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.

E-Z Seal® Sealing Solution

The envelope moistening solution you can order from the

 

Pitney Bowes Supply Line™.

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