas anywhere.

Yes, they are in the referenced place, on p. 206, the 2nd page of Appendix A.

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10-19-2023, 11:41 AM
Post: #556
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Oh! Thanks.
I didn't expect to find these formulas in a chapter on errors, but in a chapter containing statistical formulas and maybe others. And so, I thought this chapter was missing.
My apologies. But my congratulations still stand. ;0)
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10-19-2023, 12:40 PM
Post: #557
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So, when I read a typo that isn't there, is it a
  • Braino?
  • Thinko?
  • Reado?
  • Something else?

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10-19-2023, 02:17 PM
Post: #558
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(10-19-2023 12:40 PM)johnb Wrote:  So, when I read a typo that isn't there, is it a
  • Braino?
  • Thinko?
  • Reado?
  • Something else?

Reminds me of an old joke:

A minister, a priest and a rabbit enter a blood bank.
“What are your blood types?” asks the attendant.
“A+,” says the minister.
“B-,” replies the priest.
“I’ve never been tested,” says the rabbit, “but I think I’m a type-O.”
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10-19-2023, 07:28 PM
Post: #559
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(10-19-2023 08:37 AM)Thomas Radtke Wrote:  
(10-19-2023 07:18 AM)lvt Wrote:  It's crazy that they removed the Hewlett Packard label from the 15C CE.
They had to. I'm happy they were at least allowed to use the hp logo.

I've read the story behind that, and I'm happy that my 12C Platinum still has the label.

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10-19-2023, 09:45 PM
Post: #560
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So why was the "Hewlett Packard" text removed on the CE?
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