20 Most Recent Sharp EL-1701C Calculator - Page 3 Questions & Answers

When a P pops up on a calculator it stands for power. This usually means that the batteries need to be replaced.

Yes you can. That type of calculator has two separate ink rollers, one black & one red. They are easy to remove by putting your finger around the little ink roller & sliding it out towards you, the new one will lightly click into place. You can buy the sharp brand of ink rollers or a generic brand that will fit your calculator.

for example if you want 10 percent of 100......100 x 10 % your answer will come up as 10

The P stands for power & usually means you need to change your battery

P stands for power.....Try changing the battery (batteries) & see if that fixes the problem

I replaced the batteries and restarted the machine.

"OFF": Power OFF
"•": Power ON. Set to the non-print mode.
"P•IC": Power ON. Set to the print and item count mode.

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Its an internal problem with the main board. cant really fix it just have to replace it. Btw, I’m available to help over the phone in case u need at https://www.6ya.com/expert/sean_54c3a3dc48a7773c

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found solution. thx.

Old paper or old printhead.

I Finally figured it out after playing with it for almost 1/2 an hour!

Hit 2nd then Tax + (rate set) it will appear as 0.000 enter your tax rate... mine is 5% so I enter 5.0 then hit 2nd and Tax + (rate set again) And it will work!

It is glorious!!!

Answered By James Soltys from: Edmonton, Alberta Canada

bottom line third key from the left or right " = "