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fx-CG10/20
Manager PLUS
User’s Guide
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Getting Started
IAbout fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS
• fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS is an emulator that lets you perform fx-CG10/fx-CG20 operations on
your computer.
• You can record key operations you perform on the emulator as “Key-Log records”, and edit Key-
Log records as required.
• The keys on the Key-Log editor screen as well as the emulator LCD screen contents can be
pasted into other applications. This means that emulator data can be used to create assignments,
tests, and other materials.
• A presentation feature lets you play back saved Key-Log records.
• You can connect your fx-CG10/fx-CG20 unit to your computer and display its contents on your
computer screen.
Important!
• Be sure to install the fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS before you connect fx-CG10/fx-CG20 to your
computer. Connecting before you install the fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS can result in improper
operation.
IUsing This Manual
• For details about operation of the fx-CG10/fx-CG20 Graphic Scientific Calculator, see the user
documentation that comes with the calculator.
• The procedures in this manual assume that you are already familiar with the following standard
computer operations.
- Menu operations using the mouse, including: clicking, double-clicking, dragging, etc.
- Text input using the keyboard
- Icon operations, general window operations, etc.
- If you are not familiar with these types of operations, refer to the user documentation for your
computer.
• The screen shots shown in this manual are all from the English version of Windows®XP.
• Note that the actual appearance of the screen that appears when using this software depends on
your computer system setup and on the operating system you are using.
• Screen shots 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.

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ISystem Requirements
Operating Systems: Windows®XP Home Edition, Windows®XP Professional (32-bit), Windows
Vista®(32-bit), Windows®7 (32-bit/64-bit)
Your hardware configuration needs higher than functionalities that operating
system recommends.
Computer: IBM PC/AT or compatible computer
Computer with one of the Windows®operating systems pre-installed
(Excluding computers with an upgraded operating system and self-built
computers.)
Disk Space: 100MB for installation and uninstall
Note: Actual requirements and product functionality may vary based on your system
configuration and operating system.
Other: USB port for direct connection. Do not connect via a USB hub.
Video adapter and display must support resolution of XGA (1024×768) or
higher, 16 bit or higher system color.
Internet Explorer®6.0 or later.
CD-ROM drive
Adobe®Reader®6.0 or later.
Microsoft®Excel®2000, Microsoft®Excel®2003, Microsoft®Excel®2007 or
Microsoft®Excel®2010
Note
• Windows is a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States
and/or other countries.
• Microsoft Excel is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation registered in the United States and/or
other countries.
• Company and product names used herein are trademarks of their respective owners.

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Contents
1. Installing and Uninstalling fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS ...................... E-4
2. Screen Configuration............................................................................. E-9
Menu Bar.......................................................................................................................E-10
Toolbar..........................................................................................................................E-15
Status Bar .....................................................................................................................E-16
3. Emulator Mode and Key-Log Editor Mode......................................... E-17
4. Emulating fx-CG10/fx-CG20 Calculator Operation............................ E-18
5. Using the Emulator Key-Log ............................................................... E-24
6. Configuring Options Dialog Box Setting ........................................... E-30
7. Other Functions.................................................................................... E-32
Printing..........................................................................................................................E-32
Shortcut Menu...............................................................................................................E-34
8. File Types Supported by fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS ....................... E-35
9. Differences between fx-CG10/fx-CG20 Calculator and
fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS Functions ................................................ E-36
10. Using Screen Receiver to Display the Calculator Screen Image
on Your Computer................................................................................ E-46
11. Error Message Table ............................................................................ E-49

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1. Installing and Uninstalling fx-CG10/20
Manager PLUS
This section explains how to install and uninstall fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS.
To install fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS
1. Place the CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
• After a short while, the fx-CG Manager PLUS screen will appear on the display.
2. Click “fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS”, and then click “Install”.
• This will display a dialog box for selecting the screen language.

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3. Select the language you want and then click [OK].
4. Click the [Next] button.
• This will display the end user license agreement (EULA).
5. Carefully read the EULA.

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6. If you agree to the terms and conditions of the license agreement, click “I accept the terms…”,
and then click the [Next] button.
• If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of the license agreement, click “I do not accept
the terms…” and then click [Cancel] button to exit the install procedure.
7. Perform either of the two following steps to specify the installation drive and folder.
7-a: If you want to use default settings, simply click the [Next] button. This is the method you
normally should use.
7-b: If you want to specify a different folder, click the [Change] button. Select the folder you
want and then click [Next].

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8. Click the [Install] button.
• This will start installation.
9. The dialog box shown below will appear when installation is complete.
10. Click the [Finish] button.
• This completes installation.
Note
• Installing the software will put a “fx-CG10_20 Manager PLUS” shortcut icon on your Windows
desktop.

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To uninstall fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS
1. Display the Windows Control Panel.
2. Click [Add/Remove Program].
3. On the list of applications that appears, select “fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS”.
4. Click the [Add/Remove] button.
• This will display the program maintenance wizard.
5. Click the [Yes] button.
• This completes the uninstall operation.
To start up fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS
1. On your computer’s desktop, click the “fx-CG10_20 Manager PLUS” icon.
• You could also start up the application by clicking [Start] - [Program] - [CASIO] - [fx-CG10/20
Manager PLUS] - [fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS].

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2. Screen Configuration
The following shows the fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS screen.
Menu Bar
Toolbar
Emulator
Status Bar
File Display Area
* When you have both the emulator window and Key-Log (or bitmap file) window open on the
display, the emulator window always will be displayed on top.

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Menu Bar
• This section explains the fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS menu bar.
• If a menu command can also be executed by clicking a toolbar button, the applicable toolbar
button is also provided.
IFile Menu
File History
Menu Toolbar
Button Description
New Creates a new Key-Log file.
Open Opens an existing file.
Close Closes the currently open file.
Capture Screen Captures the emulator screen.
Save Saves the current work file, overwriting the previous
(unedited) version.
Save As Saves the current work file under a new name.
Print Prints the currently displayed bitmap file.
Print Preview Displays a preview of the print image.
Print Setup Displays the print setup dialog box.

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Menu Toolbar
Button Description
(File History) Shows up to four of the last files you worked on.
Exit Exits fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS.
IEdit Menu
Menu Toolbar
Button Description
Undo Undoes the last operation.
Redo Redoes the last undone operation.
Cut Cuts the currently selected screen area and places it
onto the clipboard.
Copy Copies the currently selected screen area to the
clipboard.
Paste Pastes the clipboard contents.
Clear Deletes the currently selected area.
Select All Selects all Key-Log records.
* The Edit menu is disabled during emulator operation.

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IView Menu
Menu Submenu Description
Calc Key Small Selects small-size calculator keys.
Normal Selects normal-size calculator keys.
Calc Screen Small Selects small-size display.
Normal Selects normal-size display.
Toolbar
Standard Toggles display of the standard toolbar on and off.
Log Toggles display of the log toolbar on and off.
Edit Toggles display of the edit toolbar on and off.
Bitmap Toggles display of the bitmap toolbar on and off.
IKey-Log Menu
Emulator mode Key-Log editor mode

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Menu Toolbar
Button Description
Add Adds a new Key-Log record.
Delete Deletes the currently displayed Key-Log record.
Emulator Enters the emulator mode.
Editor Enters the Key-Log editor mode.
Auto Play
Starts Key-Log auto playback. If a calculation contains
a Memory Character to the left of the cursor, Key-
Log playback automatically starts from the Memory
Character position.
Step Play
Starts Key-Log manual playback. Except during step
playback, Key-Log playback manually starts from the
Memory Character position to the left of the cursor.
Stop Stops Key-Log playback or recording.
Pause Pauses Key-Log playback.
Record Starts Key-Log record operation.
Insert Pause During Key-Log editing, inserts a pause character into
Key-Log playback.
IWindow Menu
Menu Description
Tiled Displays all windows in a tiled configuration.
Horizontal Displays all windows in a horizontal line.
• The Window menu also shows the names of files that you have open. When you have multiple
files open, the file name at the top of the list is the one you are currently working with the active
file.

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ITools Menu
Menu Toolbar
Button Description
Screen Receiver Starts up Screen Receiver.
Options Displays a dialog box for configuring optional settings.
IHelp Menu
Menu Submenu Description
Manual Calculator Displays the Calculator User’s Guide.
Manager PLUS Displays the Manager PLUS User’s Guide.
License Displays the end user license agreement.
About Displays version information.

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Toolbar
• This section explains the fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS toolbar buttons.
• The toolbar buttons correspond to menu bar commands. See the section of this manual that
explains the menu bar for details about each button’s function.
IStandard Toolbar
Editor
New Open Save Print Print Cut Copy Paste Undo Redo Screen Emulator
Preview Receiver
ILog Toolbar
Play Step Stop Pause Record
IEdit Toolbar

Add
Delete
Insert Pause
Font ... Specifies the font of input text.
Font Size ... Specifies the font size of input text.
Key-Log Record ... Selects the Key-Log record to be played back or edited.
IBitmap Toolbar

Capture Screen
Outer Frame
Specifies an outer frame for screen captures.
Bitmap Size
Specifies the bitmap size. Supported sizes are Small, Normal, s2 and s3.

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Status Bar

Help text is displayed here.
Displays the process currently being performed.
Toggles between the insert and overwrite modes.
Clicking here while in the Key-Log editor mode toggles between the insert mode and overwrite
mode.

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3. Emulator Mode and Key-Log Editor Mode
fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS has two modes.
You can use either of the following to operations to select the mode you want.
• On the [KeyLog] menu, select either [Emulator] or [Editor].
• On the standard toolbar, click or .
Emulator Mode
Use this mode when you want to perform mainly emulator operations.
Key-Log Editor Mode
Use this mode when you want to perform mainly Key-Log data operations.

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4. Emulating fx-CG10/fx-CG20 Calculator
Operation
• The emulator makes it possible to mimic fx-CG10/fx-CG20 calculator operation using your
computers mouse and keyboard.
• For details about emulator operations, see the fx-CG10/fx-CG20 User’s Guide. You can view the
User’s Guide by selecting [Manual] - [Calculator] on the Help menu.
• Note that some emulator functions are different from the functions of the fx-CG10/fx-CG20
calculator. For details, see “9. Differences between fx-CG10/fx-CG20 Calculator and fx-CG10/20
Manager PLUS Functions” (page E-36).
Note
• Image files (g3b/g3p) created with fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS and eActivity files that contain
image data created with the fx-CG10/20 Manager PLUS cannot be opened with the fx-CG10
calculator.
IUsing the Emulator
• Key operations are identical to those you perform on the calculator.
• Operation results appear on the LCD screen.
LCD Screen
Keypad

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In the Emulator Mode, you use your computer keyboard to operate the emulator. The following
explains the keyboard keys you should use to perform each emulator key operation.
(1) Computer keyboard keys that have the same key markings as the emulator keys
?—H, , , , , , , ,, —, D, A, B, C
(2) Computer keyboard keys that have different key markings as the emulator keys
Computer Key Emulator Key
[Tab]
[Insert] 
[Home] *
[Page Up] )
[Page Down] K
[End] ?
[Esc] )
[Delete] #
[Back Space] #
[Enter] U
[*] 
[/] 
IChanging the Size of the Emulator
The emulator’s keypad and LCD screen each can be toggled between two sizes: small and normal.
To specify the size of the keypad
1. On the [View] menu, select [Calc Key].
2. From the submenu that appears, select the keypad size you want.
To specify the size of the LCD screen
1. On the [View] menu, select [Calc Screen].
2. From the submenu that appears, select the LCD screen size you want.
Note
• If the LCD screen or keypad is displayed as a floating window (page E-20), you also can resize
the window by dragging the one side of the window frame upwards, downwards, left, or right.
Resizing by dragging the window frame lets make the floating window larger than the normal size
selectable on the submenu above.
• Use of the “Normal” LCD screen size setting is recommended.