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For fx-9860G Series
fx-9860G
Manager PLUS
User’s Guide
http://world.casio.com/edu/
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Note Screen shots shown in this User’s Guide are intended for illustrative purposes only. The actual text and values that appear on display may differ from the examples shown in this User’s Guide.
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Getting Started • fx-9860G Manager PLUS is an emulator that lets you perform fx-9860G operations on your computer. •You can record key operations you perform on the emulator as “Key-Log records”, and edit Key- Log records as required. • The keys on the Key-Log editor screen as well as the emulator LCD screen contents can be pasted into other applications. This means that emulator data can be used to create assignments, tests, and other materials. •A presentation feature lets you play back saved
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Contents 1. Installing and Uninstalling fx-9860G Manager PLUS.......................... E-3 2. Screen Configuration ............................................................................ E-8 Menu Bar ........................................................................................................................E-9 Toolbar ..........................................................................................................................E-14 Status Bar ........................
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1. Installing and Uninstalling fx-9860G Manager PLUS This section explains how to install and uninstall fx-9860G Manager PLUS. To install fx-9860G Manager PLUS 1. Place the CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. • After a short while, the fx-9860G Manager PLUS screen will appear on the display. The following describes what each item on this screen does. fx-9860G Manager PLUS ... Installs fx-9860G Manager PLUS. fx-9860G user’s guide ... Opens the fx-9860G Manager PLUS User’s Guide. OS update v
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2. Click “fx-9860G Manager PLUS”. • This displays the screen shown below. The following describes what each item on this screen does. INSTALL ... Starts installation of fx-9860G Manager PLUS. fx-9860G Manager PLUS user’s guide ... Click a language to open the corresponding user’s guide. 3. Click “INSTALL”. • This displays a language selection menu. • The option you select here specifies the language of the screen text that appears during installation.
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4. Select a language and then click the [OK] button to advance to the next screen. • If the [Next] button appears, click it. • This displays the end user license agreement (EULA). 5. Carefully read the EULA. 6. If you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the EULA, click [Yes]. This will display the user registration screen. • If you do not want to agree, click [No] to exit the installation operation. 7. Input the appropriate information in the following boxes and then click [Next]. U
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8. Perform either of the two following steps to specify the installation drive and folder. •To use the default settings Simply click the [Next] button. •To specify a different folder Click the [Browse…] button. Select the folder you want and then click [Next]. 9. Click the [Next] button to start the installation. E-6
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10. When a message appears telling you that installation is complete, click the [Finish] button. • This completes installation. Note • Installing the software will put a “9860Manager+” shortcut icon on your Windows desktop. To uninstall fx-9860G Manager PLUS 1. Display the Windows Control Panel. 2. Click [Add/Remove Program]. 3. On the list of applications that appears, select “fx-9860G Manager PLUS”. 4. Click the [Add/Remove] button. • This will display the program maintenance wizard. 5. Click
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2. Screen Configuration The following shows the fx-9860G Manager PLUS screen. Menu Bar Toolbar Emulator Status Bar File Display Area *A pixel resolution setting of 1024 × 768 is recommended for your computer screen. * When you have both the emulator window and Key-Log (or bitmap file) window open on the display, the emulator window always will be displayed on top. E-8
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Menu Bar • This section explains the fx-9860G Manager PLUS menu bar. • If a menu command can also be executed by clicking a toolbar button, the applicable toolbar button is also provided. k File Menu File History Toolbar Menu Description Button New Creates a new Key-Log file. Open Opens an existing file. Close Closes the currently open file. Screen Cap Captures the emulator screen. Saves the current work file, overwriting the previous Save (unedited) version. Save As Saves the current work
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k Edit Menu Toolbar Menu Description Button Undo Undoes the last operation. Redo Redoes the last undone operation. Cuts the currently selected screen area and places it onto Cut the clipboard. Copy Copies the currently selected screen area to the clipboard. Paste Pastes the clipboard contents. Clear Deletes the currently selected area. Select All Selects all Key-Log records. * The Edit menu is disabled during emulator operation. E-10
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k View Menu Menu Submenu Description Calc Key Normal Selects normal-size calculator keys. Large Selects large-size calculator keys. Calc Screen ×1 Specifies an actual size display. ×2 Specifies a 2X size display. ×3 Specifies a 3X size display. ×4 Specifies a 4X size display. ×5 Specifies a 5X size display. Tool Bar Standard Toggles display of the standard toolbar on and off. Log Toggles display of the log toolbar on and off. Edit Toggles display of the edit toolbar on and off. Bitmap Toggles
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k Key-Log Menu Emulator mode Key-Log editor mode Toolbar Menu Description Button Add Adds a new Key-Log record. Delete Deletes the currently displayed Key-Log record. Emulator Enters the emulator mode. Editor Enters the Key-Log editor mode. Auto Play Starts Key-Log auto playback. Step Play Starts Key-Log manual playback. Stop Stops Key-Log playback or recording. Pause Pauses Key-Log playback. Record Starts Key-Log recording. During Key-Log editing, inserts a pause character into Insert
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k Window Menu Menu Description Tiled Displays all windows in a tiled configuration. Horizontal Displays all windows in a horizontal line. • The Window menu also shows the names of files that you have open. When you have multiple files open, the file name at the top of the list is the one you are currently working with the active file. k Tools Menu Toolbar Toolbar Menu Description Button Button Screen Receiver Starts up Screen Receiver. Options Displays a dialog box for config
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Toolbar • This section explains the fx-9860G Manager PLUS toolbar buttons. • The toolbar buttons correspond to menu bar commands. See the section of this manual that explains the menu bar for details about each button’s function. k Standard Toolbar Editor New Open Save Print Print Cut Copy Paste Undo Redo Screen Emulator Preview Receiver k Record/Playback Toolbar Play Step Stop Pause Record k Key-Log Editor Toolbar 123 4 5 6 1 Add 2 Delete 3 Insert Pause 4 Font ... Specifies the font of inpu
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k Bitmap Toolbar 23 1 1 Screen Cap 2 Outer Frame Specifies an outer frame for screen captures. 3 Bitmap Size Specifies the bitmap size. A setting of 1 through 10 can be selected. Status Bar 1 2 3 1 Help text is displayed here. 2 Displays the process currently being performed. 3 Toggles between the insert and overwrite modes. Clicking here while in the Key-Log editor mode toggles between the insert mode and overwrite mode. E-15
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3. Emulator Mode and Key-Log Editor Mode fx-9860G Manager PLUS has two modes. You can use either of the following to operations to select the mode you want. • On the [KeyLog] menu, select either [Emulator] or [Editor]. • On the standard toolbar, click or . Emulator Mode Use this mode when you want to perform mainly emulator operations. Key-Log Editor Mode Use this mode when you want to perform mainly Key-Log data operations. E-16
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4. Emulating fx-9860G Calculator Operation • The emulator makes it possible to mimic fx-9860G calculator operation using your computers mouse and keyboard. • For details about emulator operations, see the fx-9860G User’s Guide. You can view the User’s Guide by selecting [Manual] - [Calculator] on the Help menu. • Note that some emulator functions are different from the functions of the fx-9860G calculator. For details, see “9. Differences between fx-9860G Calculator and fx-9860G Manager PLUS Fun
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(2) Computer keyboard keys that have different key markings as the emulator keys Computer Key Emulator Key [Tab] A [Insert] ! [Home] K [Page Up] J [Page Down] m [End] a [Esc] J [Delete] D [Back Space] D [Enter] w [*] * [/] / k Changing the Size of the Emulator You can select one of two sizes for the emulator’s keypad and one of five sizes for the display area. To specify the size of the keypad 1. On the [View] menu, select [Calc Key]. 2. From the submenu that appears, select the keypad size you
