4 • Running Mail
Mode Selection:
Differential
Weighing
This option is available on your DM550™ Digital Mailing System if it has the optional integrated platform scale or an attached external scale.
This option allows you to place all of the mail on the scale at once, then remove each piece, one at a time and run it through the system. The sys- tem calculates the postage for each piece of mail you remove from the scale and applies the postage to the piece as it goes through the mailing system.
For larger pieces of mail (large envelopes or packages), you can use dif- ferential weighing to have the system automatically print a tape every time you remove a piece of mail from the scale.
Before using differential weighing:
•Make sure each piece of mail weighs at least as much as the amount specified as the differential trip weight during the installation of your mailing system. Refer to the Set Up the Scale/Select Rates:Diff Weigh Trip Weight section in Chapter 5 in this guide.
To use differential weighing:
1.Remove all pieces of mail from the scale.
2.Set the scale to zero by pressing the Menu key, then selecting Zero Scale.
3.Press the Mode key.
4.Select Differential Weighing.
5.The system prompts you to place the mail on the scale.
CAUTION: Make sure you center the mail on the scale and check to be sure it is not touching any other surface or object.
6. Once you place the mail on the scale:
•If you have previously selected a class, the system displays the fol- lowing prompt at the top of the screen:
Print tapes automatically On or Off
a.) If you select On, then when you remove each piece of mail, the system automatically prints a tape.
b.) If you select Off, you remove the first piece of mail and place it
on the feed deck. The system automatically feeds the mail.
•If you have not previously selected a class, you are prompted to
select one now. For more information, refer to 5 Selecting a Class, Carrier or Special Service in this chapter.
7.Begin removing mail from the scale. Please note the following: a.) Remove each piece of mail in a single continuous motion.
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