Orion TI-84 Plus Talking Graphing Calculator User Guide
Version 1.0
Orbit Research
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Introduction
The Orion TI-
84 Plus is the world’s first fully accessible handheld graphing
calculator and is based on the popular TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator. The
functionality and operation of the Orion TI-84 Plus are identical in all respects to
the standard TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator. The only differences are additional
controls, jacks, speakers, and software for making the user interface fully
accessible.
The purpose of this User’s Guide is to help and guide you in the use and care of
the Orion TI-84 Plus Talking Graphing Calculator and covers the accessibility
enhancements to the TI-84 Plus.
Accessible versions of the TI-84 Plus Guidebook can be found on the
. You may also refer to the numerous online user manuals
and guidebooks from Texas Instruments
TM
for the TI-84 Plus Graphing
Calculator, as well as third-party tutorials.
1.1 About This Guide
This guide was accurate and complete at the date of its publication. For the latest
version, see https://www.orbitresearch.com/support/orion-ti-84-plus-support/
1.2 Features
The Orion TI-84 Plus is a modified TI-84 Plus Graphing Calculator for users who
are blind or visually impaired. The table below provides a list of some of the
outstanding features the product has to offer:
Features of The Orion TI-84 Plus Talking Graphing Calculator
LCD display and keypad functionality are identical to the standard TI-84 Plus,
making it easy for teachers already familiar with the TI-84 to help students.
Calculator functions have the benefit of decades of experience from Texas
Instruments
TM
, the world leader in calculators.
Full speech access to all menus, mathematical expressions, text, and
symbols displayed on screen
Full access to graphs through speech output of coordinates
Graphs can be accessed by audio tones.
Clear, high-quality synthetic speech (FonixTalk
TM
text-to-speech from
SpeechFX
TM
) also available for dynamic text
Each key is announced when pressed.
Repeat capability to announce the displayed screen (or parts of it) at any time
Unique Help mode for immediate key identification without interruption of
operation