Texas Instruments MathPrint TI-30X Plus User manual

TI-SmartView™ Emulator Software
for
MathPrint™ Calculators
TI-30X Plus MathPrint™ Calculator
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Contents
Signing In with Your TI Account 1
Introduction to TI-SmartView™ Emulator Software for MathPrint™
Calculators 3
Using the TI-SmartView™ Emulator Workspace for MathPrint™
Calculators 5
Parts of the TI-SmartView™ Emulator Workspace 6
Using the TI-SmartView™ Emulator Keyboard 7
Dragging and Dropping a Screen to Another Application 7
Resetting the Emulator 8
Saving and Loading a MathPrint™ Emulator State 9
Choosing a Display Option 11
Copying the Key Press History to Another Application 13
Changing the Size of the TI-SmartView™ Emulator Large Display Screen 15
Emulator and Toolbar positions 15
Always in Front 16
Using Screen Capture 17
Parts of the Screen Capture Workspace 18
Dragging and Dropping a Screen to Another Application 18
Computer Keyboard Mapping 19
Using the Computer Keyboard 19
General Information 26
Online Help 26
Contact TI Support 26
Service and Warranty 26
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1 Signing In with Your TI Account
Signing In with Your TI Account
To use the TI-SmartView™ emulator software for MathPrint™ calculators, you will
need to sign in to your TI account.
1. Launch the TI-SmartView™ emulator software for MathPrint™ calculators.
If this is the first time the software has been launched, you will be prompted to
accept the License, Privacy Policy, and Online Terms of Use.
Click Accept.
2. On the sign in prompt, click LAUNCH SIGN IN.
Note: If you need to purchase a single-user license, click PURCHASE LICENSE.
This will open the Texas Instruments Sign In page in your browser. Complete the
sign in process with a Google account or with the email address associated with
your TI account.

After validating your account, a success message will display in the browser and
the software will open.
Viewing Licensing Information
While signed in you can view the details of your license.
▶Go to Help > License Info.
Account Info: Email address of the current user.
Subscription Expiration: Expiration date for the current software license.
Session Expiration: Time left in the current session.
While the software is being used, it will connect with the licensing system every 15
minutes. If the user goes offline at any point, the software will run for seven days
from the last time it connected.
Signing Out of Your Account
1. Go to Help > Sign Out.
2. Click SIGN OUT.
The software will close and a browser tab will open the Sign In page.
Signing out saves the current state and releases the license back into the pool of
available seats. Closing the software using File > Exit or the close button does
not automatically sign a user out and release the license.
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3 Introduction to TI-SmartView™ Emulator Software for MathPrint™ Calculators
Introduction to TI-SmartView™ Emulator Software for
MathPrint™ Calculators
The TI-SmartView™ emulator software for MathPrint™ calculators allows you to
display a TI scientific calculator for your entire classroom.
Calculator Emulator Workspace
Allows you to:
• Choose Emulator
– Choose an emulator to work with.
– TI-30X Plus MathPrint™
– TI-30X Pro MathPrint™
– TI-30XS MultiView - TI-30XB MultiView™
– TI-34 MultiView™
• Hide/Show Large Emulator Display
– Display Full Emulator View with or without a Large Display Screen
panel.
• Hide/Show Key Press History
– Displays images of keys pressed so students can follow along with
the keys pressed.
• Launch a separate Screen Capture Window
– Capture and save emulator screens as computer files similar to TI
Connect™ CE Screen Capture.
See: Using the Calculator Emulator Workspace to help enhance your classroom
presentations.

First Launch: Selecting Your Emulator Type
The first time TI-SmartView™ for MathPrint™ launches on your computer, a
notification dialog will display.
Choose your emulator type using the pull down
menu and select OK.
Your selected emulator will display for your first
presentation.
TI-SmartView™ for MathPrint™ will always re-launch with the last state of the
software. Once in the software, you can change the default emulator.
See: Choosing an Emulator Type.
The last emulator type in view will become the default and the last sizing of
the window will display according to your last settings.
See: Changing the Size of the TI-SmartView™ Emulator Large Display Screen
Introduction to TI-SmartView™ Emulator Software for MathPrint™ Calculators 4

5 Using the TI-SmartView™ Emulator Workspace for MathPrint™ Calculators
Using the TI-SmartView™ Emulator Workspace for
MathPrint™ Calculators
The TI-SmartView™ emulator workspace for MathPrint™ calculator contains tools you
can use to input calculations.

Parts of the TI-SmartView™ Emulator Workspace
Menu Bar - Use these menus to perform all emulator functions, including:
• File - exit or quit • Actions - such as screen capture
• Edit - include copy key as
font • Help - Help and links
• View - change the displays
Note: You can complete most of the actions in these menus by clicking icons in
the toolbar.
Toolbar- Use these toolbar icons to:
• Select a different calculator model
• Toggle displays of Large Display Screen hide or show, and Key Press History
on or off
• Capture current emulator screen
Choose Emulator and Tool Bar Positions
•Emulator position Left/Right - to switch between left and right
hand display of the scientific calculator screen. This is convenient when
projecting on an Interactive White Board.
•Tool Bar Top/Bottom - to toggle the tool bar between the top and
the bottom of the screen. This is convenient when projecting on an
Interactive White Board.
Note: You can change the visual layout and/or position of elements to optimize
access especially when using an Interactive White Board.
Emulator Panel - Use this panel to display the full emulator or the emulator
keypad only view.
Large Display Screen Panel/Key Press History Panel - Use this panel to display a
large version of the calculator screen and/or to display key press history.
You have the following display options:
• Large Display Screen only • Key Press History only
• Large Display Screen + Key Press
History • Hide Large Display Screen
Resize Panels - Click and drag the vertical bar at the side of a panel to resize it.
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7 Using the TI-SmartView™ Emulator Workspace for MathPrint™ Calculators
Using the TI-SmartView™ Emulator Keyboard
The mouse takes the place of your finger pressing keys on the computer keyboard.
Click the keys on the TI-SmartView™ for MathPrint™ emulator as you would press the
keys on the scientific calculator.
You can hold down an arrow key to scroll the cursor continuously.
When you use an arrow key to move the cursor, you can hold down the key to scroll the
cursor continuously, instead of having to press the key repeatedly. In the key press
history, the icon for a repeating arrow key has a clock symbol attached to it.
Pressing an arrow key multiple times in a row displays an arrow with a repeat
counter.
When you press an arrow key multiple times in a row, one arrow key is displayed in the
key press history; this arrow key has a number attached to it that shows the
number of times the arrow key was pressed.
Dragging and Dropping a Screen to Another Application
You can drag and drop and paste any TI-SmartView™ emulator for MathPrint™
calculators screen into another application.
The TI-SmartView™ emulator for MathPrint™ calculators screens that you can drag and
paste include the following:
• The screen above the keyboard in the Emulator Panel
• Large Display Screen Panel
• Saved or unsaved screen captures in Screen Capture Workspace