Texas Instruments TI-83 First Steps

Getting Started 5

8300GETM.DOC TI-83 international English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/19/01 11:06 AM Printed: 02/19/01 11:06

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Before starting the sample problems in this chapter, follow the steps on this

page to reset the TI.83 to its factory settings and clear all memory. This

ensures that the keystrokes in this chapter will produce the illustrated results.

To reset the TI.83, follow these steps.

1. Press É to turn on the calculator.

2. Press and release y, and then press

[MEM] (above Ã).

When you press y, you access the

operation printed in yellow above the next

key that you press. [MEM] is the

y operation of the Ã key.

The MEMORY menu is displayed.

3. Press 5 to select 5:Reset.

The RESET menu is displayed.

4. Press 1 to select 1:All Memory.

The RESET MEMORY menu is displayed.

5. Press 2 to select 2:Reset.

All memory is cleared, and the calculator

is reset to the factory default settings.

When you reset the TI.83, the display

contrast is reset.

¦If the screen is very light or blank, press

and release y, and then press and

hold } to darken the screen.

¦If the screen is very dark, press and

release y, and then press and hold †

to lighten the screen.

First Steps