Vernier DataMate Guidebook - Manual (Page 32)

DataMate Guidebook 30
Updates for your interface can be found on the Vernier web site at
www.vernier.com/downloads/index.html and on the TI web site at education.ti.com.
1. Connect the calculator to the LabPro/CBL 2 using the short, black link cable.
2. Prepare the calculator to receive DataDir.
TI-73, TI-73 Explorer, TI-82, TI-83, TI-83 Plus TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84
Plus and TI-84 Plus Silver Edition
Turn on your calculator and press 2nd [ LINK ] (on the TI-73, press
APPS
, then
select 1:Link). Press to select RECEIVE , then press
ENTER
.
TI-86
Turn on your calculator and press
2nd [ LINK ]. Select < RECV >.
TI-89, TI-89 Titanium, TI-92, TI-92 Plus, and Voyage 200
Turn on your calculator and go to the home screen.
3. Press and hold the TRANSFER button on LabPro/CBL 2 for about 5 seconds.
“Receiving…”, followed by “DataDir”, is displayed on the calculator.
The “Done” message on the calculator and two beeps from LabPro/CBL 2
indicates the transfer is complete. Press
2nd [QUIT] .
B. Send DataDir from your computer using a TI-GRAPH LINK cable.
The DataDir program is available on the TI Resource CD, on the TI web site at
education.ti.com, or on the Vernier web site at www.vernier.com and can be loaded to your
calculator via a
TI-GRAPH LINK cable and TI-GRAPH LINK software or TI-Connect software
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.
START THE DATADIR PROGRAM
To use the DataDir program to store and retrieve programs, your TI graphing calculator
must be connected to your LabPro/CBL 2
interface.
TI-73, TI-73 Explorer, TI-82, TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus,
TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Calculators
Press
PRGM
, then press the calculator key for the number that precedes DATADIR (usually
1
). Press
ENTER
and wait for the Main screen to load.
TI-86 Calculators
Press
PRGM
, press
F1
to select < NAMES >, and press the menu key that represents
DataDir. (< DATAD > is usually
F1 .) Press ENTER
, and wait for the Main screen to load.
TI-89, TI-89 Titanium, TI-92, TI-92 Plus, and Voyage 200
Press
2nd
[ VAR-LINK ]. Use the cursor pad to scroll down to “datadir”, then press
ENTER
.
Press ) to complete the open parenthesis that follows “datadir” on the entry line and
press
ENTER
. Wait for the Main screen to load.
An introductory screen appears briefly, then the main menu screen
displays.
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For help using TI-GRAPH LINK software, consult CBL Made Easy, available on the Vernier web site at
www.vernier.com/cbl/easy.html. For help using TI-Connect software see education.ti.com.