19-6 Communication Link
8319LINK.DOC TI-83 Intl English, Chap 19 Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/19/01 1:24 PM Printed: 02/19/01 1:40 PM
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To transmit selected items after you have selected items to
send on the sending unit (page 19.4) and set the receiving
unit to receive (page 19.5), follow these steps.
1. Press ~ on the sending unit to display the TRANSMIT
menu.
2. Confirm that Waiting... is displayed on the receiving
unit, which indicates it is set to receive (page 19.5).
3. Press Í to select 1:Transmit. The name and type of
each item are displayed line by line on the sending unit
as the item is queued for transmission, and then on the
receiving unit as each item is accepted.
After all selected items have been transmitted, the message
Done is displayed on both calculators. Press } and † to
scroll through the names.
To stop a link transmission, press É. The Error in Xmit
menu is displayed on both units. To leave the error menu,
select 1:Quit.
A transmission error occurs after one or two seconds if:
• A cable is not attached to the sending unit.
• A cable is not attached to the receiving unit.
Note: If the cable is attached, push it in firmly and try again.
• The receiving unit is not set to receive transmission.
• You attempt a backup between a TI-82 and a TI-83.
• You attempt a data transfer from a TI-83 to a TI-82 with
data other than lists L1 through L6 or without using
menu item 5:Lists to TI82.
Although a transmission error does not occur, these two
conditions may prevent successful transmission.
• You try to use Get( with a calculator instead of a
CBL 2/CBL or CBR.
• You try to use GetCalc( with a TI-82 instead of a TI-83.
Transmitting Items
Transmitting
Items
Stopping a
Transmission
Error Conditions