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Connecting and disconnecting TI handheld devices

Connect your TI graphing calculators to your computer using either of the following TI Connectivity Cables:

USB Silver Edition cable
USB computer cable (TI‑84 Plus Family and TI‑89 Titanium devices only)

You should connect your devices each time you start the TI Connect™ software and then disconnect them when you finish. This helps the software to recognize which devices you are using.

To connect TI handheld devices (USB Silver Edition cable)

1. Connect the USB Silver Edition cable to the device I/O port.
2. Connect the USB Silver Edition cable to the computer USB port.

If TI Software Update is running, the device appears in the window.

Note: If TI Software Update is running and the device does not appear in the window, repeat steps 1 and 2.

To connect TI handheld devices (USB computer cable)

1. Connect the USB computer cable to the device USB port.
2. Connect the USB computer cable to the computer USB port.

If TI Software Update is running, the device appears in the window.

Note: If TI Software Update is running and the device does not appear in the window, repeat steps 1 and 2.

To disconnect TI handheld devices (USB Silver Edition cable)

1. Disconnect the USB Silver Edition cable from the computer USB port.
2. Disconnect the USB Silver Edition cable from the device I/O port.

Note: If TI Software Update does not automatically remove disconnected devices from the window, click Refresh .

To disconnect TI handheld devices (USB computer cable)

1. Disconnect the USB computer cable from the computer USB port.
2. Disconnect the USB computer cable from the device USB port.

Note: If TI Software Update does not automatically remove disconnected devices from the window, click Refresh .

 

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