Pitney Bowes DM550, DM500 manual Device PSD

A • Glossary

Lock Code	A code that locks the mailing system with a four digit password preventing
	unauthorized use of your meter.
Low Funds Warning	You may set your machine to warn you when your funds go below a speci-
	fied amount.
Menu Key	Press to view the main settings and options available.
Meter	See Postal Security Device.
Meter Imprint (or	Postage stamp printed directly on a piece of mail or tape using a meter
Meter Stamp)	device in place of traditional glue or adhesive affixed stamps. This type of
	postage requires a special form of indicia called an “information based indi-
	cia” (IBI). The US Postal Service’s IBI Program (IBIP) is the program that
	makes printing of postage by a meter device possible.
Mixed Mail	Mail consisting of varying lengths and widths.
Mode Key	Press to choose from a variety of mail processing modes.
Modem	That part of the mailing system that dials the Pitney Bowes Postage By
	Phone® Meter Payment System center and transfers information over the
	phone.
Numeric Keys	The part of the IntelliLink® Control Center that you use to enter amounts
	and numbers.
Password	See Supervisor Password.
Permit	A permit is a special postal mark used instead of the usual meter stamp
	imprint. You open a permit account at the Post Office. These permits pro-
	vide you with special processing or discount rates.
Postage by Phone®	The Pitney Bowes system that allows you to purchase postage over the
System	phone line.
Postage Meter	See Postal Security Device.
Postal Security	The PSD contains the funds and performs all of the calculations necessary
Device (PSD)	to print meter stamps that comply with the latest USPS standards. The PSD
	is contained in the DM Series™ Digital Mailing System IntelliLink® Control
	Center.
Postage Tape	Tape on which reports or meter stamps are printed when a piece of mail is
	too large or small, or too fragile to run through the mailing system.
Presets	A combination of mailing system settings you create and name so that you
	can call them up as a named preset thereby eliminating the need to enter
	each setting whenever you use this combination of settings.
Printer Nozzle	The mechanism in the print engine that sprays the ink onto the envelope or
	tape.
Prompt	A displayed message requesting you to respond to a choice, condition, or
	action.
Quick Refill	This refill repeats the same amounts of the previous refill.
Rate update	Changing of the postal rates by the USPS.
Reports Key	This key allows you to view a or select a report to print.

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