
HP's interest
in
computation
evolved as a na tural
extension
of
our tradition
al involvement in measure·
ment
problem
solving. At
an
early
date.
HP
recognized
the growing
need
for a family
of
computational
products
uniquely designed
for
ease of
interface
with
scientific
instrumentation.
In
1966
we
in t
roduced
the
fir st digital
minicompute
r
specifically designed 10
meet this
need.
Soon
after,
we
f
ollowed
up with
our fir
St
programmable calcu lator .
Fr
om
these
modest
beginni
ng<;.
HP
has
now
become
an
acknow
ledged leader in the field
of
co
mputational
problem
solving. Over
10,000
HP programmab
le cal·
culators
and
more
than 3000
HP
digital
compu
ters are
now
at
work
in
a wi
de ran
ge
of scientific. industrial,
and
educational appl i
cations.
Their effectiveness is
fu
rther
enh
anced
by
a
comple
te line of peripherals -
ranging fr
om
digital
tape
and
disc drives
to
card and
tape
readers, printers,
and
plotters.
Now we've
coupled
our
experience in scientific
pro
b-
lem solving
and computatiooal
technology
to
brin g
you
a
new
dimensio n in personal
computing
- -
the H
p·35
Pocket
Calculat
or.
HEWLETT
i PACKARD

S
HIRT
POCKET
PO
WER
Our object
in
developing the Hp
·35
was
to gIve
you
a hi(fl
preciSIon
portable
electronic
slide rule. We
thou~""II
you'd
like
to
have
something
only
ficllonal
heroes
like James
Bond, Walter
MitIY
or
D,ck Tracy
are
supposed
to
own.
The HP·35 has far
more
com
puting
power
than
previous
pocket calculators. Its
ten
digit accuracy exceeds the
precIsion
to
which
most
of the phYsical
connants
of the
universe are known. It wil l handle
numbers
as small as
10-
99
and
up
to
10
99
.
Jnd
au
toma
tically places the
decimal
point for
you
. It
is
the first p
ocket
cal
culato
r to
provi
de YOU
with tran:;.cendental f
unctions
like logarithms
and sines
and
cosines .
The
operational
$lack
and
the
reverse "Pol i
sh·'
(Lukasiewicz)
notation
used
in
the HP.35
are the
most
efficient way
known
to
computer
:;.cience
for
evaluating m!lIhematical expressions.
The HP·35 was designed with
yOU,
the
user,
In
mind.
We
spent as much time
on
the
keyboa
rd layout.
on
the ch
Oice
of functions,
and
on
the styling as we did
on
the
electronics.

The
speed
and
conveni ence with whi
ch you can arrive
at
a
Solution
to a problem
is
unparalleled . V
ou
will find
that
fewer mistakes
occur
when
computations
are easier
to
make . Y
ou
will also find yoursei f performing calculations
you
did nOt
do
bef ore. They fall
into
Thr
ee
categor
ies:
firsT,
Those
calculations
in
your
own field
that
were
avoided in favor
ot
an
educated
guess. The ability
to
perlorm
complex
calculations
whereV(!r you
are and
what
-
ever
me
situation
will
enhance
your
prolessional staTure.
The
second
category consists of calculations indirectly
related
to
your
profession -
computing
the
return
on
an
inveslment, reconciling
your
bank
account,
pursuing
your
hobby
with professional precision,
etc.
The last categOfY
contains
thO$!!
expioratOfY calculations t
hat
you
do
for
lun.
They
arise
when
someone
asks
"Old
you
know
...
?".
For
example,
did
you
know
thai one cubic
mile of air weighs
more
than 5 million tons?
Did
you
know
that
a man
running
a 4--minute mile
turns
100 yards in a
little
more
man
1
3.6
seconds?
Did
you
know
that
355
/ 1
13
is
an
excellent
approxi-
mation
to
n?
ii

seC TION 1
I
NSTANT AR
ITHM
ETI
C
In
the HP-35,
arithmetic
aIlswers appear immediately
after pressing a
G ,
1:1
,
E3
or
G key.
As
in
on ndding
machine,
where
the a key
ad
ds the last
entry
to
what.
ever
is
alrendy in the machine, and the
1:1
key
subtracts
this
la'St
entry,
so
also, in the HP·
35,
the
13
key multi.
plu~s
what's
in the
machine
by
the
last
entry
and
the G
key dIvides
by
the
lasl
entry.
BUI
at the
start
we've got
to
gel the li($t
number
into
the
machine.
To
do
this
you
key in Ihe first
number
and
press
Now key
in
the
ne xt
number and
then
press
Try these
examples.
It
is
no t necessary to clear th e
machine
between
problems,
but
if
you
make
an
entry
mistake, press m jCL
EAR
XI
and
enter
the
number
correctly.
Toocld3to12
To
subtract
3 from
"
Press
'"
Press
'"
OJ
1.
OJ
lID
12
.
lID
12
.
am
12
.
am
12
.
@)
3.
@)
3.
II
15
.
iii
9 .
1

6
THE
OPERATIONAL
STACK
To
do
the last
examples
your
HP-35 had
to
save
some
answers for
future
use.
Let's
see
how
it
does this.
There
are four
number
registers in
the
HP-35, which we call the
X,
Y, Z
and
T regIsters.
They
are arranged in
what
is
called a
"stock", X on
the
bottom
and
T
on
the
top.
The
display always shows the
number
in
the
X register.
OPERATIONAL
STACK
,
y
x
___
T Register
___
Z Re
gister
___
Y RegIs
ter
X Re
gister
NOTE
The x Register
is
~Iw~y~
rli~nl~Yflrl
To
avoid
confusion
be-
tween the
name
of a
register
and
the
number
in it, we designate the
register
by
a capital
lener
and the
number
by
italics. Thus, X, y, Z
and
I are the
contents
n/X,Y,7~"dT
When
you
key in
11
number, it
goos
into
the X register,
Which
is
the
only
one
displayed. When
you
press
IlDEiD
,this
number is
repeated
into
the Y registe
r.
At
the same time, the
y
is
moved
up
to
Z arxl z is moved
up
to
T like this:
When
you
press a ,
Xisadded
toy,
and
the
whole
stack
drops
to
d,splay the answer
In
X.
The
same
Ihinghappeos
for = '
EI
and
G Whenell(!r
the
stack
drops,
I is
duplicated into T and
Z,
and Z drops
10
Y.
1

S
ECTION
1
T
D
,
z
1:1
Y
IY-I-X l
y-X
~
~
Y
13
X
Y><X
yl
x
X
1:1
Let us
look
at Ihe
conlent$
01
the stack
as
we do (3 x 4 )
-I-
(5 x
6).
The
keys used are shCMfi above the
circl
ed steps
CD
through
®.
Oireetly
above
the
keys
you see
Ihe
in
for
mation
'"
the
X, Y, Z and T registers
after
the key
str
oke.
(3 " 4)
-1-
(5 x 6)
T
Z
"
Y
3 3
"
5
X
3.
3.
,
".
5. 5.
K
EY
I1l
D
0
13
lID
D
!>TE
P
<D
@
@@
® ®
STEP
CD
3 in
di
splay
IX
Register)
STEP ® 3 d
uplicat
ed
into
Y Register
STE P
@ 4
in display
STEP
@)
Product (12) formed
in
Y,
then
drops ,nto
X.
"
5
"
6.
30.
".
@l
13
D
0®
@
STEP ® AUl
omatic
~
pushes 12 into
Y,
dis-
dIsplay shows
5.
STEP ®
~
pushes y
inl0
Z,
X
inlO
Y,
and leaves x unchanged,
STEP
CV
6,"
di
splay
S
TEP
® Pr
oduci
(30)
formed
in
Y,
then
Z and
y
drop
to
Y and X
STEP
®
Sum (421
formed
in
Y then d rops
into
X.
7

SECTION
(d)
Find Ihe
area
of
a elrcle
with
a 3
foot
radius, i.e ..
A "
JTR2
w!lh R 3 fet't.
Press
"'"
@
3
I£iiliIl
3.
EI
9 .
~
3.
1 4
15926
5 4
EI
28.
27433
389
P
OW
ERS O F NUM
BERS
We
have
al
readv
set'n
how
to
square a number
and
to
take
ilS
reciprocal,
Ihatls,
how
to
lind
Xl
and
X-
I.
The
I'll
key leiS
you
Imd
any
power
of
a posilillC
number.
Sup-
pose
you
wont
to
lind
2xZxZx2x2x2x2
27. In
most
calculators
you·d
have
10
do
all six
multiplications.
Here·s
how
YOU
do
it
with
Ihe HP-
35:
Press
S"
Comments
0
7
Enter
the
power.
y.
I£iiliIl
7
Put It
in
Y
lID
2
Enter
the
number,
X.
l'DI
"8
Take
27
The
power
(y)
does
nOt have to
be a whole
number:
It
can
be any
number.
The
HP-35
performs
XY
wllh
an
mternal
program using
logarithms
and
the
answers
are
nOI
always
exael
to
Ihe
last
decimal
place (sec Accuracy page 21).
For
e ~
ample,
81/
J
-
4.
but"
you
key
(ID
!mE
@
G
rnJ
III
you
get 3
999999999
Call It
4;
the
error
is .000000001,
or
only
one bli
lionthl
9

~
~
T
Z
V
Find the
monthly
payment on a
30
year 1360
payment),
$30,000
loan havtng
an
annual interest of 6%
L005/month).
Monthly
Payment
=
Principal x Monthly Interest Rate
1 - [1
1(
1 + Monthly Interest
Rme)PaymentsJ
30,000 x .005
1 -
[1111.oo5)360J
>50
>50
150
>50
>50
150 150
>50 >50 >50
30000
30000
150
360
360
>50
150
>50
>50
X
30000.
30000,
.005
150.
1.
1.
360. 360. 1.005
6.0225
.16601 .83395
17986
]
KEY
30000
0
.005
£I
D
360
D 1.005
III
m
1:1
G
RESULT
•
•
0
j
0
z

•
•
,
SECTION
1
lID
15
. 6
lEI
15
.
6
00
IIJ
15.
6
01
~
" .
6
12
You
can
save
t,me
when
entering
exoct
powers
of ten
simply by preSSing
IIJ3
and
then
the
desired
power
01
ten. Before
doing
an
example, press
BIl
to
terminate
the previous
example.
Now,
to
enter
one million
(10
6
):
Press
g."
00
06
To
enter
negative
powers
of
ten,
pre~s
a (Change Sign)
after pressing
B
and
either before
or
after
keying in
tho
powor
o f Ion
To
en,Or
,he
rna",
of
"n
"I"ctro
n,
which
is 9.1
09
x
10-~1
kilograms, first press _ to
terminate
th
e previous
e ~amp
le,
then:
Pr
ess
g."
~
••
[J
•
IIJ
•
lID
•
"
lID
• •
".
ID
•
".
00
I!I:Il
• •
".
-
00
@
••
" .
-
03
IIJ
••
'd
•
-"
13

14
NEGATI VE NUMBERS
The
_ key d
oes
mOl'e
than
enter
M9'ltive
powers
of
len. In
fact,
its
primary
uses
are
for
entering
ne9'l tive
numbers and changing the si!J)
of a computed
result.
Ex
am
ple: In
computIng
Ihe
product
(-31(-
4)(-51(-6
1-
you
WIll
see
that
the
m:e
can be used
e,ther
belore
or
after
the
number.
Since
you
dIdn't
use the
number
from
the
previous
example,
press
6!l
to
get
rid
01 it.
Press
"'"
a
- 0
@J
- 3
ImIliIl
- 3
IilIl
3.
GJ
- 4 .
£I
12
.
@
5
a
- 5
£I
- 6 0
lID
6
a
- 6
£I
36O,
TRA I LING ZEROS
Comments
a used
before
3
a used before 4
(-31(-41
'" 12
a used
after
5
(-3)(-4)(-51
"
-60
a used
after
6
(-31(-4)(-511-6) K 360
Trailing
zeros
10
the
right
of
the
decimal
point
are
blanked
QUI,
automaticall
y.

I
I
1
t
S
ECTION
1
MORE
MEMORY
Your HP·35 has an additional
memory
register for storing
constants. It
is
not
affected
by
computations.
HowC'/er, a
keyboard
entry
or
IiBJ
immediately
following
mEl
does
not
raise the stack .
EMampl
e:
To
find
what
percentage each
01
the
lirst
li~
odd
numbers
i5
01
their
total,
lirst
add
1,
3, 5.
7
and
9, then press
om
(STORE)
to
store
th
e s
um
(25) in
memory.
The
individual
entries
may n
ow
be
divided
by
the
stored
nurrber
si
......
ply
by
pressing
IiBJ
(R ECALL.)
and
then
GI
:
Press
1m
(jJ
1m
a
I1J
G!!I!
a
lID
1m
a
m
G!!I!
a
lID
G!!I!
a
""
25
.
25
.
1 .
25
.
"
3 .
25
.
12
5 .
25.
2
7 .
25.
28
9.
25.
36
Comments
(Key in
25
if
not
already
the re)
ST
ORE
sum
in
memory
Fi
rst
number
RECAL
L.
sum
4% of
tota
l
1
2%
of
tota
l
20% of total
28% of total
36
% of
wtal
15

16
REARRANGING
TH
E ST
ACK
The m (ROLL OOWNI key let$
you
reI/lew
the
Slack
contents
Without losing
data.
II
IS
also used to reposi tion
data Wit
hin
the slack.
Here is
what
happens
each lime
you
press m
t
~/T
Z -.......j"'-- Z
Y
--'('--
y
x
./
'---
X
Exa mple:
Load
the
sta
ck by pressing
GJ
EiD
(gJ
amn
(ID
EiD
m·
(The
Slock
now
contains
X=4,
1'''3, Z-2,
and
t~l
L
To
rel/iew
the
COntents
of
the
stack
pressm
four
times.
The
fourth
m
returns
the
stack
to
its
anginal
position
(X"'4,
y~3,
Z
-2
and
t- l l.
NOTE: Pressing m
aft
er e
ntering
a series
of
digits
to
form
a
number
terminates
the
compositio
n
ur
tt", numb
er (i.
e., no at$dltlonul digits can
be a
ppendedl
NOTE:
The
stack
is
raised and t
is loU when a ke
yboa
rd
entry
or
a follows m .
You will
often
f.nd
that X and y should
be
exchanged
before
a a , G
or
III
opera
tion.
The
f:Bl key
exchanges.
X
and y as
shown
beiON.
T
z
--
- z
y~.----y
X---------'--- X
Example: Find
{/S
12
Press
s
..
5 1 2
512
Co
mm
er"lt

18
Although logarithms were originally ured
to
speed multi-
plication
and
division,
they
have partIcular significance
in
scientific
and
engineering problems.
There
is.
for example,
a logarithmIc relatIonshIp belwtlen alti
tude
and
barometric
pressure.
Suppose
you
wish
10
use
an
ordinary
barometer
as
an
alIi meIer.
Afler
measuring
the
sea level pressure
(30 inches of mercury) you
climb
unlil Ihe
barometer
in-
dicates
9.4 inches of
mercury.
How
hIgh are
you?
Allhough
Ihe
e~act
relatIonship of pressure
and
altitude
IS
a function
01
many
lactor'$, a reas
onab
le
appro~imalion
is
given by:
Press
25000
IlmIl
30
IlmIl
9.4
;;
l1li
£I
30
Altllude
(teet)
•
25,000
In
--Pressure
""
Comments
2500
0 .
25000.
30
.
30
9
4
Pr
essure at altitude
3.
1 9 1 4
89362
1
60
4
87693
290
12
19233
Altitude
[We
SUSpe.c1
thaI
you
may
be
on
Mt. Everesl (29.028 feet))
Your
Hp·35
compules
trigonometric f
unctions
of angles
measured
on
degrees
and
decimal fractions
of
a degree .
E~
ample!
Find sin
30.5
°,
cos
150", Ian _25. 6°.
Press So,
Comments
30.5
30
. 5
5075383628
sm
30
.5
o

22
Logarit
hmic
operations
have
an
additiona
l l
imitation
of
1:3
in
the
10th
decimal
!leasl
significant)
digit
in the
displayed answer.
Trigonomet"c
operations
have
an
additional
occurocy
limitation
of
±1
>< 10-9 on
the
displayed
answer.
E><ampl
e:
Your
Hp·35
shows that
In
5 -
1.6094379
12.
The ac<:urocy
statement
sayS
that
1.609437
9 12
IS
the
rl3lural
logarithm
01
a
number
between
4.999999998
and
5.000000002.
OV
ERFL
OW
AND UN
DERFLO
W
Any
COmput811on
or
data
entry
resuillng
in
a IT\iIgnitude
equal
10
or
greater
IhM
10
100
causes
9.999999999
99
to be
displayed.
Computations
or
data
entries
having
a
IT\iIgniwde less t
han
10-
99
are
displayed
as
zero.
SCIENT
IFIC NOTATIO
N
Answers greater than
10
10
and smaller
than 10
-2 Jrc
dis played
in sCi
ent
ific
notation.
I
MPROPER
CALCULATIONS
If
you
attempt
an
Improper
Calculation such
as
diVision
by
zerO, a blonkong zero appears.
To
reset, press
t!13 . The
fQllowong
aperallons
afe
Improper
.
• DiVISIon
by
;rero
• Square
root
01
a nega\lve
number
•
In
,,',
log
Xor
XY,
where
X ""O
• arc
son
Xor
arc cos X,
where
Ix!
> 1

24
NOTE
The
HP-35 s
hould
be
turned off
befor
e pluggin9
in
the
charger.
It can
be
turned
on
&!la
in a
lter
the
charger is
plugged in
to the power
out
let.
The calculator c
an
be
used during the char9in9 cycle. The
Hp·35 can
be
operated
continuously
from
the
ac line if
desired.
There
is
no
danger of
o~rcharging
the
battery.
RECHARGI
NG
AND AC LINE OPERATI
ON
CA
m'
ION
1'0
prevent damage, the position
of Ihe line
vol/age
select switch
011
II
IC
ba
t/c
ry charge
r
must
be
set
fo IIw proper line
vol/age
.
1, Make sure
that
the
power
switch is 0
FF.
2, Insert
battery
charger plug
into
the
rear conn
ecto
r of
the
HP-35
and
connect
power
plug to
power
outlet
.
NOTE: Either
connection
may
be
made
first.
3.
Slide the
power
switch
to
ON
and
observe
tha
t a zero
and
a decimal
point
are displayed .
IMPO
RTANT
The HP-35 w
ill
not
operate when connected
to
the recharger unle
ss
the recharger is con-
nected
to
a live
power
outlet
,
5. Slide
power
switch
to
OFF
if
you
don't
want
to
use
the
calculator
while it
is
charging.

SECTIO
N 2
N
OTE
Alter 14
hours, a complelCly
discharged
battery
will
be
fully
charged.
Shoner
charge periods will allow
reduced
battery
OPerating
lime.
There
is
no
danger
01
owrcharge.
f
or
convenience,
ovcrnig,t charging is re.:::ommended.
6.
AI
end
01 th e
charg
ing period. you may
continue
using
y
our
HP·35 wilh
ac
power
or
proceed
to
ne
xt
step
lor
dc
power
operation
.
1. With
the
power
switch
at
OFF
,
disconnect
battery
charger
Irom
PCNVer
receptacle.
8.
Disconnect
balle
ry
charger
from HP.35.
NO
TE
Temporary
degradation,
peculiar
to
nickel·cadmium
bat
·
teries.
may
cause a decrease
in the
operating
period of
the
baHery
pack.
Should
this
happen turn
the HP·
35
on
for
at
least five I
lours
to
co
mp
let ely di scllarge
tM
i.Jalterles.
Then
PUI
il
on
charge
fo r
~t
least 14 hours. This should
correct
the
temporary
degra
dat
ion.
If
the
bauery
pock
won't ha
d a
charge.
it
may
be
defective.
If
the
warrant
y is in eff()(:t.
return
the
pack
to
Hewlett·Packard ac<;ording
10
the
instruc
tions
on
page
29.
If
the
baHCt"y
pack is
OUI
01
warranty,
use
Ihe
accessory
order
card
in
the
back
cover
pocket
o f this mallual
10
order a Ilew
bal1ery.
NOT E
Use only the HP
rech~rge
nbl
e
Model
8200
1A
Battery
Pac
k which
has
been teSled
and
is warr an led
lor
one year.
You can u
se
yo
ur
Hp·35
011 ae
po
wer uillil Ihe replace -
men
t ban ery pac k arri
ws
.
25

SECTION 2
ACCESSOR
IE
S
STANDARD
Your HP·35
comes
complcte
with the
loll~ing
accessories:
(To reorder.
see
the
Order
Card
In
the
back
cover
pocket
of this
manual.)
ACceSSORY
Battery Pack
Battery D'larger/AC
Adapter
Safety Travel Case
Soft
leather
Carrymg Case
Operating Manual
Four
personalized labels
MODEL/PART
NO.
82001A
82002A
82003A
8200SA
00035·90008
7120·2946
The
pe
rsonalized labels are provided
lor
your
con
·
venience. Type
your
name or
other
Identification
on
each
label
and
aff,x
to
calculotor,
battery
charger,
and
safety
travel case.
OPTIONAL
Othcr
lICcC$sorics
for
your
HP·35
arc specifi
ed
on the
Order Card in the back covcr
pocket
of th,s
manual.
We
will
send
you
new
Order
Cards as
add,tional
optional
accessories arc
added
10
our prodUClline.
The
82oo4A
Ballery Holdllr
and
Pack consists
of
a
charging
allachment
and
a spare
ballery
pack
so
thai
one
battery
pack
can
charge While
the
other
is
in use.
Oplional accessories include :
AcceSSORY
Battery Holder
and
Pack
$ecu"ty
Cradle
Hard Leather Field Case
MODEL/PART
NO.
82oo4A
82oo7A
82oo6A
27
•

28
SERVICING
LO
W PO
WE
R
All
decimal
points
light
to
warn
you
that
you
have a few
minutes
of
OPerating
time
1<lIt.
You
mUSt then
eit
her:
•
operate
from
ac
powe
r
•
charge
the
battery
pack
• insert a fully
charged
bm
tery pack
BLANK DI
SP
LAY
A bl
ank
display
while
in
battery
operation
means
the:
•
battery
pack
IS
dIscharged
•
battery
pack
is nOt
making
COntact
•
calculator
is
defecuve
To iSOlate t
he diff
lcu
l1y
, try the fOl
lowing:
1.
Examin
e t
he
Bu
tte
ry
Pac k (see Replaceme
nt
pro
-
cox/
ure, PJge 26.f
If
displa y is stil
l blan k.
proc
eed
to
ne
xt
ste
p.
2. Ope r
ate your
HP
·35
from
ac line , page 24. If the
d
isplny
remains
bla
n k, the
HP
·35
is def
ecti
ve. Sl'e t
he
War
mn ty
section,
below.
W
ARRANTY
IN
WA
RR
ANT
Y
T
he
Hp·35
IS
warranled
agaonst defecTS in
mate
rials
and
workmanshIp
fo r
one
year f
rom
dale
of delivery. During
the
warranty
period
~
"",U repair
or
replace
components
thai prove
to
be
de
fective, prOVIded
they
are
returned 10
H
ewlett·Packard
bee
Shipping Instructions!'
No Other
warranty
is
expressed
or
implied.
We
are
not
liable for
consequential
damage.

34
AN A LGOR
ITH
M
The
flow charI
shown
below allows
you
10 evaluate any
e~pression
on
a calculator. like
your
HP·35,
Ihat
u<;es
an
operatIona l stack
and
LukasiewIcz
notation.
AlthoultJ
the
general
solution
requIres
an
operational
stack
of
un·
limitoo length,
the
lour
regIster stack in your HP-35
IS
adequate
lor
most practical problems. Belore using
the
al90rithm, Wfite your expression in serial
lorm
i.e ..
write
it as if it were to
be
sent over
the
teletype.
All expressions
can
be
Wfinen in serial l
orm. For
e",~mple
:
•
2
3 +
1/2
beco
mes
2/13
+ 1/2).
nUT
U"'OU
.(R.O"M
.... " TWO
•
/
...
,
~
..
* Y
ou
may omI t
this
step
if
you've
done
any operatio
n
on
the
last
num
ber ent
erOO
.
• One
numbe
r (Monadic)
ope
rations are thin
gs
like
fiiJ m
.etc
.
..
Two
number
(Diadic)
operall
ons
are things like D
CI
£I
1::1

For Additional Sales and Ser
vice
Iniormsiion
Con-
laCI Your Local Hewleu-Packard Sales
Office
or
Cal l
4
C1a/99ll-<l100
(Ask lor
Calculator
CUSlomtIr Service).

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