Selecting A Set Of Currencies - HP 17bll+ User Manual

Menu Key
curr1 Current currency#1;stores or calculates the number of units
of this currency.
curr2 Currency currency#2;stores or calculates the number of
units of this currency.
 
Stores or calculates the exchange rate between the two
current currencies. The rate is expressed as the number of
units of currency #2 equivalent to 1 unit of currency #1.

Stores the current currency #1, currency #2, and RATE.

Recalls a previously stored pair of currencies and RATE.

Selects a new set of currencies.

Selecting a Set of Currencies

To select a pair of currencies:

1. Press
necessary, to see additional currencies ( see table 4-2 ).
2. Press a menu key to select currency #1.
3. Press a menu key to select currency #2. RATE is automatically reset to
1.0000.
4. Enter an exchange rate. There are two ways enter the RATE :
Calculate the
example "Calculating an Exchange Rate," page 57.). Calculating an
exchange rate is usually the easier way to enter a correct rate, since
the order in which you selected the two currencies doesn't mater.
Store the exchange rate by keying in the value and pressing
(see "Storing an Exchange Rate" on page 58).
Table 4-1. The CURRX Menu
to display the menu of currencies. Press more, if
rate from a
4: Currency Exchange Calculation
Description
known equivalency (see the
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