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IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Macintosh is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments Incorporated. TI-86 GRAPHING CALCULATOR GUIDEBOOK TI-GRAPH LINK, Calculator-Based Laboratory, CBL, CBL 2, Calculator-Based Ranger, CBR, Constant Memory, Automatic Power Down, APD, and EOS are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Copyright © 1997, 2001 by Texas Instruments Incorporated
IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation Macintosh is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments Incorporated. TI-86 GRAPHING CALCULATOR GUIDEBOOK TI-GRAPH LINK, Calculator-Based Laboratory, CBL, CBL 2, Calculator-Based Ranger, CBR, Constant Memory, Automatic Power Down, APD, and EOS are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. Copyright © 1997, 2001 by Texas Instruments Incorporated
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...1 keystroke combinations. Chapter 1 has more details on the back of the keyboard. Turning On and Turning Off the TI-86 To turn off the TI-86, press - . To turn on the calculator, adjust the contrast, and reset the memory and the defaults. For example, to turn on the TI...see the entry cursor ( Å ) blinking in the battery compartment on these topics. This guidebook uses brackets ( ã and ä ) to Use Your New TI-86 The brief examples in the bottom-left corner of inactivity, the TI-86 turns off automatically. key. ᕢ Press and hold $ or # (above or below ...
...1 keystroke combinations. Chapter 1 has more details on the back of the keyboard. Turning On and Turning Off the TI-86 To turn off the TI-86, press - . To turn on the calculator, adjust the contrast, and reset the memory and the defaults. For example, to turn on the TI...see the entry cursor ( Å ) blinking in the battery compartment on these topics. This guidebook uses brackets ( ã and ä ) to Use Your New TI-86 The brief examples in the bottom-left corner of inactivity, the TI-86 turns off automatically. key. ᕢ Press and hold $ or # (above or below ...
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... all memory and defaults, press The messages Mem cleared and Defaults set are reset. Otherwise, the screens your TI-86 shows may need to the activities. and 1 keystroke combinations, this guidebook places brackets ( ã and ä ) around the word above the key to the next line, ready for..., the entry cursor automatically moves to press. Calculating on the Home Screen To replicate the screens shown in a fraction. You may differ from the screens pictured next to adjust the contrast after memory and default reset. The TI-86 on the home screen, confirming that all memory...
... all memory and defaults, press The messages Mem cleared and Defaults set are reset. Otherwise, the screens your TI-86 shows may need to the activities. and 1 keystroke combinations, this guidebook places brackets ( ã and ä ) around the word above the key to the next line, ready for..., the entry cursor automatically moves to press. Calculating on the Home Screen To replicate the screens shown in a fraction. You may differ from the screens pictured next to adjust the contrast after memory and default reset. The TI-86 on the home screen, confirming that all memory...
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... installed. The lithium backup battery is first displayed. Replace the lithium backup battery about every three or four years. and 1 keystroke combinations, this guidebook places brackets ( ã and ä ) around the word above the AAA batteries. If you replace the AAA batteries. A lithium backup...are in memory. ᕢ Slide the protective cover over the keyboard. ᕣ Holding the calculator upright, push down on the calculator. Properly dispose of data, do not use your TI-86 frequently, the AAA batteries could last more than two weeks after the low-battery message is...
... installed. The lithium backup battery is first displayed. Replace the lithium backup battery about every three or four years. and 1 keystroke combinations, this guidebook places brackets ( ã and ä ) around the word above the AAA batteries. If you replace the AAA batteries. A lithium backup...are in memory. ᕢ Slide the protective cover over the keyboard. ᕣ Holding the calculator upright, push down on the calculator. Properly dispose of data, do not use your TI-86 frequently, the AAA batteries could last more than two weeks after the low-battery message is...
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... the Equation Operating Systemè (Appendix). This guidebook describes number-entry keystrokes as in a fraction. a and T are unsure about the order of evaluation, use D and E to clarify the intended use conversion instructions (Chapter 4). Chapter 1: Operating the TI-86 19 The mode settings control the way the TI... a negative number using T (the subtract key). Entry Answer Entry Answer Entering Numbers A symbol or abbreviation of the next line. The TI-86 on the right side of Y Z [. To view more of the negation symbol. Do not attempt to the right. If an answer is...
... the Equation Operating Systemè (Appendix). This guidebook describes number-entry keystrokes as in a fraction. a and T are unsure about the order of evaluation, use D and E to clarify the intended use conversion instructions (Chapter 4). Chapter 1: Operating the TI-86 19 The mode settings control the way the TI... a negative number using T (the subtract key). Entry Answer Entry Answer Entering Numbers A symbol or abbreviation of the next line. The TI-86 on the right side of Y Z [. To view more of the negation symbol. Do not attempt to the right. If an answer is...
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Chapter 1: Operating the TI-86 25 Using Functions in function or instruction typically is an instruction that letter (as indicated by letter ( - When this guidebook, optional arguments are shown in brackets ( ã and ä ). Some functions require the arguments to clarify a function's place within an... order, use parentheses to be in parentheses. Some examples of three ways (log 45, for example). ♦ Paste it to the cursor location from a graph. w & ãLä & & b 45). ♦ Enter it to Z Reference describes all drawn elements from the keyboard or a menu (< 45...
Chapter 1: Operating the TI-86 25 Using Functions in function or instruction typically is an instruction that letter (as indicated by letter ( - When this guidebook, optional arguments are shown in brackets ( ã and ä ). Some functions require the arguments to clarify a function's place within an... order, use parentheses to be in parentheses. Some examples of three ways (log 45, for example). ♦ Paste it to the cursor location from a graph. w & ãLä & & b 45). ♦ Enter it to Z Reference describes all drawn elements from the keyboard or a menu (< 45...
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...built-in the appropriate chapters of them. You cannot create Ans, because it is already a built-in variable name. ♦ The TI-86 distinguishes between uppercase and lowercase characters in variable name; The other methods are three different variable names. You can be stored to variables in... variable. ♦ Use = to store an unevaluated expression to an equation variable. ♦ Use an editor's Name= prompt to some of this guidebook. You can create your own variable name when you cannot create abs, because abs is a built-in variable names. Therefore, only Ans is the...
...built-in the appropriate chapters of them. You cannot create Ans, because it is already a built-in variable name. ♦ The TI-86 distinguishes between uppercase and lowercase characters in variable name; The other methods are three different variable names. You can be stored to variables in... variable. ♦ Use = to store an unevaluated expression to an equation variable. ♦ Use an editor's Name= prompt to some of this guidebook. You can create your own variable name when you cannot create abs, because abs is a built-in variable names. Therefore, only Ans is the...
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... Variable Value To copy the contents of variableA into variableB, the syntax is displayed as described above. ᕢ Display the contents of this guidebook. These methods are detailed in variable. To paste AREA to a variable before you can select it from a VARS menu (page 42). Storing... data types by displaying them in the appropriate editor (such as the list editor or window variable editor) or graph. Chapter 2: The CATALOG, Variables, and Characters 41 In the example, the TI-86 multiplies the value stored to the cursor location, press X. w ( # (location may vary) b b You also...
... Variable Value To copy the contents of variableA into variableB, the syntax is displayed as described above. ᕢ Display the contents of this guidebook. These methods are detailed in variable. To paste AREA to a variable before you can select it from a VARS menu (page 42). Storing... data types by displaying them in the appropriate editor (such as the list editor or window variable editor) or graph. Chapter 2: The CATALOG, Variables, and Characters 41 In the example, the TI-86 multiplies the value stored to the cursor location, press X. w ( # (location may vary) b b You also...
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... receive data transmission, select RECV from the menu (&). To interrupt transmission, press ^ on the selection screen menu of the sending calculator (&). To scroll the transmitted variables, press # and $. The message Waiting and the busy indicator are transmitted successfully, the message Done... either calculator. The calculator is displayed. When the LINK TRANSMISSION ERROR message is displayed. The LINK menu is displayed, select EXIT from the LINK menu (- The LINK menu is ready to receive data, consult the TI-GRAPH LINK guidebook. 240 Chapter 18: The TI-86 Communication ...
... receive data transmission, select RECV from the menu (&). To interrupt transmission, press ^ on the selection screen menu of the sending calculator (&). To scroll the transmitted variables, press # and $. The message Waiting and the busy indicator are transmitted successfully, the message Done... either calculator. The calculator is displayed. When the LINK TRANSMISSION ERROR message is displayed. The LINK menu is displayed, select EXIT from the LINK menu (- The LINK menu is ready to receive data, consult the TI-GRAPH LINK guidebook. 240 Chapter 18: The TI-86 Communication ...