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NSTRUMENTS
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NCORPORATED
G
ETTING
S
TARTED WITH THE
CBL 2™ S
YSTEM
A-3
Connecting an External 6-Volt Battery
1.
Connect one end of the external battery adapter to the external power input
connection located on the bottom left side of the CBL 2™.
2.
Connect the red lead to the positive (+) terminal of the battery. Connect the
black lead to the negative (
-
) terminal of the battery.
Error Messages
DataMate Troubleshooting
The screens shown below may occur when using the DataMate program.
Screen
Explanation
This screen appears when too much time has passed on a
screen without activity. This timeout feature takes
advantage of the Automatic Power Down™ (APD™)
feature of the calculator and CBL 2 to conserve battery
power.
♦
Press
À
YES to continue the program.
♦
Press
Á
NO to quit.
This screen appears when CBL 2 is not connected to the
calculator or when CBL 2 needs new batteries.
♦
Check the connection between CBL 2 and your TI
calculator. Firmly push in the link cable, and then
choose 1: INTERFACE.
♦
Check batteries in the CBL 2. Disconnect the calculator
from the CBL 2; then press TRANSFER on the CBL 2. If
the CBL 2 does not make a sound or light the red LED,
change the batteries in the CBL 2.
If you choose 1: INTERFACE without correcting the
problem, the link error screen appears.
Check the connection and batteries as explained above
and then press ENTER.
This screen appears when:
♦
The CBL 2 has collected data and that data has not
been retrieved to the calculator.
or
♦
The user exits DataMate in the middle of data collection
(possibly by pressing ON) and then restarts DataMate.
Press ENTER. Then choose one of the following:
♦
To retrieve the data, press
·
TOOLS and then
Á
RETRIEVE DATA.
♦
To delete the data, press CLEAR to reset the CBL 2.