Texas Instruments TI-84 PLUS SILV Guidebook - Page 271

EasyData, Settings, Starting the EasyData, Changing EasyData, App to the default settings

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Starting the EasyData™ App 1. Attach your data collection device to your TI-84 Plus. Make sure the cables are firmly connected. 2. If the EasyData™ App has not auto-launched, press Œ and the } or † to select the EasyData™ App. 3. Press Í. The EasyData™ information screen is displayed for about three seconds followed by the main screen. Quitting the EasyData™ App 1. To quit the EasyData™ App, select Quit (press s). The Ready to quit? screen is displayed, which indicates that the collected data has been transferred to lists L1 through L4 on the TI-84 Plus. 2. Press OK (press s) to quit. EasyData™ Settings Changing EasyData™ settings The EasyData™ App displays the most commonly used settings before data collection begins. To change a predefined setting: 1. From the main screen in the EasyData™ App, choose Setup and select 2: Time Graph. The current settings are displayed on the calculator. Note: If using a motion detector, settings for 3: Distance Match and 4: Ball Bounce in the Setup menu are preset and cannot be changed. 2. Select Next (press q) to move to the setting you want to change. Press ' to clear a setting. 3. Repeat to cycle through the available options. When the option is correct, select Next to move to the next option. 4. To change a setting, enter 1 or 2 digits, and then select Next (press q). 5. When all the settings are correct, select OK (press s) to return to the main menu. 6. Select Start (press q) to begin collecting data. Restoring the EasyData™ App to the default settings The default settings are appropriate for a wide variety of sampling situations. If you are unsure of the best settings, begin with the default settings, and then adjust the settings for your specific activity. To restore the default settings in the EasyData™ App while a data collection device is connected to the TI-84 Plus, choose File and select 1:New. Chapter 14: Applications 264

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Chapter 14: Applications
264
Starting the EasyData
App
1.
Attach your data collection device to your TI-84 Plus.
Make sure the cables are firmly connected.
2.
If the EasyData™ App has not auto-launched, press
Œ
and the
}
or
to select the EasyData™ App.
3.
Press
Í
. The EasyData™ information screen is
displayed for about three seconds followed by the main
screen.
Quitting the EasyData
App
1.
To quit the EasyData™ App, select
Quit
(press
s
)
.
The
Ready to quit?
screen is displayed, which indicates that the collected data has been
transferred to lists
L1
through
L4
on the TI-84 Plus.
2.
Press
OK
(press
s
) to quit.
EasyData
Settings
Changing EasyData
settings
The EasyData™ App displays the most commonly used settings before data collection begins.
To change a predefined setting:
1.
From the main screen in the EasyData™ App, choose
Setup
and select
2: Time Graph
. The
current settings are displayed on the calculator.
Note
: If using a motion detector, settings for
3: Distance Match
and
4: Ball Bounce
in the
Setup
menu are preset and cannot be changed.
2.
Select
Next
(press
q
) to move to the setting you want to change. Press
to clear a
setting.
3.
Repeat to cycle through the available options. When the option is correct, select
Next
to move
to the next option.
4.
To change a setting, enter 1 or 2 digits, and then select
Next
(press
q
).
5.
When all the settings are correct, select
OK
(press
s
) to return to the main menu.
6.
Select
Start
(press
q
) to begin collecting data.
Restoring the EasyData
App to the default settings
The default settings are appropriate for a wide variety of sampling situations. If you are unsure of
the best settings, begin with the default settings, and then adjust the settings for your specific
activity.
To restore the default settings in the EasyData™ App while a data collection device is connected
to the TI-84 Plus, choose
File
and select
1:New
.