Casio fx-9860G AU PLUS User manual

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Installing an
Add-in Application
User’s Guide

Contents
Installing an Add-in Application Using FA-124 PROGRAM-LINK............. E-2
Installing an Add-in Application Using an SD Card .................................. E-6
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Installing an Add-in Application Using FA-124 PROGRAM-LINK
1 . On your computer’s desktop, double-click “FA-124”.
• This will start up FA-124 PROGRAM-LINK.
2 . Click the icon to switch to display of Storage Memory contents.
3 . In the Computer window, right click “Default”.
4 . On the shortcut menu that appears, select “Import fx-9860 File”.
• This will display a dialog box for selecting the file you want.
5. Click the file type down arrow button and then select “G1A File(*.g1a)” on the list of file types
that appears.
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6. Select the add-in that you want to install.
• If you are installing an add-in from the CD-ROM (Physium, Geometry, etc.), navigate to the
CD-ROM that is in your computer’s CD-ROM drive and then select the add-in.
7. Click [Open].
• This should cause the imported add-in file to appear in the Computer window.
* If the “Memory Full Error” occurs, delete files in the Computer window that you no longer
need. Next, right-click “Default” and then select “Optimization” from the shortcut menu that
appears. After that, restart the procedure from step 3.
8 . On the calculator, enter the LINK Mode, and configure the
following settings: Cable Type: USB; Wakeup: On;
Capture: Memory.
9. Use the USB cable to connect the calculator to your computer and then click the icon.
• This will establish a connection between the calculator and FA-124 PROGRAM-LINK, and
display the contents of calculator memory in the fx-9860 window.
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10. In the Computer window, right-click the add-in application you want to install and then click
“Copy” on the shortcut menu that appears.
11. In the fx-9860 window, right-click the user name and then select “Paste” on the shortcut menu
that appears.
* In place of steps 10 and 11, you could also drag the add-in application from the Computer
window and drop it onto the user name in the fx-9860 window.
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12. The data will be copied from the Computer window to the fx-9860 window.
13. After the copy operation is complete, the add-in application will appear under the user name in
the fx-9860 window.
14. Click the icon.
• This will terminate the connection between the calculator and
FA-124 PROGRAM-LINK and cause the message “Complete!”
to appear on the calculator display.
15. On the calculator, press the Jkey and then the mkey.
• Confirm that the add-in application’s icon is on the Main Menu.
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Installing an Add-in Application Using an SD Card
* This operation is supported only on models equipped with SD card capabilities.
1 . Insert the SD card into an SD card drive connected to your computer.
2 . Copy the add-in file (*g1a) you want to install to the SD card.
3 . Insert the SD card that contains the add-in file into the calculator.
4 . Enter the MEMORY Mode.
5 . Press #(SD).
• This will display the data stored on the SD card.
6. Use the fand ccursor keys to move the highlighting to the
add-in application you want to install.
7. Press !(SEL).
• This will cause
' to appear to the left of the file.
8. Press "(COPY).
• This will display the “Copy to” dialog box.
9. Press 2(Storage Mem).
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10. In Storage Memory, select ROOT as the destination and then press the wkey.
• This will cause the “Complete!” message to appear.
11. Press the Jkey.
12. Press the mkey.
• Confirm that the add-in application’s icon is on the Main Menu.
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