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Installing the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™
software
The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ classroom learning system provides the
hardware and software tools you need to set up a wireless classroom
network. The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ system lets you:
•Create and manage classes on the classroom network.
•Transfer files between your computer or TI-Nspire™ handheld and
your students’ handhelds.
•Monitor your students with screen captures and polling.
•Use different tools to create, distribute, and analyze educational
content.
•Delete files from your students’ handhelds, and send files to your
students’ handhelds.
•Upgrade and install TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ OS files on all students’
handhelds at one time.
The system is composed of two parts, hardware and software. The
hardware creates a wireless communications network so that your
computer can communicate with your students’ TI-Nspire™ or
TI-Nspire™ CAS handhelds. The software contains a number of tools to
enhance your classroom, including:
•Quick Poll. Lets you send polls to your students, receive the
students’ responses to the polls, and review the poll results with your
students.
•Screen Capture. Lets you capture your students’ handheld screens.
•Transfer tools. Multiple tools that let you send, collect, and delete
data files on your students’ handhelds.
•Portfolio. Lets you collect student assignments, and review and
distribute student assignments and scores.
•Class Analysis. Lets you analyze student answers for the entire class
or for individual students, share the analysis with the class, and print
analysis reports.
You can obtain educational content on the Web at TI’s Activities
Exchange (education.ti.com/activities).
There are a couple of ways to learn to set up and use the TI-Nspire ™
Navigator™ system:
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•The Getting Started poster—a short version of the setup process with
fewer details.
•The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Reference Guide (this guidebook,
provided in both printed and PDF formats)—complete installation
and setup details, troubleshooting, and technical information. After
you install the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ software on your computer,
you can use the book or PDF file as a reference for the software
tools.
The process of unpacking the equipment, setting up the hardware, and
installing the software will probably require about two hours of your
time.
Unpacking the boxes
The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ product consists of one classroom kit and a
combination of student kits and individual kits, depending on your
specific order. Each kit is packaged separately. If necessary, you can
purchase additional kits to accommodate as many as 40 students.
1.Determine which kits you have received.
2.Unpack the items from the packing materials.
3.Identify each item, and check the items against the following lists to
make sure your order is complete.
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Classroom kit
•1 TI-Navigator™ access point
•1 AC9930 power adapter (includes power supply and power cord)
•1 USB computer cable
•1 CD containing system and application software
•This TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Reference Guide
Access point
AC9930 power adapter for the access point
One CD
Reference guide
USB cable
Classroom kit
The Standard-A to Mini-B USB cable and the black and gray
TI-GRAPH LINK™ cables do not work with the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™
system.
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Student kit (up to 5 students)
•1 TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ cradle charging bay
•1 AC9940 power adapter (includes power supply and power cord)
•5 TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ wireless cradles
5 wireless cradles
AC9940 power adapter
(for the charging bay)
Cradle charging bay
Student kit
Individual kit
•1 TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ wireless cradle
•1 AC9926 power adapter (includes power supply and power cord)
AC9926 power adapter
Wireless cradle
Individual kit
Charging the wireless cradles
The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ wireless cradles contain rechargable
batteries. You must charge the batteries overnight before using them in
your class. When the cradles are fully charged, they will function all day
under continuous use. You should recharge them each night.
The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ cradle charging bay can hold from one to
five wireless cradles. After you place the cradles in the charging bay, they
are charged simultaneously until all are fully charged. If the batteries are
fully discharged, it may take up to 12 hours to fully charge the batteries.
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With five wireless cradles in the charging bay, you should charge them
for 12 hours. Typically this is done overnight or over a weekend.
Note: You cannot damage the batteries by leaving them in the charging
bay beyond the time needed to fully charge them. Also, it is not
necessary to fully discharge the batteries before recharging them.
1.Make sure you have enough (3–4) power outlets for the equipment
you received. If necessary, obtain a plug strip so that you have plenty
of grounded outlets.
2.Insert the small end of the AC9940 power adapter cord into the
charging bay’s power jack.
3.Plug the other end of the adapter into a power outlet.
4.Insert each TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ wireless cradle into the
TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ cradle charging bay. Make sure the LED is
amber.
Note: If you purchased the individual kit and do not have a cradle
charging bay, you can charge a single wireless cradle using the AC9926
adapter instead.
Checking the LEDs
Two LEDs (small lights) at the top of each TI-Nspire™ Navigator™
wireless cradle blink or change colors to indicate various operations or
status.
LEDs
The LED indicates network activity. The LED indicates batterycharging status. (For more information, see the Technical Information
chapter.)
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When the wireless cradles are still in the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ cradle
charging bay:
•A solid amber LED means the wireless cradle is currently
recharging.
•A solid red LED means the wireless cradle is recharging but does
not have good contact with the charging bay. Reposition the cradle
so it has good contact. The LED should then turn amber to indicate it
is recharging.
•A solid green LED means the wireless cradle is fully charged.
Connecting the handhelds to the wireless cradles
After charging the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ wireless cradles, you are
ready to connect the wireless cradles to the TI-Nspire™ or
TI-Nspire™ CAS handhelds.
1. Slide the lock on the back of the cradle to the OFF position.
Lock in OFF position.
2.To attach the handheld, face the screen upward and slide the
handheld onto the top of the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ wireless
cradle. Be sure that both sides of the handheld are inserted into both
of the side guides
3.Press firmly to make a good connection. When properly connected,
the TI-Nspire™ handheld appears to be sitting on top of the cradle.
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.
4.Lock the handheld in place by sliding the lock on the back of the
cradle to the ON position.
Lock in ON position.
5.Insert each cradle into the charging bay. Make sure the LED is amber.
At the end of the school day, return the wireless cradle to the charging
bay and charge them overnight. The cradles are charged when all the
(power status) LEDs are solid green or amber.
Installing the software
Before you install and set up the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ system, make
sure you have the latest operating system installed on your handhelds.
Installing the handheld operating system
Before you can use the handhelds on the network, you must update the
operating system on each handheld. You can use the TI-Nspire™ Teacher
software 2.0 or the TI-Nspire™ Computer Link software to update the
handheld operating system. TI-Nspire™ Computer Link software is
available at
All handhelds on the network must have the latest operating system
installed for the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ system to work properly.
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education.ti.com.
1.Download the latest TI-Nspire™ operating software from the CD
that comes with your kit or from
education.ti.com/latest. Make
note of where you save it on your computer’s hard drive.
2.Make sure you have connected a TI-Nspire™ handheld to your
computer.
Note: The TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software works with the
TI-Nspire™ and TI-Nspire™ CAS handhelds only.
3.Open the Teacher software.
The software displays a list of connected handhelds and lets you
select one.
Note: You can communicate with only one handheld at a time.
4.If multiple handhelds are connected, click the handheld to which you
want to connect.
5.Click
Select.
6.TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software displays the Explorer tab.Click
Too l s > I n st a ll O S .
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7.Browse to the location you saved the TI-Nspire™ operating system.
8.Highlight the operating system file and click
Install OS.
TI-Nspire™ Computer Link Software displays a message box. Click
Yes.
A progress screen is displayed.
9.When the operating system software has transferred to your
TI-Nspire™ handheld, click
OK. You may now disconnect the
handheld from your computer, and the operating system software
will install itself onto your handheld.
Note: Consider keeping one or two spare handhelds with the latest
operating system and ample memory. It is also a good idea to have spare
cradles on hand. If a problem occurs, you can substitute a spare part.
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Installing the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ software
To install software on your computer, you must have administrator
privileges when you log in to the Windows
don’t know whether or not you have administrator privileges, check with
your school’s help desk or system administrator.
1.Insert the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ CD in your computer’s CD-ROM
drive. The window to the CD should open automatically.
Note: If your computer is running Windows® XP Service Pack 2, you
may see the following message. If so, click
Note: If the setup program does not run, click Start > Run, and then
type D:\Autorun.exe, where D is your CD-ROM drive, and click OK.
2.Click TI-Nspire Navigator Software, and then click Install
TI-Nspire™ Navigator™
Software.
The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Setup dialog displays.
Separate installations will occur:
–TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ software
–TI-Nspire™ Teacher software and TI-Nspire™ CAS Teacher
software. Refer to the TI-Nspire™ Teacher software user guide,
included with your system, for more information about the
TI-Nspire™ Teacher software.
3.When the installation is complete, the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ Setup
dialog displays the status of installed components.
•If you have already purchased the software, click
software
, and then click Next. Follow the instructions on the screen
to activate the software.
•If you have not purchased the software, click Continue with trial
version
. The screen displays how many days remain in your trial
period.
•If you have been using the trial version and would like to purchase
the software, click
Purchase software. You can complete the
®
operating system. If you
Yes to continue.
Activate this
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purchase online, and will receive the license and serial number
necessary to begin the activation process.
Activating the software
Activating the software allows to you continue using it past the 30-day
evaluation period.
1. To begin the activation process, click
then click
Next.
Regardless of which activation method you prefer, you will need to
supply the Serial Number and License Number printed on the license
card in your DVD case.
Note: Be careful not to enter a zero for the letter O or a letter O for
a zero.
•Internet — This method uses your Internet connection to
activate your software. You provide the Serial Number and
License Number only. This process will automatically activate
your software.
•Web Portal — This alternative method is for a user who does
not have an active Internet connection on the computer that is
activating the software. Visit this Web page, and insert your
Serial Number and License Number when prompted to retrieve
an activation ID. The ID is displayed on the Web page. If you
provide your e-mail address, the ID is also sent to you by e-mail.
Note: The next time you launch the TI-Nspire™
Navigator™software, you will see an option to activate. Enter
the activation ID at this time to complete the activation process.
•Phone — You provide a TI representative with the Serial
Number and License Number as well as an Installation ID
displayed on your screen. The representative then provides an
Activation ID.
•I already have an Activation ID — After accepting a license
agreement, you fill out a screen with the Serial Number, License
Number, and the Activation ID.
Note: Your activation ID can expire. Be sure to activate as soon
as you get your activation ID via the web portal or your call
center representative.
2.Click an activation method, and then click
instructions.
3.To complete the activation and create a user profile, enter the
requested information, and then click
Activate this software, and
Next and follow the
Next.
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You are now ready to set up your network.
Setting up your TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ network
the first time
A Network Setup wizard helps you activate the access point and wireless
cradles for wireless communication.
If you have not used the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ software before, a
prompt opens asking if you want to set up your classroom. You can
choose to set up your classroom or continue on to the TI-Nspire™
Navigator™ computer home screen.
If you have used Connect-to-Class™ software and have class data, a
prompt opens asking if you want to import the data. Click
the data. You can skip this step and import the data later by clicking
File > Import Class Data. You may have to restart the software for the
changes to take effect.
Before you begin
1.Make sure you have installed and activated the TI-Nspire™
Navigator™ software on your computer.
2.Make sure each wireless cradle is charged ( LED is solid amber or
solid green).
Connecting the cables to the access point
1.Identify the cables.
Yes to import
USB cable
2.Connect the AC9930 power adapter to the power jack on the access
point.
3.Connect the USB cable to the access point.
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AC9930 Power adapter
USB connection
Power adapter
jack
Access point, side view
Starting the wizard
When you complete the installation of the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™
software, open TI-Nspire™ Network Manager to set up your system. To
open TI-Nspire™ Network Manager from the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™
home screen, do one of the following:
•Click
•Click in the toolbar
•Click the
Tools > TI-Nspire™ Network Manager
Too ls tab, and then click TI-Nspire™ Network
Manager
.
A setup wizard helps you through the next steps.
Note: You can run the setup wizard later by opening TI-Nspire™
Network Manager and clicking Actions > Network Setup Wizard.
1.Confirm that the AC9930 power adapter is connected to the access
point.
2. Plug the AC adapter into a power outlet.
3.Plug the USB cable into the computer.
4.Click
Setup to proceed with the wizard.
TI-Nspire™ Network Manager displays a dialog box to select a
country and channel.
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5.Select your country. The operating channel is automatically set to a
default setting.
6.Click OK.
TI-Nspire™ Network Manager sends signals to the access point to
add it to the network.
After the access point is found, the wizard displays a message.
7.Click
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OK.
The next step is to add the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ wireless cradles
to your classroom network.
Note: The TI-Nspire™ Network Manager wizard automatically
guides you through the process for adding cradles. You can
automatically or manually add cradles at any time by following the
procedures below.
To add cradles automatically
Before you use the auto-discover feature, make sure the TI-Nspire™
Navigator™ wireless cradles are charged.
1.Click
2.Turn on each TI-Nspire™ learning handheld.
3.Slide the lock on the back of the wireless cradle to the OFF position
Auto-Discover Cradle(s).
and attach the handheld to the cradle.
Lock in OFF position
4.Lock the handheld in place by sliding the lock on the back of the
cradle to the ON position.
Lock in ON position
After a brief search for existing wireless cradles, a dialog box opens,
listing all cradles that were found.
Installing the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ software15
5.Highlight each wireless cradle you want to add, and click Add.
Note: If the cradle does not appear in the Available cradles
column after 6 minutes, try these tips:
•Check the cradle numbers to see which ones are not connecting.
•Detach and reattach the handheld to the cradle.
•Verify that the cradle is locked. (The lock on the back of the
cradle is in the ON position.)
6.When all of the cradles are added, click Finish.
To add cradles manually
When you add a cradle manually, it immediately appears in the
TI-Nspire™ Network Manager window.
1.Click
Manually Add Cradle(s).
The Add Wireless Cradles by ID Number dialog box displays.
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Cradle ID
2.Identify the cradle ID number on the back of the cradle, and enter it
in the Cradle ID box. The cradle ID is six digits.
3.Enter a nickname for the cradle in the Cradle Name box (optional).
Nicknames can consist of letters, spaces, and numbers. A nickname
must contain a minimum of 1 character and can contain a maximum
of 64 characters. If you do not enter a nickname, the name defaults
to "Cradle."
4.Click Add Next to add another cradle if you have more than one
cradle to add.
5.When you are finished adding all of the cradles, click Finish.
Checking the status of wireless cradles
After you have added wireless cradles automatically or manually, all of
the wireless cradles you added appear in the TI-Nspire™ Network
Manager window. If the wireless cradle is charged and attached to a
TI-Nspire™ handheld that is powered on, TI-Nspire™ Network Manager
shows the status as connected. It may take up to 30 seconds to recognize
the cradle and show its status as connected.
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If the wireless cradle is not charged or not connected to a TI-Nspire™
handheld that is powered on, TI-Nspire™ Network Manager displays the
status as disconnected. TI-Nspire™ Network Manager remembers the
cradle IDs you added, and the next time you turn on the TI-Nspire™
handheld that is connected to the wireless cradle, TI-Nspire™ Network
Manager recognizes it.
Note: To refresh the TI-Nspire™ Network Manager window, click
View > Refresh or click.
Wireless cradle LEDs
The LEDs on each wireless cradle use various colors and blink patterns to
indicate data activity or power status. This can occur either when the
cradles are seated in the charging bay or when they are outside the
charging bay.
The LEDs indicate status as follows.
Activity LED
Color and patternMeaning
Blinking greenIndicates data transfer to and from the
access point.
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Battery (Power Status) LED
Color and patternMeaning
In the charging bay
Solid amberThe battery is charging.
Solid greenPower on; charged and powered by a
charging bay or power adapter.
Solid redThe battery is charging, but does not have
good contact with the charging bay.
Reposition the cradle so it has good contact.
The LED should then turn amber to indicate
it is recharging.
Outside the charging bay
Blinking greenPower on; battery powered. The battery is
30% to 99% charged.
Blinking amberLow battery (lower than 30% charged).
Blinking redBattery is critically low (lower than 8%
charged).
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Overview
The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ computer software contains the tools and
options you need to run your wireless classroom network. The software
automatically opens upon installation, or you can start the software at
any time by following the directions below.
Starting the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ software on
your computer
You can start the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ classroom learning system from
your computer’s start menu.
Unblock to allow full access to the TI-Nspire™ Teacher Edition
software, if you installed that option. Refer to the TI-Nspire™ CAS
Computer Software Teacher Edition user guide, included with your
system, for more information about the TI-Nspire™ Teacher Edition
software.
Note: If you click Keep Blocking or Ask Me Later, you will not be
able to use the option "Send to Class" in the TI-Nspire™ Teacher
Edition software, and this window reappears the next time you open
the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ software. You can choose
that time to gain full access to the TI-Nspire™ Teacher Edition
software.
The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ computer home screen opens.
Unblock at
The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ computer home
screen
The TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ computer home screen provides the tools
and options you need to run the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ software. Below
you can see an example of the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ computer home
screen with its main parts labeled. Following the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™
computer home screen, you can find detailed explanations of each
labeled part.
Note: The example below shows the Classroom tab in Seating Chart view.
ÊË
Í
Î
Ì
Network indicator
Ê Classroom tab
Ë
Tools tab
Ì Portfolio tab
Í Current Class
Î Class Record
Note: Make sure that the network indicator at the bottom of the screen
indicates that the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ network is available. If it is not
available, this indicates an error.
22Overview
1: Classroom tab
In the Classroom tab, you can view the students in the selected class and
add, remove, or edit students. The Classroom tab has two views, the
Seating Chart and Student List views. In the Seating Chart view, you can
view your students by their display name and an icon. In the Student List
view, you can view your students listed in a table with some of their
account information.
Note: The example below shows the Classroom tab in Student List view.
A
C
B
A: Classroom toolbar. Lets you add a class, and collect, send, and delete
files.
B: Student roster.
1) Seating Chart view - Shows students listed with display names and
student icons. The Seating Chart view lets you arrange your students
in the Classroom tab like they are seated in your classroom.
2) Student List view - Shows students listed in a table with some of their
account information. The Student List view lets you sort students by
display name, first name, last name, user name, and student ID.
selector
. Lets you toggle between the Seating Chart view and the
Student List view.
C: View
2: Tools tab
The Tools tab contains icons that link to a particular tool in the
TI-Nspire™ Navigator™ software.
Overview23
The task icons let you launch task tools in the TI-Nspire™ Navigator™
software, including Quick Poll, Screen Capture, Send to Class, Collect
from Class, Delete from Class, the Transfer Tool, and TI-Nspire™ Network
Manager.
3: Portfolio tab
The Portfolio tab displays student names, assignment names and scores,
and icons of collected files.
4: Current Class
Current Class lets you select classes you have created, as well as begin and
end class sessions for the selected class. Below you can see an example of
the Current Class with its main parts labeled.
A
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