CURRENCY CONVERSION FUNCTION
By simply setting up the Currency conversion function once, you can quickly and easily convert one currency into another, add the two values to your text, and then print out the label in the format that you have selected.
SETTING UP THE CURRENCY CONVERSION FUNCTION
General setup procedure:
1.
Set up the first currency.
2.
Set up the second currency.
3.
Set up the print layout.
4.
Apply the settings and exit the Currency conversion function.
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To set up the first currency:
1 Hold down
Code
and press
Setup
. “1ST CURRENCY” is displayed.
☞ To quit the Currency conversion function without changing any parame-
Setup ters, hold down
Code and press .
To skip to the second currency setup, press
Home
or
End
CURRENCY” is displayed, and then continue with step A.
until “2ND
To skip to the print layout setup, press
Home
or
End is displayed, and then continue with step F.
until “PRINT SETUP”
Memory
2 Press
☞
). “CURRENCY” is displayed.
Whenever “
←
” is displayed to the left of a parameter, you can return to the previous parameter by pressing .
3 Press
Home
or
End
☞
until the desired currency is displayed.
The following currencies are available:
EURO, ATS (Austrian schilling), BEF (Belgian franc), DEM (German deutschemark), ESP (Spanish peseta), FIM (Finnish markka), FRF (French franc),
IEP (Irish punt), ITL (Italian lira), LUF (Luxembourg franc), NLG (Netherlands guilder), PTE (Portuguese escudo)
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Memory
4 Press ). “LAYOUT” is displayed.
5 Press
Home
or
End
☞
until the desired currency layout is displayed.
The first layout displayed is the default layout for the selected currency.
Currency
IEP
ITL
LUF
NLG
PTE
ANY
EURO
ATS
BEF
DEM
ESP
FIM
FRF
Default layout
XXX.XX
öS XXX.XX
XXX.XXBEF
DM XXX.XX
XXXpta
XXX.XX mk
XXX.XX FF
IEPXXX.XX
L. XXX
XXX.XXLUF
fl XXX.XX
XXXEsc
XXX.XX
However, the following currency layouts are also available and can be edited:
_ _ _ XXX.XX_ _ _ Maximum two decimal digits
123.45 or
123.45
L. 123 _ _ _ XXX_ _ _
_ _ _ XXX_ _ _ XX
XXX_ _ _ XX_ _ _
Whole number
Maximum two digits for fractional currency
Maximum two digits for fractional currency
FF 123 c45
123DM 45 Pf
Each “X” represents a digit and the spaces can be filled with any character, including accented characters and symbols.
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Memory
6 Press ) until the next parameter (either “D.POINT” or “DIVIDER”) is displayed.
(A) If “_ _ _ XXX.XX _ _ _” was selected, “D.POINT” is displayed.
Press
Home
or
End
☞
until the desired decimal character is displayed.
The following settings are available for the decimal character:
.
(period: default)
, (comma)
$
Memory
). “DIVIDER” is displayed. Go to step 7.
(B) If a layout other than “_ _ _ XXX.XX _ _ _” was selected, “DIVIDER” is displayed. Continue with the next step.
Home
7 Press or until the desired symbol for separating values into three-digit
End sets (i.e., separating the hundreds from the thousands, etc.) is displayed.
☞ The following settings are available for separating values into sets of three:
, (comma: default)
. (period)
• (bullet)
SPACE
’ (apostrophe)
NONE (no symbol)
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Memory
8 Press ). The message “NEXT?” is displayed.
9 Press
Home
or to select either “YES” (to continue the setup) or “NO” (to exit
End the setup).
☞ In order to convert currencies automatically, two currencies must be set up.
Memory
0 Press .
☞ If “YES” was selected, “2ND CURRENCY” is displayed. If “NO” was selected, “EXIT SETUP” is displayed.
To set up the second currency:
A With “2ND CURRENCY” displayed, press
Memory
(or played.
). “CURRENCY” is dis-
B Press
Home
or
End
☞
until the desired currency is displayed.
In addition to the currency settings listed in step 3, “ANY” is available, allowing you to convert to any other currency after entering the corresponding exchange rate.
Memory
C Press ).
(A) If a currency setting other than “ANY” was selected, go to step D.
(B) If “ANY” was selected as the second currency, “RATE” is displayed.
Press
Home
or to select the direction of the conversion (either to or
End from the euro), and then type in the current exchange rate to or from the euro.
☞ Up to 10 digits can be entered. to or from the euro.
Entering an exchange rate based on the euro makes it possible to convert automatically between the new currency (ANY) and any of the other currencies.
Continue with the next step.
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D Repeat steps 5 through 9 until all parameters for the second currency are set as you wish.
Memory
E Press .
☞ If “YES” was selected, “PRINT SETUP” is displayed. If “NO” was selected,
“EXIT SETUP” is displayed.
To set up the print layout:
F With “PRINT SETUP” displayed, press
Memory
(or played.
). “CURRENCY” is dis-
G Press
Home
or
End
to select whether to print the first currency (Y) or not (N).
H Press
Memory
(or ) to select the second currency.
I Press
Home
or
End
to select whether to print the second currency (Y) or not (N).
Memory
J Press ).
☞ If both currencies are set to “Y”, “SEPARATOR” is displayed. If either currency is set to “N”, “EXIT SETUP” is displayed.
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K With “SEPARATOR” displayed, press
Home
or
End separating the currencies is displayed.
☞ The following separator settings are available:
until the desired symbol for
/ (slash: default)
: (colon)
; (semi-colon)
– (dash)
SPACE
(return)
L Press
Memory
(or ). “EXIT SETUP” is displayed.
M Press
Memory
to apply the settings and exit the Currency conversion function setup.
☞ If
Memory
is not pressed while “EXIT SETUP” is displayed, the new setup will be lost.
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USING THE CURRENCY CONVERSION FUNCTION
To convert currencies:
1 Press
Setup
. The two setup currencies are displayed.
2 Type in the value that you wish to convert.
☞ Up to 10 digits can be entered.
To change the direction for calculating the currencies, press so that the arrow points in the desired direction.
or
3 Press
Memory
. The value is converted and both currencies are added to the text.
☞ The preset currencies are calculated based on the following rates:
EURO
ATS
BEF
DEM
ESP
FIM
FRF
IEP
ITL
LUF
NLG
PTE
Currency
Conversion rate
(1 =)
1
13.7603
40.3399
1.95583
166.386
5.94573
6.55957
0.787564
1936.27
40.3399
2.20371
200.482
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EXAMPLE
To set up the Currency conversion function to convert between euros and deutschemark:
☞
1
This example will work exactly as described only if none of the settings in the
Currency conversion function have been changed yet.
Hold down
Code
and press
Setup
.
Auto A A
A
A
A
Wide
Caps
A
C
1 S T
C U R R E N C Y
A A A A Length
ABC
ABC
Memory
2 Press
Auto A A
A
A
A
Wide
Caps
C U R R E N C Y
E U R O
A
B
C
A A A A Length
ABC
ABC
3 Since “EURO” is already selected, press
Memory
(or ).
Auto A
A
A
A
A
Wide
L A Y O U T
_ _ _ X X X . X X _ _ _
ABC
ABC
Caps
A A A A Length
B
C
4 Since the default layout for the euro is already selected, press
Memory
(or )
Auto twice.
A
A
A
Caps
B
C
D . P O I N T
.
A A A
A
A
Wide
A Length
ABC
ABC
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5 Since “.” is already selected, press
Memory
(or ).
Auto A
A
A
B
C
Caps
D I V I D E R
,
A A A
A
6 Since “,” is already selected, press
Memory
Auto A
A
A
A
(or ).
B
C
Caps
N E X T ?
Y E S
A A A
A
Wide
ABC
A
A
A
Length
ABC
Wide
ABC
Length
ABC
7 Since “YES” is already selected, press
Memory
.
Auto A A
A
Caps
2 N D
C U R R E N C Y
A
A
B
C
A A A
Memory
8 Press
Auto A A
A
A
A
B
C
Caps
C U R R E N C Y
E U R O
A A A
A
Wide
A
A
A
Length
ABC
Wide
ABC
ABC
Length
ABC
9 Press
Home
or selected.
End
until “DEM” is
Auto A A
A
A
Caps
A
C
C U R R E N C Y
D E M
A A A
A
Wide
A Length
ABC
ABC
Memory
0 Press
A
B
C
Auto A A
A
A
A
Wide
L A Y O U T
D M _ X X X . X X _ _ _
ABC
ABC
Caps
Length A A A A
A Since the default layout for the deutschemark is already selected, press
Memory
(or
Auto
) twice.
A A
A
Caps
A
C
D . P O I N T
.
A A A
A
A
Wide
ABC
A Length
ABC
B Press
Home
or
End
until “,” is selected.
Auto A
A
A
Caps
B
C
D . P O I N T
,
A A A
A
A
Wide
ABC
A Length
ABC
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Memory
C Press
Auto A
A
A
B
C
Caps
D I V I D E R
,
A A A
A
A
Wide
ABC
A Length
ABC
D Press
Home
or selected.
End
until “SPACE” is
Auto A A
A
Caps
D I V I D E R
S P A C E
A
A
B
C
A A A
Memory
E Press
Auto A A
A
A
A
B
C
Caps
N E X T ?
Y E S
A A A
A
Wide
ABC
A
A
A
Length
ABC
Wide
ABC
Length
ABC
F Since “YES” is already selected, press
Memory
.
Auto A A
Caps
P R I N T
S E T U P
A
A
B
C
A A A
Memory
G Press
A
A
Wide
ABC
A Length
ABC
Auto A
A
A
A
A
Wide
A
C
Caps
C U R R E N C Y
1 S T : Y 2 N D : Y
A A A A Length
ABC
ABC
H Since both the first and second currencies are already set to “Y”, press
Memory
(or ) .
Auto
Caps
A A
A
A
S E P A R A T O R
/
A
Wide
ABC
ABC
A Length
A
B
C
A A A
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I Since “/” is already selected, press
Memory
(or ).
Auto A
A
A
Caps
B
C
E X I T
S E T U P
A A A
A
A
Wide
ABC
A Length
ABC
Memory
J Press .
Auto A A
Caps
1 : _
A
B
C
A A A
A
A
A
Wide
ABC
A Length
ABC
EXAMPLE
To make a price tag using the Currency conversion function to convert from deutschemark to euros:
1 Type “PRINTER”, then press
Memory
.
Auto A A
A
Caps
A
C
1: P R I N T E R
2: _
A A A
A
A
Wide
ABC
A Length
ABC
Setup
2 Press .
3 Press
B
C
Auto A
A
A
A
A
Wide
E U R O D E M
0 .
ABC
ABC
Caps
A A A A Length so that “ → ” changes to “ ← ”.
A
B
C
Auto A A
A
A
A
Wide
E U R O D E M
0 .
ABC
ABC
Caps
Length A A A A
4 Type “199.95”.
Auto A A
A
A
A
Wide
Caps
A
B
C
E U R O D E M
1 9 9 . 9 5
A A A A Length
ABC
ABC
Memory
5 Press .
Auto A A
A
A
A
Wide
Caps
A
B
C
1:
2 : D M 1 9 9 , 9 5 _
A A A A Length
ABC
ABC
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6 Keep
Code
held down and continue pressing
ABC
9
until “ROUND” is displayed.
Auto A
A
F R A M E
R O U N D
Caps
A
A
B
C
A A A
Mirror
7 Press .
A
A
Wide
ABC
A Length
ABC
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