Casio FX-CG500 User manual

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User’s Guide
EN
CASIO Education website URL
http://edu.casio.com
Manuals are available in multi languages at
http://world.casio.com/manual/calc

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Getting Started
• You can use fx-CG500 Manager to develop programs and eActivities using the same commands
as those available on the fx-CG500. You can store your programs and eActivities on your
computer.
• fx-CG500 Manager provides the following capabilities.
·fx-CG500 emulation, which lets you perform fx-CG500 operations on your computer
·fx-CG500 emulation screen capture (to the clipboard) and screen printing
·Copy and paste of data (text, values, expressions, etc.) between fx-CG500 Manager and
other applications
Note
• See your fx-CG500 User’s Guide for details about operating the on-screen fx-CG500 unit
emulator.
• The explanations in this manual cover both Windows and Mac OS. Most of the screen shots are
from Windows 8.1, but operational procedures are virtually identical for both Windows and Mac
OS.
• Mac OS: Where instructed to “right-click” in the text of this manual, Mac OS users should
“control+click”.
• Display examples shown in this User’s Guide are intended for illustrative purposes only.
The actual text and values that appear on display may differ from the examples shown in this User’s
Guide.
• Some operations may differ from those described in the manual depending on the OS or language
installed on your PC.

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System Requirements
Windows
Operating Systems: Windows 7 (32-bit/64-bit), Windows 8.1 (32-bit/64-bit) (Desktop UI), Windows
10 (32-bit/64-bit)
Your hardware configuration needs higher than functionalities that operating
system recommends.
Computer: Computer with one of the Windows operating systems pre-installed (Excluding
computers with an upgraded operating system and self-built computers.)
Disk Space: 200MB for installation and uninstall
Note: Actual requirements and product functionality may vary based on your system
configuration and operating system.
Other: Video adapter and display must support resolution of XGA (1024×768) or
higher (up to FHD (1920×1080)), 16 bit or higher system color.
Adobe®Reader®8.0 or later.
Mac OS
Operating Systems: OS X 10.8, OS X 10.9, OS X 10.10, OS X 10.11, macOS 10.12
Your hardware configuration needs higher than functionalities that operating
system recommends.
Computer: Computer with one of the Macintosh operating systems pre-installed
(Excluding computers with an upgraded operating system.)
Disk Space: 200MB for installation and uninstall
Note: Actual requirements and product functionality may vary based on your system
configuration and operating system.
Other: Video adapter and display must support resolution of XGA (1024×768) or
higher.
For Retina display, use of the Low Resolution mode is recommended.
Safari 5.1 or later.
Adobe Reader 8.1 or later.
Note
• For the latest information about system requirements, visit the website at the URL below:
http://world.casio.com/support/os_support/
• Windows is a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries.
• Mac, Mac OS, OS X, macOS, Macintosh, Safari and Retina are registered trademarks or
trademarks of Apple Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
• Adobe and Reader are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems
Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries.
• Company and product names used herein are trademarks of their respective owners.
• Note that trademark ™ and registered trademark ®are not used within the text of this user’s guide.

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Contents
Chapter 1 Installing, Uninstalling or Updating the Software.................EN-4
fx-CG500 Manager Data ................................................................................EN-5
Chapter 2 Using the fx-CG500 Manager ..................................................EN-6
fx-CG500 Manager Overview .........................................................................EN-6
fx-CG500 Manager Operations ......................................................................EN-9
Using fx-CG500 Manager in the Resizable Mode/Landscape Mode ............EN-13
Resizable Mode/Landscape Mode Menu Commands ..................................EN-20
Using fx-CG500 Manager in the Fixed-size Mode ........................................EN-23
Fixed-size Mode Menu Commands ..............................................................EN-24
Appendix ...................................................................................................EN-25
fx-CG500 Manager Shortcut Keys ................................................................EN-25

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Chapter 1
Installing, Uninstalling or Updating the Software
The installation procedure is slightly different for Windows and Mac OS. Perform installation in
accordance with the instructions that appear on your computer screen.
Installing
kTo install fx-CG500 Manager
1. On your computer, double-click the fx-CG500 Manager application EXE file.
2. Perform operations as instructed by the text that appears on the screen.
Uninstalling
Windows
Use Windows Control Panel to uninstall the software.
Mac OS
1. Move fx-CG500 Manager Subscription(.app) to the Trash folder.
2. From the menu, select [Finder] and then [Empty Trash].
Auto Notification of Update
If your computer is connected to the Internet, the application will connect to the CASIO server
whenever you start it up. When there is an update file for fx-CG500 Manager on the CASIO server,
a dialog box will appear to let you know.
http://edu.casio.com: Clicking this link will start up your browser and go to the CASIO website.
Clicking [OK] will close the dialog box.
You can disable further auto-notification of updates by selecting the check box next to “Disable
Auto Notification of Update” before clicking [OK]. To re-enable auto-notification of updates, select
“Auto Notification of Update” on the fx-CG500 Manager Help menu.

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Starting Up and Quitting fx-CG500 Manager
kTo start up and quit fx-CG500 Manager
1. Windows: On your computer’s desktop, double-click “fx-CG500 Manager”.
Mac OS: In the “Applications” - “CASIO” - “fx-CG500 Manager Subscription” folder, double-click
“fx-CG500ManagerSubscription”.
• This starts up fx-CG500 Manager.
2. On fx-CG500 Manager, perform the management tasks you want.
3. To quit fx-CG500 Manager, move the cursor to the fx-CG500 Manager window, right-click
anywhere within the fx-CG500 Manager, and then select [Exit] on the shortcut menu that
appears. You can also click f- cto quit fx-CG500 Manager.
Note
The dialog box shown below appears when you start up fx-CG500 Manager for the first time.
Clicking [OK] will configure Documents\CASIO\fx-CG500 Manager as the fx-CG500 Manager home
folder. You could also click [Browse] and select a different folder as the home folder. For details
about configuring the home folder, see “Home Folder” on page EN-12.
fx-CG500 Manager Data
Your fx-CG500 stores eActivity data in one memory area, and all other data (application data and
variables) in a different memory area. eActivity data is stored in “eActivity area”, while other data is
stored in “Main memory”. For details, see the fx-CG500 User’s Guide.
fx-CG500 Manager stores both types of data on your computer’s hard drive in “Virtual File” (.vcp)
format files. Under initial default settings, a file named “default.vcp” is created automatically for use
as the fx-CG500 Manager’s “Active Document”.

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Chapter 2
Using the fx-CG500 Manager
Note
For details about fx-CG500 applications and operations, see the fx-CG500 User’s Guide.
fx-CG500 Manager Overview
The fx-CG500 Manager puts a virtual fx-CG500 on your computer screen, which you can use to
perform almost all of the operations that are available on your fx-CG500. This section explains the
differences between fx-CG500 Manager operations and the fx-CG500 unit, and among the three
fx-CG500 Manager modes.
Differences between the fx-CG500 Manager and the Functions of fx-
CG500 Applications
The following are the differences between the fx-CG500 Manager and the functions of the fx-
CG500 applications.
• Certain fx-CG500 settings and functions that are not required when running on a computer
(such as touch panel calibration) are disabled on the fx-CG500 Manager. Attempting to access a
disabled setting or function will cause the message “Unavailable” to appear on the display.
• Use the procedure below to install an Add-In application.
1. Use Explorer to open the Home Folder.
2. Copy to the Home Folder the C2A file of the Add-in application you want to install.
3. On your fx-CG500 Manager, display the Application Menu.
• The icon of the Add-In application you installed should be displayed on the Application Menu.

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fx-CG500 Manager Display Mode
The fx-CG500 Manager has three display modes: a Resizable Mode, a Landscape Mode and a
Fixed-size Mode.
• You can use the Landscape Mode while any one of the following is displayed: Application Menu,
or the Main, Graph & Table, Conics, or Physium application.
• The Resizable Mode/Landscape Mode provides functionality that is virtually identical to that as
the fx-CG500, but in a typical Windows/Mac OS operating environment. The Resizable Mode/
Landscape Mode also provides a number of special extended functions that are not available
on the Fixed-size Mode. For details, see “Using fx-CG500 Manager in the Resizable Mode/
Landscape Mode” on page EN-13.
• The Fixed-size Mode displays a virtual fx-CG500 that looks almost the same as your fx-CG500
unit.
Windows
Resizable Mode Landscape Mode Fixed-size Mode

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Mac OS
Resizable Mode Landscape Mode Fixed-size Mode
QTo select the display mode
Right-click anywhere within the fx-CG500 Manager, and then click [Resizable Mode], [Landscape
Mode] or [Fixed-size Mode] on the shortcut menu that appears.

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fx-CG500 Manager Operations
This section explains the operations you can perform on the Resizable Mode, Landscape Mode
and Fixed-size Mode screens of the fx-CG500 Manager.
Computer Keyboard Operations
The following are the operations you can perform on your computer keyboard to control the fx-
CG500 application that is currently running in the fx-CG500 Manager.
• Alphanumeric input
• Cursor key operations (The cursor keys of your computer correspond to the fx-CG500 cursor
keys.)
• Input of special characters (like π) and commands using shortcut key operations
Note
For information about shortcut keys, see “fx-CG500 Manager Shortcut Keys” in the Appendix on
page EN-25.
Copy and Paste
QTo copy a screen image to the clipboard
1. Display the image you want to copy.
2. Right-click anywhere within the fx-CG500 Manager, and then click [Capture Screen] on the
shortcut menu that appears.
• The above procedure copies an image of the screen you displayed in step 1 to the clipboard.
• After that, you can then paste the image into another application.
Tip
• If Resizable Mode/Landscape Mode is selected as the display mode, select [Capture Screen] on
the [Edit] menu in step 2 instead of using the shortcut menu.
• If you have two application windows on the display in the Resizable Mode/Landscape Mode,
the above [Capture Screen] command will copy both windows as they appear on your computer
screen. If you want to copy a specific application window, click the window to make it active and
then click [Capture Current Panel] on the [Edit] menu in step 2 of the above procedure.
QTo copy alphanumeric text from the screen to the clipboard
1. On the fx-CG500 Manager, drag your mouse pointer across the range of text you want to
select, so it becomes highlighted.
2. On your computer keyboard, press [Ctrl] + [C]* to copy the selected text.
* Mac OS: [command] + [c]
• This copies the text you selected in step 1 to the clipboard (as Unicode text).
• After that, you can paste the text you copied into another application (as Unicode text).

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QTo paste text from the clipboard into the fx-CG500 Manager
1. In other applications, copy the text you want to the clipboard.
2. On the fx-CG500 Manager, open the fx-CG500 application into which you want to paste the
clipboard text.
3. Right-click anywhere within the fx-CG500 Manager, and then click [Paste Special] on the
shortcut menu that appears.
• This pastes the text on the clipboard into the fx-CG500 Manager.
Note
“Paste Special” detects what is on the clipboard and then pastes it as text, or MathML data.
You can use “Paste Special” to paste text or MathML data created by other applications.
Important Warning
When the fx-CG500 detects MathML data on the clipboard, the fx-CG500 will attempt to paste it
in a 2D math form (natural input form) without warning you. There is no guarantee that the pasted
form will be identical to what was copied from other applications.
vcp File Operations (New, Open, Save, Save As)
This section explains how to perform the following vcp file operations on the fx-CG500 Manager:
New, Open, Save, and Save As.
QTo create a new vcp file
1. Right-click anywhere within the fx-CG500 Manager, and then click [File] - [New] on the shortcut
menu that appears.
• This displays the Create New Document dialog box.
2. Type the name of the new file into the “File Name” box.
3. Click [Save].
• This creates a new vcp file and makes it the active document.

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QTo open an existing vcp file using drag and drop
Drop the vcp file into the fx-CG500 Manager.
QTo open an existing vcp file using the menu command
1. Right-click anywhere within the fx-CG500 Manager, and then click [File] - [Open] on the
shortcut menu that appears.
• This displays the Open dialog box.
2. On the dialog box, select the file you want to open and then click [Open].
• This opens the file you selected and makes it the active document.
QTo save the currently open vcp file
Right-click anywhere within the fx-CG500 Manager, and then click [File] - [Save] on the shortcut
menu that appears.
Note
The current active document is saved automatically whenever you quit fx-CG500 Manager. When
you start up fx-CG500 Manager the next time, the active document that was open during your last
session opens automatically.
QTo save the currently open vcp file under a different name
1. Right-click anywhere within the fx-CG500 Manager, and then click [File] - [Save As] on the
shortcut menu that appears.
• This displays the Save As dialog box.
2. Type the new name into the “File Name” box.
3. Click [Save].
• This saves the currently open vcp file under the new name and makes the new file the active
document.

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Home Folder
The home folder is where fx-CG500 Manager creates your default document.
You can also use the home folder as a fx-CG500 Storage area. Storing an XCP, VCP, C2P, C2B,
or C2A file in the fx-CG500 Storage area will make it available for use by fx-CG500 Manager. For
details about the Storage area and XCP/VCP/C2P/C2B/C2A files, see the fx-CG500 User’s Guide.
By default, the home folder is located in Documents\CASIO\fx-CG500 Manager.
QTo change the home folder
1. Right-click anywhere within the fx-CG500 Manager, and then click [File] - [Change Home
Folder] on the shortcut menu that appears.
• This will display a Home Folder dialog box like the one shown below.
2. Click [Browse].
• This displays the Browse Folder dialog box.
3. Select the folder you want to use as the home folder and then click [OK].
• This returns to the Home Folder dialog box.
4. Click [OK].
• This registers the folder you selected in step 3 as your home folder.
Clearing Main Memory (Reset)
QTo clear all data, except for eActivity files
1. Right-click anywhere within the fx-CG500 Manager, and then click [File] - [Reset] on the
shortcut menu that appears.
• This will display a confirmation dialog box with the message “Reset Memory? Are you sure?”.
2. To clear memory, click [Yes]. To cancel the operation without clearing anything, click [No].

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Using fx-CG500 Manager in the Resizable Mode/
Landscape Mode
Resizable Mode/Landscape Mode Screen Structure
The following shows the structure of the fx-CG500 Manager in the Resizable Mode/Landscape
Mode.
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Resizable Window/Landscape Window
Note
The Resizable Window size can be changed by clicking border and then dragging it to the size you
want. Adjust the Resizable Window so the fx-CG500 OS screen is at least 320×528.
Floating Menu Bar* The menu bar has five menus: File, Edit, Applications, Window, and
Help. The menu bar “floats”, which mean that you can move it around
independent of the Resizable Window/Landscape Window (Windows
only).
Function Bar The function bar includes four buttons that correspond to the fx-CG500’s
icon panel (Menu, Resize, Swap), along with a “Keyboard” button that
corresponds to the fx-CG500’s kkey.
Status Bar The status bar shows the following information.
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1fx-CG500 Manager status and other messages
2Current zoom setting (Normal, Large, or Xlarge)
For more information, see “Changing the fx-CG500 OS Screen
Zoom Setting (Zoom)” on page EN-15.
3Size of fx-CG500 OS screen displayed on the current window
* Mac OS: Menu Bar
Using the Floating Menu Bar to Start Up a fx-CG500 Application
You can start up an application by clicking the [Applications] menu and then the name of the
application on the menu.

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Changing the fx-CG500 OS Screen Zoom Setting (Zoom)
To change the fx-CG500 OS screen zoom setting, right-click anywhere within the window, and then
click [Zoom] - [Normal], [Zoom] - [Large], or [Zoom] - [Xlarge].
[Zoom] - [Normal] [Zoom] - [Large]
Note
You can also change the zoom setting by clicking [Zoom] - [Normal], [Zoom] - [Large], or [Zoom] -
[Xlarge] on the floating menu bar’s [Window] menu.

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Displaying Key Palettes
Clicking [Window] - [Palettes] on the floating menu bar will display a sub-menu of key palettes.
Click a key palette name to display it. Each key palette can be opened, closed and repositioned
independently.
[General Math] [2D Math] [2D Math ADV] [Variables]
[Math] [Symbols] [International Characters]
Note
You can also display a soft keyboard by clicking the [Keyboard] button on the function bar, just like
on your fx-CG500.

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Generating MathML Data
fx-CG500 Manager can output algebraic expressions and text you input with the Main application,
eActivity application, or other application as a MathML file (.mml). You can also copy algebraic
expressions and text as MathML data (content, presentation, or combined format) to the clipboard.
QTo export a selected algebraic expression to a MathML file
Example: To output an algebraic expression input with the Main application to a MathML file
1. Click [Applications] - [Main] to start up the Main application.
2. Input the algebraic expression you want to output to the MathML file.
3. Drag your mouse pointer across the expression to select (highlight) it.
4. Click [File] - [Export MathML].
• This displays the Save As dialog box.
5. Type in the file name, and then click [Save].
• This saves the expression you selected in step 3 as an mml file.
QTo copy a selected algebraic expression as MathML data to the clipboard
1. Select (highlight) the expression you want to copy by dragging your mouse pointer across it.
2. Click [Edit] - [Copy Special] - [MathML].
• This displays the sub-menu shown below.

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3. Click the sub-menu item you want.
To copy data using this type of MathML markup: Select this option:
Content
• Content markup captures the mathematical structure. Content
Presentation
• Presentation markup captures notational structure. Presentation
Combined
• Combined uses content markup whenever possible. Otherwise, it uses
presentation markup.
Combined
• Please consult the Internet or other publications for full details about MathML content markup
and presentation markup.
Copying algebraic Expressions and Text as Unicode Text
You can use the procedure below to copy text or an algebraic expression you selected on the fx-
CG500 application to the clipboard as Unicode text.
QTo copy algebraic expressions or text as Unicode text
1. Select (highlight) the expression or text you want to copy by dragging your mouse pointer
across it.
2. Click [Edit] - [Copy Special] - [Unicode].
• This copies the selected expression or text to the clipboard as Unicode text.
• You can paste the copied text into any other application that supports text editing.

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Copying an Entire eActivity (Windows only)
You can copy the entire content of an eActivity that is currently opened with the eActivity
application to the clipboard. The format of the copied data depends on whether it comes from a text
row, calculation row, or strip.
text row Copied as Unicode text. Since a natural display expression that was input with
the 2D Keyboard into a text row is copied as Unicode text, the natural display
format is lost. Text rows can be edited within other applications.
calculation row Both the calculation expression and its result are copied as bitmaps. Because
of this, a natural display expression that was input with the 2D Keyboard into
a calculation row is copied as an image, just as it appears on the Resizable
Window/Landscape Window. Calculation rows cannot be edited within other
applications.
strip The string “<Container>” is inserted in place of the strip. If the strip has a title,
the title is appended to the right of “<Container>”.
QTo copy an entire eActivity
1. Open the eActivity whose content you want to copy.
2. Click [Edit] - [Copy Special] - [eActivity].
• This displays the sub-menu shown below.
Original eActivity Data Pasted in WordPad