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Converter, Converting units, Setting a base currency and exchange rates, Extras, Options

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Extras • CONVERTER Go to Menu→ Extras→ Converter. In Converter, you can convert measures such as Length from one unit to another, for example, Yards to Meters. Note: The Converter has limited accuracy and rounding errors may occur. Converting units Options in Converter: Conversion type, Currency rates (not applicable to other units), Help, and Exit. To make currency conversion you must first set the exchange rate. See "Setting a base currency and exchange rates" on page 87. 1 Scroll to the Type field and press to open a list of measures. Scroll to the measure you want to use and press OK. 2 Scroll to the first Unit field and press to open a list of available units. Select the unit from which you want to convert and press OK. 3 Scroll to the next Unit field and select the unit to which you want to convert. 4 Scroll to the first Amount field and key in the value you want to convert. The other Amount field changes automatically to show the converted value. Press to add a decimal and press (exponent) symbols. for the +, - (for temperature), and E The conversion order changes if you write a value in the second Amount field. The result is shown in the first Amount field. Setting a base currency and exchange rates Before you can make currency conversions, you need to choose a base currency (usually your domestic currency) and add exchange rates. The rate of the base currency is always 1. The base currency determines the conversion rates of the other currencies. 1 Select Currency as the measure type and select Options→ Currency rates. A list of currencies opens and you can see the current base currency at the top. 2 To change the base currency, scroll to the currency (usually your domestic currency), and select Options→ Set as base curr.. Important: When you change the base currency, all previously set exchange rates are set to 0 and you need to key in new rates. Nokia 6600 User Guide 87 Copyright © 2004 Nokia

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Nokia 6600 User Guide
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Copyright © 2004 Nokia
Extras
CONVERTER
Go to
Menu
Extras
Converter
.
In Converter, you can convert measures such as
Length
from one unit to
another, for example,
Yards
to
Meters
.
Note:
The Converter has limited accuracy and rounding errors may occur.
Converting units
Options in Converter:
Conversion type
,
Currency rates
(not applicable to
other units),
Help
, and
Exit
.
To make currency conversion you must first set the exchange rate. See
Setting a
base currency and exchange rates
on page 87.
1
Scroll to the
Type
field and press
to open a list of measures.
Scroll to the measure you want to use and press
OK
.
2
Scroll to the first
Unit
field and press
to open a list of available units.
Select the unit
from
which you want to convert and press
OK
.
3
Scroll to the next
Unit
field and select the unit
to
which you want to convert.
4
Scroll to the first
Amount
field and key in the value you want to convert.
The other
Amount
field changes automatically to show the converted value.
Press
to add a decimal and press
for the
+
,
-
(for temperature), and
E
(exponent) symbols.
The conversion order changes if you write a value in the second
Amount
field.
The result is shown in the first
Amount
field.
Setting a base currency and exchange rates
Before you can make currency conversions, you need to choose a base currency
(usually your domestic currency) and add exchange rates.
The rate of the base currency is always 1. The base currency determines the
conversion rates of the other currencies.
1
Select
Currency
as the measure type and select
Options
Currency rates
. A list
of currencies opens and you can see the current base currency at the top.
2
To change the base currency, scroll to the currency (usually your domestic
currency), and select
Options
Set as base curr.
.
Important:
When you change the base currency, all previously set
exchange rates are set to
0
and you need to key in new rates.