The Exam Mode puts some limits on calculator functions, which allows it to be used when taking an exam or test. Enter the Exam Mode only when actually taking an exam or test.

Your calculator has four^* different Exam Modes.

IB (International Baccalaureate)

Portugal

United Kingdom

Texas (USA)

Entering an Exam Mode affects calculator operation as described below.

Some of the apps and functions are disabled. For more information, refer to the help that appears when you perform the operation below.

The calculator will back up user data (main memory) when you enter an Exam Mode. Backed-up data will be restored when you exit the current Exam Mode. Data you created while in an Exam Mode is deleted when you exit the mode.

The information below applies to the Python app operations.

Only the settings below are saved before entering an Exam Mode.
Angle, Complex Mode, Display, Fraction Result, ‎$\sqrt{ }\pi$‎ Result, ‎Key, Show Option Numbers, FORMAT Key, pinned input history, Q1Q3 Type, Language, Country, Battery Settings
However, some are forced to change as shown below while in an Exam Mode.

Both of the above items are restored to their previous settings when you exit the Exam Mode.

1. h > Exam Mode

This displays the Exam Mode Manager menu.

2. Highlight [Enter Exam Mode] and then press O.

3. From the menu that appears, select the Exam Mode you want to enter.

4. Press O.

This displays the “Enter Exam Mode?‎” dialog on the calculator.

5. Press O.

If, in step 3 of this procedure, you select any Exam Mode besides IB, a warning dialog will appear at this time. To continue with the operation and enter the Exam Mode you selected in step 3, select [OK]. If you are about to take an IB exam, select [Cancel] to return to step 3, and then select IB.



After displaying the message Entering Exam Mode.‎ for about three seconds, the calculator enters the Exam Mode you selected in step 3 above and displays the Exam Mode Manager menu.

Exam Mode screens are identified by a boundary around the screen and a flashing icon in the upper right corner. The color of the boundary and the icon type depend on the Exam Mode.

The flashing interval of the icon slows down about 15 minutes after you enter an Exam Mode.

In an Exam Mode, the Auto Power Off trigger setting is fixed at approximately 60 minutes.

Selecting [Elapsed Time] on an Exam Mode Manager menu causes the dialog box shown below to appear. The dialog box shows the elapsed time in an Exam Mode.

The table below shows how certain operations affect the Exam Mode.

You can re-enter an Exam Mode even if you are currently in an Exam Mode. Doing so discards any data you input and settings you configured while currently in the Exam Mode and returns them to what they were when you first entered the Exam Mode.^*

1. While in an Exam Mode, highlight [Re-Enter Exam Mode] and then press O.

This displays the “Re-Enter Exam Mode‎?‎” dialog on the calculator.

2. Press O.

After the message “Re-Entering Exam Mode.‎” is displayed for about three seconds, the calculator automatically restarts and re-enters the Exam Mode.

There are three ways to exit an Exam Mode.

1. Use a USB cable^*1 to connect the calculator that is in an Exam Mode to a computer.

This displays the “Select Connection Mode” dialog on the calculator.

2. Highlight [USB Flash / Unlock Exam Mode] and then press O.

The message “Preparing USB” will appear on the calculator screen. Stand by and do not perform any operation on the calculator.

The screen shown to the right appears when a connection is established between the calculator and the computer.



3. On the computer, open the calculator drive.

4. On the computer, copy or delete any file that is on the calculator drive.

5. On the computer, terminate the connection between the calculator and computer.

Terminating a connection automatically causes the calculator to restart. This causes the calculator to exit an Exam Mode and return to the state it was in before the Exam Mode was entered.

Approximately 12 hours after entering an Exam Mode, turning on the calculator will cause it to exit the Exam Mode automatically.

1. On the calculator that is in an Exam Mode (Calculator A), display the Exam Mode Manager menu.

2. Use a 2.5mm plug cable^*2 to connect Calculator A to another calculator that is not in an Exam Mode (Calculator B).

3. On Calculator A, highlight [Unlocked Exam Mode] and then press O.

4. On Calculator B, select h > Exam Mode, highlight [Unlock Exam Mode] and then press O.

When the “Complete!‎” message appears on Calculator B, Calculator A automatically restarts. Calculator A exits an Exam Mode and the data on Calculator A returns to the state it was in before the Exam Mode was entered.