TI-89 Titanium Graphing Calculator

TI-89 Titanium Graphing Calculator

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USA FCC Information Concerning Radio Frequency Interference

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, you can try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

? Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

? Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

? Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

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? Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for help.

Caution: Any changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by Texas Instruments may void your authority to operate the equipment.

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Getting Started

Initial start-up

Installing the AAA Batteries

The TI-89 Titanium uses four AAA alkaline batteries and a backup silver oxide battery (SR44SW or 303). The backup battery is already installed, and the AAA batteries are provided with the product.

1. Remove the battery cover from the back of the calculator. 2. Unwrap the four AAA batteries provided with your product and insert them in the

battery compartment. Arrange the batteries according to the polarity (+ and -) diagram in the battery compartment.

3. Replace the battery cover on the calculator. The cover should snap into place.

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Turning on your TI-89 Titanium for the first time

After installing the batteries included with the calculator, press ?. The Apps desktop appears.

Note: If your calculator initializes the preinstalled Apps, a progress bar will appear with the message "Installation in progress . . . Do not interrupt!" instead of the Apps desktop. To avoid losing Apps, do not remove the batteries during initialization. (You can re-install Apps from either the Product CD-ROM or education..)

Progress bar

Adjusting the contrast

? To lighten the display, press and hold 8 and tap V A R - L IN K |.

? To darken the display, press and hold 8 and tap C H A R ?.

The Apps desktop

The Apps desktop is the starting point for operating your TI-89 Titanium. Your installed Apps appear on the Apps desktop as icons organized in categories for easy access. From the Apps desktop, you can:

? Open Apps.

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? Select and edit categories of Apps. ? View all of the Apps installed on your calculator. ? View the full name of the highlighted App. ? View and edit the time and date. ? Check status line information. ? View split-screen mode information.

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TI-89 Titanium Apps desktop ? View full name of highlighted App. ? View time and date. ? Press ? to open highlighted App. ? Scroll down to view additional Apps. ? Check status line information.

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? Edit categories.

To return to the Apps desktop at any time, press O. The last category selected appears with the last open App highlighted.

Turning off the calculator

Press 2 ?. The next time you turn on the calculator, the Apps desktop appears with the same settings and memory contents retained. (If you turned off the Apps desktop, the calculator Home screen appears.)

You can use either of the following keys to turn off the TI-89 Titanium.

Press:

Description

2 ? (press 2 Settings and memory contents are retained by and then press ?) the Constant MemoryTM feature.

? You cannot, however, use 2 ? if an error

message is displayed.

? When you turn the TI-89 Titanium on again, it displays either the Home screen or the Apps desktop (regardless of the last application you used).

? ? (press ? Similar to 2 ? except: and then press ?) ? You can use ? ? if an error message is

displayed.

? When you turn the TI-89 Titanium on again, it will be exactly as you left it.

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Note: ? is the second function of the ? key.

The calculator's Automatic Power DownTM (APDTM) feature prolongs battery life by turning the calculator off automatically following several minutes of inactivity. When you turn on the calculator after APD:

? The display, cursor, and any error conditions are exactly the same as before APD. ? All settings and memory contents are retained.

Note: APD does not occur if a calculation or program is in progress, unless the program is paused. If a program is running but waiting for a key press, APD will occur after several minutes of inactivity.

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