Pitney Bowes D1500, D1600 manual Common Terms

1 • Introduction

Common Terms

Throughout the machine screens and this guide, standard terms are used to describe the elements of the Mail Piece and functions of the equipment.

It is therefore important that you fully understand the following basic terms to get the best from your machine:

MATERIAL

Sheet	A single piece of paper that will require folding
	by the machine before it is placed into an
	envelope.
Pre-Collated Set	A set of sheets printed in a collated sequence
	i.e. sheet 1, sheet 2, sheet 3, etc.
Stack	A pile of paper as received from the printer
	that will be loaded into a feeder (or feeders)
	on the machine. A stack might consist of
	numerous individual Sheets or numerous
	Pre-Collated Sets, depending on how it was
	printed.
Prime Sheet or	This sheet or set normally contains the
Prime Set	address. It will be positioned closest to the
	envelope window, or the front face of a
	windowless envelope.
Additional Sheet	Additional sheet(s) or set(s) can be added
or Additional Set	to the Prime Sheet or Prime Set. They will
	be fed from other Sheet Feeder(s) and are
	placed into the envelope behind the Prime.
Fold Type	The style of fold to be applied:
		C Fold	also know as ‘standard’
			fold.
		Z Fold	also known as
			‘accordion’ fold.
		Single Fold	one fold applied (usually
			folded in half).
		Double Fold	folded in half and then
			in half again.

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