Sharp EL-9900 User manual

ENGLISH ..................... Page 1
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OPERATION MANUAL
BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG
MODE D’EMPLOI
PC LINK SYSTEM
FOR EL-9900
PC-LINK-SYSTEM
FÜR EL-9900
SYSTÈME PC LINK
POUR EL-9900
For WINDOWS
Für WINDOWS
Pour WINDOWS
CE-LK2

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ENGLISH
PC LINK SYSTEM FOR EL-9900
OPERATION MANUAL
IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.
Windows and Microsoft Word are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
All company and/or product names as trademarks and/or registered trademarks of
their respective holders.
Copyright © 2002 SHARP CORPORATION, Japan
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< INTRODUCTION >
Thank you for your purchase.
This product is supplied to customers who agree to the following items; please read
them before using this product.
We shall determine that you’ve approved them at setting up this product’s software.
Terms of Use
Sharp Corporation (hereinafter called “our Company”) shall grant a nonexclusive right
of this product “CE-LK2” upon the following terms to you. You shall agree to the
following terms at setting up this product’s software.
•You shall use the software of this product on one Personal Computer. (hereinafter
called “PC”)
•You may make only one copy of the software on a storage medium for backup
purposes only.
•You shall not use or copy part or all of the operation manual without permission.
•Our Company shall not be held liable to anyone for failure arising out of improper
use of this product and accessories, or during use of them, nor for any damages
suffered from other malfunctions or use of this product.
•This product, including its accessories, are subject to change without notice for
product improvement.
Note
• Some of the models described in this manual may not be available in some
countries.
• Illustrations and icons in this manual may differ from the actual ones.
•"EL-96xx" refers to EL-9600/9600c/9650.
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♦GETTING STARTED .............................................................................................. 4
What is PC LINK? ............................................................................................ 4
Checking the Accessories ............................................................................... 4
System Requirements ..................................................................................... 5
Setting Up PC LINK ......................................................................................... 5
Connecting the EL-9900 to the PC .................................................................. 6
♦USING PC LINK ..................................................................................................... 7
Files PC LINK can Handle ............................................................................... 7
Starting and Exiting PC LINK .......................................................................... 8
Creating and Saving a New Program .............................................................. 8
Sending, Receiving, and Backup Programs and Various Data ........................ 9
Opening a Saved File .................................................................................... 11
Using Edit Functions ...................................................................................... 12
Saving and Printing the Contents of the Edit Screen ..................................... 15
Screen Capture .............................................................................................. 16
Screen Capture on Microsoft Word®Sheet .................................................... 17
(EL-9900 Screen Capture Tool)
Group/Ungroup .............................................................................................. 18
Converting a File ............................................................................................ 19
♦APPENDIX ........................................................................................................... 20
Table for Converting Special Symbols into TXT Letters ................................. 20
How to Proceed in the Event of Abnormal Conditions ................................... 21
CONTENTS
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What is PC LINK?
•Creates and edits EL-9900 programs on a PC.
•Receives and saves programs and various data from EL-9900
•Makes a backup of all the contents of memory of EL-9900.
•Sends programs and various data to EL-9900.
•Loads image data of EL-9900.
•Screen capture on Microsoft Word®sheet
•Converts programs and various data files into a text file.
Converts program text files into a program file.
•Prints out programs and various data files.
This manual is intended for users who already understand how to use the EL-9900
and how to operate a PC.
Also refer to the PC manual with this book.
GETTING STARTED
Checking the Accessories
Please check that all the following accessories are included upon purchase.
•CD-ROM for IBM PC compatible computer 1
•Communication cable 1
•Operation manual (this book) 1
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System Requirements
•100% IBM Compatible PC
• Microsoft®Windows®98/98 Second Edition/2000 Professional/Me/XP
•Pentium®150MHz or higher for Microsoft®Windows®98/98 Second Edition
Pentium®200MHz or higher for Microsoft®Windows®2000 Professional/Me
Pentium®/Celeron®Family 300MHz or higher for Microsoft®Windows®XP
•30MB Available Hard Disk Space
•64MB RAM for Microsoft®Windows®98/98 Second Edition/2000 Professional/Me
128MB RAM for Microsoft®Windows®XP
•CD-ROM drive
•1Available Serial Port
•Mouse or Compatible Pointing Device
•Microsoft Word®2000/XP on your PC for installing the "EL-9900 Screen Capture
Tool for Microsoft Word®2000/XP"
Setting Up PC LINK
1Installing the PC LINK Software
1. Start Windows.
2. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive.
3. Click the Start button, and then select Run.
4. Enter “Setup” followed by the path name of the location where the setup program
is saved.
For example, type “D:\setup”.
5. Click on the OK button.
The Setup screen appears, then follow the screen instructions for setup.
When you do not use the Microsoft Word®:
At the Select Components stage, deselect the check box for "EL-9900 Screen
Capture Tool". In case the function needs to be installed later, reinstall CE-LK2 at
the time of installation.
After completing the setup, the SHARP PC-LINK for EL-9900 folder is added in the
Program folder of the Start menu.
NOTE: When uninstalling the software, quit Microsoft Word®application beforehand.
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Connecting the EL-9900 to the PC
Connect the EL-9900 to the PC with the supplied communication cable.
NOTE: Push in all connectors firmly and make sure they cannot be removed by pulling
them lightly.
Also tighten the fixing screws.
1. Turn off the EL-9900 and the PC.
2. Connect on side of the supplied communication cable to the peripheral connect-
ing terminal (communication port) on the bottom of the EL-9900; the other side to
the serial port of your PC.
9 pin
Peripheral connecting terminal
communication cable(supplied)
To PC serial port
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Files PC LINK can Handle
PC LINK can handle the following files listed below.
USING PC LINK
Backup
Group
Graph Database (GDB)
Graph Equation
Solver Equation
Picture
List
List Database (List DB)
Matrix
Program
Slide Show
Table Setup
Window Setup
Data variable
Zoom
Text
Tagged Image Format
Bitmap
Contents of File
backup
Set arbitrarily. (Initial value: Group)
g_data1 to g_data9, g_data0
y1 to y9, y0 / x1t to x6t / y1t to y6t /
r1 to r6 / u / v / w ← for EL-96xx/9900
only
Match it with the file name on the calculator.
pict1 to pict9, pict0
I1 to I6
I_data1 to I_data9, I_data0
mat_a to mat_j
Set arbitrarily.
Match it with the file name on the calculator.
tblsetup
winsetup
variable
zoom
Set arbitrarily.
Set arbitrarily.
Set arbitrarily.
File Name on PC
g3b
g3g
g3d
g3y
-
g3i
g3l
g3n
-
g3p
-
g3t
g3w
g3v
g3z
←
←
←
Extension
EL-9400 EL-9450EL-9900
g5b
g5g
g5d
g5y
-
g5i
g5l
g5n
-
g5p
g5s
g5t
g5w
g5v
g5z
←
←
←
g4b
g4g
g4d
g4y
g4e
g4i
g4l
g4n
g4m
g4p
g4s
g4t
g4w
g4v
g4z
txt
tif
bmp
EL-96xx
g2b
g2g
g2d
g2y
g2e
g2i
g2l
g2n
g2m
g2p
g2s
g2t
g2w
g2v
g2z
←
←
←
NOTE: Attention should be required when assigning variables in integral calculations,
because EL-9400/9450/9600 handles variables differently from EL-9900.
(Tolerance will not be assigned for EL-9400/9450/9600; the number of divisions
will be assigned instead.)
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Creating and Saving a New Program
1Creating a New Program
NOTE: Only programs can be created.
1. Select the New from the File menu.
The Newly-Edited screen is displayed.
2. Enter a program name in Title:
3. Enter a program.
(For details on entering a program, refer to “Using Edit Functions” on page 12.)
2Saving a Created Program
1. Select the Save As... from the File menu.
The Save As screen is displayed.
2. Specify the drive and folder, and then enter the file name and extension.
The extension is different depending on your calculator.
3. Click on the OK button.
The created program is saved as a new program file with the contents specified in
2.
*Alphanumeric characters can be used for file names. If a program file stored with a file
name that consists of non-alphanumeric characters is sent to the EL-9900, the file
name may change.
Starting and Exiting PC LINK
1Starting the PC LINK
Select Start →→
→→
→Programs →→
→→
→SHARP PC-LINK for EL-9900 →→
→→
→SHARP
CE-LK2 to start the PC LINK.
The menu bar and the icons are displayed on the top of the window.
2 Exiting the PC LINK
Select the Exit from the File menu, or double-click on the CLOSE box at the upper-
most-left corner on the screen.
Note: If a communication will not be available, check the settings of the communication
(COM) port and the cable connection. If these procedures will not solve the
problem, set the Power Management and the screen saver to OFF.
(See Readme.txt for details.)
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