HP 17bII User Manual

4: Currency Exchange Calculation 55
File name : English-M02-1-040308(Print).doc Print data : 2004/3/9
Table 4-1. The CURRX Menu
Menu Key Description
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 
to display the menu of currencies. Press more, if
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 rate from a known equivalency (see 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).

HP 17bII Specifications

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Brand	HP
Model	17bII
Category	Calculator
Language	English