Operation Manual

Chapter 1: Getting Started with the TI-84 Plus C Silver Edition 12
Note: When you press z, the cursor is on NORMAL by default. Press } to switch between the
MathPrint™ and Classic modes.
Changing Mode Settings
To change mode settings, follow these steps.
1. Press † or } to move the cursor to the line of the setting that you want to change.
2. Press ~ or | to move the cursor to the setting you want.
3. Press Í.
Setting a Mode from a Program
You can set a mode from a program by entering the name of the mode as an instruction; for example,
Func or Float. From a blank program command line, select the mode setting from the mode screen; the
instruction is pasted to the cursor location.
MATHPRINT CLASSIC Controls whether inputs and
outputs on the home screen and
in the Y= editor are displayed as
they are in textbooks
NORMAL SCI ENG Numeric notation
FLOAT 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Number of decimal places in
answers
RADIAN DEGREE Unit of angle measure
FUNCTION PARAMETRIC POLAR SEQ Type of graphing
THCK DOT-THICK THIN DOT-THIN Resets all Y= line styles
SEQUENTIAL SIMUL Whether to plot sequentially or
simultaneously
REAL a+b
i re^qi
Real, rectangular complex, or
polar complex
FULL HORIZONTAL GRAPH-TABLE Full screen, two split-screen modes
FRACTION TYPE: n/d Un/d Displays results as simple fractions
or mixed fractions
ANSWERS: AUTO DEC FRAC-APPROX Controls the format of the
answers
GOTO 2ND FORMAT GRAPH: No Yes Shortcut to the Format Graph
screen (y .)
STAT DIAGNOSTICS: Off On Determines which information is
displayed in a statistical regression
calculation
STAT WIZARDS: On Off Determines if syntax help prompts
are provided for optional and
required arguments for many
statistical, regression and
distribution commands and
functions
SET CLOCK Sets the time and date