Chapter 22 Data Communications - Support
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1. LLLLLLLUL cake ese LELE LELE C pa SB 62 cable CH Il Keep the connectors covered when you are not using them 414 22 2 Connecting the Unit with a Personal Computer To transfer data between the unit and a personal computer you must connect them through a separately available CASIO FA 122 Interface Unit For details on operation the types of computer that can be connected and hardware limitations see the user s manual that comes with the FA 122 Some types of data may not be able to be exchanged with a personal computer eTo connect the unit with a personal computer 1 Check to make sure that the power of the unit and the personal computer is off 2 Connect the personal computer to the FA 122 Interface Unit 3 Remove the cover from the connector of the unit e Be sure you keep the connector cover in a safe place so you can replace it after you finish your data communications 4 Connect the unit to the FA 122 Interface Unit 5 Turn on the power of the unit followed by the personal computer e After you finish data communications turn off power in the sequence the unit first and then the personal computer Finally disconnect the equipment i 4 L L LL LLLL JL LLLL IL LLELLU LLLLELLLJL LLULL LLLL LLLLLL 415 22 3 Connecting the Unit with a CASIO Label Printer After you connect the unit to a CASIO Label Printer with an opti2. Chapter Data Communications This chapter tells you everything you need to know to transfer programs between the CASIO Power Graphic unit and another CASIO Power Graphic unit connected with an optionally avail able SB 62 cable To transfer data between a unit and a personal computer you will need to purchase the separately available CASIO FA 122 Interface Unit This chapter also contains information on how to use the optional SB 62 cable to connect to a CASIO Label Printer to transfer screen data for printing 22 1 22 2 22 3 22 4 22 5 22 6 22 7 Connecting Two Units Connecting the Unit with a Personal Computer Connecting the Unit with a CASIO Label Printer Before Performing a Data Communication Operation Performing a Data Transfer Operation Screen Send Function Data Communications Precautions 22 1 Connecting Two Units The following procedure describes how to connect two units with an optional SB 62 connecting cable for transfer of programs between them eTo connect two units 1 Check to make sure that the power of both units is off 2 Remove the covers from the connectors of the two units e Be sure you keep the connector covers in a safe place so you can replace them after you finish your data communications 3 Connect the two units using the SB 62 cable D LLLL L J LLLLLL D LLLL L J LLLLLL LLLL IL LL LLLL IL LLLL IL LL LLLL IL ELE LLLL LE
3. While the send data type selection menu is on the screen press BACK and the back up send menu shown below appears Backur Transmit Fe Transmit AC Cancel Press TRAN to start the send operation Transmittina AC Cancel The following shows what the displays of the sending and receiving units look like after the data communication operation is complete Sending Unit Receiving Unit Communication Communication Come lete Come lete Press AC Press AC Press to return to the data communication main menu e Data can become corrupted necessitating a RESET of the receiving unit should the connecting cable become disconnected during data transfer Make sure that the cable is securely connected to both units before perform ing any data communication operation 421 22 6 Screen Send Function The following procedure sends a bit mapped screen shot of the display to a connected computer RA eTo send the screen P 416 1 Connect the unit to a personal computer or to a CASIO Label Printer P 417 2 In the data communication main menu press IMGE and the following display appears Image Set Mode Fir ott Fz Monochrome F3 Color CF DlKes Cory OFF Mihi Cole OFF graphic images not sent MONO COLR monochrome color bitmap 3 Press a function key to specify either Monochrome or Color for the Image Set Mode 4 Display the screen you want to send 5
4. Set up the personal computer or Label Printer to receive data When the other unit is ready to receive press to start the send operation P 417 e Selecting Monochrome for Image Set allows data to be sent to any CASIO Label Printer equipped with data communications capabilities Selecting Color allows data to be sent to Color Label Printer models only You cannot send the following types of screens to a computer e The screen that appears while a data communication operation is in progress e A screen that appears while a calculation is in progress e The screen that appears following the reset operation e The low battery message N e The flashing cursor is not included in the screen image that is sent from the unit e If you send a screen shot of any of the screens that appear during the data send operation you will not be able to then use the sent screen to proceed with the data send operation You must exit the data send operation that produced the screen you sent and restart the send operation before you can send additional data e You cannot use 6mm wide tape to print a screen shot of a graph 422 22 Data Communications Precautions Note the following precautions whenever you perform data communications An error occurs whenever you try to send data to a receiving unit that is not yet standing by to receive data When this happens press to clear the error and try again after setting up the receiving unit t
5. item selection screen Select Trans Data Data item 418 Performing a Data Transfer Operation PPJ e SEL selects data item where cursor is located e TRAN sends selected data items Use the and cursor keys to move the cursor to the data item you want to select and press F1 SEL to select it Currently selected data items are marked with Pb Pressing TRAN sends all the selected data items e To deselect a data item move the cursor to it and press F1 SEL again Only items that contain data appear on the data item selection screen If there are too many data items to fit on a single screen the list scrolls when you move the cursor to the bottom line of the items on the screen The following are the types of data items that can be sent Program Program contents contents Mat n Matrix memory A to Z contents List n List memory 1 to 6 contents oyes File n List file memory 1 to 6 contents Graph expressions graph write Y Data non write status View Window contents zoom factors G Memn_ Graph memory 1 to 6 contents C Picturen Picture graph memory 1 to 6 data onw raven oreren e aton aatras e rae roras e Function memory 1 to 6 contents onw 1 No overwrite check If the receiving unit already contains the same type of data the existing data is overwritten with the new data With overwrite check If the receiving unit already contains the same type o
6. f data a message appears to ask if the existing data should be overwritten with the new data 419 22 5 Performing a Data Transfer Operation Data item name CAA Already Exists Overwe ite AC Cancel TES e YES replaces the receiving unit s existing data with the new data e NO skips to next data item 2 With password check If a file is password protected a message appears asking for input of the password Name of password protected file roae ame F Password input field posers J e SYBL symbol input After inputting the password press E5 eTo execute a send operation After selecting the data items to send press TRAN A message appears to confirm that you want to execute the send operation Transmit OY Fir Yes Fe Ho e YES sends data e NO returns to data selection screen Press F1 YES to send the data Transmittina AC Cancel e You can interrupt a data operation at any time by pressing ac 420 Performing a Data Transfer Operation Pea The following shows what the displays of the sending and receiving units look like after the data communication operation is complete Sending Unit Receiving Unit Communicat ion Communicat ion Come lete Come lete Press AC Press AC Press to return to the data communication main menu eTo send backup data This operation allows you to send all memory contents including mode settings
7. o receive data An error occurs whenever the receiving unit does not receive any data approxi mately six minutes after it is set up to receive data When this happens press to clear the error An error occurs during data communications if the cable becomes disconnected if the parameters of the two units do not match or if any other communications problem occurs When this happens press to clear the error and correct the problem before trying data communications again If data communications are interrupted by key operation or an error any data successfully received up the interruption will be in the memory of the receiving unit An error occurs if the receiving unit memory becomes full during data communi cations When this happens press to clear the error and delete unneeded data from the receiving unit to make room for the new data and then try again To send picture graph memory data the receiving unit need 1 kbytes of memory for use as a work area in addition to the data being received 423
8. onal SB 62 cable you can use the Label Printer to print screen shot data from the unit See the user s guide that comes with your Label Printer for details on how to perform this operation e The operation described above can be performed using the following Label Printer models KL 2000 KL 2700 KL 8200 as of April 1997 eTo connect the unit with a Label Printer 1 Check to make sure that the power of the unit and the Label Printer is off 2 Connect the optional SB 62 cable to the Label Printer 3 Remove the cover from the connector of the unit e Be sure you keep the connector cover in a safe place so you can replace it after you finish your data communications 4 Connect the other end of the SB 62 cable to the unit 5 Turn on the power of the unit followed by the Label Printer L L L LLLL L U LLLLLL J LLLLLLLL LLLLELLL IL LLELLE LLLL Lt SB 62 cable e After you finish data communications turn off power in the sequence the unit first and then the Label Printer Finally disconnect the equipment 416 22 4 Before Performing a Data Communication Operation In the Main Menu select the LINK icon and enter the LINK Mode The following data communication main menu appears on the display Communication Imase Seti ff Fi Transmit Fei Receive Fe Image Set Mode LETT RECU THIGE RA P 422 Image Set Indicates the status of the graphic image
9. send features Off Graphic images not sent Monochrome Pressing sends graphic images in monochrome Color Pressing sends graphic images in color e Do not select Color for Image Set to send data to a Label Printer e TRAN RECV menu of send settings receive settings e IMGE menu of graphic image transfer settings Communications parameters are fixed at the following settings e Speed BPS 9600 bits per second e Parity PARITY NONE 417 22 5 Performing a Data Transfer Operation Connect the two units and then perform the following procedures Receiving unit To set up the calculator to receive data press F2 RECV while the data commu nication main menu is displayed Receiving AC Cancel The calculator enters a data receive standby mode and waits for data to arrive Actual data receive starts as soon as data is sent from the sending unit Sending unit To set up the calculator to send data press F1 TRAN while the data communi cation main menu is displayed Select Trans Tyre Fil Select Fes Current Fe Bac kur CRHT Press the function key that corresponds to the type of data you want to send e SEL selects data items and sends them e CRNT selects data items from among previously selected data items and sends them e BACK all memory contents including mode settings eTo send selected data items Press F1 SEL or F2 CRNT to display a data
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