HP Prime Graphing Calculator User Manual

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Exam Mode

To activate exam mode:

1. If the

Exam Mode

screen is not
showing, press

, tap

and

tap .

2. If a configuration

other than Default
Exam is required, choose it from the

Configuration

list.

3. Select a time-out period from the

Timeout

list.

Note that 8 hours is the maximum period. If you are
preparing to supervise a student examination, make
sure that the time-out period chosen is greater than
the duration of the examination.

4. Enter a password of between 1 and 10 characters.

The password must be entered if you—or another
user—wants to cancel exam mode before the time-out
period has elapsed.

5. If you want to erase the memory of the calculator,

select

Erase memory

. This will erase all user entries

and return the calculator to its factory default settings.

6. If you want the exam mode indicator to flash

periodically while the calculator is in exam mode,
select

Blink LED

7. Using the supplied USB cable, connect a student’s

calculator.
Insert the micro-A connector—the one with the
rectangular end—into the USB port on the sending
calculator, and the other connector into the USB port
on the receiving calculator.

8. To activate the configuration on an attached

calculator, tap

. The

Exam Mode

screen

closes. The connected calculator is now in exam