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The status bar will display messages and current status like battery level, angle mode, fraction
results, complex mode, or input/output settings.
Select the desired icon by highlighting it
and pressing l or just press the number
or letter in the lower right corner.
The function keys allow you to access the
tab (soft key) menus that will come up at
the bottom of the screen. When an (>)
appears above the u key, selecting u
will offer more on-screen choices.
The p key displays every mode the
calculator has. To select a mode, you
may $N to the desired icon and press
l or press the number or letter in the
lower right hand corner of the icon.
The d key operates like the back
arrow on a web browser; it will take you
back one screen each time you select it.
The d key will not take you to the
icon menu.
The L key activates any function displayed on or above the calculator buttons
that is yellow. For example, to find the
square root of number, you would need
to press L, then s. L5gives you
access to on-screen color formatting.
The a key activates any function
displayed on or above the calculator
buttons that is in red. For example, to
type the letter A, press a, then f.
The O key will power the unit on. To
turn the unit off, press the yellow L
key, then O key.
The l key executes operations. When
data is entered, the l button must be
pressed to store the data.
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The following explains the meaning of each icon on the
Prizm main icon menu.
Run•Matrix
This icon menu is used for general
computations, including binary, octal,
decimal, and hexadecimal functions
and matrices.
Statistics
This icon menu is used to perform
single-variable (standard deviation)
and paired variable (regression)
statistical calculations, to perform
tests, to analyze data and to draw
statistical graphs.
eActivity
eActivity lets you input text, math
expressions, and other data in a
notebook-like interface. Use this
mode when you want to store text,
formulas, or built-in application
data in a file.
Spreadsheet
This icon menu is used for creating
spreadsheets.
Graph
This icon menu is used to draw,
store and calculate information of
functions.
Dynamic Graph
This icon menu is used to draw
multiple versions of a graph by
changing the values in a function.
Table
This icon menu is used to store
functions, to generate a numeric
table of different solutions as the
values assigned to variables in a
function change, and to draw graphs.
Recursion Graph
This icon menu is used to store
recursion formulas, to generate a
numeric table of different solutions
as the values assigned to the
variables in a function change, and
to draw graphs.
Equation
This icon menu is used to solve
linear equations with two through six
unknowns, and high-order equations
from 2nd to 6th degree.
Program
This icon menu is used to store
programs in the program area and
to run programs.
Financial
This icon menu is used to perform
financial calculations and to draw
cash flow and other types of graphs.
Data Analyzer Link
This icon menu is used to control
the optionally available EA-200 Data
Analyzer. For information about this
icon menu, download the E-CON2
manual from http://edu.casio.com.
Link
This icon menu is used to transfer
money contents or back-up data to
another unit or PC.
Memory
This icon is used to manage data
stored in memory.
System
This icon menu is used to initialize
memory, adjust contrast, reset
memory, and to manage other
system settings.
Geometry
This mode allows you to draw,
analyze and animate geometric
objects.
Picture Plot
This mode allows you to plot points
(that represent coordinates) on
screen and then perform various
analysis of the data collected.
Conic Graph
This icon menu is used to graph
parabolas, circles, ellipses, and
hyperbolas. You can input a
rectangular or polar coordinate
function or a parametric function
for graphing.
Conversion
You can perform unit conversions
of length, area, volume, time,
temperature, velocity, mass,
force/weight, pressure, energy/work,
and power.
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IMAGE
BACKGROUNDS
You can view images as backgrounds in Statistics, Spreadsheet, Graph,
Dynamic Graphing, Table, Recursion, Conics, and Financial modes.
To display a background image press Lpand scroll to Background: and select e.
To see a preview of each image, press y(Detail) and scroll through the file choices.
Make your selection and
dout of (SET UP).
PICTURE PLOT: In this mode, you can take images or a series of images, plot points on
the image and perform regressions, graph y or x as a function of time, and create tables
from the plotted points, including time. Any previous image will automatically display;
press i to see soft-menu choices for the image.
To begin plotting points, press w(Plot). Use numbers (they correlate to the
∂
position on the number pad) or arrows to find a point then lto store. Follow the
prompts in the status bar.
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To perform a quadratic regression on the plotted points, press ufor more options,
∑
w (REG), then
u(DRAW).
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Press q(AXTRNS) to change the graph to q(T-Y) or w(T-X).
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To see a table of values for your plotted points, press i, then e(List).
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Note: L5 (FORMAT) will always display the color options. Here, the plots were changed
from yellow to pink.
Now that you know the equation of the arch created by the stones, press p9 for the
Conic Graph mode.
From here, you can select the standard form, enter your coefficients, then
∂
u(DRAW) to view your graph.
In Conic Graphs, you are able to modify your graph, one coefficient at a time. Press
∑
exit to return to the Conics initial screen and select
left corner of the screen, you can arrow to the portion of the graph you would like
to modify. Here, the c-value was modified from 1.75 to 1. The new graph appears in
blue and the original graph appears in yellow.
q(MODIFY). In the bottom
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GRAPH
Various icons (Run, Table, Dynamic, Recursion & Conics) will allow
you to graph or analyze the graphs of given information. This section is
an overview of the GRAPH Icon and will highlight some basic features
of this mode. To select this icon, you may highlight it and
press l or press 5.
The initial screen allows immediate input of functions set equal to zero. You may begin
inputting data into
Note: Colors have been pre-determined for each function. To change the color of the
function, highlight the function and press L5(FORMAT).
Y1: pressing l to store. To draw your function, select u(DRAW).
To draw the graph of the function y = -1.2x2+ 2.8, enter the following from the
∂
GRAPH home screen:
• -1.2fs+2.8
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To analyze features of this graph (roots, maximum and minimums, y-intercepts,
intersections, determine coordinates, and integrals) select y(G-Solv).
q (Root):
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Note: The left-most root within the window will always display first. Press lto display
the root’s coordinate on the graph as an ordered pair. Select $ to display the next
root to the right.
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e(Maximum):
∏
Note: As long as the x-value of your vertex is in the viewable domain, you do not need
to see the vertex to calculate the maximum value. However, you can change the
viewing window by selecting e(V-Window) in the graph window. You can also
change the window manually by using !$BN.
To change the type of function the calculator graphs, highlight the equation to be
changed and press e(Type) and r(Convert).
Convert the original function to a Y ≤ function.
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Graph the function y < x – 3 with the original function. To change the type
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before entering in the function, N to select the color for your expression and
then the following:
• euwf-3l
Note:
intersection, press Lp (Set Up). Press NN and choose either q(Intsect) or
w(Union).
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The calculator is set to graph the union of the inequalities. To change this to the
To find the integral value for the function, press y(G-Solv), u, and e. The
calculator now offers three different options:
lower and upper bounds,
bounds,
as the bounds.
e(INTSECT) forces the calculator to use the intersection points
w(ROOT) forces the calculator to use the roots as the
q(∫ dx) allows the user to specify
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RUN
This section is an overview of the RUN icon. To select this icon,
highlight it and press l or press 1 to display the initial screen.
Note: All operations in this handout will utilize the “Math” input mode, which allows
natural input and display of certain functions, just as they appear in a textbook.
To make sure your calculator is in “Math” mode, press
By pressing Lp, the calculator enters the set up menu; this is also where the
calculator can be changed to degree or radian mode, the number of decimal places
displayed can be set, and other options.
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When performing general computations, you can press z to enter fractions and
∂
mixed numbers. To solve the problem 2( 1 + (3 + )), enter the following:
• 2+j1+j3+z5Nj6-j2+1kk$kkl
To change the answer, , to a mixed number, press Lx.
∑
To change the answer to decimal form, press x. x is a toggle key that will switch
∏
entered data or answers from fraction to decimal form or decimal to fraction form.
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From the Run menu, many calculations can be entered by selecting i.
For example, hyperbolic, probability/distribution, numeric (including differential
and integration), conversion, engineering, complex number and binary, octal,
ecimal and hexadecimal calculations.
d
To calculate the possible number of different arrangements using 4 items selected
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from among 10 items, enter the following from the Run home screen:
• iue10w4l
To calculate |-103+ 2|, enter the following from the Run home screen:
∫
• iewn10^3$+2l
To calculate (-3 + 2i) + 15i, enter the following:
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• iejn3+2qk+15ql
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To calculate ∑(k2– 3k + 5), enter the following:
º
• iruea,s-3a,+5$a,$2$6l
k=2
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TABLE
This section is an overview of the TABLE Icon. To select this icon,
you may highlight it and press l or press 7.
The initial screen allows immediate input of functions that are set equal to 0. To change
the type of expression to be entered, press
e for parametric functions.
e(TYPE). Select w for polar coordinates or
To see the table for the function y = x – 4, highlight Y1: and input the following:
∂
• z2N3$f-4lu
Note: The equation and table values are the same color. Also, if a function is entered in
the Graph Menu, it will automatically be displayed as a function in the Table Menu and
vice versa. The colors will also be the same in both menus. The color of the function
can be changed by pressing L5(FORMAT).
The default setting for tables is: x starts at 1, ends at 5, and increases by increments
∑
of 1. You can change this by pressing d or q(FORMULA) to return to the initial
screen, then select y(SET).
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However, you can enter a number anywhere in the x-column of the table and press
∏
l to see the corresponding y-value (including fractions, decimals, even p). You
can insert and delete rows in this view by pressing
e(ROW).
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From the table view screen, you can press y(G-CON) to see a connected
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lot or u(G-PLT) to see a plot graph for the function you entered.
p
To see a split screen of your table and graph, press Lp (SET UP). Press N to
∫
Dual Screen, select q(T + G), d, then u.
To generate a differential number table, press Lp (SET UP). Press N to Derivative,
select q(On), d, and then u.
For this example, enter Y1: 3x2– 2 and Y2: x2then u to view the differential
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number table.
Note: Locating the cursor at a differential coefficient displays “dY/dX” in the upper
left hand corner.
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STATISTICS
This section is an overview of the STAT icon; it will highlight just a few
of the features for single-variable data and paired-variable data.
To select this icon, you may highlight it and press
The initial screen is the List Editor Screen that allows input of statistical data and
performs numerous statistical calculations. To input a list of single-variable data,
highlight the first cell under List 1 and enter each number followed by
For this example, input this set of data:
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• 1, 0.5, 1.2, 4, -1, 1, 3, 5, 6, 3.4
l or press 2.
l.
From this screen you can display various graphs depending on whether you have
∑
single or paired-variable data (scatter plot, line, normal probability, histogram,
median box, mean box, normal distribution, broken line, and regression: linear,
quadratic, cubic, quartic, logarithmic, exponential, power, sinusoidal and logistic).
A few examples of statistics graphs are below:
Note: The colored icon in the status bar indicates that Color Link is on, meaning, you
can manually assign data a specific color. Here all values less than 20% appear in
blue and values greater than 20% appear in green.
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