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Getting Started • fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS is an emulator that lets you perform fx-9860G Slim operations on your computer. • You can record key operations you perform on the emulator as “Key-Log records”, and edit KeyLog records as required. • The keys on the Key-Log editor screen as well as the emulator LCD screen contents can be pasted into other applications. This means that emulator data can be used to create assignments, tests, and other materials.
Contents 1. Installing and Uninstalling fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS ................. E-3 2. Screen Configuration ............................................................................ E-8 Menu Bar ........................................................................................................................ E-9 Toolbar .......................................................................................................................... E-14 Status Bar .....................................
1. Installing and Uninstalling fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS This section explains how to install and uninstall fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS. To install fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS 1. Place the CD-ROM into your computer’s CD-ROM drive. • After a short while, the CASIO Manager PLUS for fx-9860G Series screen will appear on the display. The following describes what each item on this screen does. fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS ... Installs fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS. fx-9860G Manager PLUS ...
2. Click “fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS”. • This displays the screen shown below. The following describes what each item on this screen does. Install fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS ... Starts installation of fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS. User’s Guide ... Click a language to open the corresponding user’s guide. Calculator User’s Guide ... Click a language to open the corresponding calculator user’s guide. Install Adobe® Reader ® ... Installs Adobe® Reader ®. 3. Click “Install fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS”.
4. Select a language and then click the [OK] button to advance to the next screen. • If the [Next] button appears, click it. • This displays the end user license agreement (EULA). • The EULA will appear in the language you selected in step 3, except if you selected Spanish. The EULA appears in English when Spanish is selected in step 3. 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].
. 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 [Browse…] button. Select the folder you want and then click [Next]. 9. Click the [Next] button to start the installation. 10. When a message appears telling you that installation is complete, click the [Finish] button. • This completes installation and will restart your computer automatically.
To uninstall fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS 1. Display the Windows Control Panel. 2. Click [Add/Remove Program]. 3. On the list of applications that appears, select “fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS”. 4. Click the [Add/Remove] button. • This will display the program maintenance wizard. 5. Click the [Yes] button. • This completes the uninstall operation. To start up fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS 1. On your computer’s desktop, click the “9860SlimManager+” icon.
2. Screen Configuration The following shows the fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS screen. Menu Bar Toolbar Emulator Status Bar File Display Area * A pixel resolution setting of 1024 × 768 is recommended for your computer screen. * When you have both the emulator window and Key-Log (or bitmap file) window open on the display, the emulator window always will be displayed on top.
Menu Bar • This section explains the fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS menu bar. • If a menu command can also be executed by clicking a toolbar button, the applicable toolbar button is also provided. k File Menu File History Menu Toolbar Button Description New Creates a new Key-Log file. Open Opens an existing file. Close Closes the currently open file. Screen Cap Captures the emulator screen. Save Saves the current work file, overwriting the previous (unedited) version.
k Edit Menu Menu Toolbar Button Description Undo Undoes the last operation. Redo Redoes the last undone operation. Cut Cuts the currently selected screen area and places it onto the clipboard. Copy Copies the currently selected screen area to the clipboard. Paste Pastes the clipboard contents. Clear Deletes the currently selected area. Select All Selects all Key-Log records. * The Edit menu is disabled during emulator operation.
k View Menu Menu Calc Key Calc Screen Tool Bar Submenu Normal Description Selects normal-size calculator keys. Large Selects large-size calculator keys. ×1 Specifies an actual size display. ×2 Specifies a 2X size display. ×3 Specifies a 3X size display. ×4 Specifies a 4X size display. ×5 Specifies a 5X size display. Standard Toggles display of the standard toolbar on and off. Log Toggles display of the log toolbar on and off. Edit Toggles display of the edit toolbar on and off.
k Key-Log Menu Emulator mode Menu Key-Log editor mode Toolbar Button Description Add Adds a new Key-Log record. Delete Deletes the currently displayed Key-Log record. Emulator Enters the emulator mode. Editor Enters the Key-Log editor mode. Auto Play Starts Key-Log auto playback. Step Play Starts Key-Log manual playback. Stop Stops Key-Log playback or recording. Pause Pauses Key-Log playback. Record Starts Key-Log recording.
k Window Menu Menu Description Tiled Displays all windows in a tiled configuration. Horizontal Displays all windows in a horizontal line. • The Window menu also shows the names of files that you have open. When you have multiple files open, the file name at the top of the list is the one you are currently working with the active file. k Tools Menu Menu Toolbar Button Button Description Screen Receiver Starts up Screen Receiver. Options Displays a dialog box for configuring optional settings.
Toolbar • This section explains the fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS toolbar buttons. • The toolbar buttons correspond to menu bar commands. See the section of this manual that explains the menu bar for details about each button’s function. k Standard Toolbar Editor New Open Save Print Print Cut Copy Paste Undo Redo Screen Receiver Preview Emulator k Log Toolbar Play Step Stop Pause Record k Edit Toolbar 1 2 3 4 5 1 Add 2 Delete 3 Insert Pause 4 Font ... Specifies the font of input text.
k Bitmap Toolbar 1 2 3 1 Screen Cap 2 Outer Frame Specifies an outer frame for screen captures. 3 Bitmap Size Specifies the bitmap size. A setting of 1 through 10 can be selected. Status Bar 2 1 3 1 Help text is displayed here. 2 Displays the process currently being performed. 3 Toggles between the insert and overwrite modes. Clicking here while in the Key-Log editor mode toggles between the insert mode and overwrite mode.
3. Emulator Mode and Key-Log Editor Mode fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS has two modes. You can use either of the following to operations to select the mode you want. • On the [KeyLog] menu, select either [Emulator] or [Editor]. • On the standard toolbar, click or . Emulator Mode Use this mode when you want to perform mainly emulator operations. Key-Log Editor Mode Use this mode when you want to perform mainly Key-Log data operations.
4. Emulating fx-9860G Slim Calculator Operation • The emulator makes it possible to mimic fx-9860G Slim calculator operation using your computers mouse and keyboard. • For details about emulator operations, see the fx-9860G Slim User’s Guide. You can view the User’s Guide by selecting [Manual] - [Calculator] on the Help menu. • Note that some emulator functions are different from the functions of the fx-9860G Slim calculator. For details, see “9.
(2) Computer keyboard keys that have different key markings as the emulator keys Computer Key Emulator Key [Tab] A [Insert] ! [Home] K [Page Up] J [Page Down] m [End] a [Esc] J [Delete] D [Back Space] D [Enter] w [*] * [/] / Important! • Always use the emulator’s keys whenever creating eActivity Guide operations. Computer key operations cannot be recorded. For details about the eActivity Guide function, see “10-6 eActivity Guide” in the fx-9860G Series Software Version 1.
k Moving the LCD Screen Area and Keypad • You can drag the LCD screen and the keypad to any location you want on your computer screen. k Using the Floating Emulator Feature • You can display the emulator LCD screen and its keypad in their own windows that are separate from the fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS window. To make the LCD screen a floating window 1. Double-click the LCD screen. 2. Drag the LCD screen to the left so it is outside of the main application window, and drop it there.
To make the keypad a floating window 1. Double-click the keypad. 2. Drag the keypad to the left so it is outside of the main application window, and drop it there. k Moving the LCD Screen and Keypad Back into the Main Window • Perform the following steps to move the LCD screen and/or keypad back into the fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS main window from independent floating windows. - Double-click the floating LCD screen and/or keypad.
k Capturing the Emulator LCD Screen Image • You can use the following procedure to capture an image of the emulator LCD screen. To capture the emulator LCD screen image 1. On the [File] menu, select [Screen Cap] to display a capture of the emulator LCD screen. • You could also click on the bitmap toolbar. • You can also add a frame to the captured image or change the image zoom factor, if you want. For details, see “Bitmap Toolbar” (page E-15) and “LCD Screen Capture Settings” (page E-28).
k Opening a Saved LCD Screen Image • You can open a saved LCD screen image and display it on your computer. You can have multiple screen images open at the same time. • LCD screen images can be copied and pasted into other applications in order to create operation example handouts, assignments, etc. * Only bitmap files can be opened using this procedure. Opening of JPEG files is not supported. To copy an LCD screen image and paste it into another application 1.
5. Using the Emulator Key-Log This section explains how to use the Key-Log, which is a log of the emulator’s key operations. It also covers playback of recorded key operations and editing of Key-Log records. All of the operations in this section are performed using toolbar buttons. k Key-Log File Structure A Key-Log file can contain multiple Key-Log records. Key-Log records contain recorded key operations and text. The following shows the Key-Log file structure.
To record emulator key operations using Key-Log 1. Click to start Key-Log recording. 2. Perform operations on the emulator. Keys appear in the sequence you press them. 3. Click to stop Key-Log recording. 4. Click to save the Key-Log file.
To perform Key-Log auto play of a recorded key operation 1. Click and then open the Key-Log file you want to play. 2. Click to start playback. The next key to be played back is orange. The last played key is blue. • Click Click Played key operations are blue. The next key to be played is framed in orange. to pause playback. to restart playback after pausing it. 3. To stop playback, click . Stopping playback causes all keys to return to their original colors.
To playback a Key-Log record manually (STEP playback) 1. Click and then open the Key-Log file you want to play. 2. Click to play the first key operation in the Key-Log. 3. Keep pressing to play Key-Log contents one step at a time. 4. To stop playback, click . To edit a Key-Log record 1. Click and then open the Key-Log file you want to edit. 2. Select the Key-Log record you want to edit. Select the Key-Log record from this menu. 3. Edit the key operations and text of the Key-Log record.
To add a Key-Log record to the currently open Key-Log file After opening the Key-Log file to which you want to add the record, click . This automatically assigns the Key-Log record a name (Example: “Data1”) and displays it in the menu. To rename a Key-Log record 1. Select the Key-Log record you want to rename from the menu. 2. Click the name of the Key-Log record and then change it. 3. Press the [Enter] key. To delete a Key-Log record 1. Select the Key-Log record you want to delete from the menu. 2.
6. Configuring Options Dialog Box Setting • This section explains the settings on the Options dialog box. k LCD Screen Capture Settings 1 2 1 Select this option to add a frame to an LCD screen capture. 2 Specifies the screen size during LCD screen capture. You can select a setting in the range of 1 through 10. k Key-Log Playback 1 2 3 4 1 Select this option to highlight the current key in blue. 2 Select this option to frame the next key in orange.
7. Other Functions Printing • You can use the following procedure to print LCD screen captures. 1. Click the window of the LCD screen capture that you want to print to select it. 2. Click . This will display the Print dialog box. 3. Click [OK] to start printing. Important! • Each screen image is printed on a separate page. • Images are printed in accordance with width setting of the paper size selected on the Print dialog box.
k Print Preview • Selecting [Print Preview] on the [File] menu displays the print preview image. 1 2 3 4 1 Displays the Print dialog box. 2 Enlarges the preview image. 3 Reduces the size of the preview image. 4 Closes the print preview window image. k Print Setup Dialog Box • Selecting [Print Setup] on the [File] menu displays the Print Setup dialog box.
Shortcut Menu • Right-clicking the mouse displays one of the shortcut menus shown below. • During Key-Log Editing • During Bitmap Display of the Calculator Screen A screen zoom operation affects only the screen where you display the shortcut menu. If you have multiple screens on the display, the other screens are not affected by the zoom operation.
8. File Types Supported by fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS • fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS supports files with the file name extensions described below. Extension Description g1m Emulator or calculator user memory data file (variables, programs, etc.) g1e eActivity file g1a Add-In application g1l Add-In message g1n Add-In menu g1k fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS Key-Log file Note • You can use the MEMORY application to import all file types (except g1k) into the emulator.
9. Differences between fx-9860G Slim Calculator and fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS Functions • This section explains the differences between fx-9860G Slim calculator functions and fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS emulator functions. k eActivity Applications (SD Card Access) Calculator: SD card access not supported. Emulator: Performing an operation that accesses an SD card displays a dialog box, which can be used to open an eActivity saved on your computer or save an eActivity on your computer.
4. Select the location on your computer where you want to save the file, input the file name (ABC.g1e), and then click [Save]. • This displays the eActivity file editing screen. * Subsequent operations are identical to those you would perform on the calculator. * After you are finished, perform the required operation to save the file. Example: To use the emulator to open an eActivity file (ABC.g1e) that is stored on an SD card (actually your computer’s hard disk) 1.
k LINK Application Calculator: Data transfer execution supported. Emulator: Data send/receive, and configuring cable, wakeup, and capture settings are not supported. Attempting to perform any of these operations causes an error. k MEMORY Applications (SD Card Access) Calculator: SD card access not supported. Emulator: Performing an operation that accesses an SD card displays a dialog box, which can be used to store data to a computer file and to import a file.
3. Click 2. • This displays the folder selection screen. 4. Select the folder you want and then click [OK]. • The backup data is saved to the folder you select. When to select a file on your computer’s hard disk Select a file on your computer's hard disk when you want to perform the following operation. • Copying a file on an SD card (actually your computer's hard disk) to main memory or storage memory 1. From the Main Menu, enter the MEMORY mode. 2. Click 3(SD).
k SYSTEM Applications (Contrast, Auto Power Off, Reset) Calculator: Contrast adjustment and auto power off setting configuration supported. Emulator: Contrast adjustment and auto power off setting configuration not supported. Attempting to perform any of these operations causes an error. k Installing an Add-In You can perform the following procedure on the emulator to install an Add-In application, Add-In language, or an eActivity. Example: To install an Add-In application 1.
7. Click m. • The icon of the application you just installed should be visible on the Main Menu. • Some Add-In applications may act differently on the fx-9860G Slim calculator than they do on the emulator. k LIGHT Key Calculator: Turns on the display backlight. Emulator: No operation k HELP Key Calculator: Enables the HELP function. Emulator: Enables the HELP function only if Key-Log recording is stopped or paused. The HELP key is disabled while Key-Log recording or playback is in progress.
10. Using Screen Receiver to Display the Calculator Screen Image on Your Computer This section explains how to connect an fx-9860G Slim calculator to a computer and display the calculator screen image on the computer. Important! • Check to make sure that the operating system version of the fx-9860G Slim calculator is 1.02 or greater. If it isn’t, you will need to update your operating system. For details, see the information about updating the operating in the readme.
2. Select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)” and then click [Next]. 3. Though a message appears to let you know that the software has not passed the “Windows Logo Test”, there is no need for concern. Simply click [Continue Anyway] and proceed with installation. 4. Click [Finish].
k Configuring fx-9860G Slim Communication Settings Before you can connect the calculator to your computer, you first need to perform the following procedure and configure the calculator’s communication settings. To configure the fx-9860G Slim calculator communication settings 1. From the Main Menu, enter the LINK mode. 2. Press $(CABL). • This displays the Select Cable Type screen. 3. Press !(USB). 4. Press &(CAPT). • This displays the Capture Set Mode screen. 5. Press #(OHP).
4. Operate the calculator. When you do, the calculator screen image will change in real time on your computer. 5. You can enlarge the calculator screen image by clicking 6. To close the calculator screen image, click and reduce its size by clicking . 7. Disconnect the USB cable. Important! • If the calculator screen does not appear, try disconnecting the USB cable and then restart the above procedure from the beginning. If the calculator screen still does not appear, check the points described below.
View Menu Menu Submenu Toolbar Button Description Expand Enlarges the calculator screen image. Reduce Reduces the size of the calculator screen image. Zoom* ×1 Shows the calculator screen image in actual size. ×2 Shows the calculator screen image is ×2 size. ×3 Shows the calculator screen image is ×3 size. ×4 Shows the calculator screen image is ×4 size. ×5 Shows the calculator screen image is ×5 size. ×6 Shows the calculator screen image is ×6 size.
11. Error Message Table k fx-9860G Slim Manager PLUS Message Description Required Action An error occurred while reading the file . The file may be corrupted. Wrong file format. Check the file to see if it is corrupted. There is no more playable data. There are no playable keys to the right of the input cursor. Move the input cursor to the left of the keys you want to play back, and perform the play operation. You cannot delete all KeyLog records.
Message Description Required Action A problem occurred while reading file . The disk being read from may be damaged or may not exist. Check the disk and try again. A problem occurred while reading from a disk. Check the disk for data corruption and confirm that the disk exists. Then try again. A problem occurred while writing file . The disk being written to may be damaged or may not exist. Check the disk and try again. A problem occurred while writing to a disk.
Message A system error has occurred. (1) Shut down all other applications that you are not currently using. (2) Check how much free space is available on your computer’s hard disk. (3) Exit the emulator and restart it. If this does not correct the problem, it could mean that the emulator file is damage. Reinstall the emulator. Description Required Action Follow the steps that are shown on the display and try again. — A problem occurred while accessing the registry.
Message Invalid File Name Description You specified an invalid file name. Required Action Make sure that you are specifying the file name correctly. Invalid Folder Name You specified an invalid folder name. Make sure that you are specifying the folder name correctly. Too Many Files Selected The number of files you Reduce the number of selected exceeds the allowable selected files. limit. k Screen Receiver Message Description Required Action A connection could not be established.
Message The image could not be sent from the calculator. (1) Try pressing a key on the calculator. (2) Check to make sure that the calculator is in the OHP Mode. If the screen is not sent after you perform the above steps, disconnect the USB cable and check the calculator setup. Next, reconnect and try again. For details, select the following on the menu bar: Help Manual - Manager PLUS, or refer to the Manager PLUS user’s guide. The connection has been broken for some reason and is being restored.
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