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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 enter exchange rates.
Note
: 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 measurement 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 reset to
0
and you need to enter new rates.
3. To enter exchange rates, scroll to the currency, and
enter a new rate, that is, how many units of the
currency equal one unit of the base currency you
have selected. See the example below:
If you set the Euro (EUR) as the base currency, a
United Kingdom Pound (GBP) is approximately
1.63575 EUR. Thus, you would enter 1.63575 as the
exchange rate for the GBP.
4. When you have finished, press the
Done soft key.
