OPERATION MANUAL BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODE D'EMPLOI PC LINK SYSTEM FOR EL-9900 PC-LINK-SYSTEM FÜR EL-9900 SYSTÈME PC LINK POUR EL-9900 For WINDOWS Für WINDOWS Pour WINDOWS ENGLISH ..................... Page 1 DEUTSCH .................... Seite 22 FRANÇAIS ................... Page 43 CE-LK2 ENGLISH PC LINK SYSTEM FOR EL-9900 OPERATION MANUAL IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation. Windows and Microsoft Word are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All company and/or product names as trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Copyright © 2002 SHARP CORPORATION, Japan 1 < INTRODUCTION > Thank you for your purchase. This product is supplied to customers who agree to the following items; please read them before using this product. We shall determine that you've approved them at setting up this product's software. Terms of Use Sharp Corporation (hereinafter called "our Company") shall grant a nonexclusive right of this product "CE-LK2" upon the following terms to you. You shall agree to the following terms at setting up this product's software. · You shall use the software of this product on one Personal Computer. (hereinafter called "PC") · You may make only one copy of the software on a storage medium for backup purposes only. · You shall not use or copy part or all of the operation manual without permission. · Our Company shall not be held liable to anyone for failure arising out of improper use of this product and accessories, or during use of them, nor for any damages suffered from other malfunctions or use of this product. · This product, including its accessories, are subject to change without notice for product improvement. Note · Some of the models described in this manual may not be available in some countries. · Illustrations and icons in this manual may differ from the actual ones. · "EL-96xx" refers to EL-9600/9600c/9650. 2 CONTENTS GETTING STARTED .............................................................................................. 4 What is PC LINK? ............................................................................................ 4 Checking the Accessories ............................................................................... 4 System Requirements ..................................................................................... 5 Setting Up PC LINK ......................................................................................... 5 Connecting the EL-9900 to the PC .................................................................. 6 USING PC LINK ..................................................................................................... 7 Files PC LINK can Handle ............................................................................... 7 Starting and Exiting PC LINK .......................................................................... 8 Creating and Saving a New Program .............................................................. 8 Sending, Receiving, and Backup Programs and Various Data ........................ 9 Opening a Saved File .................................................................................... 11 Using Edit Functions ...................................................................................... 12 Saving and Printing the Contents of the Edit Screen ..................................... 15 Screen Capture .............................................................................................. 16 Screen Capture on Microsoft Word® Sheet .................................................... 17 (EL-9900 Screen Capture Tool) Group/Ungroup .............................................................................................. 18 Converting a File ............................................................................................ 19 APPENDIX ........................................................................................................... 20 Table for Converting Special Symbols into TXT Letters ................................. 20 How to Proceed in the Event of Abnormal Conditions ................................... 21 3 GETTING STARTED What is PC LINK? · · · · · · · · Creates and edits EL-9900 programs on a PC. Receives and saves programs and various data from EL-9900 Makes a backup of all the contents of memory of EL-9900. Sends programs and various data to EL-9900. Loads image data of EL-9900. Screen capture on Microsoft Word® sheet Converts programs and various data files into a text file. Converts program text files into a program file. Prints out programs and various data files. This manual is intended for users who already understand how to use the EL-9900 and how to operate a PC. Also refer to the PC manual with this book. Checking the Accessories Please check that all the following accessories are included upon purchase. · CD-ROM for IBM PC compatible computer · Communication cable · Operation manual (this book) 1 1 1 4 System Requirements · · · 100% IBM Compatible PC Microsoft® Windows® 98/98 Second Edition/2000 Professional/Me/XP Pentium® 150MHz or higher for Microsoft® Windows® 98/98 Second Edition Pentium® 200MHz or higher for Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional/Me Pentium®/Celeron® Family 300MHz or higher for Microsoft® Windows® XP 30MB Available Hard Disk Space 64MB RAM for Microsoft® Windows® 98/98 Second Edition/2000 Professional/Me 128MB RAM for Microsoft® Windows® XP CD-ROM drive 1 Available Serial Port Mouse or Compatible Pointing Device Microsoft Word® 2000/XP on your PC for installing the "EL-9900 Screen Capture Tool for Microsoft Word® 2000/XP" · · · · · · Setting Up PC LINK 1 Installing the PC LINK Software 1. 2. 3. 4. Start Windows. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into your CD-ROM drive. Click the Start button, and then select Run. Enter "Setup" followed by the path name of the location where the setup program is saved. For example, type "D:\setup". 5. Click on the OK button. The Setup screen appears, then follow the screen instructions for setup. When you do not use the Microsoft Word®: At the Select Components stage, deselect the check box for "EL-9900 Screen Capture Tool". In case the function needs to be installed later, reinstall CE-LK2 at the time of installation. After completing the setup, the SHARP PC-LINK for EL-9900 folder is added in the Program folder of the Start menu. NOTE: When uninstalling the software, quit Microsoft Word® application beforehand. 5 Connecting the EL-9900 to the PC Connect the EL-9900 to the PC with the supplied communication cable. NOTE: Push in all connectors firmly and make sure they cannot be removed by pulling them lightly. Also tighten the fixing screws. 1. Turn off the EL-9900 and the PC. 2. Connect on side of the supplied communication cable to the peripheral connecting terminal (communication port) on the bottom of the EL-9900; the other side to the serial port of your PC. Peripheral connecting terminal communication cable(supplied) 9 pin To PC serial port 6 USING PC LINK Files PC LINK can Handle PC LINK can handle the following files listed below. Contents of File Backup Group Graph Equation backup Set arbitrarily. (Initial value: Group) y1 to y9, y0 / x1t to x6t / y1t to y6t / r1 to r6 / u / v / w for EL-96xx/9900 only Solver Equation Picture List Matrix Program Slide Show Table Setup Window Setup Data variable Zoom Text Tagged Image Format Bitmap Match it with the file name on the calculator. pict1 to pict9, pict0 I1 to I6 mat_a to mat_j Set arbitrarily. Match it with the file name on the calculator. tblsetup winsetup variable zoom Set arbitrarily. Set arbitrarily. Set arbitrarily. g4e g4i g4l g4n g4m g4p g4s g4t g4w g4v g4z txt tif bmp g3i g3l g3n g3p g3t g3w g3v g3z g5i g5l g5n g5p g5s g5t g5w g5v g5z g2e g2i g2l g2n g2m g2p g2s g2t g2w g2v g2z File Name on PC Extension EL-9900 EL-9400 EL-9450 EL-96xx g4b g4g g4d g4y g3b g3g g3d g3y g5b g5g g5d g5y g2b g2g g2d g2y Graph Database (GDB) g_data1 to g_data9, g_data0 List Database (List DB) I_data1 to I_data9, I_data0 NOTE: Attention should be required when assigning variables in integral calculations, because EL-9400/9450/9600 handles variables differently from EL-9900. (Tolerance will not be assigned for EL-9400/9450/9600; the number of divisions will be assigned instead.) 7 Starting and Exiting PC LINK 1 Starting the PC LINK Select Start Programs SHARP PC-LINK for EL-9900 SHARP CE-LK2 to start the PC LINK. The menu bar and the icons are displayed on the top of the window. 2 Exiting the PC LINK Select the Exit from the File menu, or double-click on the CLOSE box at the uppermost-left corner on the screen. Note: If a communication will not be available, check the settings of the communication (COM) port and the cable connection. If these procedures will not solve the problem, set the Power Management and the screen saver to OFF. (See Readme.txt for details.) Creating and Saving a New Program 1 Creating a New Program NOTE: Only programs can be created. 1. Select the New from the File menu. The Newly-Edited screen is displayed. 2. Enter a program name in Title: 3. Enter a program. (For details on entering a program, refer to "Using Edit Functions" on page 12.) 2 Saving a Created Program 1. Select the Save As... from the File menu. The Save As screen is displayed. 2. Specify the drive and folder, and then enter the file name and extension. The extension is different depending on your calculator. 3. Click on the OK button. The created program is saved as a new program file with the contents specified in 2. * Alphanumeric characters can be used for file names. If a program file stored with a file name that consists of non-alphanumeric characters is sent to the EL-9900, the file name may change. 8 Sending, Receiving, and Backup Programs and Various Data (1) Programs and various data can be received from the EL-9900 in order to save them in a file. The contents saved in the file can also be sent to the EL-9900. (2) Back up all data of the EL-9900 to the file. Also, restore the backup data to the EL-9900. 1 Setting a Communication Port Set a communication port. Set the communication port where the communication cable for the PC is connected. 1. Select the Communication Port from the Link menu. A list of communication ports is displayed. 2. Click on the port to be used or Auto Setting. 2 Sending and Receiving Programs and Various Data Programs and various data can be received from the EL-9900 and saved in a file. Also, the file can be sent to the EL-9900. (1) Receiving Programs and Various Data from the EL-9900 to be Saved in a File 1. Turn on the EL-9900. 2. Select the Receive... from the Link menu. The Receive Files screen is displayed. 3. Specify the kind of drive, folder, and file, then select the file to be received from the file list, and click on the Select button. The selected file is displayed on the File Selected column. 4. Click on the OK button. The Receiving screen is displayed on the PC screen to start receiving. 5. After the completion of receiving, the initial screen returns. * * If a file stored with a file name that consists of non-alphanumeric characters (Solver equation, Program, Slide show) is received by a PC, the file name may change. If multiple Solver equation and Program files are saved on the EL-9900 with the same file name, only the initial saved file can be received. To receive all the files, save each file on the EL-9900 with a different file name. 9 (2) Sending a File to the EL-9900 NOTE: Group files, Text files, TIFF files, and Bitmap files cannot be sent to the EL-9900. 1. Turn on the EL-9900. 2. Select the Send... from the Link menu. The Send Files screen is displayed. 3. Specify the kind of drive, folder, and file, then select the file to be sent from the file list, and click on the Select button. The selected file is displayed on the File Selected column. 4. Click on the OK button. The Sending screen is displayed on the PC screen to start sending. 5. After the completion of sending, the initial screen returns. 3 Making a Backup All data of the EL-9900 can be backed up to the disk, and the backed up data can be restored to the EL-9900. (1) Making a Backup of All Data 1. Turn on the EL-9900. 2. Select the Receive... from the Link menu. The Receive Files screen is displayed. 3. Specify the kind of drive, folder, then select "backup.g4b" from the file list, and click on the Select button. The selected "backup.g4b" is displayed on the File Selected column. 4. Click on the OK button. The receiving screen is displayed on the PC screen to start receiving, and then all data of the EL-9900 will be backed up. (2) Sending Backup Data to the EL-9900 NOTE: All the contents saved in the EL-9900 immediately before this are erased. Perform the same procedure of "(2) Sending a file to the EL-9900" on this page t ...