Setting Modes - Texas Instruments TI-80 Manual Book

Setting Modes

Modes control how numbers and graphs are displayed and interpreted by the
calculator. Mode settings are retained by the Constant Memory feature when the
TI.80 is turned off.
Checking MODE
Settings
Changing MODE
Settings
Leaving the
MODE Screen
Setting a Mode
from a Program
Press 3 to display the
are highlighted. The settings are described on the following
pages.
NORMAL SCI
FLOAT 0123456789
RADIAN DEGREE
aÀbºc bºc
AUTOSIMP MANSIMP
FUNC PARAM
CONNECTED DOT
SEQUENTIAL SIMUL
To change the mode setting:
1. Press 8 or 7 to move the cursor to the line of the setting
that you want to change. The setting that the cursor is on
blinks.
2. Press 9 or 6 to move the cursor to the setting that you
want.
3. Press ¸.
To leave the MODE
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Press the appropriate keys to go to another screen.
Press y . or M to return to the Home screen.
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You can set a mode from a program by entering the name of
the mode as an instruction; for example,
From a blank line in the program editor (Chapter 10), press
3 to display a menu of the mode names, and then select
the name. The name is copied to the cursor location.
MODE screen. The current settings
Numeric display format.
Number of decimal places.
Unit of angle measure.
Type of fraction display.
Whether to simplify fractions.
Type of graphing.
Whether to connect graph points.
Whether to plot simultaneously.
screen:
Operating the TI-80 1-9
or .
FUNC FLOAT