Orion TI-84 Plus Talking Graphing Calculator User Guide
Version 1.0
Orbit Research
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To change from the default setting of Nemeth to UEB and back, follow the steps
below:
1. Select
Braille Option
from the Preference menu
2. Choose the
format of Braille
and press
Select
Note:
The x's are replaced by numbers, or in the case of the serial number, the
x's are replaced by numbers and letters.
The options are always available, but do not have to be selected. For example, if
battery status is selected, it shows the percentage of battery available and
nothing else. To return to the menu, exit out of preferences. The battery status
percentage is on the main menu already and does not need to be selected.
6.2 Speech and Tone Mode
Orion TI-84 has two modes of accessibility:
Speech
and
Tone
.
The Speech and Tone settings change the method of listening to and reviewing a
graph. To switch between Speech and Tone modes, press and hold the Orion
Shift
key with the
Repeat
key. Orion announces which mode you are in.
When using Speech mode, the coordinates are announced as the user navigates
through a graph. The following factors determine what is announced:
•
If the coordinates are turned off in the TI-84 Plus
Format
menu, they are
not displayed on the screen, and therefore, they are not announced by the
Orion. To access the Format menu, press the
2nd
key and then the
Zoom
key. The zoom key is the middle key of the five function keys directly
below the screen.
•
Orion coordinates preferences found in the
When in Tone mode, the duration of the tone is controlled by
Navigation Tone
Length
found in the Orion Preferences menu under Graph Options.
For more information on Orion Preferences, see the
this user guide.
6.3 Replaying a Graph
To …
Do this …
replay the last graph displayed
press and hold the
Shift
key with the
Preference (
Pref.
) key
modify the length of the tones or the
duration of the graph playback
