Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FA-123 Casio
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19990401 Data Comm unications This chapter tells y ou ev er ything y ou need to know to tr ansfer progr ams betw een tw o CASIO P ow er Gr aphic calculators connected using the cab le that is equipped as a standard accessor y . Y ou can also use the cab le to connect the calculator to a CASIO Label Pr inter to print screen data.
19990401 10-1-1 Connecting T wo Units 10-1 Connecting T wo Units The following procedure describes ho w to connect two units with the connecting cable that comes equipped as a standard accessor y . u u u u u To connect tw o units 1. Check to mak e sure that the po wer of both units is off.
19990401 10-2-1 Connecting the Unit with a CASIO Label Pr inter 10-2 Connecting the Unit with a CASIO Label Printer After you connect the unit to a CASIO Label Printer with cable, you can use the Label Printer to pr int screen shot data from the unit (see 10-6 Sending a Screen Shot).
19990401 10-3 Connecting the Unit to a P ersonal Computer To tr ansfer data and screen shots between the unit and a personal computer , you must connect them through a separ ately a vailable CASIO F A-123 Connection Kit.
19990401 10-4 P erforming a Data Comm unication Operation Fr om the Main Menu, enter the LINK Mode. The following data communication main menu appears on the display . •{ TRNS } / { Recv } ... menu of {send settings}/{receive settings} Communications parameters are fixed at the follo wing settings .
19990401 Sending unit To set up the calculator to send data, press 1 (TRNS) while the data comm unication main menu is displayed. Press the number ke y that corresponds to the type of data you want to send. • { Select } ... {selects data items and sends them} • { Currn t } .
19990401 u To e xecute a send operation After selecting the data items to send, press 6 (T rns). A message appears to confirm that you want to e xecute the send operation. • w (Y es) ... sends data • i (No) ... retur ns to data selection screen Press w (Y es) to send the data.
19990401 u To send bac kup data This operation allows you to send all memory contents, including mode settings. While the transmit data type selection menu is on the screen, press d (Backup), to display the screen shown below . Press w (Y es) to star t the send oper ation.
19990401 10-5 Data Communications Precautions The following are the types of data items that can be sent. Data Item Contents Overwrite Password Check* 1 Check* 2 Program names Program contents Ye s Ye s (All programs are listed.
19990401 • 1 (YES) ... {replaces the receiving unit’s e xisting data with the new data} • 6 (NO) ... {skips to next data item} * 2 With passw ord chec k: If a file is pass word protected, a message appears asking for input of the passw ord. Name of pass word protected file P assword input field 2 After inputting the passw ord, press w .
19990401 10-6 Sending a Screen Shot Use the following procedures to send a hardcop y of the screen directly to a connected personal computer (or CASIO Label Printer) or to save a screen shot in memor y to send later. Screen shots can also be sent to a CASIO Label Pr inter .
19990401 u u u u u To send a saved screen shot to a computer or CASIO Label Printer 1. Connect the unit to the computer (or CASIO Label Pr inter). On the computer (or CASIO Label Printer), perform the procedures required to set it up to receive data. 2.
19990401 10-7-1 Add-ins 10-7 Ad d-ins Add-in capabilities let you install separately available applications and other software to tailor the calculator to suit your par ticular needs. Add-ins are installed from a computer using the data communication described on page 10-4-1.
19990401 10-8-1 MEMORY Mode 10-8 MEMOR Y Mode This calculator has two separate memor y areas: a “current area” and a “storage area. ” The current area is a work area where you can perf or m input data, perf or m calculations and run programs .
19990401 u To store a program file into the storage area 1. On the initial MEMORY Mode screen press 1 (PR OG). • This displays a list of program files that are in the current area.
19990401 u To load a pr ogram file fr om the storage area 1. On the initial MEMOR Y Mode screen press 1 (PR OG). 2. Press 6 (STRG). • This displays a list of program files that are in the stor age area. * 1 3. Select the prog r am file y ou w ant to load.
19990401 k Deleting Pr ogram Files Use the following procedures to delete individual files or all files in the current area or storage areas. u To delete a current area program file 1. On the initial MEMOR Y Mode screen press 1 (PR OG). • This displays a list of program files that are in the current area.
19990401 u To delete all the pr ogram files in the stora ge area 1. On the initial MEMOR Y Mode screen press 1 (PR OG). 2. Press 6 (STRG). • This displays a list of program files that are in the stor age area. 3. Press 3 (DEL • A). •P ress w (Y es) to delete all the prog r am files in the storage area.
19990401 u To search f or a program file in the storage area Example T o searc h f or all pr ogram files in the storag e area whose names begin with the letter “S” 1. On the initial MEMOR Y Mode screen press 1 (PROG). 2. Press 6 (STRG). • This displays a list of program files that are in the stor age area.
19990401 k Bac king Up Current Area Data Y ou can back up all the data in the current area and store it in the storage area. Later you can restore the backed up data to the current area when necessary . u To back up current area data 1. On the initial MEMOR Y Mode screen press 2 (BA CK).
19990401 u To restore backup data to the current area 1. On the initial MEMOR Y Mode screen press 2 (BA CK). •O n the screen that appears , you can confirm whether or not there is bac kup data in the storage area. 2. Press 2 (LO AD). •A message appears to confir m whether or not you really want to restore the back ed up data.
19990401 k Optimizing the Storage Area Stor age area memory can become fragmented after man y store and load oper ations. Fr agmentation can cause blocks of memory to become unavailab le for data stor age.
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