Pitney Bowes DM550, DM500 manual Print Permit, Select Attached Scale AutoTape

4 • Running Mail

Mode Selection:

Attached Scale - AutoTape

This feature may be offered as a standard or optional feature and is not available on all Pitney Bowes solutions. Please contact your local account representative to determine if this option is accessible on your system.

Use this option if you want the system to automatically weigh and print a tape as soon as you place a piece of mail on the scale.

Before using this weighing option:

•Make sure each piece of mail weights at least as much as the amount specified as the differential trip weight during the installation of your mailing system. For more information, refer to the Set Up the Scale/ Select Rates:Diff Weigh Trip Weight section in Chapter 5 in this guide.

1.Set the scale to zero by pressing the Menu key, then selecting Zero Scale.

2.Press the Mode key.

3.Select Attached Scale - AutoTape.

4.The “Print Tape Automatically” screen appears.

5.Place each piece, one at a time 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.

CAUTION: Do not lean on or touch the scale since the system will interpret this as a piece of mail and will deduct postage.

Mode Selection:

Print Permit

The system prints a tape every time you place another piece of mail on the scale.

This feature may be offered as an optional feature and is not available on all Pitney Bowes solutions. Please contact your local account representa- tive to determine if this option is accessible on your system.

Refer to Ordering Permits for Your Mailing System in Chapter 11 in this guide for information on ordering permits.

A permit is a special postal mark used instead of the usual meter stamp imprint. You can file for a permit with the USPS. These permits provide you with special processing or discount rates.

Use permits when:

•You are processing standard mail.

•You want to apply prepaid postage to an enclosed reply envelope.

•You have a special rate agreement with the post office.

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