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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).