Texas Instruments TI-86 - Manual (Page 249)

Chapter 18: The TI -86 Communication Link 237
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Initiating a Memory Backup
To initiate a memory backup, select BCKUP from the LINK
SEND menu (- o & &). The screen to the right is
displayed.
To complete memory backup, prepare the other unit to
receive data transmission (page 239), and then select
XMIT
from the memory backup menu (&).
Warning: When you transmit BCKUP , the transmitted memory overwrites all memory in
the receiving unit; all information in the memory of the receiving unit is lost. To cancel
initiation of a memory backup, press ..
As a safety check to prevent accidental loss of memory,
when the receiving calculator is notified of an incoming
backup transmission, it displays the warning message and
confirmation menu, as shown in the screen to the right.
♦ To continue the backup transmission, select CONT .
The backup transmission continues, replacing all
receiving-calculator memory with the backup data.
♦
To cancel backup and retain all receiving-calculator memory, select EXIT .
Selecting Variables to Send
If a transmission error occurs
during a backup, the
receiving-calculator memory
is reset.
If no data of the type you
select is stored in memory,
the message is displayed:
NO VARS OF THIS TYPE
.