Vernier App and Program Transfer Guidebook User Manual
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App and Program Transfer Guidebook
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Method B: Send DataDir from your computer using a TI Connectivity Cable.
1.
The DataDir program is available on the Vernier web site at
http://www.vernier.com/calc/software/index.html and can be loaded to your graphing
calculator via a TI Connectivity Cable
and
TI-GRAPH LINK
software or TI Connect software.
2.
Follow the directions on page 6 to load DataDir onto your calculator.
Start the DataDir Program
To use the DataDir program to store and retrieve programs, your TI graphing calculator must be
connected to your LabPro or CBL 2 interface.
TI-73, TI-73 Explorer, TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus, and TI-84 Plus
Silver Edition
Press
PRGM
, then press the calculator key for the number that precedes
DATADIR
. Press
ENTER
and
wait for the Main screen to load.
TI-86
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.
Store a Program
The program(s) you want to store on your LabPro or CBL 2 interface must be on your graphing
calculator, either by sending them from another graphing calculator or transferring them from a
computer using a TI Connectivity Cable
and TI-Connect or
TI-GRAPH LINK
software. With DataDir
you can transfer one or more programs from your graphing calculator to your LabPro or CBL 2
interface at the same time. Follow the instructions below. The key presses and screenshots in this
section refer specifically to the TI-83 Plus. Although the steps will be similar if you are using a
different type of graphing calculator, be sure to read and closely follow the instructions shown on your
own graphing calculator screen.
1.
On the DataDir Main screen, select
STORE PROGRAMS
and follow
the directions shown on the screen.
2.
Press
2nd
[
LINK
].
3.
Press
3
Prgm.