DM500™ and DM550™ Digital Mailing System Operating Guide
Certified Mail Rates | Please refer to the USPS web site at www.usps.com for |
| rates. |
Class Key | Enables you to select the correct class for your mailing (e.g. |
| First Class, Priority, Express Flat Rate). |
Clear Key | Press to clear an entry or if no data has been entered press |
| to take you to the previous screen. |
Communications Port | Place to connect an optional Pitney Bowes scale, printer, or |
| a PC. |
Control Center | The IntelliLink® Control Center is the module mounted on |
| top of the mailing machine that contains the graphic display, |
| function keys, alpha, and numeric keys and the Postal |
| Security Device (PSD). |
Data Exchange | Importing account information to a program on your PC. |
Delivery Confirmation | Delivery Confirmation is a service offered by the United |
| States Postal Service® that allows you to verify the date |
| and time of delivery of your mail or, if the delivery was |
| unsuccessful, the date and time of the delivery attempt. The |
| service is currently available for Priority Mail and Package |
| Services, which includes Parcel Select, Parcel Post, Bound |
| Printed Matter, Special Standard Mail and Library Mail. |
| You may combine Delivery Confirmation with other services |
| such as COD, insured mail, registered mail, parcel airlift |
| (PAL) or special handling. |
| There is no charge for Delivery Confirmation when you |
| ship by Priority Mail and provide an electronic file to the |
| Postal Service. There is a per piece charge when you ship |
| Package Services using the electronic option. To get the |
| latest fees, go to www.usps.com and search for "Delivery |
| Confirmation". |
Differential Weighing | The weighing mode that allows you to put all of the mail |
| on the scale, then remove each piece one at time. As you |
| remove each piece, the system calculates the weight and |
| prints postage (either on envelopes or tapes). This saves |
| time by eliminating the need to place each piece individually |
| on the scale. |
Error Message | An indication that notifies the operator of a disabling event |
| (i.e, out of ink). |
External Device Port | A plug on the machine that allows you to connect an |
| optional external device, such as a scale or a PC. |
The envelope moistening solution you can order from the | |
| Pitney Bowes Supply Line™. |
SV60890 Rev. G |