E PROGRAM-LINK TM FA-124 User's Guide CASIO Worldwide Education Website http://edu.casio.com CASIO EDUCATIONAL FORUM http://edu.casio.com/forum/ RJA510188-4 Note Display examples 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. Getting Started · You can use FA-124 to develop programs using the same commands as those available on an fx-9860G Series calculator. You can store your programs on your computer, and use the FA-124's data communication functions to transfer them to your fx-9860G Series calculator when you need them. · Once you establish a link with your computer over the USB cable that comes bundled with your fx-9860G Series calculator, you can use easy-to-understand Microsoft Explorer-like operations to transfer data (programs and variable data) between them. · You can transfer data by putting your fx-9860G Series calculator into its communication standby state and then performing all operations on your connected computer. · FA-124 provides the following capabilities. · Transfer of data between your fx-9860G Series calculator and computer · fx-9860G Series calculator data storage · Data transfer between your computer and a CASIO ALGEBRA FX Series or fx-7400/ CFX-9850 Series graphic scientific calculator E-1 Manual Conventions · The terms "FA-124" and "this software" as used in this manual refer to the FA-124 software. · The term "calculator" as used in this manual refers to your CASIO Graphic Scientific Calculator. · This manual explains only the procedures required to operate the FA-124 application software. It assumes that you are already familiar with the following computer operations. · Pull-down menu operations, clicking, double-clicking, and dragging with the mouse · Text input using the keyboard · Icon and window operations See the documentation that comes with your computer for full details on these operations. · What actually appears on the display of your computer may differ somewhat if you are using a different operating system. · Menu operations are notated within the text of this manual as hyphenated commands with the menu hierarchy progressing from left to right. Example: Selecting the Open command from the File menu would be described as: Select [File] - [Open]. Menu · Any operation in this manual that is specifically identified as neither a computer nor calculator operation should be assumed to be a computer operation. All calculator operations are specifically identified as such. E-2 CASIO Graphic Scientific Models This software is designed for use with the following CASIO Graphic Scientific models. · fx-9860G Series fx-9860G SD fx-9860G fx-9860G Slim fx-9860G AU · ALGEBRA FX Series ALGEBRA FX 2.0 · CFX-9850 Series CFX-9850G fx-9750G CFX-9850G PLUS CFX-9850Ga PLUS CFX-9850GB PLUS · fx-7400 Series fx-7450G fx-7400G PLUS In addition, the following CASIO Graphic Scientific models can exchange data with the above models. fx-7700GB CFX-9800G fx-8700GB fx-7700GE fx-7700GH fx-9700GE fx-9700GH * All of the fx-9860G Series calculator operations shown in this manual are performed using the fx-9860G SD/fx-9860G. ALGEBRA FX 2.0 PLUS CFX-9950G CFX-9970G FX 1.0 FX 1.0 PLUS CFX-9950GB PLUS CFX-9850GC PLUS Important! · Be sure to install the FA-124 before you connect the fx-9860G Series calculator to your computer. Connecting before you install the FA-124 can result in improper operation. Note · Use only the USB cable that comes with fx-9860G Series calculator whenever connecting your fx-9860G Series calculator to a computer to exchange data between them. Data exchange with FA-124 will not be possible if you use a commercially available serial cable. E-3 System Requirements Operating Systems: Windows® 98 SE, Windows® Me, Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, Windows VistaTM * Operation on a computer running Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition is not supported. * For Windows VistaTM, operation is supported for the 32-bit version only. The 64-bit version is not supported. Computer: Computer with one of the Windows® operating systems pre-installed (Excluding computers with an upgraded operating system and self-built computers.) Account Type: Installation on Windows® 2000, Windows® XP, and Windows VistaTM requires administrator privileges. CPU: Intel ® Pentium® III 500 MHz or higher recommended Disk Space: 50 MB for installation and uninstall Memory: RAM to support version of Windows® being used. Does not include memory required for operating system. Other: USB port for direct connection. Do not connect via a USB hub. Video adapter and monitor must support resolution of XGA (1024×768) or higher, 16-bit or higher system color. Internet Explorer 6.0 or later. CD-ROM drive. Adobe Reader 6.0 or later. Note · Windows is a registered trademark or trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. · Intel and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. · Company and product names used herein are trademarks of their respective owners. E-4 Contents 1. Installing the Software ............................................................................ E-6 Installing ............................................................................................................................ E-6 Uninstalling ...................................................................................................................... E-11 2. Connecting the Calculator to Your Computer..................................... E-12 3. fx-9860G SD/fx-9860G ­ Computer Data Transfer ............................... E-15 Toolbar Buttons and Icons ............................................................................................... E-16 Menu Commands and Icons ........................................................................................... E-18 Transferring Files from the fx-9860G SD/fx-9860G to Your PC ...................................... E-22 fx-9860G SD/fx-9860G Operation ................................................................................... E-22 Using FA-124 .................................................................................................................. E-23 Batch Transferring Files .................................................................................................. E-31 Adding a Flash Image or Memory Image ........................................................................ E-32 Exporting Flash Images and Memory Images ................................................................. E-33 Importing a Flash Image or Memory Image .................................................................... E-34 Importing a File ................................................................................................................ E-35 4. Data Transfer between a Computer and ALGEBRA FX Series or fx-7400/CFX-9850 Series ....................................................................... E-37 File Configuration ............................................................................................................ E-37 File Transfer .................................................................................................................... E-38 Back-up Data Transfer .................................................................................................... E-41 5. Data Editing ............................................................................................ E-42 Creating a New Catalog File (ALGEBRA FX, CFX-9850, fx-7400 Series only) .............. E-42 Creating a New Item (Program) ...................................................................................... E-42 Displaying, Editing, and Printing Items ............................................................................ E-43 Deleting, Copying, and Moving Groups and Items .......................................................... E-44 6. Data Conversion .................................................................................... E-45 7. Screen Capture ...................................................................................... E-50 Capturing a Screen to Your Computer ............................................................................ E-50 Displaying and Printing a Captured Screen Image ......................................................... E-52 8. Program Editor ...................................................................................... E-53 Launching the Program Editor ........................................................................................ E-53 Saving Programs ............................................................................................................. E-53 9. Data Transfer with an Old Model Calculator ....................................... E-54 10. Installing an Add-in .............................................................................. E-56 11. Optimizing the Storage Memory or Flash Image .............................. E-58 E-5 1. Installing the Software Installing Use the procedures in this section to install the FA-124. It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows Programs before running the Install Wizard. k To install FA-124 1. Open the [FA-124] folder. 2. Double-click "CASIO FA-124" or "CASIO FA-124.exe". · This displays a language selection menu. · The option you select here specifies the language of the screen text that appears during installation. The screen text language of the FA-124 application itself is English, regardless of what you select here. · The setting you select here will determine the language version for installation of the FA-124 manual. E-6 1. Installing the Software 3. Select a language and then click the [OK] button. 4. Click the [Next] button. · This displays the end user license agreement (EULA). · Selecting English, French, or German in step 3 above will cause the EULA to appear in the selected language. Selecting any other language will display the English EULA. E-7 1. Installing the Software 5. Carefully read the EULA. 6. If you agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of the EULA, choose "I accept the terms...", and then click [Next]. · If you do not want to agree, choose "I do not accept the terms..." and then click [Cancel] to exit the installation operation. E-8 1. Installing the Software 7. 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 [Change...] button. Select the folder you want and then click [Next]. 8. Click the [Install] button to start the installation. E-9 1. Installing the Software · If your computer is running Windows VistaTM a. The dialog box shown below will appear when installation starts. Click "Allow". b. The dialog box shown below will appear if the USB driver is not installed on your computer. Click the [Install] button. E-10 1. Installing the Software 9. When a message appears telling you that installation is complete, click the [Finish] button. · This finalizes installation of the software on your computer. Important! If the message shown below appears during installation, re-start you computer. Installation will re-start when your computer starts up again. Uninstalling Perform the following steps if you ever need to remove FA-124 from your computer. k To uninstall 1. Display the Windows Control Panel. 2. Click [Add/Remove Programs]. 3. In the list of applications on the dialog box that appears, select "CASIO FA-124". 4. Click the [Add/Remove] button to start a program maintenance wizard. 5. Click the [Yes] button. · This completes the uninstall procedure. E-11 2. Connecting the Calculator to Your Computer k To connect your fx-9860G SD/fx-9860G to a computer Important! · Be sure to install the FA-124 before you connect the fx-9860G SD/fx-9860G to your computer. Connecting before you install the FA-124 can result in improper operation. 1. Use the USB cable that comes with your fx-9860G SD/fx-9860G to connect to the computer. 2. Connect the USB cable to your fx-9860G SD/fx-9860G. · This will automatically cause your fx-9860G SD/fx-9860G to turn on and enter data communication standby. · If your fx-9860G SD/fx-9860G does not enter communication standby at this time, perform the steps under "To set up your fx-9860G SD/fx-9860G for data communication" on page E-22. Attention Windows® XP Users · See page E-13 after performing the above two steps. E-12 2. Connecting the Calculator to Your Computer u Windows® XP Users After installing the FA-124, perform the following steps to install the USB driver on your computer. 1. 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