Getting to Know Your TI-84 Plus Silver Edition

Turning Your TI-84PlusSilver EditionOn andOff

To turn on your TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, press ….

If you had previouslyturnedoff yourTI-84PlusSilverEditionby pressing yM, it willdisplaythe homescreenas it was whenyou lastusedit.

To turn off your TI-84 Plus Silver Edition manually,press yM.

All settingsand memory contentsare retainedby ConstantMemory™.

To prolong the life of the batteries, AutomaticPower Down(APD) turns off your TI-84 Plus Silver Edition automaticallyafter about five minutes without any activity.

Using the yand ÉKeys

The secondaryfunction of each key is printed in blue above the key. When you press the blue ykey, the character,abbreviation,or word printed in blue above the other keys becomes active for the next keystroke. For example, when you press yand then ç, the TEST menu is displayed.

The alpha function of each key is printed in green above the key. When you press the green Ékey, the alpha characterprinted in green above the other keys becomes active for the next keystroke. For example, when you press Éand then ç, the letter A is entered.

Adjusting the Display Contrast

 

 

 

 

 

To adjust the contrast, follow these steps:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Darker

 

1

Press and release the ykey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

Press and hold }or Ü(which are above

 

 

 

Lighter

 

and below the contrast symbol).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

}Darkens the screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ÜLightens the screen

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Home Screen

The home screen is the primary screen of the

TI-84 Plus Silver Edition. On this screen, you can enter instructionsto execute and expressionsto evaluate. The answers are displayedon the same screen.

To return to the Home Screen from any other screen, press y5.

TI-84 Plus Silver Edition Keyboard

åkey accessesthe Handheld SoftwareApplications(Apps)loaded on yourTI-84PlusSilverEdition

Éaccessesthe alpha function printed in green above each key

yaccesses the second function printed in blue above each key

Operationskeys

}~Ükeys let you move

the cursor in four directions

ëerases (clears) the entry line

or deletes an entry and answer on the home screen

Õevaluatesan expression,

executes an instruction,or selects

a menu item

Special Features of the TI-84 PlusSilver Edition, TI-84 Plus, and TI-83 Plus

Flash— ElectronicUpgradability

The TI-84 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84 Plus, and TI-83 Plus use Flash technology,which lets you update your operatingsystem and

add Handheld Software Apps, such as Topicsin Algebra 1, Inequality Graphing,NoteFolio, TImeSpan, CellSheet, and many more!

Comparingthe TI-84 Plus Silver Edition and the TI-83 Plus

 

TI-84PlusSilverEdition

TI-83 Plus

Flash ROM

1.54 Mb

160 Kb

 

 

 

Holds up to

94 Apps

10 Apps

 

 

 

PreloadedApps

18

4

 

 

 

Connectivity

USB cable included

TI ConnectivityUSB

 

 

cable sold separately

 

 

Case Color

SILVER& CustomizableClassic dark gray

 

 

 

Z80 ProcessorSpeed

15MHz

6 MHz

 

 

 

RAM

24 Kb

24 Kb

TI Connectivity Kit

With the TI Connectsoftware and TI ConnectivityUSB cable, you can link your TI-84 Plus to a personal computer.As future software updates become availableon the TI website, you can download the software to your computer and use the TI Connect software and TI ConnectivityUSB cable to update your TI-84 Plus.

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