Casio FA-123 User Manual

1. Getting Started

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k CASIO Program-Link Package

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The CASIO Program-Link package includes the following items:

• Macintosh Program Disk

• PC Program Disk

• Communication cable (with Macintosh connector)

• CASIO Program-Link User’s Guide

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k Manual Conventions

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• The terms “Program-Link” and “this software” as used in this manual refer to the

Program-Link software that comes with the FA-123 Package.

• The term “calculator” as used in this manual refers to your CASIO Graphic Scientific

Calculator.

• This manual explains only the procedures required to operate the Program-Link

application software. It assumes that you are already familiar with the following
computer operations.

•Pull-down menu operations, clicking, double-clicking, and dragging with the
mouse

• Text input using the keyboard

• Icon and window operations.

See the documentation that comes with your computer for full details on these
operations.

• All of the operations in this manual are explained using the Windows operating
system. What actually appears on the display of your computer may differ some­what if you are using a different operating system.

• Menu operations are notated within the text of this manual as hyphenated com­mands with the menu hierarchy progressing from left to right.

Example Selecting the Open command from the File menu would be

described as: “Select

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File-Open

.”

Menu (Windows)

• Any operation in this manual that is specifically identified as neither a computer nor
calculator operation should be assumed to be a computer operation. All calculator
operations are specifically identified as such.

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k System Requirements

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FA-123 Program-Link requires either of the following minimum systems.

Windows Macintosh

Computer IBM PC/AT or compatible Macintosh

(68030 CPU or newer)

Operating System Windows 3.1 System 7 or higher

Windows 95 / Windows 98

Monitor Color (256 colors or more) Color or B&W
Minimum free space 1MB on user specified drive 2.0MB

on hard drive 200KB on system drive 2.0MB
RAM 1MB free 2.5MB free
Floppy Disk Drive 3.5" 2HD 3.5" 2HD
Serial Port 1 port free 1 port free

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k CASIO Graphic Scientific Models

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This software is designed for use with the following CASIO Graphic Scientific Mod­els.

u ALGEBRA FX Series

ALGEBRA FX 2.0

u CFX-9850 Series

CFX-9850G CFX-9950G
fx-9750G CFX-9970G
CFX-9850G PLUS
CFX-9850Ga PLUS
CFX-9850GB PLUS CFX-9950GB PLUS

u fx-7400 Series

fx-7450G
fx-7400G PLUS

In addition, the following CASIO Graphic Scientific models can exchange data with
the above models.

fx-7700GB CFX-9800G
fx-8700GB
fx-7700GE
fx-7700GH
fx-9700GE
fx-9700GH

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k File Configuration

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Program-Link files are called “catalog files,” which can be one of three different types.

Catalog Files Text files

Back-up file
Image files

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u Text files

This type of file consists of two parts: a group and the multiple items stored under it.
Except for graphic data, all items can be displayed on a computer screen, and pro­grams can be edited on the computer.

YES

Text Files

Group Item Display Editing

Program
Matrix
List
List File
Y=Data

Graph Memory
V-Window Mem
Picture
DynaMem
Equation

Alpha Memory(A~Z,r, )
F-Mem n
CAS(A~Z,r, )
Algebra

Data from an older model CASIO Graphic Scientific Calculator is converted to CFX-9850/fx-7400 Series format data.

…

NO

…

Program name
MatA~MatZ
List1~List20
File1~File6
Graph Function
Recursion Function
V-Window
RightV-Window
Graph Factor
Table Range
Recursion Range
G-Mem1~G-Mem20
V-Win1~V-Win6
Pict1~Pict20

Simul Equation
Poly Equation

f1~f20

ANS
InputReplay
OutputReplay
Equation

ALGEBRA FX

Series *(A)

CFX-9850/fx-7400

Series *(B)

(1-6)

(1-6)

(1-6)

(1-6)

CSV

Conversion

(A)-(B)

Conversion

u Back-up file

This file contains the data produced when you back up all of the data in calculator
memory.

u Graphic files

This type of file contains the data produced when you use the screen capture func­tion to create a bit pattern of the screen and save the bit pattern to your computer.
Graphic data is saved using one of the two following file formats.

• Windows: Bitmap

• Macintosh: PICT

Graphic data can also be converted to one of the following file formats.

• Windows: TIFF, PCX

• Macintosh: TIFF

• Graphic files saved as one of the above file formats cannot be opened using

Program-Link.

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2. Installation: Windows

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k Installing CASIO Program-Link

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1. Insert the Windows installation disk into your computer’s floppy disk drive.

2. Double click on

• On the dialog box that appears, specify the installation path and then click

OK

.

3. A confirmation dialog box appears after installation is complete. Click OK.
If the procedure described above does not install Program-Link for you, do the

following.

1. Change the names of the files on the installation disk as shown below and
copy them to the directory where you want to install Program-Link.

From: FA123.EX_ To: FA123.EXE

FA123.HL_ FA123.HLP
FA123GRF.TT_ FA123GRF.TTF
FA123ALG.TT_ FA123ALG.TTF

2. Use the control panel to install the fonts.

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k Cable Connection

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Connect the communication cable to your computer’s COM1 or COM2 port.

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k Starting Program-Link

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Double click the

setup.exe

FA-123.EXE

to install Program-Link.

file to start Program-Link.

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3. Installation: Macintosh

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k Installing CASIO Program-Link

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1. Insert the Macintosh installation disk into your computer’s floppy disk drive.

2. Double-click the FA123 icon.

• This starts a process that uncompresses the program file.

3. In accordance with the instructions that appear on the display, specify the name
of the folder where you want the uncompressed program file to be stored. Click

Save

.

4. Some of the other files on the installation disk have to be copied to the folders
described below.

4-1. Drag

4-2. Drag the

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k Cable Connection

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Connect the communication cable to your computer’s modem port.
If the modem port is already being used, connect to the printer port.

• If you connect to the printer port, be sure to turn Apple Talk off.

Serial Tool

• A dialog box appears asking whether

tensions

• A dialog box appears asking whether

should be placed in the

to your

folder. Click OK.

FA123GRF

font and

Font

System Folder

.

Serial Tool

FA123ALG

folder. Click OK.

font to your

FA123GRF

should be placed in the

System Folder

font and

FA123ALG

.

Ex-

font

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k Starting Program-Link

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Double click the Program-Link

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FA123

icon to start Program-Link.

4. File Transfer

The procedures described here can be used to upload calculator data to your com­puter, and to download programs and data from your computer to your calculator.

• For details on how to operate your calculator during file transfers, see the section
of the calculator’s User’s Guide titled “Data Communications.”

k Types of Transfers

There are tow ways to transfer items.

• Transfer of a single data item. Transferred data items can be individually opened
and manipulated in the catalog window, and programs can be edited on the com­puter .

• Transfer of all data to back up computer memory contents. Backed up data con­tents cannot be viewed or edited on the computer.

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k Before Transferring Data

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uSetting computer communication parameters

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1. Select

2. Specify the communication port.

3. If you are using a Macintosh computer, set the following communication param-

eters.

Link-Communications

BPS 9600
Parity None
Data Bits 8
Stop Bits 1
Hand shake None

.

P5

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uSpecifying the calculator type

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Select the type of calculator you are connecting from

Type

on the Macintosh) .

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uSetting calculator communication parameters

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Use the communication parameter setting procedure described in the User’s Guide
of your calculator to set its parameters to the following.

BPS 9600
Parity None

• ALGEBRA FX, CFX-9850, and fx-7400 Series communication parameters are
set automatically.

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kTransferring Files from Your Calculator to Your Computer

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1. Select

2. Select the calculator data you want and then send it.

Link-Receive

on the computer screen.

Tool-Model Type (Link-Model

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Example Use the following procedure to send data from the ALGEBRA FX.

Select

Transmit

Select

Select

Select

Tran

Data transfer starts at this time, with its progress indicated by a dialog box on the
computer screen.

The message “Transmit ERROR!” appears if the computer is not set up to re­ceive data.

3. When data transfer is complete, a new catalog window appears on the screen.

in the

LINK

mode.

and then select the data item you want to sent.

and then select

YES

.

Sample screen

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Sample screen

4. Save the data as a file.
Select

File-Save

Specify a file name and click
a catalog file.

• Selecting
name, drive, and directory (folder on the Macintosh). Y ou can also use the “Save
type” box to specify the file format.

.

File-Save

OK (Save

displays a dialog box you can use to specify the file

in the case of a Macintosh) to save it as

• Double check the following items whenever data transfer is not performed cor­rectly.

• Check for proper connection of the communication cable.

• Check that the port was correctly selected using

•Make sure the correct Tool-Model Type (Link-Model Type on the Macintosh) is
selected.

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k Transferring Files from Your Computer to Your Calculator

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1. Select

File-Open

and open the catalog file that you want to use for the transfer.

Link-Communications

.

• Selecting
to specify a file name and also to specify a drive and directory (a folder in the
case of a Macintosh).

2. Click on a group and item to select it for transfer.

• To select all the contents of the catalog file, select

• To select all the items in a group, double-click on the group (click on the arrow

• To select multiple groups and items, hold down

3. Set up the calculator to receive data.

Example Use the following procedure to receive data with the ALGEBRA FX.

4. Select
Double check to make sure that both units are set up correctly for data transfer and

then click
Data transfer starts at this time, with its progress indicated by a dialog box on the

computer screen.

5. If a received file has a name of a file already stored in calculator memory, a dialog
box appears asking if you want to overwrite the existing file. Select
response to the dialog message.

The message “Transmit error” appears if the calculator is not set up to receive
data.

File-Open

causes a dialog box to appear. This dialog box can be used

Edit-Select All

mark to the left of the group name in the case of a Macintosh).

control (command

case of a Macintosh) and click. Hold down
items to select them.

Select

Receive

Link-Transmit

OK

.

in the

LINK

.

mode.

shift

while clicking on groups or

.

Yes

in the

or No in

6. When data transfer is complete, the dialog box closes.

• Double check the following items whenever data transfer is not performed cor­rectly.

• Check for proper connection of the communication cable.

• Check that the port was correctly selected using

• Make sure the correct Tool-Model Type (Link-Model Type on the Macintosh) is
selected.

Link-Communications

.

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k Back-up Data Transfer

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uTo back up calculator data

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1. Select

2. Select

Example Use the following procedure to back up data from the ALGEBRA FX.

3. Now proceed with step 3 under “Transferring Files from Your Calculator to Your

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uTo transfer backed up data to the calculator

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1. Select

2. Now proceed with step 3 under “Transferring Files from Your Computer to Your

Link-Receive

Backup

Select
Select

Computer”.

File-Open

Calculator”.

• In the case of back-up data, no confirmation message appears to ask if you want
to replace previously backed up data with new data if you assign a file name that
is already assigned to back up data in memory.

on the computer screen.

in the calculator’s

Transmit
Backup

and then select the back-up data file.

LINK

mode.

in the

LINK

mode.

and then select

Tran

.

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5. Data Editing

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k Creating a New Catalog File

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1. Select

2. Input data to create a new program or copy (or move) data from another catalog
window.

• For details on creating a program, see “Creating a New Item (Program)”.

• For details on copying or moving data, see “Deleting, Copying, and Moving

Groups and Items”.

3. Select

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k Creating a New Item (Program)

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File-New-Model Type

File-Save As

to save the data.

, and then on the sending unit select

Sample screen

Model Type

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• A program is the only type of item that can be newly created.

1. While a catalog file is open, select

• Input the item name (program name) in the dialog box that appears on the

screen.

• The following are the characters you can use in a file name:

A through Z, r, θ, spaces, [, ], {, }, ’, ”, ~, 0 through 9, ., +, –, ×, ÷

• The above operation creates a program group and creates the item inside the

program group.

• If a program group already exists, the item is created inside the existing program
group.

2. Double-click on the item to launch the program editor.

• In the case of a Macintosh, the program editor is launched automatically.

3. Input the contents of the program.

• See “Program Editor” for details on inputting program contents.

4. Select

5. Select

File-Close

File-Save

to quit the program editor.

to save the catalog file.

Item-New

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• Program passwords are ignored by this software.

• When a program with password is transferred from the calculator to the compu­ter, the password is ignored.

• You cannot edit a BASE program.

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k Displaying, Editing, and Printing Items

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uDisplaying and Editing an Item

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1. While an item is selected, select

• In addition to using
its contents.

• If the item is a program, you can use the program editor to edit its contents.

• You cannot display the contents of G-Mem, Picture, or Dyna-Mem items.

• You can only edit RUN programs. You cannot edit BASE programs. Program
passwords are ignored by the software.

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uPrinting

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1. While an item is displayed, select

2. Specify the printer, print options, number of copies, and enlargement factors, and
then start the printing.

• You can use the preview function (not available in the case of a Macintosh) to
display an image of the printout on the screen.

• Y ou can print approximately 70 characters on an A4 size sheet of paper when the
font size is 10. To print more data, reduce the size of the printout.

Item-Open

Item-Open

, you can also double click on an item to display

File-Print

to display the contents of the item.

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k Deleting, Copying, and Moving Groups and Items

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uDeleting a Group and Item

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Select the group and item to be deleted and then select
the case of a Macintosh), or press the
tosh).

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uCopying a Group and Item to Another Catalog File

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1. Select the group and item to be copied and then select

2. Open the destination catalog file and then select

• Y ou could also drag the group and item to the designation window (while holding
down the

• Copying data between two catalog files that are different formats can cause some
of the data to be lost.

• Available formats depend on graphic scientific calculator model.

command

key in the case of a Macintosh).

del

key (

Edit-Delete (Edit-Clear

delete

key in the case of a Macin-

Edit-Copy

Edit-Paste

.

.

in

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uMoving a Group and Item to Another Catalog File

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1. Select the group and item to be copied and then select

2. Open the destination catalog file and then select

• You could also drag the group and item to the destination window while holding
down the
key in the case of a Macintosh).

control

key (simply drag the group and item without holding down any

Edit-Cut

Edit-Paste

.

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6. CSV Format Data File Conversion

Y ou can convert List, File, and Matrix data to CSV format, which can then be imported
into a spreadsheet. You can also convert CSV format data to List, File, and Matrix
data.

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k Converting List, File, or Matrix Data to CSV Format

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1. Select the catalog file list, file, or matrix data you want to convert, and then select

File-CSV-Save as CSV

2. On the dialog box that appears, select the destination directory.

3. Click OK to convert the data to CSV format.

• List, File, or Matrix data that contains complex numbers cannot be converted.

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k Converting CSV Format Data to List, File, or Matrix Data

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1. Select

2. Specify List, File, or Matrix and the type of data to which you want to convert.

3. After the data is converted, the catalog file for the data type you select (List, File,

File-CSV-Load from CSV

Matrix) appears on the screen.

• Conversion is not performed if the file type you select is not compatible with

CSV data.

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7. Screen Capture

The screen image of the calculator can be captured as a bit pattern and transferred
to your computer.

• For details on how to operate your calculator for screen capture, see the section
of the calculator’s User’s Guide titled “Data Communications.”

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k Capturing a Screen to Your Computer

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uALGEBRA FX Series

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1. Set up the calculator to send a screen shot to a computer.

• Use the calculator’s LINK Mode set up (u3(SET UP)) to specify Direct

(direct send) for the H-Copy item.

2. On the calculator, display the screen you want to send to the computer.

3. On the FA-123 menu bar, select

4. On the calculator, press u6 (H-COPY) to send the screen shot.

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uCFX-9850/fx-7400 Series

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1. Set up the calculator to send a screen shot to a computer.

• On the calculator’s LINK Mode, press 6 (IMGE) and then turn on the Image
Set Mode. In the case of a color calculator, you can select either MONO or COLR
for the Image Set Mode.

2. On the calculator, display the screen you want to send to the computer.

3. On the FA-123 menu bar, select

4. On the calculator, press M to send the screen shot.

• The screen shot is shown on the display of your computer after the transfer
operation is complete.

Link-Screen Capture

Link-Screen Capture

.

.

Sample screen

5. Save the data in a file.
Select

File-Save As

Specify a file name and save the file.
T o change the format of the image file, specify the file type and then save the file.

• Selecting
used to specify a file name and also to specify a drive and directory (a folder in
the case of a Macintosh).

File-Save As

.

causes a dialog box to appear. This dialog box can be

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k Displaying and Printing a Captured Screen Image

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uDisplaying a Captured Screen Image

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Select

File-Open

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uPrinting a Captured Screen Image

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1. While the image is on the display, select

2. Specify the printer, print options, number of copies, and enlargement factors, and
then start the printing.

• You can use the preview function (not available in the case of a Macintosh) to

display an image of the printout on the screen.

and open the image file to display the image.

File-Print

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8. Program Editor

The program editor lets you edit the contents of programs.

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k Launching the Program Editor

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Create a new program or select an existing program to launch the program editor.

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uCommand Input

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You can input commands using any one of the three following methods.

• Selecting command from one of the following menus: MENU, PRGM, VARS, OPTN,

KEY, SET UP, CATALOG

• Inputting commands from the keyboard.

• Displaying the calculator window and using the mouse to click on its keys.

• To display the calculator window, select
again to clear the calculator from the display.

• The calculator independent font (i.e. 3) is included in the FA123GRF font and
FA123ALG font, and cannot be input from the keyboard.

• Special characters will not appear normally on the display if the FA123GRF font
and FA123ALG font is not installed correctly.

• The calculation window’s
a Macintosh.

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k Saving Programs

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Use the following procedure to save a program after inputting or editing it.

1. Select

2. Select

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k Changing Fonts (Macintosh Only)

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You can use another font with the program editor besides the FA123GRF font and
FA123ALG font.

File-Close
File-Save

• Special characters will not appear normally on the screen whenever you use a
font other than FA123GRF and FA123ALG.

Select

Edit-Font-font name

SHIFT

to quit the program editor.

to save the catalog file.

to change the font.

View-Calculator

key and

. Select

ALPHA

key are disabled in the case of

View-Calculator

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9. Data Transfer with an Old Model Calculator

Using this software to transfer data to the computer from an older model calculator
automatically converts the data to the format used by CFX-9850 / fx-7400 Series
and then stores it on disk.

The following table shows how data is converted.

Statistics SD

X-data R LIST1
f-data R LIST2

Statistics REG

X-data R LIST3
Y-data R LIST4
f-data R LIST5

Variable Mem

Defm R disappear
Range R View Window Mem1
Factor R Y=DATA
Table Function R Y=DATA , Graph Function , Table Range
Table Recursion R Y=DATA , Recursion Function , Recursion Range
Graph Function R Y=DATA , Graph Function
Dynamic Graph R Y=DATA , Graph Function
Editor R Program

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