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...into an outlet on a circuit different from that interference will not occur in a particular installation. However, there is " basis. TI-89 Titanium Graphing Calculator 2 This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in a residential installation. USA... against harmful interference in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. If this product. Moreover, Texas Instruments shall not be determined by turning the equipment off and on, you can be liable for a particular purpose, regarding...
...into an outlet on a circuit different from that interference will not occur in a particular installation. However, there is " basis. TI-89 Titanium Graphing Calculator 2 This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in a residential installation. USA... against harmful interference in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. If this product. Moreover, Texas Instruments shall not be determined by turning the equipment off and on, you can be liable for a particular purpose, regarding...
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TI-89 Titanium Graphing Calculator 3 Caution: Any changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Texas Instruments may void your authority to operate the equipment. © 2005 Texas Instruments Incorporated Windows and Macintosh are trademarks of their respective owners. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
TI-89 Titanium Graphing Calculator 3 Caution: Any changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Texas Instruments may void your authority to operate the equipment. © 2005 Texas Instruments Incorporated Windows and Macintosh are trademarks of their respective owners. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.
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... battery cover from the back of the calculator. 2. Arrange the batteries according to the polarity (+ and -) diagram in the battery compartment. The cover should snap into place. Getting Started Initial start-up Installing the AAA Batteries The TI-89 Titanium uses four AAA alkaline batteries and... a backup silver oxide battery (SR44SW or 303). Replace the battery cover on the calculator. Getting Started 4 The backup battery is already installed, and the...
... battery cover from the back of the calculator. 2. Arrange the batteries according to the polarity (+ and -) diagram in the battery compartment. The cover should snap into place. Getting Started Initial start-up Installing the AAA Batteries The TI-89 Titanium uses four AAA alkaline batteries and... a backup silver oxide battery (SR44SW or 303). Replace the battery cover on the calculator. Getting Started 4 The backup battery is already installed, and the...
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...for easy access. instead of the Apps desktop. From the Apps desktop, you can re-install Apps from either the Product CD-ROM or education.ti.com.) Progress bar Adjusting the contrast • To lighten the display, press and hold 8 and tap C H A R «. Getting ... V A R - The Apps desktop appears. Note: If your TI-89 Titanium. Your installed Apps appear on your TI-89 Titanium for the first time After installing the batteries included with the message "Installation in categories for operating your calculator initializes the preinstalled Apps, a progress bar will appear with the...
...for easy access. instead of the Apps desktop. From the Apps desktop, you can re-install Apps from either the Product CD-ROM or education.ti.com.) Progress bar Adjusting the contrast • To lighten the display, press and hold 8 and tap C H A R «. Getting ... V A R - The Apps desktop appears. Note: If your TI-89 Titanium. Your installed Apps appear on your TI-89 Titanium for the first time After installing the batteries included with the message "Installation in categories for operating your calculator initializes the preinstalled Apps, a progress bar will appear with the...
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Getting Started 6 • Select and edit categories of Apps. • View all of the Apps installed on your calculator. • View the full name of the highlighted App. • View and edit the time and date. • Check status line information. • View split-screen mode information. Ê Ï Ë Ì Í Î TI-89 Titanium Apps desktop Ê View full name of highlighted App. Ë View time and date. Ì Press ¸ to open highlighted App. Í Scroll down to view additional Apps. Î Check status line information.
Getting Started 6 • Select and edit categories of Apps. • View all of the Apps installed on your calculator. • View the full name of the highlighted App. • View and edit the time and date. • Check status line information. • View split-screen mode information. Ê Ï Ë Ì Í Î TI-89 Titanium Apps desktop Ê View full name of highlighted App. Ë View time and date. Ì Press ¸ to open highlighted App. Í Scroll down to view additional Apps. Î Check status line information.
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The next time you turn the TI-89 Titanium on the calculator, the Apps desktop appears with the last open App highlighted. Turning off the TI-89 Titanium. Ï Edit categories. The last category selected appears with the same settings and memory contents retained. (If you left it displays ... again, it will be exactly as you turned off the Apps desktop, the calculator Home screen appears.) You can use either of the following keys to the Apps desktop at any time, press O. To return to turn the TI-89 Titanium on again, it . Press: Description 2 ® (press 2 Settings and...
The next time you turn the TI-89 Titanium on the calculator, the Apps desktop appears with the last open App highlighted. Turning off the TI-89 Titanium. Ï Edit categories. The last category selected appears with the same settings and memory contents retained. (If you left it displays ... again, it will be exactly as you turned off the Apps desktop, the calculator Home screen appears.) You can use either of the following keys to the Apps desktop at any time, press O. To return to turn the TI-89 Titanium on again, it . Press: Description 2 ® (press 2 Settings and...
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... APD. • All settings and memory contents are retained. When you turn on the calculator after several minutes of inactivity. Getting Started 8 Note: APD does not occur if a calculation or program is in progress, unless the program is the second function of the ´... key. The calculator's Automatic Power Down™ (APD™) feature prolongs battery life by turning the calculator off automatically following several minutes of inactivity. Note...
... APD. • All settings and memory contents are retained. When you turn on the calculator after several minutes of inactivity. Getting Started 8 Note: APD does not occur if a calculation or program is in progress, unless the program is the second function of the ´... key. The calculator's Automatic Power Down™ (APD™) feature prolongs battery life by turning the calculator off automatically following several minutes of inactivity. Note...
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... Use the function keys to perform the following operations: • On the Apps desktop, open Apps and select or edit Apps categories. • On the calculator Home screen, open toolbar menus to select math-related operations. • Within Apps, open toolbar menus to select App options. Example: Access the VAR-LINK...
... Use the function keys to perform the following operations: • On the Apps desktop, open Apps and select or edit Apps categories. • On the calculator Home screen, open toolbar menus to select math-related operations. • Within Apps, open toolbar menus to select App options. Example: Access the VAR-LINK...
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The exponent symbol (í) follows the numbers you can be an expression.) 2. Getting Started 15 Type the exponent as an integer with up to three digits. (As the following example shows, you entered. 3. Press ^. Press 6¶85 ^ Result ?3 ¸ Other important keys Key Command 8# Description Displays the Y= Editor. To enter a number in scientific notation: 1. Type the numbers that precede the exponent. (This value can use a negative exponent.) Example: On the calculator Home screen, enter 0.00685 using scientific notation.
The exponent symbol (í) follows the numbers you can be an expression.) 2. Getting Started 15 Type the exponent as an integer with up to three digits. (As the following example shows, you entered. 3. Press ^. Press 6¶85 ^ Result ?3 ¸ Other important keys Key Command 8# Description Displays the Y= Editor. To enter a number in scientific notation: 1. Type the numbers that precede the exponent. (This value can use a negative exponent.) Example: On the calculator Home screen, enter 0.00685 using scientific notation.
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.... Displays the CHAR menu, which lets you have selected. Stores a value to the current mode settings. Mode settings Modes control how the TI-89 Titanium displays and interprets information. When the TI-89 Titanium is turned off , displays the calculator Home screen. Key Command 2¯ ½ 2£ § 2G 2K Description Displays the MEMORY screen.
.... Displays the CHAR menu, which lets you have selected. Stores a value to the current mode settings. Mode settings Modes control how the TI-89 Titanium displays and interprets information. When the TI-89 Titanium is turned off , displays the calculator Home screen. Key Command 2¯ ½ 2£ § 2G 2K Description Displays the MEMORY screen.
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... Catalog to English, repeat the steps, selecting 1:English in this example, the calculator Home screen). Options not currently valid are found at the end of TI-89 Titanium commands, including functions, instructions, and user-defined programs. Commands are installed on your TI-89 Titanium; Result To return the Language mode setting to access a list of...
... Catalog to English, repeat the steps, selecting 1:English in this example, the calculator Home screen). Options not currently valid are found at the end of TI-89 Titanium commands, including functions, instructions, and user-defined programs. Commands are installed on your TI-89 Titanium; Result To return the Language mode setting to access a list of...
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Press ½ (displays Built-in commands) Result ... (displays Flash Apps commands, if any) † (displays User-Defined commands, if any) Select commands from the Catalog and insert them onto the calculator Home screen entry line or paste them to the first command in the list starting with the same letter. Getting Started 22 Note: Typing a letter takes you to other Apps, such as the Y= Editor, Text Editor, or CellSheet Apps.
Press ½ (displays Built-in commands) Result ... (displays Flash Apps commands, if any) † (displays User-Defined commands, if any) Select commands from the Catalog and insert them onto the calculator Home screen entry line or paste them to the first command in the list starting with the same letter. Getting Started 22 Note: Typing a letter takes you to other Apps, such as the Y= Editor, Text Editor, or CellSheet Apps.
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Result ¸ The status line displays any required and optional parameters for the selected command. Pressing 2 D advances the Catalog list one page at the comDenom( function. Optional parameters appear in square brackets. Note: Pressing ƒ will also display the parameters for the selected command. Example: Insert the comDenom( command on the calculator Home screen entry line. Getting Started 23 Note: Before selecting a command, position the cursor where you want the command to appear. Press ½ C 2D Then press D until the pointer is at a time.
Result ¸ The status line displays any required and optional parameters for the selected command. Pressing 2 D advances the Catalog list one page at the comDenom( function. Optional parameters appear in square brackets. Note: Pressing ƒ will also display the parameters for the selected command. Example: Insert the comDenom( command on the calculator Home screen entry line. Getting Started 23 Note: Before selecting a command, position the cursor where you want the command to appear. Press ½ C 2D Then press D until the pointer is at a time.
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Calculator Home screen The calculator Home screen is the starting point for math operations, including executing instructions, evaluating expressions, and viewing results. To display the calculator Home screen, press: " You can also display the calculator Home screen from the Apps desktop by highlighting the Home icon and pressing ¸. Selected command Command parameters Brackets [ ] indicate optional parameters To exit the Catalog without selecting a command, press N. Getting Started 24
Calculator Home screen The calculator Home screen is the starting point for math operations, including executing instructions, evaluating expressions, and viewing results. To display the calculator Home screen, press: " You can also display the calculator Home screen from the Apps desktop by highlighting the Home icon and pressing ¸. Selected command Command parameters Brackets [ ] indicate optional parameters To exit the Catalog without selecting a command, press N. Getting Started 24
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Getting Started 25 Ê Ë Ï Ì Î Í Ê History area lists the entry/answer pairs entered. Ë Tabs display menus for selecting lists of the calculator. Î Entry line displays your current entry. Ï Your previous entry is displayed here. (Note that results are not displayed on the entry line.) Í Status line shows the current state of operations. To return to display menus. Ì Result of last entry is displayed here. Press ƒ, „, and so on to the Apps desktop from the calculator Home screen, press O.
Getting Started 25 Ê Ë Ï Ì Î Í Ê History area lists the entry/answer pairs entered. Ë Tabs display menus for selecting lists of the calculator. Î Entry line displays your current entry. Ï Your previous entry is displayed here. (Note that results are not displayed on the entry line.) Í Status line shows the current state of operations. To return to display menus. Ì Result of last entry is displayed here. Press ƒ, „, and so on to the Apps desktop from the calculator Home screen, press O.
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... area. Getting Started 26 About the history area The history area displays up to reuse or edit. (For more information, see the electronic Operating the Calculator chapter.) The cursor, which normally rests on the entry line, can be moved into the history area.
... area. Getting Started 26 About the history area The history area displays up to reuse or edit. (For more information, see the electronic Operating the Calculator chapter.) The cursor, which normally rests on the entry line, can be moved into the history area.
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... use C or D to highlight the new number. 3. To clear the history area and delete all saved pairs: • From the calculator Home screen, press ƒ and select 8:Clear Home. - From the calculator Home screen, press ƒ and select 9:Format. 2. Getting Started 27 or - For example: If the cursor is in the history...
... use C or D to highlight the new number. 3. To clear the history area and delete all saved pairs: • From the calculator Home screen, press ƒ and select 8:Clear Home. - From the calculator Home screen, press ƒ and select 9:Format. 2. Getting Started 27 or - For example: If the cursor is in the history...
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Working with Apps The TI-89 Titanium organizes Apps by category on the calculator Home screen entry line. Note: If the name under an Apps desktop icon is truncated, use the cursor keys to either opens directly or displays a ... dialog box lists these options for the selected category appear on the Apps desktop and press ¸. The App icons for the App: Note: The TI-89 Titanium uses the general term variable to refer to highlight the Apps icon on the Apps desktop. Opening Apps Use the cursor keys or press...
Working with Apps The TI-89 Titanium organizes Apps by category on the calculator Home screen entry line. Note: If the name under an Apps desktop icon is truncated, use the cursor keys to either opens directly or displays a ... dialog box lists these options for the selected category appear on the Apps desktop and press ¸. The App icons for the App: Note: The TI-89 Titanium uses the general term variable to refer to highlight the Apps icon on the Apps desktop. Opening Apps Use the cursor keys or press...
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... chapter.) Checking status information Look to the status line, located at the bottom of the screen, for information about the current state of your TI-89 Titanium. Ê Ë ÌÍ Î ÏÐ ÑÒ Indicator Meaning Ê Current folder Name of the selected...RAD, DEG, GRAD) Í Exact/Approx mode Mode in which answers are calculated and displayed (AUTO, EXACT, APPROX) Î Graph number Active of two independent graphs in splitscreen mode (GR#1, GR#2) Ï Graph mode Selected type of graph that can be plotted (FUNC, PAR, POL, SEQ, 3D, DE) Getting...
... chapter.) Checking status information Look to the status line, located at the bottom of the screen, for information about the current state of your TI-89 Titanium. Ê Ë ÌÍ Î ÏÐ ÑÒ Indicator Meaning Ê Current folder Name of the selected...RAD, DEG, GRAD) Í Exact/Approx mode Mode in which answers are calculated and displayed (AUTO, EXACT, APPROX) Î Graph number Active of two independent graphs in splitscreen mode (GR#1, GR#2) Ï Graph mode Selected type of graph that can be plotted (FUNC, PAR, POL, SEQ, 3D, DE) Getting...
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... pairs (default is 30, maximum is 99) in the current editor is in progress PAUSE-You paused a graph or program Œ-Variable opened in the history area of the calculator Home screen. Ñ Replace batteries Displayed when batteries are low (BATT). To open Apps from the MODE...If BATT is highlighted with a black background, change the batteries as soon as possible ( ). Ò Busy/Pause, Locked/Archived variable BUSY-Calculation or graph is locked or archived and cannot be modified Turning off the Apps desktop You can turn off the Apps desktop. Press 3 Result Getting Started...
... pairs (default is 30, maximum is 99) in the current editor is in progress PAUSE-You paused a graph or program Œ-Variable opened in the history area of the calculator Home screen. Ñ Replace batteries Displayed when batteries are low (BATT). To open Apps from the MODE...If BATT is highlighted with a black background, change the batteries as soon as possible ( ). Ò Busy/Pause, Locked/Archived variable BUSY-Calculation or graph is locked or archived and cannot be modified Turning off the Apps desktop You can turn off the Apps desktop. Press 3 Result Getting Started...