Diagnosing an error, Correcting an error – Texas Instruments TI-86 User Manual
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Chapter 1: Operating the TI
-86
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When you interrupt a graph, a partial graph and the
GRAPH
menu are displayed.
♦
To return to the home screen, press : : or any non-graphing key.
♦
To restart graphing, select an instruction that displays the graph.
Diagnosing an Error
When the TI
-86 detects an error, it returns an error
message, such as
ERROR 04 DOMAIN
or
ERROR 07 SYNTAX
.
The Appendix describes each error type and possible
reasons for the error.
♦
If you select
QUIT
(or press - l or :
:), the home screen is displayed.
♦
If you select
GOTO
, the previous screen is displayed with the cursor on or near the error.
Correcting an Error
ᕡ Note the error type (
ERROR
## errorType
).
ᕢ Select
GOTO
, if available. The previous screen is displayed with the cursor on or near the error.
ᕣ Determine the cause for the error. If you cannot, refer to the Appendix for possible causes.
ᕤ Correct the error and continue.
Chapter 5: Function Graphing
introduces graphing.
If a syntax error occurs within
a stored equation during
program execution, select
GOTO
to return to the
equation editor, not to the
program (Chapter 5).