Glossary
Home Screen—The machine display that shows your current selections. It indicates that you're ready to print postage.
Inspection—The process of examining the postage usage through the machine to assure accurate postal funds accounting. Your machine is subject to remote inspection whenever you add postage to it. To do an inspection, simply add postage or connect to the Data Centre as explained in Chapter 5, Adding Postage/Connecting to Data Centre.
IntelliLink™—A technology that allows you to download machine features, and postal rate and system software updates via a digital link. Future IntelliLink features will also provides online access to manage your account, purchase supplies and take advantage of a range of professional services.
Lock Code—A four-digit code that serves as a user password. It prevents unauthorised machine use.
Modem—The part of the machine that dials into the Data Centre and transfers information over the phone line.
Postage by Phone®—A service that allows you to buy postage and check account status over the phone. It also permits convenient postal inspection by phone.
Presets—A custom machine setting you can call up instantly at the push of a button. You can assign each preset a number of values, depending on the postage mode you're in, how your machine is set up and what options are installed. A preset will always have a name and postage amount, and could also have an account, ad, class of service, operating mode and other values assigned to it.
Serial Number—The serial number found on the rear of the machine.
Sleep Mode—An energy-saving feature of your machine that clears the display after a certain period of idle time. Pressing any key wakes up the display.
Tape Sheets—A sheet of self-adhering paper which you print postage on and apply to a piece of mail or package that is too big to be processed through the machine.