Casio Calculator FA 123 User Manual

Chapter  
Data Communications  
This chapter tells you everything you need to know to transfer  
programs between two CASIO Power Graphic calculators  
connected using the cable that is equipped as a standard  
accessory.  
You can also use the cable to connect the calculator to a CASIO  
Label Printer to print screen data.  
10  
To transfer data between a calculator and a personal computer,  
you need to purchase the separately available CASIO FA-123  
Connection Kit.  
10-1 Connecting Two Units  
10-2 Connecting the Unit with a CASIO Label Printer  
10-3 Connecting the Unit to a Personal Computer  
10-4 Performing a Data Communication Operation  
10-5 Data Communications Precautions  
10-6 Sending a Screen Shot  
10-7 Add-ins  
10-8 MEMORY Mode  
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10-2-1  
Connecting the Unit with a CASIO Label Printer  
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 print screen shot data from the unit (see 10-6 Sending a Screen Shot). See the user’s  
guide that comes with your Label Printer for details on how to perform this operation.  
• The operation described above can be performed using the following Label Printer  
models: KL-2000, KL-2700, KL-8200, KL-8700 (as of February 1999).  
uTo connect the unit to a Label Printer  
1. Check to make sure that the power of the unit and the Label Printer is off.  
2. Connect the cable to the Label Printer.  
3. Remove the cover from the connector of the unit.  
4. Connect the other end of the cable to the unit.  
5. Turn on the power of the unit, followed by the Label Printer.  
Label Printer  
Cable  
• After you finish data communications, turn off power in the sequence: the unit first, and  
then the Label Printer. Finally, disconnect the equipment.  
# Be sure you keep the connector cover in a  
safe place so you can replace it after you  
finish your data communications.  
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Connecting the Unit to a Personal Computer  
10-3 Connecting the Unit to a Personal  
Computer  
To transfer data and screen shots between the unit and a personal computer, you must  
connect them through a separately available CASIO FA-123 Connection Kit.  
For details on operation, the types of computer that can be connected, and hardware  
limitations, see the user’s manual that comes with the FA-123.  
Some types of data may not be able to be exchanged with a personal computer.  
u To connect the unit to a personal computer  
1. Check to make sure that the power of the unit and the personal computer is off.  
2. Connect the personal computer to the FA-123 Connection Kit.  
3. Remove the cover from the connector of the unit.  
4. Connect the unit to the FA-123 Connection Kit.  
5. Turn on the power of the unit, followed by the personal computer.  
• After you finish data communications, turn off power in the sequence: the unit first, and  
then the personal computer. Finally, disconnect the equipment.  
# Be sure you keep the connector cover in a  
safe place so you can replace it after you  
finish your data communications.  
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Performing a Data Communication Operation  
10-4 Performing a Data Communication  
Operation  
From 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 following settings.  
• Speed (BPS):  
38.4 kbps (sending a data)  
9,600bps (sending a screen shot)  
• Parity (PARITY): NONE  
k Performing a Data Transfer Operation  
Connect the two units and then perform the following procedures.  
Receiving unit  
To set up the calculator to receive data, press 2(Recv) while the data communication main  
menu is displayed.  
The calculator enters a data receive standby mode and waits for data to arrive. Actual data  
receive starts as soon as data is sent from the sending unit.  
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Performing a Data Communication Operation  
Sending unit  
To set up the calculator to send data, press 1(TRNS) while the data communication main  
menu is displayed.  
Press the number key that corresponds to the type of data you want to send.  
• {Select} ... {selects data items and sends them}  
• {Currnt} ... {selects data items from among previously selected data items and sends  
them}  
• {Backup} ... {sends all memory contents, including mode settings}  
• {H-Copy} ... {selects H-Copy screen shot data and sends it}  
u To send selected data items  
Press b(Select) or c(Currnt) to display a data item selection screen.  
• {Sel} ... {selects data item where cursor is located}  
• {All} ... {selects all data}  
• {Trns } ... {sends selected data items}  
Use the f and c cursor keys to move the cursor to the data item you want to select and  
press 1(Sel) to select it. Currently selected data items are marked with “'”. Pressing  
6 (Trns) sends all the selected data items.  
To deselect a data item, move the cursor to it and press 1(Sel) again.  
Only items that contain data appear on the data item selection screen. If there are too many  
data items to fit on a single screen, the list scrolls when you move the cursor to the bottom  
line of the items on the screen.  
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Performing a Data Communication Operation  
uTo execute a send operation  
After selecting the data items to send, press 6(Trns). A message appears to confirm that  
you want to execute the send operation.  
w(Yes) ... sends data  
i(No) ... returns to data selection screen  
Press w(Yes) to send the data.  
You can interrupt a data operation at any time by pressing A.  
The following shows what the displays of the sending and receiving units look like after the  
data communication operation is complete.  
Sending Unit  
Receiving Unit  
Press i to return to the data communication main menu.  
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Performing a Data Communication Operation  
u To send backup 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(Yes) to start the send operation.  
The following shows what the displays of the sending and receiving units look like after the  
data communication operation is complete.  
Sending Unit  
Receiving Unit  
Press i to return to the data communication main menu.  
# Data can become corrupted, necessitating a  
RESET of the receiving unit, should the  
connecting cable become disconnected during  
data transfer.  
Make sure that the cable is securely connected to  
both units before performing any data communi-  
cation operation.  
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Data Communications Precautions  
10-5 Data Communications Precautions  
The following are the types of data items that can be sent.  
Overwrite  
Password  
Check*2  
Data Item  
Contents  
Check*1  
Program names  
Program contents  
(All programs are listed.)  
Yes  
Yes  
Mat n  
Matrix memory (A to Z) contents  
List memory (1 to 20) contents  
List file memory (1 to 20) contents  
Yes  
Yes  
Yes  
List n  
List File n  
Graph expressions, graph write/  
non-write status, V-Window contents,  
zoom factors  
Y=Data  
No  
Graph Memory n  
V-Win Memory n  
Picture n  
Graph memory (1 to 20) contents  
V-Window memory contents  
Picture (graph) memory (1 to 20) data  
Dynamic Graph functions  
Yes  
No  
No  
Yes  
No  
No  
No  
No  
No  
Dynamic Graph  
Equation  
Equation calculation coefficient values  
Variable memory contents  
Alpha Memory  
Function Mem  
CAS  
Function memory contents  
CAS formula data contents  
Algebra data contents  
Algebra  
H-Copy Memory n H-Copy (screen shot) Memory data  
No  
No  
(1 to 20)  
Add-in application Add-in application data  
names  
(All add-in applications are listed.)  
*1 No overwrite check: If the receiving unit already contains the same type of data, the  
existing data is overwritten with the new data.  
With overwrite check: If the receiving unit already contains the same type of data, a  
message appears to ask if the existing data should be overwritten with the new data.  
Data item name  
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Data Communications Precautions  
1(YES) ... {replaces the receiving unit’s existing data with the new data}  
6(NO) ... {skips to next data item}  
*2 With password check: If a file is password protected, a message appears asking for input  
of the password.  
Name of password protected file  
Password input field  
2
After inputting the password, press w.  
Note the following precautions whenever you perform data communications.  
• An error occurs whenever you try to send data to a receiving unit that is not yet standing  
by to receive data. When this happens, press i to clear the error and try again, after  
setting up the receiving unit to receive data.  
• An error occurs whenever the receiving unit does not receive any data approximately six  
minutes after it is set up to receive data. When this happens, press i to clear the error.  
• An error occurs during data communications if the cable becomes disconnected, if the  
parameters of the two units do not match, or if any other communications problem  
occurs. When this happens, press i to clear the error and correct the problem before  
trying data communications again. If data communications are interrupted by i key  
operation or an error, any data successfully received up the interruption will be in the  
memory of the receiving unit.  
• An error occurs if the receiving unit memory becomes full during data communications.  
When this happens, press i to clear the error and delete unneeded data from the  
receiving unit to make room for the new data, and then try again.  
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10-6-1  
Sending a Screen Shot  
10-6 Sending a Screen Shot  
Use the following procedures to send a hardcopy of the screen directly to a connected  
personal computer (or CASIO Label Printer) or to save a screen shot in memory to send  
later. Screen shots can also be sent to a CASIO Label Printer.  
Use the LINK Mode set up (u3(SET UP)) to specify whether you want to send the  
screen shot now or save it in memory.  
u H-Copy  
• {Dirct}/{Mem} ............. {direct send}/{save}  
u To send a screen shot directly to a connected computer (or CASIO Label  
Printer) (Direct)  
1. Connect the unit to the computer (or CASIO Label Printer).  
On the computer (or CASIO Label Printer), perform the procedures required to set it up  
to receive data.  
2. Display the screen you want to send.  
3. Press u6(H-COPY).  
u To save a screen shot in memory (Memory)  
1. Display the screen you want to save.  
2. Press u6(H-COPY).  
You can store up to 20 screen shots in memory. Saved screen shots are automatically  
assigned file names from Hcopy1 to Hcopy20.  
# You cannot send the following types of  
screens to a computer or a Label Printer.  
• The screen that appears while a data  
communication operation is in progress.  
• A screen that appears while a calculation is  
in progress.  
# The flashing cursor is not included in the screen  
image that is sent from the unit.  
# You cannot use 6mm wide tape to print a screen  
shot of a graph.  
• The screen that appears following the reset  
operation.  
• The low battery message.  
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u To send a saved screen shot to a computer or CASIO Label Printer  
1. Connect the unit to the computer (or CASIO Label Printer). On the computer (or CASIO  
Label Printer), perform the procedures required to set it up to receive data.  
2. In the LINK Mode, press 1(TRNS)e(H-Copy) to display of list of screen shots in  
memory.  
3. Use the f and c cursor keys to highlight the name of the screen shot you want to  
send, and then press 6  
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Add-ins  
10-7 Add-ins  
Add-in capabilities let you install separately available applications and other software to tailor  
the calculator to suit your particular needs.  
Add-ins are installed from a computer using the data communication described on page  
10-4-1.  
The following are the types of software that can be installed as add-ins.  
u Add-in Application  
After you install an application, its icon appears in the Main Menu, and you can run it just as  
you would a built-in application.  
u Built-in Application Upgrades  
These are upgrades for the applications that are pre-programmed in the calculator’s ROM.  
The icon of the upgrade replaces the icon of the original application.  
u On-screen Message Language Data  
This data required to display on-screen messages in other languages. Installing this data  
causes all on-screen messages to appear in the corresponding language.  
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10-8-1  
MEMORY Mode  
10-8 MEMORY Mode  
This calculator has two separate memory areas: a “current area” and a “storage area.The  
current area is a work area where you can perform input data, perform calculations and run  
programs. Data in the current area is relatively safe, but it can be deleted when batteries go  
dead and when you perform a full reset.  
The storage area uses “flash memory,” so data is safe even when power is interrupted.  
Normally, you would use the storage area for data you need to store securely for long periods  
and load into the current area only when you need it.  
Use the MEMORY Mode to transfer data between the current area and storage area, and to  
perform other memory management operations.  
From the Main Menu, select the MEMORY icon to enter the MEMORY Mode and display its  
initial screen.  
• {PROG}...... {program file save, load, delete, search}  
• {BACK} ...... {current area data backup and restore}  
• {OPT} ......... {optimization of the storage area}  
k Storing and Loading Program Files  
Use the following procedures to store a current area program file into the storage area, and  
to load a file from the storage area into the current area.  
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MEMORY Mode  
u To store a program file into the storage area  
1. On the initial MEMORY Mode screen press 1(PROG).  
• This displays a list of program files that are in the current area.*1  
2. Select the program file you want to store.  
• Use the cursor f and c keys to highlight the name of the program file you want to  
store, and then press 1(SEL).  
3. Press 5(SAVE).  
The message “Complete!” appears when the store operation is finished.  
Press i to return to the screen displayed in step 1.  
A “Memory ERROR” occurs and the store operation is terminated if the storage area  
becomes full.  
The following message appears if there is already a program file in the storage area with the  
same name as the program file you are trying to save.  
Press w(Yes) to save the new program file, or i(No) to cancel the save operation.  
*1 The screen appears as shown below if there  
are no program files in the current area when  
you start the save operation.  
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MEMORY Mode  
u To load a program file from the storage area  
1. On the initial MEMORY Mode screen press 1(PROG).  
2. Press 6(STRG).  
• This displays a list of program files that are in the storage area. *1  
3. Select the program file you want to load.  
• Use the cursor f and c keys to highlight the name of the program file you want to  
load, and then press 1(SEL).  
4. Press 5(LOAD).  
The message “Complete!” appears when the load operation is finished.  
Press i to return to the screen displayed in step 1.  
A “Memory ERROR” occurs and the load operation is terminated if the current area becomes  
full.  
The following message appears if there is already a program file in the current area with the  
same name as the program file you are trying to load.  
Press w(Yes) to load the new program file, or i(No) to cancel the load operation.  
*1 The screen appears as shown below if there  
are no program files in the storage area when  
you start the load operation.  
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MEMORY Mode  
k Deleting Program 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 MEMORY Mode screen press 1(PROG).  
• This displays a list of program files that are in the current area.  
2. Use the cursor f and c keys to highlight the name of the program file you want to  
delete, and then press 2(DEL).  
• Press w(Yes) to delete the program file.  
• Press i(No) to cancel the delete operation.  
u To delete a storage area program file  
1. On the initial MEMORY Mode screen press 1(PROG).  
2. Press 6(STRG).  
• This displays a list of program files that are in the storage area.  
3. Use the cursor f and c keys to highlight the name of the program file you want to  
delete, and then press 2(DEL).  
• Press w(Yes) to delete the program file.  
• Press i(No) to cancel the delete operation.  
u To delete all the program files in the current area  
1. On the initial MEMORY Mode screen press 1(PROG).  
• This displays a list of program files that are in the current area.  
2. Press 3(DEL A).  
• Press w(Yes) to delete all the program files in the current area.  
• Press i(No) to cancel the delete operation.  
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MEMORY Mode  
u To delete all the program files in the storage area  
1. On the initial MEMORY Mode screen press 1(PROG).  
2. Press 6(STRG).  
• This displays a list of program files that are in the storage area.  
3. Press 3(DEL A).  
• Press w(Yes) to delete all the program files in the storage area.  
• Press i(No) to cancel the delete operation.  
k Searching for a Program File  
Use the following procedures to search for a specific program file in the current area or in the  
storage area.  
u To search for a program file in the current area *1  
Example  
To search for all program files in the current area whose names begin  
with the letter “C”  
1. On the initial MEMORY Mode screen press 1(PROG).  
• This displays a list of program files that are in the current area.  
2. Press 4(SRC).  
• Input the letter “C” for the keyword.  
• The first program file name that begins with the letter “C” appears highlighted on display.  
*1 You can input up to eight characters for the  
keyword.  
The message “Not Found” appears if there are no  
program file names that match your keyword.  
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MEMORY Mode  
u To search for a program file in the storage area  
Example  
To search for all program files in the storage area whose names begin  
with the letter “S”  
1. On the initial MEMORY Mode screen press 1(PROG).  
2. Press 6(STRG).  
• This displays a list of program files that are in the storage area.  
3. Press 4(SRC).  
• Input the letter “S” for the keyword.  
• The first program file name that begins with the letter “S” appears highlighted on display.  
Press c or 1(SRC) to highlight the next file name that matches your keyword.  
Press f to highlight the previous file name that matches your keyword.  
The message “Not Found” appears if there are no program file names that match your  
keyword.  
Press i to exit the search.  
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MEMORY Mode  
k Backing Up Current Area Data  
You 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 MEMORY Mode screen press 2(BACK).  
• Screen A appears if there is already backup data in the storage area. Screen B  
appears if there is no backup data in the storage area.  
Screen A  
Screen B  
2. Press 1(SAVE) to backup the data.  
The message “Complete!” appears when the backup operation is finished.  
Press i to return to the screen displayed in step 1.  
The following message appears if there is already backup data in the storage area.  
Press w(Yes) to back up the data, or i(No) to cancel the backup opration.  
A “Memory ERROR” occurs when there is not enough space available in the storage area to  
complete the backup operation.  
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MEMORY Mode  
u To restore backup data to the current area  
1. On the initial MEMORY Mode screen press 2(BACK).  
• On the screen that appears, you can confirm whether or not there is backup data in  
the storage area.  
2. Press 2(LOAD).  
• A message appears to confirm whether or not you really want to restore the backed  
up data.  
Press w(Yes) to restore the data and delete any data currently in the current area.  
Press i(No) to cancel the data backup operation.  
The message “Complete!” appears when the restore operation is finished.  
Press i to return to the screen displayed in step 1.  
u To delete backup data from the storage area  
1. On the initial MEMORY Mode screen press 2(BACK).  
• On the screen that appears, you can confirm whether or not there is backup data in  
the storage area.  
2. Press 3(DEL).  
• A message appears to confirm whether or not you really want to delete the backed  
up data.  
Press w(Yes) to delete the backed up data from the storage area.  
Press i(No) to cancel the backup data delete operation.  
The message “Complete!” appears when the delete operation is complete.  
Press i to return to the screen displayed in step 1, which now contains the message “No  
Backup Data.”  
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10-8-9  
MEMORY Mode  
k Optimizing the Storage Area  
Storage area memory can become fragmented after many store and load operations.  
Fragmentation can cause blocks of memory to become unavailable for data storage.  
Because of this, you should periodically perform the storage area optimization procedure,  
which rearranges the data in the storage area and makes memory usage more economical.  
u To optimize the storage area  
On the initial MEMORY Mode screen press 3(OPT) to start storage area optimization.  
The message “Complete!” appears when the optimize operation is complete.  
Press i to return to the initial MEMORY Mode screen.  
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