Pitney Bowes DM500, DM550 manual Parts of the Mailing System, Mailing System Exterior

DM500™ and DM550™ Series Digital Mailing System Operating Guide

Parts of the Mailing System

Mailing System Exterior

This section describes the parts of your DM500™ and DM550™ Series System and includes:

•The Mailing System Exterior, including the Weigh-On-The-Way® (WOW®) Module

•The Mailing System Interior

•The IntelliLink® Control Center

•The Main Screen

1IntelliLink® Control Center - This contains the screen and keypad for communicating with the mailing machine and the built-in post- age meter (Postal Security Device).

2	Feed Cover - Protect moving parts and prevent foreign objects
	from entering the machine. The feed cover protects the feeder.
3	WOW (Weigh-On-The-Way®) Cover - Protects the WOW® trans-
	port area on the DM Series™ systems that have the optional
4	Printer Cover - protects the print head and ink cartridge compo-
	nents.
5	Thickness Adjustment Knob - You use this knob to adjust for the
	thicknesses of the envelopes you are feeding into your mailing sys-
	tem.
6	Weighing Capability - You can acquire a 5 or 10 lb. integrated plat-
	form scale for your DM Series™ Digital Mailing System.
7	On/Off switch - Turns the mailing system on and off. This is
	located on the lower left side of the feed deck
8	Feed Deck - This is where you load the mail.

9Side Guide - Set this to reduce the skewing of pieces of mail as you feed them into the feeder.

10Transport Release Knob - You pull this knob out to drop the lower half of the transport deck if you need to clear a jam.

11Art Card Slot - The art card plugs into the art card slot on the right side of the IntelliLink® Control Cen- ter (as shown in the photo on the right). The art card contains adver- tisements and inscriptions.

12Quick Reference Card Set - These

are easy reference cards containing instructions for performing operations like how to set postage, process mail, or clear jams. The cards are located in a slot in the stacker module of your mailing sys- tem.

13Stacker - This is where mail is deposited after the postage is applied to the piece of mail. It is located on the right side of the machine.

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