Casio SLIM FX-9860G User manual

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For fx-9860G Slim
fx-9860G Slim
Manager PLUS
User’s Guide
CASIO Worldwide Education Website
http://edu.casio.com
CASIO EDUCATIONAL FORUM
http://edu.casio.com/forum/

Note
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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Getting Started
•fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS is an emulator that lets you perform fx-9860G Slim 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.
•Apresentation feature lets you play back saved Key-Log records.
•You can connect your fx-9860G Slim unit to your computer and display its contents on your
computer screen.
Important!
•Be sure to install the fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS before you connect fx-9860G Slim to your
computer. Connecting before you install the fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS can result in improper
operation.
kUsing This Manual
•This manual covers the software included on the fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS CD-ROM.
For details about operation of the fx-9860G Slim Graphing 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.

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Contents
1. Installing and Uninstalling fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS ................. E-3
2. Screen Configuration ............................................................................ E-8
Menu Bar ........................................................................................................................E-9
Toolbar .......................................................................................................................... E-14
Status Bar ..................................................................................................................... E-15
3. Emulator Mode and Key-Log Editor Mode ........................................ E-16
4. Emulating fx-9860G Slim Calculator Operation ................................ E-17
5. Using the Emulator Key-Log ............................................................... E-23
6. Configuring Options Dialog Box Setting ........................................... E-28
7. Other Functions ................................................................................... E-29
Printing .......................................................................................................................... E-29
Shortcut Menu .............................................................................................................. E-31
8. File Types Supported by fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS .................. E-32
9. Differences between fx-9860G Slim Calculator and fx-9860G Slim
Manager PLUS Functions ................................................................... E-33
10. Using Screen Receiver to Display the Calculator Screen Image on
Your Computer ..................................................................................... E-39
11.Error Message Table ............................................................................ E-44

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1. Installing and Uninstalling fx-9860G Slim
Manager PLUS
This section explains how to install and uninstall fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS.
To install fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS
1 .Place the CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.
•After a short while, the CASIO Manager PLUS for fx-9860G Series screen will appear
on the display.
The following describes what each item on this screen does.
fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS ... Installs fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS.
fx-9860G Manager PLUS ... Installs fx-9860G Manager PLUS.
GRAPH85 Manager PLUS ... Installs GRAPH85 Manager PLUS.
Add-In Application ... Displays the Add-In application screen, which shows folders that contain
Add-In applications and provides access to Add-In application documentation.
CASIO Web Site ... Goes to the website at http://edu.casio.com
Open folder to view files ... Opens a folder on the CD-ROM.
Français ... Displays the screens in steps 1 and 2 in French.

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2 .Click “fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS”.
•This displays the screen shown below.
The following describes what each item on this screen does.
Install fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS ... Starts installation of fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS.
User’s Guide ... Click a language to open the corresponding user’s guide.
Calculator User’s Guide ... Click a language to open the corresponding calculator user’s guide.
Install Adobe®Reader ®... Installs Adobe®Reader ®.
3 .Click “Install fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS”.
•This displays a language selection menu.
•The option you select here specifies the language of the screen text that appears during
installation. The screen text language of the fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS application itself is
English, regardless of what you select here.
•The setting you select here will determine the language version for installation of the fx-9860G
Slim and fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS manuals.

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4 .Select a language and then click the [OK] button to advance to the next screen.
•If the [Next] button appears, click it.
•This displays the end user license agreement (EULA).
•The EULA will appear in the language you selected in step 3, except if you selected Spanish.
The EULA appears in English when Spanish is selected in step 3.
5 .Carefully read the EULA.
6 .If you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the EULA, choose “I accept the
terms...”, and then click [Next].
This will display the user registration screen.
•If you do not want to agree, choose “I do not accept the terms ...” and then click [Cancel] to
exit the installation operation.
7 .Input the appropriate information in the following boxes and then click [Next].
User Name ... Input your name.
Installkey ... Input the Install Key sticker number on the software package.

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8 .Perform either of the two following steps to specify the installation drive and folder.
•To use the default settings
Simply click the [Next] button.
•To specify a different folder
Click the [Browse…] button. Select the folder you want and then click [Next].
9 .Click the [Next] button to start the installation.
10 .When a message appears telling you that installation is complete, click the [Finish] button.
• This completes installation and will restart your computer automatically.
Note
•Installing the software will put a “9860SlimManager+” shortcut icon on your Windows desktop.

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To uninstall fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS
1 .Display the Windows Control Panel.
2 .Click [Add/Remove Program].
3 .On the list of applications that appears, select “fx-9860G Slim 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-9860G Slim Manager PLUS
1 .On your computer’s desktop, click the “9860SlimManager+” icon.
•You could also start up the application by clicking [Start] - [Program] - [CASIO] - [fx-9860G
Slim Manager PLUS] - [fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS].

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2. Screen Configuration
The following shows the fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS screen.
*Apixel resolution setting of 1024 ×768 is recommended for your computer screen.
*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.
File Display Area
Menu Bar
Toolbar
Emulator
Status Bar

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Menu Toolbar Description
Button
New Creates a new Key-Log file.
Open Opens an existing file.
Close Closes the currently open file.
Screen Cap 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.
(File History) Shows up to four of the last files you worked on.
Exit Exits fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS.
Menu Bar
•This section explains the fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS menu bar.
•If a menu command can also be executed by clicking a toolbar button, the applicable toolbar
button is also provided.
kFile Menu
File History

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kEdit Menu
*The Edit menu is disabled during emulator operation.
Menu 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.
Toolbar
Button

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kView Menu
Menu Submenu Description
Calc Key Normal Selects normal-size calculator keys.
Large Selects large-size calculator keys.
Calc Screen ×1Specifies an actual size display.
×2Specifies a 2X size display.
×3Specifies a 3X size display.
×4Specifies a 4X size display.
×5Specifies a 5X size display.
Tool Bar 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.

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kKey-Log Menu
Emulator mode Key-Log editor mode
Menu Toolbar Description
Button
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.
Step Play Starts Key-Log manual playback.
Stop Stops Key-Log playback or recording.
Pause Pauses Key-Log playback.
Record Starts Key-Log recording.
Insert Pause During Key-Log editing, inserts a pause character into
Key-Log playback.

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Menu Toolbar
Button Description
Screen Receiver Starts up Screen Receiver.
Options Displays a dialog box for configuring optional settings.
kWindow Menu
kTools Menu
kHelp Menu
Menu Submenu Description
Calculator Displays the fx-9860G Slim Graphing Calculator
User’s Guide.
Manager PLUS Displays the fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS
User’s Guide.
License Displays the end user license agreement.
About Displays version information.
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.
Manual
Toolbar
Button

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Toolbar
•This section explains the fx-9860G Slim 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.
kStandard Toolbar
kLog Toolbar
kEdit Toolbar
1Add
2Delete
3Insert Pause
4Font ... Specifies the font of input text.
5Font Size ... Specifies the font size of input text.
6Key-Log Record ... Selects the Key-Log record to be played back or edited.
Play Step Stop Pause Record
12 3 4 5 6
Emulator
Editor
New Open Print Print
Preview
CopySave Cut Paste Undo Redo Screen
Receiver

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kBitmap Toolbar
1Screen Cap
2Outer Frame
Specifies an outer frame for screen captures.
3Bitmap Size
Specifies the bitmap size. A setting of 1 through 10 can be selected.
Status Bar
1Help text is displayed here.
2Displays the process currently being performed.
3Toggles 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-9860G Slim 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-9860G Slim Calculator
Operation
•The emulator makes it possible to mimic fx-9860G Slim calculator operation using your
computers mouse and keyboard.
•For details about emulator operations, see the fx-9860G Slim 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-9860G Slim calculator.
For details, see “9. Differences between fx-9860G Slim Calculator and fx-9860G Slim Manager
PLUS Functions” (page E-33).
kUsing the Emulator
•Key operations are identical to those you perform on the calculator.
•Operation results appear on the LCD screen.
LCD Screen
Keypad
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
a—j, ., +, -, (, ), ,, M, 1—6, f, c, d, e

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(2) Computer keyboard keys that have different key markings as the emulator keys
kChanging the Size of the Emulator
You can select one of two sizes for the emulator’s keypad and one of five sizes for the display area.
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.
Computer Key Emulator Key
[Tab] A
[Insert] !
[Home] K
[Page Up] J
[Page Down] m
[End] a
[Esc] J
[Delete] D
[Back Space] D
[Enter] w
[*] *
[/] /
Important!
•Always use the emulator’s keys whenever creating eActivity Guide operations. Computer key
operations cannot be recorded. For details about the eActivity Guide function, see “10-6 eActivity
Guide” in the fx-9860G Series Software Version 1.10 User’s Guide.