Texas Instruments TI-34 - MultiView Scientific Calculator User manual

TI-SmartView™ Emulator Software
for
MathPrint™ Calculators
TI-34 MultiView™ Calculator
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Contents
Introduction to TI-SmartView™ Emulator Software for MathPrint™
Calculators 1
Using the TI-SmartView™ Emulator Workspace for MathPrint™
Calculators 3
Parts of the TI-SmartView™ Emulator Workspace 4
Using the TI-SmartView™ Emulator Keyboard 5
Dragging and Dropping a Screen to Another Application 5
Resetting the Emulator 6
Saving and Loading a MathPrint™ Emulator State 7
Choosing a Display Option 9
Copying the Key Press History to Another Application 11
Changing the Size of the TI-SmartView™ Emulator Large Display Screen 13
Emulator and Toolbar positions 13
Always in Front 14
Using Screen Capture 15
Parts of the Screen Capture Workspace 16
Dragging and Dropping a Screen to Another Application 16
Computer Keyboard Mapping 17
Using the Computer Keyboard 17
General Information 24
Online Help 24
Contact TI Support 24
Service and Warranty 24
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1 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 2

3 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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5 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

Resetting the Emulator
To reset the emulator:
1. Click Actions.
2. Click Reset Emulator.
3. Click Reset.
Resetting the emulator:
• Overwrites the current emulator state
• Clears key press history
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7 Using the TI-SmartView™ Emulator Workspace for MathPrint™ Calculators
Saving and Loading a MathPrint™ Emulator State
When you save the MathPrint™ emulator state, a file is created that stores the
emulator settings with all of the changes that you have made.
For example, you might want to set up a class presentation by entering data in a data
editor and functions in the f(x) and g(x). When you save your changes in an emulator
state file, you simply load the file to show your presentation. If you want to create
different presentations for different classes, you can create multiple emulator state
files.
Note: The key press history, screen capture shots, the emulator view, and the emulator
size are not saved in the emulator state file. Please take note the MathPrint™ emulator
state files may be large. Contact your IT department if your storage capacity is an
issue.
Saving the MathPrint™ Emulator State
Managing, saving and loading an emulator state file is available for each MathPrint™
emulators. The TI-34 MultiView™ emulator state file can only be loaded on the
TI-34 MultiView™ emulator.
1. Click Actions > Save Emulator State....
2. In the dialog box:
a) Navigate to the folder in which you want to store the MathPrint™ emulator
state file.
b) Type a file name. Use a name that describes the MathPrint™ emulator state.
Note: The MathPrint™ emulator state files will have a pre-configured filename
with the file extension, *.s34 indicating the TI-34 MultiView™ calculator
emulator state created by the TI-SmartView™ MathPrint™ emulator software.
c) Click Save.