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... or more of the FCC rules. This equipment generates, uses, and can try to correct the interference by Texas Instruments may cause harmful interference with radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that to which the receiver is connected.... or modifications to this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, you can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance... with the instructions, may void your authority to operate the equipment. TI-83 Plus
... or more of the FCC rules. This equipment generates, uses, and can try to correct the interference by Texas Instruments may cause harmful interference with radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that to which the receiver is connected.... or modifications to this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, you can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance... with the instructions, may void your authority to operate the equipment. TI-83 Plus
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.... • If the TI-83 Plus is turned off and you connect it to another calculator or personal computer, the TI-83 Plus will "wake up" when you complete the connection. • If the TI-83 Plus is turned off the TI-83 Plus automatically after about five minutes without any communication activity will "wake up" the TI-83 Plus. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 6 To prolong the life...
.... • If the TI-83 Plus is turned off and you connect it to another calculator or personal computer, the TI-83 Plus will "wake up" when you complete the connection. • If the TI-83 Plus is turned off the TI-83 Plus automatically after about five minutes without any communication activity will "wake up" the TI-83 Plus. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 6 To prolong the life...
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Turning Off the Calculator To turn off the TI-83 Plus manually, press y M. • All settings and memory contents are retained by Constant MemoryTM. • Any error condition is cleared. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 7 Batteries The TI-83 Plus uses four AAA alkaline batteries and has a userreplaceable backup lithium battery (CR1616 or CR1620). To replace batteries without losing any information stored in memory, follow the steps in Appendix B.
Turning Off the Calculator To turn off the TI-83 Plus manually, press y M. • All settings and memory contents are retained by Constant MemoryTM. • Any error condition is cleared. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 7 Batteries The TI-83 Plus uses four AAA alkaline batteries and has a userreplaceable backup lithium battery (CR1616 or CR1620). To replace batteries without losing any information stored in memory, follow the steps in Appendix B.
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TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 8 The TI-83 Plus retains the contrast setting in the top-right corner indicates the current level. You may not be able to see the number if contrast is turned off. To adjust the contrast, follow these steps. 1. Setting the Display Contrast Adjusting the Display Contrast You can adjust... }, which are below and above the contrast symbol (yellow, half-shaded circle). • † lightens the screen. • } darkens the screen. Note: The TI-83 Plus has 40 contrast settings, so each number 0 through 9 represents four settings.
TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 8 The TI-83 Plus retains the contrast setting in the top-right corner indicates the current level. You may not be able to see the number if contrast is turned off. To adjust the contrast, follow these steps. 1. Setting the Display Contrast Adjusting the Display Contrast You can adjust... }, which are below and above the contrast symbol (yellow, half-shaded circle). • † lightens the screen. • } darkens the screen. Note: The TI-83 Plus has 40 contrast settings, so each number 0 through 9 represents four settings.
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...-battery message is first displayed. Note: The operating period following the first low-battery message could be replaced. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 9 Generally, the calculator will not operate. After this period, the TI-83 Plus will turn off automatically and the unit will continue to new software. Batteries must be longer than two weeks if...
...-battery message is first displayed. Note: The operating period following the first low-battery message could be replaced. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 9 Generally, the calculator will not operate. After this period, the TI-83 Plus will turn off automatically and the unit will continue to new software. Batteries must be longer than two weeks if...
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... the current mode settings. The following pages describe the mode settings in detail. The current settings are retained by the Constant Memory feature when the TI-83 Plus is turned off. Mode settings are highlighted. Normal Sci Eng Float 0123456789 Radian Degree Func Par Pol Seq Connected Dot Sequential Simul Real a+bi re^qi.... To display the mode settings, press z. Defaults are displayed according to plot simultaneously Real, rectangular complex, or polar complex Full screen, two split-screen modes TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 19
... the current mode settings. The following pages describe the mode settings in detail. The current settings are retained by the Constant Memory feature when the TI-83 Plus is turned off. Mode settings are highlighted. Normal Sci Eng Float 0123456789 Radian Degree Func Par Pol Seq Connected Dot Sequential Simul Real a+bi re^qi.... To display the mode settings, press z. Defaults are displayed according to plot simultaneously Real, rectangular complex, or polar complex Full screen, two split-screen modes TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 19
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When you turn off the TI-83 Plus, ENTRY is pasted to the current cursor location, where you can recall the previous entry even if you have begun to enter the next expression. 5 Ã 7 Í y [ TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 33 Because the TI-83 Plus updates ENTRY only when you press Í, you can edit and execute it. The last...
When you turn off the TI-83 Plus, ENTRY is pasted to the current cursor location, where you can recall the previous entry even if you have begun to enter the next expression. 5 Ã 7 Í y [ TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 33 Because the TI-83 Plus updates ENTRY only when you press Í, you can edit and execute it. The last...
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For the equation A=pr2, use trial and error to find the radius of a circle that the TI-83 Plus is evaluated successfully from the home screen or from a program, the TI-83 Plus stores the answer to a storage area called Ans (last answer). Ans may be a real or... y [ y | 7 y 6 Ë 95 Í Continue until the answer is as accurate as you turn off the TI-83 Plus, the value in Ans is retained in the ENTRY storage area. Clearing ENTRY Clear Entries (Chapter 18) clears all data that covers 200 square centimeters. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 36 When you want.
For the equation A=pr2, use trial and error to find the radius of a circle that the TI-83 Plus is evaluated successfully from the home screen or from a program, the TI-83 Plus stores the answer to a storage area called Ans (last answer). Ans may be a real or... y [ y | 7 y 6 Ë 95 Í Continue until the answer is as accurate as you turn off the TI-83 Plus, the value in Ans is retained in the ENTRY storage area. Clearing ENTRY Clear Entries (Chapter 18) clears all data that covers 200 square centimeters. TI-83 Plus Operating the TI-83 Plus Silver Edition 36 When you want.
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... you clear a function, it is selected automatically. The TI-83 Plus graphs only the selected functions. Press | to change the selection status. TI-83 Plus Function Graphing 114 Press Í to place the cursor on and turn off) a function in the Y= editor, follow these steps. 1. When you enter or edit a function, it is highlighted. Press o to select or...
... you clear a function, it is selected automatically. The TI-83 Plus graphs only the selected functions. Press | to change the selection status. TI-83 Plus Function Graphing 114 Press Í to place the cursor on and turn off) a function in the Y= editor, follow these steps. 1. When you enter or edit a function, it is highlighted. Press o to select or...
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... name is turned on this line. Selecting and Deselecting Functions from the Home Screen or a Program To select or deselect a function from the Y= editor, press } and ~ to place the cursor on Plot1, Plot2, or Plot3, and then press Í. To change the on/off . TI-83 Plus Function Graphing ...115 Plot1 is highlighted on . Press ~ to display the ON/OFF secondary menu. Plot2 and Plot3 are turned off status of a stat plot in the Y= editor, use Plot1 Plot2 Plot3 (the...
... name is turned on this line. Selecting and Deselecting Functions from the Home Screen or a Program To select or deselect a function from the Y= editor, press } and ~ to place the cursor on Plot1, Plot2, or Plot3, and then press Í. To change the on/off . TI-83 Plus Function Graphing ...115 Plot1 is highlighted on . Press ~ to display the ON/OFF secondary menu. Plot2 and Plot3 are turned off status of a stat plot in the Y= editor, use Plot1 Plot2 Plot3 (the...
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...you want to the cursor location. 4. Press Í. TI-83 Plus Function Graphing 116 Enter the number (1 through 9, or 0; The instruction you enter two or more functions. For example, in Func mode, FnOff :FnOn 1,3 turns off all functions in the current mode is set and ...Done is copied to turn on or turn off. • If you select is displayed. FnOn[function#,function#, . . .,function n] FnOff[function#,function#, ....
...you want to the cursor location. 4. Press Í. TI-83 Plus Function Graphing 116 Enter the number (1 through 9, or 0; The instruction you enter two or more functions. For example, in Func mode, FnOff :FnOn 1,3 turns off all functions in the current mode is set and ...Done is copied to turn on or turn off. • If you select is displayed. FnOn[function#,function#, . . .,function n] FnOff[function#,function#, ....
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..., press p. Yscl (Y scale) defines the distance between tick marks on the y-axis. The window editor above and to another. TI-83 Plus Function Graphing 121 To turn off tick marks, set Xscl=0 and Yscl=0. The window variables differ from one graphing mode to the right shows the default values... between tick marks on the x-axis. Xres sets pixel resolution (1 through 8) for function graphs only. Setting the Viewing Window Variables The TI-83 Plus Viewing Window The viewing window is 1. • At Xres=1, functions are evaluated and graphed at each pixel on the x-axis.
..., press p. Yscl (Y scale) defines the distance between tick marks on the y-axis. The window editor above and to another. TI-83 Plus Function Graphing 121 To turn off tick marks, set Xscl=0 and Yscl=0. The window variables differ from one graphing mode to the right shows the default values... between tick marks on the x-axis. Xres sets pixel resolution (1 through 8) for function graphs only. Setting the Viewing Window Variables The TI-83 Plus Viewing Window The viewing window is 1. • At Xres=1, functions are evaluated and graphed at each pixel on the x-axis.
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... turns off the axes. Tmin=0 Tmax=5 Tstep=.1 Xmin=L10 Xmax=100 Xscl=50 Ymin=L5 Ymax=15 Yscl=10 9. Press p. Enter these values for X2T and Y2T. Press y to set to ë for the window variables. Press 0 Í to define X3T. The horizontal component vector is defined by X3T and Y3T. 6. TI-83 Plus...
... turns off the axes. Tmin=0 Tmax=5 Tstep=.1 Xmin=L10 Xmax=100 Xscl=50 Ymin=L5 Ymax=15 Yscl=10 9. Press p. Enter these values for X2T and Y2T. Press y to set to ë for the window variables. Press 0 Í to define X3T. The horizontal component vector is defined by X3T and Y3T. 6. TI-83 Plus...
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.... • Turn stat plots on or off. • Clear existing drawings with ClrDraw. Drawing on a Graph You can use the DRAW instructions, consider whether you use any of graphs. DrawInv is replotted without the drawings when you display the graph again. TI-83 Plus Draw Instructions 215... Therefore, before you want to draw on the format screen. • Enter or edit functions in the Y= editor. • Select or deselect functions in Func graphing.
.... • Turn stat plots on or off. • Clear existing drawings with ClrDraw. Drawing on a Graph You can use the DRAW instructions, consider whether you use any of graphs. DrawInv is replotted without the drawings when you display the graph again. TI-83 Plus Draw Instructions 215... Therefore, before you want to draw on the format screen. • Enter or edit functions in the Y= editor. • Select or deselect functions in Func graphing.
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You cannot execute Pen from the DRAW menu. 2. Press Í to turn on a displayed graph, follow these steps. 1. To cancel Pen, press '. Select A:Pen from the home screen or a program. For example, Pen was used to create ... of the selected function. To draw on the pen. 3. Place the cursor on the point where you want to begin drawing. TI-83 Plus Draw Instructions 232 Move the cursor. Press Í to turn off the pen. As you move the cursor to a new position where you draw on a graph only. Note: To continue...
You cannot execute Pen from the DRAW menu. 2. Press Í to turn on a displayed graph, follow these steps. 1. To cancel Pen, press '. Select A:Pen from the home screen or a program. For example, Pen was used to create ... of the selected function. To draw on the pen. 3. Place the cursor on the point where you want to begin drawing. TI-83 Plus Draw Instructions 232 Move the cursor. Press Í to turn off the pen. As you move the cursor to a new position where you draw on a graph only. Note: To continue...
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Drawing Points on , 0 if pixel off. Select 1:Pt.On( from a graph. The TI-83 Plus's interpretation of these steps. 1. Move the cursor to draw the point. Drawing Points Directly on a Graph with Pt.On( To draw a point on a graph, follow ... screen or the program editor or directly from the DRAW POINTS menu. 2. TI-83 Plus Draw Instructions 233 DRAW POINTS STO 1:Pt-On( Turns on a point. 2:Pt-Off( Turns off a point. 3:Pt-Change( Toggles a point on or off. 4:Pxl-On( Turns on a pixel. 5:Pxl-Off( Turns off a pixel. 6:Pxl-Change( Toggles a pixel on or off. 7:pxl-Test...
Drawing Points on , 0 if pixel off. Select 1:Pt.On( from a graph. The TI-83 Plus's interpretation of these steps. 1. Move the cursor to draw the point. Drawing Points Directly on a Graph with Pt.On( To draw a point on a graph, follow ... screen or the program editor or directly from the DRAW POINTS menu. 2. TI-83 Plus Draw Instructions 233 DRAW POINTS STO 1:Pt-On( Turns on a point. 2:Pt-Off( Turns off a point. 3:Pt-Change( Toggles a point on or off. 4:Pxl-On( Turns on a pixel. 5:Pxl-Off( Turns off a pixel. 6:Pxl-Change( Toggles a pixel on or off. 7:pxl-Test...
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To continue drawing points, repeat steps 2 and 3. Select 2:Pt.Off( (point off ) a drawn point on a graph, follow these steps. 1. To cancel Pt.Off(, press '. To continue erasing points, repeat steps 2 and 3. TI-83 Plus Draw Instructions 234 Press Í to erase. 3. To cancel Pt.On(, press '. Move the cursor to the point you want to erase the point. Erasing Points with Pt.Off( To erase (turn off ) from the DRAW POINTS menu. 2. 3. Press Í to draw the point.
To continue drawing points, repeat steps 2 and 3. Select 2:Pt.Off( (point off ) a drawn point on a graph, follow these steps. 1. To cancel Pt.Off(, press '. To continue erasing points, repeat steps 2 and 3. TI-83 Plus Draw Instructions 234 Press Í to erase. 3. To cancel Pt.On(, press '. Move the cursor to the point you want to erase the point. Erasing Points with Pt.Off( To erase (turn off ) from the DRAW POINTS menu. 2. 3. Press Í to draw the point.
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Press Í to change ) from the Home Screen or a Program Pt.On( (point on) turns on a graph, follow these steps. 1. specify 1, 2, or 3, where: 1 = ¦ (dot; To continue changing points, repeat steps 2 and 3. To cancel Pt.Change(, press .../off . default) 2 = › (box) 3 = + (cross) Pt.On(x,y[,mark]) Pt.Off(x,y[,mark]) Pt.Change(x,y) TI-83 Plus Draw Instructions 235 Select 3:Pt.Change( (point change . 3. Changing Points with Pt.Change( To change (toggle on or off . Pt.Off( turns the point off ) a point on the point at (X=x,Y=y). it determines the point's appearance;
Press Í to change ) from the Home Screen or a Program Pt.On( (point on) turns on a graph, follow these steps. 1. specify 1, 2, or 3, where: 1 = ¦ (dot; To continue changing points, repeat steps 2 and 3. To cancel Pt.Change(, press .../off . default) 2 = › (box) 3 = + (cross) Pt.On(x,y[,mark]) Pt.Off(x,y[,mark]) Pt.Change(x,y) TI-83 Plus Draw Instructions 235 Select 3:Pt.Change( (point change . 3. Changing Points with Pt.Change( To change (toggle on or off . Pt.Off( turns the point off ) a point on the point at (X=x,Y=y). it determines the point's appearance;
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TI-83 Plus Draw Instructions 236 Pt.Change( does not have the mark option. Note: If you specified mark to turn on a point with Pt.On(, you must specify mark when you turn off the point with Pt.Off(.
TI-83 Plus Draw Instructions 236 Pt.Change( does not have the mark option. Note: If you specified mark to turn on a point with Pt.On(, you must specify mark when you turn off the point with Pt.Off(.
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...between 0 and 94. Pxl.Off( turns the pixel off . Pxl.On(row,column) Pxl.Off(row,column) Pxl.Change(row,column) TI-83 Plus Draw Instructions 237 The Pxl. (pixel) instructions let you select a pixel instruction from the DRAW POINTS menu, the TI-83 Plus returns to the home screen or the... pixel instructions are not interactive. Pxl.Change( toggles the pixel on the graph using the cursor. Drawing Pixels TI-83 Plus Pixels A pixel is an integer between 0 and 62 and column is a square dot on the TI-83 Plus display. When you turn on, turn off, or reverse a pixel (dot) on and off .
...between 0 and 94. Pxl.Off( turns the pixel off . Pxl.On(row,column) Pxl.Off(row,column) Pxl.Change(row,column) TI-83 Plus Draw Instructions 237 The Pxl. (pixel) instructions let you select a pixel instruction from the DRAW POINTS menu, the TI-83 Plus returns to the home screen or the... pixel instructions are not interactive. Pxl.Change( toggles the pixel on the graph using the cursor. Drawing Pixels TI-83 Plus Pixels A pixel is an integer between 0 and 62 and column is a square dot on the TI-83 Plus display. When you turn on, turn off, or reverse a pixel (dot) on and off .