Texas Instruments TI-73 Explorer Manual

(6/14/01) © 2000, 2001 Texas Instruments
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TI-73 / TI-83 Plus
StudyCards™ Viewer
Getting Started
Using the StudyCards Viewer
How To…
View a Stack with Levels of Difficulty
View a Multiple Choice Stack
View a Self-check Stack
Display Results
Send and Receive Stacks
More Information
Troubleshooting
Contact Customer Support

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Important Information
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TI-GRAPH LINK, TI-Cares, and StudyCards are trademarks of Texas Instruments.
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What is the StudyCards Viewer?
The StudyCards™ Viewer is a calculator software application
that you use to view electronic flash cards that were created
using the StudyCards Creator PC software program. The
StudyCards Viewer also tracks the answers given and displays
results for individual cards as well as the entire stack.
The StudyCards Creator is a PC software program that teachers
and students use to create stacks of cards that can be viewed on
the TI-73 or TI-83 Plus. Individual cards can contain text and
images (bitmaps and calculator screen shots).
You can use the StudyCards Creator or TI-GRAPH LINK™ to
transfer stacks from the PC to the calculator.
For detailed information on how to use the StudyCards Creator,
see the TI73 / TI83 Plus StudyCards Creator user guide at
education.ti.com/guides.
TI thanks the 1998-1999 Carnegie Mellon HCI project team
members for their contributions to the development of this
product.

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What You Will Need
To install and run the TI-73 / TI-83 Plus StudyCards™ Viewer,
you need:
•A TI73 with version 1.40 or later of the Graph Explorer
software. (To check the version, press \/, and then
select About.) You can download a free copy of the latest
Graph Explorer software from
education.ti.com/softwareupdates. Follow the link to
Operating Systems.
or
A TI83 Plus with version 1.10 or later of the operating
system software. (To check the version, press \/,
and then select About.) You can download a free copy of
the latest operating system software from
education.ti.com/softwareupdates. Follow the link to
Operating Systems.
•A computer with WindowsÍ95/98/2000, or Windows NTÍ
installed.

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•A TI-GRAPH LINK™ computer-to-calculator cable. If you do
not have this cable, call your distributor, or order the cable
online from TI's online store at epsstore.ti.com. Follow the
link to Computer Software, then TI-GRAPH LINK.
•TI-GRAPH LINK™ software that is compatible with the
TI73 or TI83 Plus. You can download a free copy of
TI-GRAPH LINK from education.ti.com/softwareupdates.
Follow the link to Connectivity Software, then TI-GRAPH
LINK.

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Where to Find Installation Instructions
Detailed instructions for installing TI73 / TI83 Plus
StudyCards™ and other Flash applications are available at
education.ti.com/guides.
Getting Help
If you need help using the calculator, guidebooks for the TI73
and the TI83 Plus are available as PDF files from
education.ti.com/guides.

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Getting Started with the StudyCards Viewer
You can download free StudyCards™ stacks for the TI73 or the
TI83 Plus from education.ti.com. Stacks are available for
various subjects, including art, economics, English, foreign
languages, geography, history, music, and science. The
following example uses a foreign language stack for the
TI83 Plus. The stack is called Spanish Calendar Terms whose
file name is spndates.8xv. This stack is available free from
education.ti.com.
Sending a Stack to Your Calculator
Using StudyCards Creator
1. Connect the TI-GRAPH LINK™ computer-to-calculator cable
between your computer and calculator.
2. Start the StudyCards Creator program, and click Cancel in
the New Stack dialog box.
Note
When you installed the StudyCards Creator, you specified your
calculator type, COM port, and link cable type. To change these
settings, choose Link > Preferences, change the settings, then
click OK.

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3. Choose Link > Send.
4. Change the directory and drive as needed to locate the
folder where the stack is saved.
5. Select
spndates.8xv.
6. Click
Send.
Using TI-GRAPH LINK
1. Connect the TI-GRAPH LINK™ computer-to-calculator cable
between your computer and calculator.
2. Start the TI-GRAPH LINK program.
3. Choose
Link > Send to > RAM.
4. Change the directory and drive as needed to locate the
folder where the stack is saved.
5. Select
spndates.8xv in the File name field, and then click Add
to add it to the File selected field.
6. Click OK.

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Viewing Cards
Note
To select a menu option on the TI73 or the TI83 Plus, either
move the cursor to highlight the option and press ¯, or press
the number that corresponds to the menu option.
1. Press
non your calculator.
2. Select
StudyCrd. The information screen is displayed.
3. Press any key. The MAIN MENU is displayed.
4. Select
CHOOSE NEW STACK.
5. Select
Dates in Spanish. The information screen for the stack
is displayed.
6. Press any key to display the first card.
7. Read the front of the card.
8. Select
FLIP (press U) to display the back of the card.
9. Select
YES (press S) if you answered correctly, or NO
(press T) if you answered incorrectly. The next card is
displayed.

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10. Review two more cards as described in steps 7 – 9.
11. Select MENU (press R). The CHOOSE screen is displayed.
12. Select RESULTS. The results of your answers are displayed.
Press hto scroll down to see the results for the entire stack.
From left to right, the columns show the following
information:
Number of times you answered NO
Number of times you answered YES
Number of times you skipped a card
Card name
Now that you have completed the Getting Started example, you
can read further to learn more about other StudyCards™ Viewer
features. For example, you can
View multiple choice stacks
View stacks that contain levels of difficulty
Display results for an individual card

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Sending and Receiving Stacks
Sending Stacks
You can send a stack to a TI-73 or a TI-83 Plus using the
StudyCards™ Creator or TI-GRAPH LINK™. You can also send
a stack from one calculator to another using a calculator-to-
calculator transfer.
Using StudyCards Creator
1. Connect the TI-GRAPH LINK computer-to-calculator cable
between your computer and calculator.
2. Start the StudyCards Creator program, and click Cancel in
the New Stack dialog box.
Note
When you installed the StudyCards Creator, you specified your
calculator type, COM port, and link cable type. To change these
settings, choose Link > Preferences > Communication, change
the settings, and then click OK.
3. Click or choose Link > Send.
4. Change the directory and drive as needed to locate the
folder where the stack(s) are saved.

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5. Select the stack(s) to send. To select more than one stack,
press and hold either the Ctrl key (to select individual stacks)
or the Shift key (to select a range of consecutive stacks) on
your keyboard while you select the stacks.
6. Click
Send.
Tip
To send the stack that is currently open, click the Send button
next to the stack title in the top section of the screen. The
StudyCards™ Creator does not save the stack on your PC
before it sends the stack to the calculator. You must save the
stack before you close the StudyCards Creator program, or all
changes will be lost.
Using TI-GRAPH LINK
1. Connect the TI-GRAPH LINK™ computer-to-calculator cable
between your computer and calculator.
2. Start the TI-GRAPH LINK program.
3. Choose
Link > Send (TI73).or Link > Send to > RAM
(TI83 Plus).
4. Change the directory and drive as needed to locate the
folder where the stack(s) are saved.

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5. Select the stack name(s) in the File name field, and then
click Add to add them to the File selected field.
6. Click OK.
Using Calculator-to-Calculator Transfer
You can only transfer files between two TI73 calculators or two
TI83 Plus calculators. You cannot transfer files between a TI73
and a TI83 Plus.
TI73:
1. Connect the TI-GRAPH LINK™ calculator-to-calculator cable
between two TI73 calculators.
2. On the receiving calculator, press n, and then select
Link.
3. Press
ato select RECEIVE.
4. On the sending calculator, press n, and then select Link.
5. Press
hor `to select AppVars.
6. Press
hor `to move the pointer to the AppVar name, and
then press ¯to select it.
7. Press
ato highlight TRANSMIT, and then select Transmit. The
file is sent to the receiving calculator.

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TI83 Plus:
1. Connect the TI-GRAPH LINK™ calculator-to-calculator cable
between two TI83 Plus calculators.
2. On the receiving calculator, press \.
3. Press
ato select RECEIVE.
4. On the sending calculator, press \.
5. Press
hor `to select AppVars.
6. Press
hor `to move the pointer to the AppVar name, and
then press ¯to select it.
7. Press
ato highlight TRANSMIT, and then select Transmit. The
file is sent to the receiving calculator.

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Receiving Stacks
Stacks are easy to share since they are saved as application
variables (AppVars). You can use the StudyCards™ Creator or
TI-GRAPH LINK™ to receive the AppVar from your calculator,
making it easy for you to edit a stack that you did not create, or
no longer have saved on your computer.
Using StudyCards Creator
1. Connect the TI-GRAPH LINK computer-to-calculator cable
between your computer and calculator.
2. Start the StudyCards Creator program.
Note
When you installed the StudyCards Creator, you specified your
calculator type, COM port, and link cable type. To change these
settings, choose Link > Preferences > Communication, change
the settings, and then click OK.
3. Click or choose Link >Receive. The Receiving window is
displayed.
4. Select the folder on your computer where you want to save
the stack. (You can click Browse to navigate to find the
folder.)

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5. Select the stack(s) to receive. You can select more than one
stack to receive.
Note
All of the names of the AppVars on your calculator are displayed
in the Receiving window. You can receive an AppVar that is not a
stack, but you cannot open that AppVar with the StudyCards
Creator.
6. Click
OK.
Using TI-GRAPH LINK
1. Connect the TI-GRAPH LINK™ computer-to-calculator cable
between your computer and calculator.
2. Start the TI-GRAPH LINK program.
3. Choose
Link > Receive.
4. Select the stack name in the File name field, and then click
Add to add it to the File selected field.
5. Click OK.

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Starting and Quitting the StudyCards
Application
Starting the StudyCards Viewer
1. Press
nto display the list of applications on your
calculator.
2. Select
StudyCrd. The StudyCards™ Viewer information
screen is displayed.
3. Press any key to continue.
Quitting the StudyCards Viewer
•From the main menu, select QUIT.
•From any other screen, press \.

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Viewing Study Cards
Use the StudyCards™ Creator, TI-GRAPH LINK™, or calculator-
to-calculator transfer to send a stack to your calculator. See
Sending and Receiving Stacks for detailed information on how to
do this.
Choosing a Stack
You can either select a new stack or review cards from the last
stack of cards that you used.
To review…
Do this:
A new stack
1. Select CHOOSE NEW STACK.
A list of stacks available on your
calculator is displayed.
2. Select the stack you want to use.
The previous stack
Select USE LAST STACK.

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Setting Up the StudyCards Viewer
The StudyCards™ Viewer settings let you decide how you want
to view the cards.
Note
Some settings may not be applicable, depending on the type of
stack you are viewing. For example, Keep All Known Cards and
Reintroduce Cards settings do not apply to stacks with levels of
difficulty. Those stacks automatically increments the level of
difficulty if the user answers 80% of the cards correctly.
1. From the StudyCards main menu, select SETTINGS.
2. Move the cursor to a setting and press ¯to select it.
Press ¯again to deselect a setting. You can select as
many settings as you want.

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Option
Description
KEEP KNOWN
CARDS
Leaves cards that you answered correctly in the
stack to be viewed again when you repeat
studying the stack.
RE-INTRODUCE
CARDS
Adds a random set of correctly answered cards
to the stack to view again when you repeat
studying the stack.
SHUFFLE CARDS
Shuffles the cards that are currently in the deck.
IGNORE LEVELS
Ignores the levels of difficulty that are assigned to
the stack.
ANIMATE FLIP
Shows the card flipping to reveal the answer.
5 BOX MODE
Introduces a card until the right answer is given 5
times in a row. KEEP KNOWN CARDS,
RE-INTRODUCE CARDS, and IGNORE
LEVELS options are not applicable when this
option is selected.
DEFAULTS
Selects KEEP KNOWN CARDS and ANIMATE
FLIP.
FINISHED
Saves selected options and returns to the
main menu.
Shortcut
Press sto save the selected settings and return to the main
menu.