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## Connecting and disconnecting TI handheld devices

Connect your TI graphing calculators to your computer using either of the following TI Connectivity Cables:

| • | USB Silver Edition cable

| • | USB computer cable (TI‑84 Plus Family and TI‑89 Titanium devices only)

You should connect your devices each time you start the TI Connect™ software and then disconnect them when you finish. This helps the software to recognize which devices you are using.

### To connect TI handheld devices (USB Silver Edition cable)

| 1. | Connect the USB Silver Edition cable to the device I/O port.

| 2. | Connect the USB Silver Edition cable to the computer USB port.

If TI Software Update is running, the device appears in the window.

Note: If TI Software Update is running and the device does not appear in the window, repeat steps 1 and 2.

### To connect TI handheld devices (USB computer cable)

| 1. | Connect the USB computer cable to the device USB port.

| 2. | Connect the USB computer cable to the computer USB port.

If TI Software Update is running, the device appears in the window.

Note: If TI Software Update is running and the device does not appear in the window, repeat steps 1 and 2.

### To disconnect TI handheld devices (USB Silver Edition cable)

| 1. | Disconnect the USB Silver Edition cable from the computer USB port.

| 2. | Disconnect the USB Silver Edition cable from the device I/O port.

Note: If TI Software Update does not automatically remove disconnected devices from the window, click Refresh .

### To disconnect TI handheld devices (USB computer cable)

| 1. | Disconnect the USB computer cable from the computer USB port.

| 2. | Disconnect the USB computer cable from the device USB port.

Note: If TI Software Update does not automatically remove disconnected devices from the window, click Refresh .

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