Texas Instruments TI-84 Plus Series User manual

TI-SmartView™ CE
Emulator Software
for the TI-84 Plus Family
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Contents
What's New 1
What's New in TI-SmartView™ CE Software v5.4.0 1
Introduction to TI-SmartView™ CE Software 2
Using the TI-SmartView™ CE Calculator Emulator Workspace 5
Parts of the TI-SmartView™ CE Software Workspace 6
Using the TI-SmartView™ CE Emulator Keyboard 7
Dragging and Dropping a Screen to Another Application 8
Connecting a Calculator as a Remote Keypad 9
Resetting the Emulator 11
Saving and Loading a CE Emulator State 12
Choosing a Display Option 14
Copying the Key Press History to Another Application 16
Changing the Size of the TI-SmartView™ CE Screen 19
Emulator and Toolbar positions 19
Always in Front 20
Using Screen Capture 21
Parts of the Screen Capture Workspace 22
Dragging and Dropping a Screen to Another Application 22
Using TI-SmartView™ CE Emulator Explorer Workspace 23
Parts of the TI-SmartView™ Emulator Explorer Main Workspace 24
Copying Emulator Files to the Computer 24
Deleting Emulator Files 25
Computer Keyboard Shortcuts 25
Compatibility with Graphing Calculators 27
Data Collection Using Vernier EasyData® App on the TI-84 Plus CE
Emulator 28
Using Vernier Sensors with TI-SmartView™ CE and EasyData® CE App 28
Using TI-SmartView™ CE to Demonstrate Data Collection 30
General Information 32
Online Help 32
Contact TI Support 32
Service and Warranty Information 32
Updates 32
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1 What's New
What's New
What's New in TI-SmartView™ CE Software v5.4.0
TI-SmartView™ CE 84 Plus CE What’s New
• TI-84 Plus CE default emulator state updated.
- OS v5.4.0
- EasyData v5.3.6 (minor fix)
- Transformation Graphing App v5.3.1 (minor fix)
- TI-Innovator™ Hub App v5.4.0 (menu updates)
For more information about the new and updated functionality, go to
education.ti.com/84ceupdate.
TI-SmartView CE for the TI-84 Plus Family
Please update the software at education.ti.com/84ceupdate to the latest version for
improvements and the CE emulator with the latest calculator files for this release.

Introduction to TI-SmartView™ CE Software
The TI-SmartView™ CE software allows you to display a TI graphing calculator for your
entire classroom. Two workspaces are included to help enhance your classroom
presentations.
Calculator Emulator Workspace
Allows you to:
• Display a Full Emulator View or a Keypad with Large
Display Screen View. With optional views to open or
close.
• Key Press History
– Displays images of keys pressed so students can
follow along with the keys pressed.
• View3™
– Teacher controlled update of up to three
additional emulated screens such as Graph, Table
and Equation for multiple representations.
• Calculate and Graph
– Same experience as on physical graphing
calculator.
• Drag and Drop any emulated screen to your class
presentation software.**
– Build out your lessons with screens created during
your class.
• Press emulator keys using a Remote Keypad!
– Run SmartPad™ CE App*** on your TI-84 Plus CE
connected to the computer with your USB cable.
When the TI-SmartView™ CE window is in focus
on your computer, your calculator becomes a
Remote Keypad.
• Launch a separate Screen Capture Window
– Capture and save emulator screens as computer
files similar to TI Connect™ CE Screen Capture
which captures screens from the graphing
calculator.
**Software such as Microsoft™ Office or other presentation software supported.
***SmartPad™ CE App for TI-84 Plus CE comes pre-loaded on the calculator. If not on
your TI-84 Plus CE, SmartPad CE App is also available to load to your calculator at
education.ti.com/84ceupdate.
Note: The Large Display Screen is not touch enabled. Use emulator keys as on the
calculator.
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Calculator Emulator screen

Emulator Explorer Workspace
Allows you to:
• Add single or multiple files to the emulator to set up for your classes:
– Drag selected calculator files and/or your images (jpg, png, etc.)
from your computer to your emulator for quick emulator setup even
during class instruction.
• Save files from the emulator to save or share to your students
calculators:
– Drag selected calculator files to your computer to save files from a
class presentation.
–Tip: Once files are saved to your computer, you can drag those files
to multiple connected student calculators using TI Connect™ CE
Calculator Explorer for classroom sharing. TI Connect™ CE is free at
education.ti.com/downloads.
Emulator Explorer default screen
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5 Using the TI-SmartView™ CE Calculator Emulator Workspace
Using the TI-SmartView™ CE Calculator Emulator
Workspace
The TI-SmartView™ CE Calculator Emulator workspace contains tools you can use to
input calculations, plot variables, and display graphs, tables, and lists.

Parts of the TI-SmartView™ CE Software Workspace
Menu Bar - Use these menus to perform all emulator functions, including:
• File - file management • 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, Key Press History on or off, and,
View3™
• Capture current emulator screen
Workspace Panel - Use this panel to navigate between the Calculator Emulator
workspace and the Emulator Explorer workspace.
Choose Emulator and Tool Bar Positions
•Emulator position Left/Right - to switch between left and right hand
display of the graphing calculator screen. This is convenient when projecting
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 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 use 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 panel
View3™ Panel - Use this panel to show three additional screens simultaneously.
(This panel is hidden by default. Click to show the View3™ Panel.)
You can select any three of the following screens:
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• Equation
(Y= editor)
• List
(Stat List editor)
• Window
• Table • Stat Plot • [Blank]
• Graph
Resize Panels - Click and drag the vertical bar at the side of a panel to resize it.
Using the TI-SmartView™ CE Emulator Keyboard
The mouse takes the place of your finger pressing keys on the computer keyboard.
Click the keys on the TI-SmartView™ CE emulator as you would press the keys on the
graphing calculator.
1. Click the arrow keys on the emulator keyboard to move the cursor to the
desired setting.
2. Click to select it.
You must first place the keyboard in its alpha typing mode to type text using the
computer keyboard.
By default, the graphing calculator keyboard is in its normal mode, in which keys are
simply shortcuts to graphing calculator keys.
For example, pressing [ A ] on your computer keyboard is the same as clicking
on the graphing calculator. In this mode, you cannot enter the letters A through Z on
the graphing calculator screen by typing these letters on your computer keyboard.
To enter a letter or other alpha character, first click on the graphing calculator
keyboard (or press [ F7 ] on your computer keyboard) to put the graphing calculator in
alpha mode. For example, typing [ F7 ] [ A ] on your computer keyboard enters an A on
the graphing calculator screen. After you type the character, the keyboard returns to its
normal mode.
You can lock the alpha key to type more than one character in succession.
To lock the alpha key:
▶Click on the graphing calculator keyboard or press [ F6 ] [ F7 ] on
your computer keyboard.
To return to the normal mode:
▶Click or press [ F7 ].

In alpha typing mode, pressing [ 0 ] through [ 9 ] on your computer keyboard act as
shortcuts to the alpha functions associated with these keys on the graphing calculator
keyboard. Pressing [ 1 ] enters Y (the alpha character associated with À) on the
graphing calculator screen. To type a number, be sure the keyboard is not in the alpha
typing mode. These keys do enter the digits 0 through 9 in the normal mode.
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.
Tip: When tracing along graphs or using Cabri™ Jr App to draw geometric shapes, the
computer keyboard arrows may give you smoother continual action as opposed to
using a mouse to click on the emulator arrows.
Dragging and Dropping a Screen to Another Application
You can drag and drop and paste any TI-SmartView™ CE screen into another
application.
The TI-SmartView™ CE screens that you can drag and paste include the following:
• The screen above the keyboard in the Emulator Panel
• Large Screen
• View3™ panel screens
Note: You can drag a View3™ screen into Screen Capture and use Screen Capture as
a history of important screens during a class session.
• Saved or unsaved screen captures
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Connecting a Calculator as a Remote Keypad
The SmartPad™ CE App is available for the TI-84 Plus CE. To use the
TI-84 Plus CE as a remote keypad for TI-SmartView™ CE:
1. SmartPad™ CE App for TI-84 Plus CE comes pre-loaded on the calculator. If not on
your TI-84 Plus CE, SmartPad CE App is also available to load to your calculator at
education.ti.com/84ceupdate.
2. Connect your TI-84 Plus CE to your computer using a USB Computer cable which
came with your calculator.
3. Launch TI-SmartView™ CE. Make sure the TI-SmartView™ CE window is in focus by
clicking on the TI-SmartView™ CE window.
4. Run SmartPad™ CE App on your TI-84 Plus CE. Press [apps] and select SmartPad™
CE from the Apps menu. Read the information on the splash screen.
5. Press keys on the calculator's keypad which remotely press the emulator keypad on
the TI-SmartView™ CE.
6. Disconnect USB cable from calculator to stop the App and remote keypad feature.
7. Reconnecting the USB cable and running the App again may be needed if the
remote keypad connectivity is no longer responding.
Notes:
• The TI-84 Plus CE running the SmartPad™ CE App will not display the calculations or
graphs. The calculator becomes a remote USB keypad for the emulator only.
• The TI-84 Plus CE will remain a remote keypad when the TI-SmartView™ CE
window is in focus. Click on the TI-SmartView™ CE window prior to pressing keys
on the calculator.
• The TI SilverLink cable is not supported in TI-SmartView™ CE.
USB Computer Cable
You must use the USB Computer Cable that comes with your TI-84 Plus CE graphing
calculator to use SmartPad™ CE App. Other TI Connectivity Cables are not supported.

Additional information on connectivity
•Emulator Link Menu - No Send/Receive
The Link feature, y 8 on the emulators is disabled. To link files between a
connected calculator and an emulator, please use Calculator Explorer in TI
Connect™ CE and Emulator Explorer in TI-SmartView™ CE.
Drag calculator or emulator files to the computer first when transferring between
Emulator Explorer in TI-SmartView™ CE and Calculator Explorer in TI Connect™ CE.
•TI-SilverLink cable
The TI SilverLink cable is not supported in TI-SmartView™ CE.
•Bringing a calculator out of a TEST MODE setting
TI-SmartView™ CE will not transfer a file to a connected calculator.
To quit TEST MODE (EXAM MODE) setting, please use one of these methods.
- Connect a CE to TI Connect CE v5.4.0 or higher
- Select Actions >Quit Exam Mode on Connected CE Calculators
- Send a file between two calculators
- Connect to TI Connect CE v5.4.0 or higher and send a file to a connected
calculator(s)
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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
• Returns the TI-SmartView™ CE Software to the factory-default setting
• Clears key press history
Update Emulator OS
In the future, if there is a CE calculator OS update but TI-SmartView™ CE emulator is
not updated, then the Emulator can be updated with Actions > Update Emulator OS….
TI-SmartView™ CE will require a special emulator state file to update the Emulator OS
available at education.ti.com/84ceupdate. This file will be different than the file you
use to update the calculator OS.

Saving and Loading a CE Emulator State
When you save the CE 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 functions in the
Y= editor and changing Window and Zoom settings. 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 CE Emulator state
files may be large. Contact your IT department if your storage capacity is an issue.
Saving the CE Emulator State
Managing, saving and loading an emulator state file is only available for the CE
emulator. The TI-84 Plus CE Emulator State file can only be loaded on the TI-84 Plus CE
emulator.
1. Click Actions > Save Emulator State....
2. In the dialog box:
a) Navigate to the folder in which you want to store the CE emulator state file.
b) Type a file name. Use a name that describes the CE emulator state.
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The CE emulator state files will have a pre-configured filename TI84PCE Emulator
State_OS x-x-x_date.s84 where the file extension, *.s84 indicates that the file is a
TI-84 Plus CE emulator state created by the TI-SmartView™ CE software. A CE
emulator state file created in TI-SmartView™ CE v5.4.0 or higher will not load on
previous versions of TI-SmartView™ CE.
c) Click Save.
Loading an CE Emulator State
Because CE emulator state files are specific to each calculator model, you can only
load an emulator state file for the active calculator model.
1. Click Actions > Load Emulator State.
2. In the dialog box:
a) Navigate to the folder that contains the emulator state file.
Note: Only the CE emulator state files for the active calculator model will be
displayed.
b) Click the CE emulator state name to highlight it.
c) Click Open.

Choosing a Display Option
You can customize your display to show or hide optional panels and change the type of
information displayed in each one. By default, the TI-SmartView™ CE software displays
the calculator emulator workspace in Large Display Screen.
Displaying the Calculator Screen
1. Click to view the
calculator screen above the
keyboard in the Emulator
Panel.
2. Click again to show the Keypad + Large
Display Screen.
Choosing an Emulator Type
Click the down arrow on to choose an emulator type.
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Each emulator type displays its relevant calculator model.
Changing the Calculator Faceplate
To change the faceplate:
1. Click View.
2. Hover over Calculator Faceplate.
3. Click on a calculator faceplate name.
Light Outline Dark

Showing or Hiding the Key Press History
Click to show or hide key press history.
Click CLEAR in the panel next to Key Press History to clear the history.
Click here and drag to resize the
Key Press History panel.
Click here to clear the
Key Press History.
When you press clear, you will see this information box:
Copying the Key Press History to Another Application
You can copy all or only a selected portion of the key press history to another
application such as a word processor. You can copy the key graphics as they are
shown in the key press history panel, or you can copy the key presses as font text
characters ·j¸.
Note: When you copy keys as font text characters, those characters use the
TI84PlusCEKeys font. This font is installed on your computer automatically when you
install the TI- SmartView™ CE software.
Copying Keys as Graphics or Font Characters
1. Select the key(s) you want to copy.
To select keys in the Key Press History Panel, use one of the following methods:
Key Method
–A single key: Click on a key.
–Multiple keys: Click on a key.
Press and hold Ctrl on your computer
keyboard.
Click other keys to select multiple keys.
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Key Method
–Multiple keys in a sequence: Click on a key.
Press and hold Shift on your computer
keyboard.
Press another key.
Note: This allows you to select those
two keys plus all of the keys in
between them.
–All keys: Click on a key.
Right click.
Click Select All.
Note: This is what a key looks like before and after you select it.
Before: After:
2. Right-click the selected key(s).
3. Click Copy (to copy keys as graphics).
-or-
Click Copy As Font (to copy keys as font characters). ·j¸
4. Switch to another application.
5. Paste the keys at the appropriate location.
Note:
• You can also drag the selected keys as graphics to the other application.
• You can re-size the key graphics after you paste them into a new application.
• In some applications, the characters pasted as a font may be shown in the font
that is in effect at that location, so they may not look anything like graphing
calculator keys. If necessary, apply the TI84PlusCEKeys font to the characters. See
the help file for the destination application you are using for details on how to
apply a font to the characters.
Displaying the View3™ Panel
1. Click to display the View3™ panel.
2. Click the title bar of each screen to choose from these display options:
– Equation
(Y=
– List
(Stat List editor)
– Window