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The Currency Converter lets you instantly convert from one currency to two
other currencies.You can even convert between euros and national currencies.
Chapter
6Currency Converter
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Entering the Currency Converter Mode....................................... 86
To enter the Currency Converter Mode ...................................................... 86
General Currency Conversion ....................................................... 86
Performing a Conversion ............................................................................ 86
To perform a conversion ........................................................................ 86
Changing the Currency Name and Rate ..................................................... 87
To set a conversion rate ......................................................................... 88
To change a currency name ................................................................... 88
Checking the Current Rates ........................................................................ 89
To display the rate table ......................................................................... 89
Euro Conversion.............................................................................. 89
Performing a Conversion ............................................................................ 89
To perform a conversion ........................................................................ 90
Changing the Displayed National Currencies ............................................ 91
To change the displayed national currencies ......................................... 91
Checking the Current Rates ........................................................................ 92
To display the rate table ......................................................................... 92
Changing the Currency Name and Rate ..................................................... 92
To set a conversion rate ......................................................................... 92
To change a currency name ................................................................... 93
Setting the Rounding Method ........................................................ 94
To specify the rounding method ................................................................. 94

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Entering the Currency Converter Mode
To enter the Currency Converter Mode
Tap the Menu icon to display the Mode Menu, and then tap Conversion.
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• Use the General tab for general currency conversion and the Euro tab
for euro currency conversion.
General Currency Conversion
You can perform general currency conversion calculations using the General tab
of the Currency Converter. When you input a value, it is instantly calculated to
the equivalent of two other currencies.
Performing a Conversion
Before actually performing a conversion, you must first set the exchange
rate for each of the currencies and change the currency names, if you want.
See “Changing the Currency Name and Rate” on page 87 for details.
To perform a conversion
Example: To find out the dollar and yen equivalents of 2 pounds.
1Tabs
2Currency names
3Calculator keyboard
4Rate Table button

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1. In the Currency Converter, tap the General tab.
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2. Tap the name of the currency from which you want to convert. In this
example you would tap £.
3. Use the calculator keyboard to input an amount into for the selected
currency and then tap =(or NEXT). In this example you would tap 2 =.
4. Tap Exe to perform the conversion.
Changing the Currency Name and Rate
Use the following procedures to change the currency names that appear on
the General tab, and the rates used for performing currency conversion
calculations. Note that you must constantly update conversion rates to keep
them current.
Currency
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To set a conversion rate
1. While the General tab is displayed on the Currency Converter screen,
tap the Menu Bar icon to display the menu bar, and then tap Option –
Rate edit.
2. Tap the exchange rate value you want to change.
3. Use the calculator keyboard to input the rate and then tap = (or NEXT).
4. Now you can tap Set to apply the rate and close the editing screen or
you can tap Name edit and display the name editing tab.
To change a currency name
1. While the General tab is displayed on the Currency Converter screen,
tap the Menu Bar icon to display the menu bar, and then tap Option –
Name edit.
2. Tap the currency name you want to change.
3. Use the text keyboard to input a name up to four characters long.
4. Now you can tap Set to apply the name and close the editing screen, or
you can tap Rate edit and display the rate editing tab.

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Checking the Current Rates
Use the following procedure to display the rate table, which shows the current
rates set for each currency.
To display the rate table
While the General tab is displayed on the Currency Converter screen, tap
the Rate button.
To close the rate table, tap anywhere on the screen outside of the rate table.
Euro Conversion
The Euro tab lets you convert between euros and any three of the 11 national
currencies of countries where the euro is used.
Performing a Conversion
The 11 national currencies are preset with the exchange rates and decimal
place specifications shown the “Euro Conversion Rate Presets” table on
page 184. If necessary, you can change exchange rates for each of the
currencies and change the currency names. See “Changing the Currency
Name and Rate” on page 92 for details.

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To perform a conversion
Example: To find out the mark, franc, and lira equivalents of 5 euros.
1. In the Currency Converter, tap the Euro tab.
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2. Tap the name of the currency from which you want to convert. In this
example you would tap .
3. Use the calculator keyboard to input an amount into for the selected
currency and then tap =(or NEXT). In this example you would tap 5 =.
4. Tap Exe to perform the conversion.
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Important!
• The number of significant digits of this product is 11.
Errors may be generated in currency conversion calculations that produce
results greater than the values shown below.
Changing the Displayed National Currencies
Use the following procedure to select from among the 11 national currencies
and display the ones you want on the Euro tab.
To change the displayed national currencies
1. On the Currency Converter Euro tab, tap the Lbutton next to the
currency you want to change.
2. Tap the currency you want to use.
DEM
FRF
ITL
ESP
NLG
BEF
PTE
ATS
FIM
IEP
LUF
1.95583
6.55957
1936.27
166.386
2.20371
40.3399
200.482
13.7603
5.94573
0.787564
40.3399
511,291,881.19 →999,999,999.99
152,449,017.23 →999,999,999.95
51,645,689.90 →99,999,999,983
601,012,104.38 →99,999,999,999
453,780,216.08 →999,999,999.98
2,478,935,247.71 →99,999,999,999
498,797,897.06 →99,999,999,998
72,672,834.16 →999,999,999.89
168,187,926.46 →999,999,999.99
1,269,738,078.42 →999,999,999.99
2,478,935,247.71 →99,999,999,999
1,955,830,000.00 →1,000,000,000.00
6,559,570,000.00 →1,000,000,000.00
999,999,999,999 →516,456,899.09
166,386,000,000 →1,000,000,000.00
2,203,710,000.00 →1,000,000,000.00
40,339,900,000 →1,000,000,000.00
200,482,000,000 →1,000,000,000.00
13,760,300,000.00 →1,000,000,000.00
5,945,730,000.00 →1,000,000,000.00
787,564,000.00 →1,000,000,000.00
40,339,900,000 →1,000,000,000.00
1.00= Euro →National Currency National Currency →Euro

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Checking the Current Rates
Use the following procedure to display the rate table, which shows the current
rates set for each currency.
To display the rate table
While the Euro tab is displayed on the Currency Converter screen, tap the
Rate button.
To close the rate table, tap anywhere on the screen outside of the rate table.
Changing the Currency Name and Rate
You can use the following procedures to change the names and rates of the
national currencies. Note that you cannot change the euro symbol or exchange
rate.
To set a conversion rate
1. While the Euro tab is displayed on the Currency Converter screen, tap
the Menu Bar icon to display the menu bar, and then tap Option – Rate
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2. Tap the exchange rate value you want to change.
3. Use the calculator keyboard to input the rate and then tap =(or NEXT).
4. Now you can tap Set to apply the rate and close the editing screen or
you can tap Name edit and display the name editing tab.
To change a currency name
1. While the Euro tab is displayed on the Currency Converter screen, tap
the Menu Bar icon to display the menu bar, and then tap Option –
Name edit.
2. Tap the currency name you want to change.
3. Use the text keyboard to input a name up to four characters long.
• Tapping the Initial button displays a list of initial default currency names
and rates. Tapping on a currency in this list returns its name and exchange
rate to the settings shown on the list.
4. Now you can tap Set to apply the name and close the editing screen or
you can tap Rate edit and display the rate editing tab.

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Setting the Rounding Method
Normally, you can leave the preset rounding settings the way they are for each
currency. When necessary, however, you can use the following procedure to change
them.
To specify the rounding method
1. Tap the General or Euro tab.
2. Tap the Menu Bar icon to display the menu bar, and then tap Option –
Rounding.
3. Specify the number of decimal places for each currency.
• 0 and 2 specify the number of decimal places for the Cut, 5/4, and Up
rounding methods.
• Free specifies a floating decimal point, which displays the value without
rounding.
4. Tap a button at the bottom of the screen to specify the rounding method.
• The rounding method you select is applied for all currency conversion
calculations involving a currency for which you specified 0 or 2 decimal
places in step 3, above.
Cut: Cuts off the decimal part to the specified number of places.
5/4: Rounds off the decimal part to the specified number of places.
Up: Rounds up the decimal part to the specified number of places.
5. After everything is the way you want, tap Set.