Operation Manual

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82
8201OPER.DOC TI-82, Chapter 1, English Bob Fedorisko Revised: 02/09/01 12:18 PM Printed:
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The Display
The TI
.
82 displays both text and graphics. Graphics are described in Chapter 3.
The TI
.
82 also can display a split screen, showing graphics and text
simultaneously (Chapter 9).
Home Screen
The Home screen is the primary screen of the TI
.
82, where you enter
instructions to be executed and expressions to be evaluated and see the
answers.
Displaying Entries and Answers
When text is displayed, the TI
.
82 screen can have up to eight lines of up to
16 characters per line. If all lines of the display are filled, text “scrolls” off
the top of the display. If an expression on the Home screen, the
Y=
editor
(Chapter 3), or the program editor (Chapter 13) is longer than one line, it
wraps to the beginning of the next line. On numeric editors such as the
WINDOW
screen (Chapter 3), an expression scrolls to the left and right.
When an entry is executed on the Home screen, the answer is displayed on
the right side of the next line.
Entry
Answer
The
MODE
settings control the way expressions are interpreted and
answers are displayed (page 1
.
10).
If an answer, such as a list or matrix, is too long to display in its entirety,
ellipsis marks (...) are shown at the left or right. Use
~
and
|
to scroll the
answer and view all of it.
Entry
Answer
Returning to the Home Screen
To return to the Home screen from any other screen, press
y
ã
QUIT
ä
.