User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Important Information
- Regulatory Information
- USA FCC Information Concerning Radio Frequency Interference
- Europe - EU Declaration of Conformity
- Overview
- System requirements
- Unpacking the boxes
- Assembling and charging the network hubs
- Before you begin
- Setting up your TI-Navigator™ network the first time
- Before you begin
- Hardware type and Ethernet adapter type
- Connecting the cables to the access point
- Starting the wizard
- Identifying your hardware and selecting a channel
- Identifying the network connection
- Configuring an Ethernet port
- Configuring a USB port
- Setting up your classroom network
- Activating the access point
- Activating Type 2 network hubs
- Activating Type 1 network hubs
- Registering your TI-Navigator™ system
- Installing the calculator operating system
- Connecting the calculators to the hubs
- Installing software Apps on the calculators
- Technical information
- Troubleshooting
- Resetting the Type 2 access point
- Resetting the Type 1 access point
- Texas Instruments Support and Service
- Battery Precautions for Calculators
- Battery Precautions for Rechargeable Battery Packs
- Texas Instruments (TI) Warranty Information
- TI LearningCheck 3.x License Agreement
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• Available Ethernet or USB port on the computer
• Internet Explorer version 5.5 or higher (installed and operational)
Other requirements
• The TI-Navigator™ system communicates with specific TI graphing
calculators (TI-73 Explorer, TI-83 Plus, TI-83 Plus Silver Edition, TI-84
Plus, or TI-84 Plus Silver Edition). Your school or your students may
already own these. Calculators are not included with the
TI-Navigator™ system.
• The latest operating system (included on the CD and available at
education.ti.com/latest) must be installed on each graphing
calculator used with the TI-Navigator™ system. For TI-73 Explorer,
use version 1.90 or higher, TI-83 Plus calculators, use OS version 1.19
or higher. For TI-84 Plus calculators, use OS version 2.41 or higher.
Recommended items
• Cradles for the TI-73 Explorer, TI-83 Plus and TI-83 Plus Silver Edition
calculators (sold separately)
• TI ViewScreen™ panel to project the image of your calculator’s
screen using your overhead projector (requires a ViewScreen™
calculator)
• TI Presenter™ video adapter to connect your ViewScreen™
calculator to a TV or projector
• A digital multimedia projector to project the image of your
computer’s screen onto a large screen for classroom viewing
Unpacking the boxes
The TI-Navigator™ product consists of one classroom kit and a
combination of student kits and individual kits, depending on your
specific order. Each kit is packaged separately. If necessary, you can
purchase additional kits to accommodate as many as 40 students.
1. Determine which kits you have received.
2. Unpack the items from the packing materials.
3. Identify each item, and check the items against the following lists to
make sure your order is complete.
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