To make this section easier to use, the questions are separated into the following categories:
• | See "General " |
• | See "Screen Capture" |
• | See "Clock Editor" |
• | See "Device Information" |
• | See "Distribution List" |
• | See "Device Host drawer" |
You can do either of the following:
• | Click Refresh. |
• | Disconnect the TI Connectivity Cable(s) from the computer and then reconnect them. |
• | It is important that the graphing calculator is turned on. |
• | See "Working with TI‑84 Plus C Silver Edition Image screens". |
• | Drag your picture to the Device Explorer from your desktop when the TI‑84 Plus C Silver Edition graphing calculator is connected. |
A: You can open any data variable file, including matrices, text, list, program, string, group, and number files.
A: In merged view, TI Device Explorer contains a merged list of the files for all connected devices. In normal view, TI Device Explorer sorts the files by connected device.
A: Try the following:
1. | Disconnect the TI Connectivity Cable from both the TI Presenter and the computer. |
2. | Connect the TI Connectivity Cable to the TI Presenter. |
3. | Connect the TI Connectivity Cable to the computer. |
You may need to do this several times to get the TI Presenter to appear in the device directory.
A: You have minimized the TI Device Explorer window. Click its minimized icon to open TI Device Explorer.
A: In the TI Device Explorer menu bar, click Window > History to open the History window. If your file downloads/uploads correctly, a blue check mark appears. If your file does not transfer correctly, a yellow exclamation point appears with an explanation.
A: The TI‑82 and TI‑85 devices do not support a directory. The only files TI Device Explorer shows for these devices are Screen and VarLink.
A: The file you sent contains unsupported characters.
A: The device has an older operating system. If you update the operating system, you should no longer have this problem.
A: The device you tried to capture a screen for is not connected (or is improperly connected) to your computer. Reconnect your device to the computer, click Refresh in the TI Device Explorer window, and try again.
A: The device you tried to capture a screen for is not connected (or is improperly connected) to your computer. Reconnect your device to the computer, click Refresh in the TI Device Explorer window, and try again.
A: The window is not big enough. Click Expand or click the Arrows
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A: Yes. You can add a border to an image captured in normal view. Click Draw Border before you copy or save the captured screen.
A: Your device has a hardware version of 1.0 and/or an operating system of 2.08 or lower. TI‑89/TI‑92 Plus devices with hardware version 1.0 and/or operating systems 2.08 or lower do not support the clock feature.
A: No. When you send a Clock Editor field (such as date or time) to your device, the software sends all the other fields as well. Make sure the other fields are correct before you send a new setting to your device.
A: You can choose any of the following formats: mm/dd/yy, dd/mm/yy, mm.dd.yy, dd.mm.yy, yy.mm.dd, mm-dd-yy, dd-mm-yy, yy-mm-dd.
Note: Some devices may not have all of these options.
A: A 12-hour clock gives the time as AM/PM. For example, the time reads 6:30 AM in the morning and 6:30 PM at night. A 24-hour clock gives military time. For example, the time reads 6:30 in the morning and 18:30 at night.
A: No, TI Device Explorer does not let you save device information as a file.
A: A distribution list is simply a way to locate devices. Each distribution list contains a set of search criteria that TI Device Explorer uses to determine which connected devices to show in the window.
A: You may have restored the distribution lists. When you restore distribution lists, TI Device Explorer removes any distribution lists you created.
A: Yes. You can change both normal and dynamic distribution lists. Double-click the distribution list you want to change, make the changes in the window, and click Done.
A: With the Device Hosts drawer, you can connect yourself to the devices of other people with TI Connect™ software. Connecting yourself to the devices of other people or a classroom set of calculators lets you find information on their devices and share information, files, and data with them.
A: There are several reasons why this may happen:
• | The user with whom you want to connect is not running TI Connect Manager. |
• | You do not have Remote Apple Event Sharing turned on. |
• | You are not using the correct user name and/or password. |
A: Yes. To connect with someone who is not in your local area network, you must create a device host for them.(See "Creating device host groups".)