User manual TERRAILLON DIGITAL THERMOMETER

[. . . ] 3 Support for CBRè Accessory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Support for USB Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Beginning a New Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Creating a New Program File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Select the port to which the TI-GRAPH LINK is connected, and click Connect. • If any errors occur, follow the instructions on the resulting screen. • If the connection is successful, a calculator window lists the objects on the calculator. The screen object is used to get (capture) a calculator screen. For calculators such as the TI-89 that use folders, the window shows the folders. Click here to show or hide the contents of the folder. For calculators that let you archive a is shown variable, beside the archived variables. Click Name, Kind, or Size to change how the objects are sorted. 6 DIGITAL THERMOMETER for Macintosh GL2M-ENG. DOC DIGITAL THERMOMETER-Mac Version 2. 3, English Condensed, 5. 38" x 8. 13" Andrei Parfionov Revised: 07/21/00 3:31 PM Printed: 07/21/00 3:33 PM Page 6 of 24 Beginning a New Program Creating a New Program File 1. If necessary, click the triangle to the left of your calculator model to display a list of objects (Program, Group, etc. ). In the box at the top of the window, type the program name as you want it listed on the calculator. • If you leave the name blank, a default name will be used. To lock a program so it can be edited on a Macintosh but not on a calculator, click to make this icon appear locked. To select a programming keyword from a menu, click here (page 8). • If you use a name that is invalid on the calculator, an error will occur when you save the program. For example, you cannot name a program cos. – or – Type the program name here. For calculators such as the TI-89, a program template is inserted automatically. 5. For detailed information about creating and editing programs, see the guidebook for your calculator. DIGITAL THERMOMETER for Macintosh 7 GL2M-ENG. DOC DIGITAL THERMOMETER-Mac Version 2. 3, English Condensed, 5. 38" x 8. 13" Andrei Parfionov Revised: 07/21/00 3:31 PM Printed: 07/21/00 3:33 PM Page 7 of 24 Selecting a Keyword from the Function List To select a programming keyword from a menu: 1. In the Edit window, click the [fx] button to display the Function List window. The items associated with the selection are listed in the center pane. Open a calculator connection (page 6). Note: When you send new objects to a calculator that uses folders, the objects are placed in the main folder. 2. • To send all objects in a group window, select the group window file itself or open the group window and select all of the objects. • To send one or more particular objects, select only those objects. Important: To stop a transfer, click Cancel in the Macintosh dialog box. If an object from the Macintosh has the same name as an existing object on the calculator, a dialog box prompts you to: • Click Replace All to replace all the files with conflicting names. • Click Skip to skip the current file that has a conflicting name and continue sending any other files. (If there are more files with conflicting names, you can view and skip them one at a time. ) • Click Cancel to cancel the sending operation. (If there are no other files with conflicting names, all the files will be sent automatically. If there are other files with conflicting names, you can view and replace them one at a time. ) If You Cannot Drag and Drop Dragging and dropping files is not supported in Macintosh operating system versions prior to 7. 5. Select the calculator objects that you want to send from the Macintosh, and click Open. 14 DIGITAL THERMOMETER for Macintosh GL2M-ENG. DOC DIGITAL THERMOMETER-Mac Version 2. 3, English Condensed, 5. 38" x 8. 13" Andrei Parfionov Revised: 07/21/00 3:31 PM Printed: 07/21/00 3:33 PM Page 14 of 24 Opening, Editing, and Printing Calculator Objects Opening and Editing a Calculator Object To open a calculator object that is saved on the Macintosh: 1. Open the calculator window or the folder that contains the calculator object. If the object contains text (such as in a program, list, etc. ), you can edit the contents. [. . . ] Connecting Automatically at Startup Note: To open a calculator connection at any time (using the default calculator and the default communicaiton port), use the QuickConnect feature. Press “+K. To set TI-GRAPH LINK so that a calculator connection opens automatically when you start TI-GRAPH LINK: 1. If the default selections do not match the connected calculator or the communication port you are using, a Connection Failure error will occur at startup. 20 DIGITAL THERMOMETER for Macintosh GL2M-ENG. DOC DIGITAL THERMOMETER-Mac Version 2. 3, English Condensed, 5. 38" x 8. 13" Andrei Parfionov Revised: 07/21/00 3:31 PM Printed: 07/21/00 3:33 PM Page 20 of 24 Setting Print Headers Preference You can set a default that will print headers on lab reports and other documents that you print from your Macintosh using TI-GRAPH LINK. From the drop-down list, select Printing Extras, click Print Page Headers, and click OK. Setting the Sorting Preference To set the sorting (View by) preference: 1. [. . . ]