Texas Instruments Voyage 200 User manual

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Voyage™ 200
Voyage™ 200Voyage™ 200
Voyage™ 200
Graphing Calculator
Graphing CalculatorGraphing Calculator
Graphing Calculator

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which
can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, you can try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected.

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Getting Started
Getting StartedGetting Started
Getting Started
Initial start-up
Initial start-upInitial start-up
Initial start-up
Installing the AAA Batteries
Installing the AAA BatteriesInstalling the AAA Batteries
Installing the AAA Batteries
The Voyage™ 200 uses four AAA alkaline batteries and a back-up lithium battery
(CR1616 or CR1620). The backup battery is already installed, and the AAA batteries are
provided with the product.
1. Remove the battery cover from the back of the calculator.
2. Unwrap the four AAA batteries provided with your product and insert them in the
battery compartment. Arrange the batteries according to the polarity (+ and -)
diagram in the battery compartment.
3. Replace the battery cover on the calculator. The cover should snap into place.
Turning on your
Turning on yourTurning on your
Turning on your Voyage™ 200
Voyage™ 200Voyage™ 200
Voyage™ 200 for the first time
for the first timefor the first time
for the first time
After installing the batteries included with the calculator, press ´. The Apps desktop
appears.
Note: If your calculator initializes the preinstalled Apps, a progress bar will appear with
the message “Installation in progress . . . Do not interrupt!” instead of the
Apps desktop. To avoid losing Apps, do not remove the batteries during initialization.
(You can re-install Apps from either the Product CD-ROM or education.ti.com.)
Progress bar

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Adjusting the contrast
Adjusting the contrastAdjusting the contrast
Adjusting the contrast
The Apps desktop
The Apps desktopThe Apps desktop
The Apps desktop
The Apps desktop is the starting point for operating your Voyage™ 200. Your installed
Apps appear on the Apps desktop as icons organized in categories for easy access.
From the Apps desktop, you can:
• Open Apps.
• Select and edit categories of Apps.
• View all of the Apps installed on your calculator.
• View the full name of the highlighted App.
• View and edit the time and date.
• Check status line information.
• View split-screen mode information.
• To lighten the display, press and hold 8and tap
|.
• To darken the display, press and hold 8and tap
«.
CHAR
VAR -LINK

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Voyage™ 200 Apps desktop
ÊView full name of highlighted App.
ËPress ¸to open highlighted App.
ÌView time and date.
ÍScroll down to view additional Apps.
ÎCheck status line information.
ÏSelect category of Apps.
ÐEdit categories.
To return to the Apps desktop at any time, press O. The last category selected
appears with the last open App highlighted.
Removing and replacing the cover (Voyage™ 200
Removing and replacing the cover (Voyage™ 200Removing and replacing the cover (Voyage™ 200
Removing and replacing the cover (Voyage™ 200)
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To remove the cover:
1. Hold the unit with one hand.
2. Grasp the cover by the lip with the other hand.
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Ì
Ê
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3. Lift the cover by the lip.
To replace the cover, position it over the calculator with the lip in front and snap in place.
Stowing the cover
Stowing the coverStowing the cover
Stowing the cover
To stow the cover, position it upside-down beneath the calculator with the lip in front and
snap in place.
Lip

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Turning off the calculator
Turning off the calculatorTurning off the calculator
Turning off the calculator
Press 2®. The next time you turn on the calculator, the Apps desktop appears with
the same settings and memory contents retained. (If you turned off the Apps desktop,
the calculator Home screen appears.)
You can use either of the following keys to turn off the Voyage™ 200.
Press: Description
2 ® (press 2
and then press ®)
Settings and memory contents are retained by
the Constant Memory™ feature.
• You cannot, however, use 2 ® if an error
message is displayed.
• When you turn the Voyage™ 200 on again, it
displays either the Home screen or the Apps
desktop (regardless of the last application you
used).
Lip

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Note: ® is the second function of the ´ key.
The calculator’s Automatic Power Down™ (APD™) feature prolongs battery life by
turning the calculator off automatically following several minutes of inactivity. When you
turn on the calculator after APD:
• The display, cursor, and any error conditions are exactly the same as before APD.
• All settings and memory contents are retained.
Note: APD does not occur if a calculation or program is in progress, unless the program
is paused. If a program is running but waiting for a key press, APD will occur after
several minutes of inactivity.
¥ ® (press ¥
and then press ®)
Similar to 2 ® except:
• You can use ¥ ® if an error message is
displayed.
• When you turn the Voyage™ 200 on again, it
will be exactly as you left it.
Press: Description

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Voyage™ 200
Voyage™ 200Voyage™ 200
Voyage™ 200 keys
keyskeys
keys
Voyage™ 200 keys
ÊFunction keys (ƒ– Š) open toolbar menus, access Apps, and edit categories of
Apps.
ÊË
Î
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Ì

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ËCursor keys (A, B, C, D) move the cursor.
ÌNumeric keypad performs math and scientific functions.
ÍQWERTY keyboard is similar to a computer keyboard.
ÎModifier keys (2, 8, 7, 1) add features by increasing the number of key
commands.
QWERTY keyboard
QWERTY keyboardQWERTY keyboard
QWERTY keyboard
If you’re familiar with typing on a computer, you’re on your way to using the
Voyage™ 200 QWERTY keyboard, with these differences:
• To type a single uppercase alphabetic character, press 7and the letter key.
• To turn on uppercase lock, press 2¢. To turn off uppercase lock, press
2¢again.
Entering special characters
Entering special charactersEntering special characters
Entering special characters
Use the CHAR (Character) menu and key commands to enter special characters. The
CHAR menu lets you access Greek, math, international, and other special characters.
An on-screen keyboard map shows the locations of shortcuts used to enter other
commonly used characters.
To select characters from the CHAR menu:
1. Press 2G. The CHAR menu appears.

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2. Use the cursor keys to select a category. A submenu lists the characters in that
category.
3. Use the cursor keys to select a character, and press ¸.
Example: Enter the right arrow symbol (→) in the Text Editor.
Press Result
2G
4
Scroll down for
more characters.

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To open the keyboard map, press 8”. The keyboard map appears.
To type most characters, press 8 and the corresponding key. Press Nto close the
map.
Example: Use the keyboard map to find the quotation symbol (") shortcut and enter the
symbol in the Program Editor.
9
– or –
Press Drepeatedly to
select 9:→
and press ¸
Press Result
8”
Press Result
Symbol displayed at cursor
location.

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Modifier keys
Modifier keysModifier keys
Modifier keys
Modifier keys add features by increasing the number of keyboard operations at your
fingertips. To access a modifier function, press a modifier key and then press the key for
the corresponding operation.
2L
Keys Description
2
(Second)
Accesses Apps, menu options, and other
operations. Second functions are printed above
their corresponding keys in the same color as
the 2key.
8
(Diamond)
Accesses Apps, menu options, and other
operations. Diamond functions are printed
above their corresponding keys in the same
color as the 8key.
¤
(Shift)
Types an uppercase character for the next letter
key you press. Also used with Aand Bto
highlight characters when editing.
Press Result
Symbol displayed at cursor
location.

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Example: Access the VAR-LINK [All] screen, where you can manage variables and Apps.
Function keys
Function keysFunction keys
Function keys
Use the function keys to perform the following operations:
• On the Apps desktop, open Apps and select or edit Apps categories.
• On the calculator Home screen, open toolbar menus to select math-related
operations.
• Within Apps, open toolbar menus to select App options.
1
(Hand)
Lets you use the cursor keys to manipulate
geometric objects. Also used when drawing on a
graph.
Press Result
2°
Keys Description

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Cursor keys
Cursor keysCursor keys
Cursor keys
Pressing A,B,C,orDmoves the cursor in the corresponding direction. Depending on
the App, and depending on whether the 2 orr8 modifier key is used, the cursor keys
move the cursor in a variety of ways.
•Cor Dmoves the cursor up or down one line at a time.
•2Aor 2Bmoves the cursor to the beginning or end of a line.
•2Cor 2Dmoves the cursor up or down one page at a time.
•8Cor 8Dmoves the cursor to the top or bottom of a page.
•Cand A, Cand B, Dand A, or Dand Bmoves the cursor diagonally. (Press
each pair of indicated cursor keys simultaneously.)
Numeric keypad
Numeric keypadNumeric keypad
Numeric keypad
The numeric keypad lets you enter positive and negative numbers.
To enter a negative number, press ?before typing the number.
Note: Don’t confuse the negation key (?) with the subtraction key (|).
To enter a number in scientific notation:
1. Type the numbers that precede the exponent. (This value can be an expression.)
2. Press 2^The exponent symbol (í) follows the numbers you entered.
3. Type the exponent as an integer with up to three digits. (As the following example
shows, you can use a negative exponent.)

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Example: On the calculator Home screen, enter 0.00685 using scientific notation.
Other important keys
Other important keysOther important keys
Other important keys
Press Result
6¶85
2^
?3
¸
Key Command Description
8# Displays the Y= Editor.
8$ Displays the Window Editor.
8% Displays the Graph screen.
8& Sets parameters for the Table
screen.
8' Displays the Table screen.

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8X (cut)
8C (copy)
8V (paste)
These keys let you edit entered
information by performing a cut,
copy, or paste operation.
8SDisplays the SAVE COPY AS
dialog box, prompting you to select
a folder and type a variable name
to which data entered on the
screen is saved.
8NCreates new file.
8OOpens an existing file you specify.
8FDisplays the FORMATS or
GRAPH FORMATS dialog box,
where you enter format
information for the active App.
ODisplays the Apps desktop.
8 O With the Apps desktop off,
displays the FLASH
APPLICATIONS menu.
2a Switches between the last two
chosen Apps.
2¾ Turns the custom menu on and off.
24 Converts measurement units.
25
Designates a measurement unit.
Key Command Description

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0Deletes the character to the left of
the cursor (backspace).
8. Deletes the character to the right
of the cursor.
2/ Switches between insert and
overwrite modes.
2¯ Displays the MEMORY screen.
2E
Displays a list of commands.
2£ Recalls the contents of a variable.
§Stores a value to a variable.
2G Displays the CHAR menu, which
lets you select Greek letters,
international accented characters,
and other special characters..
2K • In full-screen mode, displays
the Apps desktop.
• In split-screen mode, displays
the full-screen view of the active
App.
• With the Apps desktop off,
displays the calculator Home
screen.
Key Command Description

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Mode settings
Mode settingsMode settings
Mode settings
Modes control how the Voyage™ 200 displays and interprets information. All numbers,
including elements of matrices and lists, are displayed according to the current mode
settings. When the Voyage™ 200 is turned off, the Constant Memory™ feature retains
all of the mode settings you have selected.
To view the Voyage™ 200 mode settings:
1. Press 3. Page 1 of the MODE dialog box appears.
2. Press „or …to display the modes listed on Page 2 or Page 3.
Note: Modes that are grayed out are available only if other required mode settings are
selected. For example, the Custom Units mode listed on Page 3 is available only if the
Unit System mode is set to CUSTOM.
Viewing mode settings
Viewing mode settingsViewing mode settings
Viewing mode settings
Press Result
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