Orbit Research Orion TI-84 Plus, User Manual

Page 1: ...PROPRIETARY INFORMATION Orion TI 84 Plus Talking Graphing Calculator User Guide 17th April 2019 Version 1 0 ...

Page 2: ...OPERATIONS WITH THE ORION TI 84 PLUS 21 7 1 HOME SCREEN OPERATIONS 21 7 1 1 Entering Expressions 22 7 1 2 Expression Editing Delete and Insert 22 7 1 3 Copying the Previous Expression 23 7 1 4 Clear Operations 23 7 2 GRAPH SCREEN OPERATIONS 24 7 2 1 Equations Announcement Trace Cursor Announcement 24 7 2 2 X Y Coordinates Announcement Cursor 24 7 2 3 Busy Indicator 24 7 2 4 Complete Equation Playb...

Page 3: ...ator User Guide Version 1 0 Orbit Research Proprietary Information 3 8 4 GRAPH AND PRINT OR EMBOSS 29 9 WARRANTY 30 9 1 HARDWARE LIMITED WARRANTY 30 9 2 EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS 30 9 3 OBTAINING WARRANTY SERVICE 32 10 FURTHER INFORMATION 33 ...

Page 4: ...is guide was accurate and complete at the date of its publication For the latest version see https www orbitresearch com support orion ti 84 plus support 1 2 Features The Orion TI 84 Plus is a modified TI 84 Plus Graphing Calculator for users who are blind or visually impaired The table below provides a list of some of the outstanding features the product has to offer Features of The Orion TI 84 P...

Page 5: ... 84 Plus keys The TI 84 Plus keys start at the bottom row and the columns start on the left Example The On key is located at the bottom left of the TI 84 Plus in column 1 row 1 Orion Keys There are six keys on the top left side of the Orion These keys are referenced as top middle bottom and left right Example The Preference key Pref is the top right key There are five keys located on the right sid...

Page 6: ...nt format 2 2 Orientation and Functions This section of the User s Guide is aimed at familiarizing you with the locations and functions of your Orion TI 84 Plus Talking Graphing Calculator Position the Orion TI 84 Plus so that the keys face up and the ports are at the top This is the normal operating position The ports at the top of the calculator from left to right begin with the TI 84 serial lin...

Page 7: ...applying downward pressure pull your thumb away from the unit and the battery door should open and come off completely 2 Place each triple A battery so that the flat end of the battery is positioned against the spring Tilt the battery and press it against the spring Push the battery flat into the opening until it snaps into position 3 Close the battery cover by placing the cover at an angle with t...

Page 8: ... status i e if you were in the middle of an operation the calculator is not interrupted and the display remains unchanged To enter the Help mode quickly tap the 2nd key column 1 row 9 three times To assist you with locating a particular key when in Help mode each key and its primary function is announced when pressed When used in combination with various modifying keys such as 2nd and Alpha the Or...

Page 9: ...ode Resetting Orion The Orion can occasionally get out of sync with the TI 84 This usually happens when the batteries are changed or if a bug is encountered To reset turn the Orion TI 84 Plus off by pressing the 2nd key followed by the On key When the calculator is off press the Shift and CTRL keys together on the Orion Then turn the calculator back on by pressing the ON key You should hear the Or...

Page 10: ...es the current rate There are 10 rates of speech with 1 as the lowest and 10 as the highest Repeat and Spell The top left key on the left hand side of the Orion is the Repeat key denoted by a looping arrow Pressing the Repeat key once repeats the last spoken text Pressing and holding the Repeat key down allows you to hear the last announced item letter by letter Preferences Access the Preferences ...

Page 11: ...ion of playback of a whole graph The smaller the number the faster the playback Negative value noise enables or disables the static noise and adjusts the tone level while in the negative Y region of a graph 6 1 1 2 Indicators Indicator Function Axis Cross Indication Enables a sound indication when the graph is played and the position crosses the X or Y axis Each axis has its own unique sound Axis ...

Page 12: ...igation in Graph mode an indication tone in tone mode is generated for the current cursor position within the region inside shaded out of shaded and on graph line This is followed by an announcement inside shaded out of shaded and on graph line for the respective graph In speech mode Orion announces the current cursor coordinates x y values followed by announcement of current cursor position shade...

Page 13: ...ver this method might have limited impact on a user s understanding of contiguous graphs When viewing contiguous data it is better to use the trace screen to audibilize the graph To turn on Sonograph Mode follow the steps below Step Action 1 Press the Pref Preference key 2 Press the Home key to select Graph options 3 Arrow down to Sonograph and press the Home key to select 4 Arrow down to On and p...

Page 14: ... screen and the bandwidth is set to one forth screen the sweep cursor moves by fourths If you press the Orion Up arrow key it moves up by one forth from the bottom If you press the Orion Down arrow key the sweep cursor will wrap to the top and sweep the top one fourth of the screen Once you move the sweep cursor the graph will be swept and the region selected will be played For smaller and bigger ...

Page 15: ...he Orion Home key This will move the band to the calculator cursor You can then select a smaller band like one forth or one eighth to get a good estimate of the number of points in that sweep region After you have chosen the bandwidth press the Graph key Doing this removes the calculator cursor from the graph screen To hear the Sonograph of the selected bandwidth press the Orion Shift key and sele...

Page 16: ...by Enter prompts the cube function because it is the third menu choice in the Math menu Help mode announcement This setting turns on or off the announcement about Help mode at start up Reset Speech Settings Selecting this option returns the speech settings to the default factory settings 6 1 4 Braille Options Nemeth and UEB Braille output has been added to the Orion TI 84 Plus Version 2 0 Currentl...

Page 17: ...ice is turned off and on This mode is for users who do not want the accessibility options while using the device Battery Status This item informs you of the current charge of the Orion battery xx Firmware Version This item informs you which version of Orion software is currently running xx xx xxx Serial Number This item tells you the internal hardware serial number which you need if calling custom...

Page 18: ...ch 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 annou...

Page 19: ... or bottom of the text a tone sounds review the text on the screen character by character press the Orion Right or Left arrow key to move forward or backward When you reach the end of a line a tone sounds and your cursor moves to the next or previous line 6 5 1 2 Reading Text Below is a list of the different options for reading text using the Orion To Do this read the current line of text Press th...

Page 20: ...e review cursor to the top or bottom of the screen Press and hold the CTRL key and press the Up or Down arrow key Orion moves the review cursor and announces top or bottom move your review cursor to the calculator cursor Press and hold the CTRL key then press the Home key This moves the review cursor and Orion announces that it is set to the home location 6 5 1 4 Navigating Long Lists of Data When...

Page 21: ...same as the TI 84 Plus The following section is an overview of how the accessible features of the Orion TI 84 work For additional information about the operations of the TI 84 Plus please see the accessible versions of the TI 84 Plus Guidebook found at the Orion TI 84 Plus Resources page or the original Texas InstrumentsTM TI 84 Plus Guidebook 7 1 Home Screen Operations After turning on the calcul...

Page 22: ...ove through the equation using the TI 84 left and right navigation keys As you arrow left or right your cursor lands on individual items In most cases the item is a character or a digit but it can also be a symbol such as sine cosine or a matrix name The symbols take up one spot in an equation and can be replaced or deleted like any other character or digit Overtype is the default editing mode whe...

Page 23: ...ected results in both the previous expression and answer being copied at the calculator cursor location In this case the complete expression with its answer is announced If the 2nd key and Enter key are pressed the previous expression is copied on the screen and announced Note You cannot copy a matrix If you attempt to copy a matrix from the history the cursor is returned to the calculator cursor ...

Page 24: ...ouncement Cursor The Coordinate On setting CoordOn must be enabled in the Format screen in order for X and Y coordinate values of the cursor to be announced as the user tracks through the graph If CoordOn is not enabled coordinate values are not announced or visible on the screen Depending on the Orion setting selected either speech or tone output is provided for the coordinate values 7 2 3 Busy I...

Page 25: ...d and the active screen on the TI 84 Plus is in Trace mode Tone mode is when each plotted point of an equation is made audible with a tone corresponding to its Y coordinate As you navigate trace the plotted graph of the equation tones are issued for each point Alternately the entire graph for an equation can be heard by pressing both Orion Playback Pref key and the Shift key at the same time Detai...

Page 26: ...e Corresponding to X Value in Trace Mode To re position the graph cursor to a particular point on the graph when in Trace mode you can enter an X value or an expression followed by the Enter key The X entry and edit operations are announced When the active cursor moves to a new X location the corresponding X and Y coordinates are announced in Speech mode while the corresponding tone is played for ...

Page 27: ...ge the Graph Line style in the Y menu navigate to the equation you wish to change Use the TI 84 Plus navigation keys to move left until you hear cursor moved to graph style followed by the current setting e g line To rotate through the possible line choices press Enter until you reach the style you prefer 7 4 Horizontal Split Screen Mode The Horizontal Split Screen Mode display screen is divided h...

Page 28: ...I Connectivity USB Graph Link Cable you can download the free software from the Texas InstrumentsTM Downloads page online The TI Connectivity USB Graph Link Cable is not included with the purchase of your TI 84 Plus Talking Graphing Calculator If you do not have the cable it can be purchased at Schoolmart It comes with a TI ConnectTM Software CD You may also be able to find one cheaper at online s...

Page 29: ...s Calculator and PC To connect your calculator to your computer use the TI Connectivity USB Graph Link Cable If you don t already have a TI Connectivity USB Graph Link Cable you can purchase one from the Texas InstrumentsTM Store online The TI 84 Graph Link Cable is a serial to USB cable Since the ends of this cable are of different sizes it s easy to figure out how to connect your calculator to y...

Page 30: ...nd is at least functionally equivalent to the original product A replacement product or part assumes the remaining warranty of the original product or thirty 30 days from the date of replacement or repair whichever provides longer coverage Parts provided in fulfillment of its warranty obligation must be used in products for which warranty service is claimed 9 2 EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS This Limi...

Page 31: ... OF DATA STORED ON THE PRODUCT THE FOREGOING LIMITATION SHALL NOT APPLY TO DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS OR ANY STATUTORY LIABILITY FOR INTENTIONAL AND GROSS NEGLIGENT ACTS AND OR OMISSIONS ORBIT RESEARCH DISCLAIMS ANY REPRESENTATION THAT IT WILL BE ABLE TO REPAIR ANY PRODUCT UNDER THIS WARRANTY OR MAKE A PRODUCT EXCHANGE WITHOUT RISK TO OR LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR DATA CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS FOR C...

Page 32: ...NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGE TO OR LOSS OF PROGRAMS DATA OR OTHER INFORMATION CONTAINED ON THE MEDIA OR ANY PART OF THE PRODUCT SERVICED Your product will be returned to you configured as originally purchased subject to applicable updates You will be responsible for reinstalling all other software programs data and passwords Recovery and reinstallation of software programs and user data are not ...

Page 33: ... device certified to comply with Part 15 of the FCC rules for the Class B limits Use shielded interface cables only Use the power adapter that is supplied with the device to charge its internal battery pack Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate this equipment 10 Further Information For the latest infor...