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middle key). DoubleCheck XL repeats the value and asks you to type in the
percentage. Input this and confirm again with a short press of the Menu-key.
DoubleCheck XL will repeat the percent and ask you to type in the duration. Do so
once again and confirm with a short press of the Menu-key. DoubleCheck XL will
then announce the regular payment due.
5.4.4: Annuity Initial Capital
This formula offers you the vice versa calculation, that means, you can find out
which credit amount you could afford.
Example: You know how much money you could afford each month to pay
installments (annuity). You know the conditions of your bank, that is the interest
rate (percent) as well as the time (duration). After typing in all this information,
DoubleCheck XL will calculate the credit you could afford to pay back with the
amount monthly available.
After selecting the function, DoubleCheck XL asks you to type in the annuity. Do so
and confirm with a short press of the Menu-key (3 x 3 group, row 2, middle key).
DoubleCheck XL repeats the value and asks you to type in the percentage. Input
this and confirm again with a short press of the Menu-key. DoubleCheck XL will
repeat the percentage and ask you to type in the duration. Do so once more and
confirm with a short press of the Menu-key. DoubleCheck XL then will announce
the initial capital.
6: Help Mode
Pressing the keys FIN and CONV (3 x 3 group, row 2, left and right key) at the
same time activates the help mode. Pressing each key gives you a short
information about this. By pressing FIN and CONV again you leave the help mode.
On Versions without backlit display the Help can be activated with the Light-key
(auxiliary key, row 1)
7: Menu
Here you can set date, time and an alarm, as well as the number announcement
format or the decimal places. To enter the menu, press the Menu-key (3 x 3 group,
row 2, middle key) long until you hear the announcement of a menu function. You
can now browse forward through the menu with a short press of the CONV-key
(backwards with FIN-Key). A short press on the Menu-key will give you the status of
the selected function.With one short press of the CONV-Key you will come to the
first function, the Number Announcement Format.
7.1: Number Announcement Format
The results can be announced as an entire number (e.g. “Threehundredfive”) or in
individual units (e.g. “Three” – “Zero” – “Five”) Select the function with a long press
of the Menu-key, Choose the announcement format – “entire number” or “individual
units” with the FIN or CONV-key – and confirm by pressing the menu key again.
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