Connecting an External 6-Volt Battery
1.
Connect one end of the external battery adapter to the external power input
connection located on the bottom left side of the CBL 2™.
2.
Connect the red lead to the positive (+) terminal of the battery. Connect the
black lead to the negative (-) terminal of the battery.
Error Messages
DataMate Troubleshooting
The screens shown below may occur when using the DataMate program.
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Explanation
This screen appears when too much time has passed on a
screen without activity. This timeout feature takes
advantage of the Automatic Power Down™ (APD™)
feature of the calculator and CBL 2 to conserve battery
power.
Press À YES to continue the program.
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Press Á NO to quit.
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This screen appears when CBL 2 is not connected to the
calculator or when CBL 2 needs new batteries.
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Check the connection between CBL 2 and your TI
calculator. Firmly push in the link cable, and then
choose 1: INTERFACE.
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Check batteries in the CBL 2. Disconnect the calculator
from the CBL 2; then press TRANSFER on the CBL 2. If
the CBL 2 does not make a sound or light the red LED,
change the batteries in the CBL 2.
If you choose 1: INTERFACE without correcting the
problem, the link error screen appears.
Check the connection and batteries as explained above
and then press ENTER.
This screen appears when:
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The CBL 2 has collected data and that data has not
been retrieved to the calculator.
or
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The user exits DataMate in the middle of data collection
(possibly by pressing ON) and then restarts DataMate.
Press ENTER. Then choose one of the following:
To retrieve the data, press · TOOLS and then Á
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RETRIEVE DATA.
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To delete the data, press CLEAR to reset the CBL 2.
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