Vernier CBL Made Easy - Manual (Page 10)

Step 2 Load the Program onto Your Calculator
6 CBL Made Easy!
Macintosh Computers
1.
Connect the TI-GRAPH LINK cable to the serial or USB port of your computer and to the port at the
bottom edge of the TI-82, TI-73 Explorer, TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-85, TI-86,
TI-89, or the top edge of the TI-92, TI-92 Plus, or Voyage 200 handheld.
2. Turn on the handheld and start the TI Connect software on your computer. (The TI-82 and TI-85 must
be put in Receive mode. Press 2nd [
LINK ] then , and select 1:Receive from the RECEIVE menu.
“Waiting” appears on the TI-82/TI-85 screen).
3.
Select the appropriate device from the Connection menu. Confirm which port the cable is plugged into.
4.
The program will identify the attached device and call up a window
representing the contents.
5. Loading programs onto a TI handheld is very easy. All you have to do is
drag the program to the device’s window and it will copy onto your
handheld. (For the TI-82 and TI-85, you must then click on the red arrow
in the upper left-hand corner of the window.)
6. The program should now be loaded into your handheld. To confirm this,
press
PRGM
on the TI-82, TI-73 Explorer, TI-83, APPS on the TI-83
Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-85, and TI-86, or 2nd [ VAR-LINK ] on the TI-89, TI-92, TI-92 Plus, and
Voyage 200.
Using TI-GRAPH LINK
Windows Computers
TI-82 Calculators
1.
Connect the TI-GRAPH LINK cable to the serial port of your computer and to the port at the bottom
edge of the TI-82 calculator.
2. Start the TI-GRAPH LINK (82) software on your computer and choose Send from the Link menu.
3. Turn on the TI-82 calculator and press 2nd [ LINK ]. Press , then select 1:receive from the
RECEIVE menu (Waiting appears on the TI-82 screen).
4. On the computer, open the folder that contains your CBL programs (for example, “TI-82”), then click
the appropriate file (for example, “chem-bio.82g” or “physics.82.g”). The “g” in the name denotes a
group file.
5. Click on OK. The group of programs is now loaded onto your calculator. When the file transfer is
complete, click on OK.
6. You can confirm that the program has been loaded by pressing the
PRGM
key on the calculator.
TI-73 Explorer, TI-83, and TI-86 Calculators
1.
Connect the TI-GRAPH LINK cable to the serial port of your computer and to the port at the bottom
edge of the TI-73, 83, 86 calculator.
2. Turn on the TI-73, 83, 86 calculator (unlike the TI-82, you do not need to put these calculators in
RECEIVE mode).
3. Start the TI-GRAPH LINK (73, 83, 86) software on your computer and choose Send from the Link menu.
4. In the right-most window of the “Send to TI-73 Explorer, 83, 86” screen, open the folder that contains
your CBL programs (for example,“TI-83”), then click the appropriate file (for example, “
CHEM-
BIO . 83 g” or “ PHYSICS.83 g”) from the left-most screen. The “g” in the name denotes a group file.