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TI

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GRAPH LINK 2 for Macintosh 5

GL2M-ENG.DOC TI-GRAPH LINK 2-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 5 of 24

The TI

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GRAPH LINK hardware connects to the Macintosh

via the USB port, modem port, or printer port of the
computer, and to the input/output port of the calculator.

1. Connect the TI

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GRAPH LINK cable to your Macintosh.

•

If USB cable, connect one end of the cable to the
Macintosh USB port.

•

If gray cable, connect one end of the 8-pin to 25-pin
adapter cable to the Macintosh modem or printer
port on the rear of the unit. Connect the gray cable
to the 25-pin end of the 8-pin to 25-pin adapter cable.

2. Connect the other end of the TI

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GRAPH LINK cable to

the calculator.

Important:

The TI

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GRAPH LINK cable must be

connected and the calculator turned on before getting
screens, and sending and receiving files. Push in all
connectors firmly.

If the software is on:

Then:

3½-inch diskette

You may want to copy
the diskette and use
the copy.

1. Insert the diskette into the

Macintosh.

2. Open the diskette and double-

click the

Installer

icon.

CD-ROM

If your Macintosh is set for
Autostart, the installation
program starts when you insert
the CD.

Otherwise, open the CD and open
the folder for

TI

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GRAPH LINK.

Select the appropriate calculator
and language, and then

double-

click the

Installer

icon.

All necessary files are installed on your hard drive,
including custom fonts used by the application.

On the Macintosh, open the

TI

-

GRAPH LINK

folder and

double-click the icon for the application. The

TI

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GRAPH

LINK

menu bar is displayed.

To close

TI

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GRAPH LINK

:

•

Open the

File

menu, and then click

Quit

.

– or –

•

Press

“

+

Q

on the Macintosh keyboard.

Connecting the

T

I-

GRAPH LINK

Cable

Installing the

TI

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GRAPH LINK

Software

Note: If you
download
TI

-

GRAPH LINK

from the TI web site
(page 3), see the
web for installation
instructions.

Starting and
Exiting

T

I-

GRAPH LINK

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Summary of Contents for TI-GRAPH LINK 2

Page 1: ...accessories described on page 3 Graphic screens in this guidebook were captured from the TI 86 and TI 89 Screens from other products may be slightly different Apple Macintosh Macintosh Drag n Drop are registered trademarks and TeachText and SimpleText are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc PostScript is a registered trademark of Adobe Systems Inc 1999 2000 by Texas Instruments Incorporated All Right...

Page 2: ...s 9 Using Group Windows 11 Copying Objects from the Calculator to the Macintosh 12 Sending Objects from the Macintosh to the Calculator 14 Opening Editing and Printing Calculator Objects 15 Editing an Object Directly on the Calculator 16 Working with Lab Reports 17 Transferring a Lab Report from the Calculator to the Macintosh 17 Viewing the Lab Report 18 Editing the Lab Report 19 Printing the Lab...

Page 3: ...atory accessory You can use TI GRAPH LINK 2 to open a connection using a USB cable between the graphing calculator and Macintosh computer provided that the Macintosh has an available USB port A USB connection provides faster communication and better performance between the two units than the gray cable connected to the modem or printer ports The Macintosh used to run TI GRAPH LINK 2 using the gray...

Page 4: ...o the extension folder of systems running Mac OS 8 1 with either built in USB original iMacs or systems that have installed a third party USB card and are using Apple s USB Card Support Please note that support for Mac OS 8 1 is limited to the original iMac computers only Apple USB Adapter Card Support 1 4 1 for OS 8 6 and better http asu info apple com swupdates nsf artnum n11543 Apple USB Adapte...

Page 5: ...s and sending and receiving files Push in all connectors firmly If the software is on Then 3 inch diskette You may want to copy the diskette and use the copy 1 Insert the diskette into the Macintosh 2 Open the diskette and double click the Installer icon CD ROM If your Macintosh is set for Autostart the installation program starts when you insert the CD Otherwise open the CD and open the folder fo...

Page 6: ...accessory 4 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 For calculators such as the TI 89 that use folders the window shows the folders Click Name Kind or Size to change how the objects are sorted Opening a Connect...

Page 7: ...listed on the calculator If you leave the name blank a default name will be used 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 5 In the program edit window type the program For detailed information about creating and editing programs see the guidebook for your calculator Beginning a New Program Creatin...

Page 8: ...the fx button to display the Function List window 2 Click a category in the left pane The items associated with the selection are listed in the center pane If necessary click an item in the center pane to display its associated items in the right pane 3 Click on the desired item and drag it to the Edit window Selecting a Keyword from the Function List If you click an item marked with a triangle it...

Page 9: ...creen to a printer connected to your Macintosh 1 Get a calculator screen as described above 2 Open the File menu and then click Print to open the Print dialog box 3 Click Print To save a calculator screen on the Macintosh 1 Get a calculator screen as described above 2 Open the File menu and then click Save As 3 Click the appropriate radio button to select the file format in which the screen will b...

Page 10: ... selection to the clipboard and paste it to an application drag it to an application that supports Macintosh Drag and Drop or drag it to the desktop Many desktop publishing and graphic applications use resolution dots per inch dpi to determine the printed size of a captured screen To set the resolution see page 21 Copying a Captured Screen Setting the Screen Size Resolution for Printing To select ...

Page 11: ...of objects Program Group etc 3 Select Group from the list and then click OK An untitled group window appears 4 Place the desired objects into the group window Drag objects from a calculator window to the group window or from one group window to another You can also copy and paste objects To remove an object from the group highlight the object and then press the Delete key or drag the object to the...

Page 12: ...bjects to the desktop any folder on the desktop or an open group window page 11 or previously saved group window file When dropped on the desktop or a folder on the Macintosh y1 and y2 are copied as separate files with file name extensions that indicate the calculator model and data type When dropped on a group window on the Macintosh y1 and y2 are copied to the group Copying Objects from the Calc...

Page 13: ...dow on the Macintosh the paul folder is created automatically and l1 and l2 are copied into it Dragging and dropping files is not supported in Macintosh operating system versions prior to 7 5 Instead you can 1 Select one or more objects in the calculator window 2 Open the File menu and click Save Selection 3 Select a location on the Macintosh 4 Click Save When at least two objects are selected the...

Page 14: ...ile 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 Click OK to replace the file displayed in the dialog box If there are no other files with conflicting names all the files will be sent automatically If there are other files with conflicting names y...

Page 15: ...he object contains text such as in a program list etc you can edit the contents If you edit the file it is saved back to its source when you close the Edit window You are prompted to replace overwrite rename or cancel without saving the file You can also save the file by opening the File menu and selecting Save or Save As To print the contents of an object displayed in an Edit window open the File...

Page 16: ...ams lists and matrices but not objects such as equations GDBs and Window ranges 1 Open a calculator connection page 6 2 In the calculator window double click the object name to open an Edit window For example 3 When you are done open the File menu and click Save or Close or click the close box to save the object back to the calculator Editing an Object Directly on the Calculator Procedure Note If ...

Page 17: ...tor connection page 6 2 With the calculator window active open the File menu then select New 3 Select the calculator the default calculator is selected automatically and double click Report 4 With both the calculator and the Report windows open drag the report which is a Text variable from the calculator window to the main folder in the Report window 5 Drag all the Print objects referred to in the...

Page 18: ...eport 1 Locate the Report file and make it active If you have been working with the Report window skip this step Otherwise find the Report file in the location where you saved it and then open it 2 Double click the Text object in the Report window A View window appears Important When you work with multiple windows click on the window you want to switch to Viewing the Lab Report Note The report wit...

Page 19: ...Open the File menu click Save and close the Edit window 5 Drag the icon back to the Report window and replace the old Text variable with the new one 6 If you want to view the edited report double click the Text variable in the Report window To print the lab report from the Macintosh 1 Open a View window for the report you want to print page 18 2 Open the File menu and click Print 3 Select your pri...

Page 20: ...elect the port that you want to set as the default 5 Click OK To set TI GRAPH LINK so that a calculator connection opens automatically when you start TI GRAPH LINK 1 Open the Edit menu and click Preferences 2 From the drop down list select Startup 3 Select Open Connection to Default Calculator and click OK If the default selections do not match the connected calculator or the communication port yo...

Page 21: ...eference 1 Open the Edit menu and click Preferences 2 In the View by line select Name Kind or Size and click OK Resolution does not affect how a screen is displayed in TI GRAPH LINK However many desktop publishing and graphic applications use resolution dots per inch dpi to set the size of the screen when printed Before capturing a screen open the Edit menu click Preferences select Pictures from t...

Page 22: ...ate a group window on the Macintosh page 11 3 In the calculator window select the objects and or folders that you want to backup 4 Drag the objects to the group window page 12 By using a group window file the backed up objects are stored in one convenient location To reload a group window file that contains backed up objects see page 14 Working with Backups Backing Up a Calculator Tip Open the Edi...

Page 23: ...t phone 1 972 917 8324 Customers outside the U S Canada Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Contact TI by e mail or visit the TI calculator home page on the World Wide Web e mail ti cares ti com internet www ti com calc Customers in the U S and Canada Only Always contact Texas Instruments Customer Support before returning a product for service Customers outside the U S and Canada Refer to the leafl...

Page 24: ...RODUCT OR OTHER INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL COSTS EXPENSES OR DAMAGES INCURRED BY THE CONSUMER OR ANY OTHER USER Some states provinces do not allow the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties or consequential damages so the above limitations or exclusions may not apply to you Legal Remedies This warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may also have other rights that vary from state ...

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