TI-83, TI-83 Plus, TI-84 Plus Guide   
Guide for Texas Instruments TI-83, 
TI-83 Plus, or TI-84 Plus Graphing 
Calculator 
 
 
 
 
This Guide is designed to offer step-by-step instruction for using your TI-83, TI-83 Plus, or TI-84 
Plus graphing calculator with the fourth edition of Calculus Concepts: An Informal Approach to 
the Mathematics of Change. You should utilize the subject index on page 114 for this Guide to 
find the location of a specific topic on which you need instruction. 
 
 
Setup Instructions   
Before you begin, check the calculator setup to be certain that the settings described 
below are chosen. Whenever you use this Guide, we assume (unless instructed otherwise) 
that your calculator settings are as shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3. 
•  Press 
MODE  and choose the settings shown in Figure 1 for the basic setup.  
•  Specify the statistical setup with  STAT  5 [SetUpEditor] followed by  2ND  1  ,   2ND  2 
,   2ND  3  ,   2ND  4  ,   2ND  5  ,  and  2ND  6. Press  ENTER  to view the screen in 
Figure 2.  
•  Check the window format by pressing 
2ND  ZOOM  (FORMAT) and choose the 
settings shown in Figure 3. 
 If you do not have the darkened choices shown in Figure 1 and Figure 3, use the 
arrow keys to move the blinking cursor over the setting you want to choose and 
press 
ENTER . 
 Press 
2ND  MODE  (QUIT) to return to the home screen.  
 
     
TI-84 Plus Basic Setup 
TI-84 Plus Statistical 
Setup 
TI-84 Plus Window Setup
Figure 1  Figure 2  Figure 3 
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