User Guide

Chapter 19: Communication Link 352
5. Press Í on the sending unit. A WARNING — Backup message displays on the receiving
unit.
6. Press Í on the receiving unit to continue the backup.
— or —
Press 2:Quit on the receiving unit to cancel the backup and return to the LINK SEND menu
Note: If a transmission error is returned during a backup, the receiving unit is reset.
Memory Backup Complete
When the backup is complete, both the sending graphing calculator and receiving graphing
calculator display a confirmation screen.
Error Conditions
A transmission error occurs after one or two seconds if:
• A cable is not attached to the sending unit.
• A cable is not attached to the receiving unit.
Note: If the cable is attached, push it in firmly and try again.
• The receiving unit is not set to receive transmission.
• You attempt a backup between a TI-73, TI-82, TI-83, TI-83 Plus, or TI-83 Plus Silver Edition.
• You attempt a data transfer from a TI-84 Plus to a TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-83,
TI-82, or TI-73 with variables or features not recognized by the TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver
Edition, TI-83, TI-82, or TI-73.
New variable types and features not recognized by the TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-82, or TI-73
include applications, application variables, grouped variables, new variable types, or programs
with new features in them such as
Archive, UnArchive, SendID, SendOS, Asm(, AsmComp(,
AsmPrgm, checkTmr(, ClockOff, ClockOn, dayOfWk(, getDate, getDtFmt, getDtStr(, getTime,
getTmFmt, getTmStr, isClockOn, randIntNoRep(, setDate(, setDtFmt(, setTime(, setTmFmt(,
startTmr, summation(, timeCnv and fractions.
• You attempt a data transfer from a TI-84 Plus to a TI-82 with data other than real lists
L1
through
L6 or without using menu item 5:Lists to TI82.
• You attempt a data transfer from a TI-84 Plus to a TI-73 with data other than real numbers,
pics, real lists
L1 through L6 or named lists with q as part of the name.
Although a transmission error does not occur, these two conditions may prevent successful
transmission.
• You try to use
Get( with a graphing calculator instead of a CBL 2™ system or CBR™ system.
• You try to use
GetCalc( with a TI-83 instead of a TI-84 Plus or TI-84 Plus Silver Edition.