Pitney Bowes manual Overview, DM800, DM900 Digital Mailing System Operating Guide

DM800™, DM900™ Digital Mailing System Operating Guide

7UsingElectronic Confirmation Services

Overview

The United States Post Office (USPS) provides three types of confirmation services:

•Delivery Confirmation - shows you when the postal carrier delivered the mail.

•Signature Confirmation - shows you who signed for the mail.

•Certified Mail - provides you with proof that you mailed the item.

Each of these services has its own barcode labels. Using preprinted bar- code labels provided by Pitney Bowes, you can electronically process and submit records for the three types of USPS Confirmation Services to the Pitney Bowes Data Center.

Postage Calculation for Confirmation Services

As soon as you weigh your piece of mail and select the class and service, your mailing system automatically calculates the postage.

NOTE: When using these services, you cannot type in the postage manually. You can however use manual weight entry.

Discounts for Confirmation Services

•When you use any of these services with your mailing system and send the barcodes electronically over the phone line, you get a discount on the cost of the service.

•In some cases, like addingElectronic Delivery Confirmation to a Priority letter, you only pay the postage required for Priority mail.

NOTE: Your discounts are valid only if you use the barcode labels provided by Pitney Bowes and send the records electronically.

Sending Your Records to Pitney Bowes

Your system stores up to 100 of your barcode records and automatically connects to Pitney Bowes and uploads these records either at the sched- uled time you specified during set up, or whenever you have processed the maximum number of pieces of mail on the system.

NOTE: In order to automatically upload your records, your system must have a full-time LAN or dedicated analog phone line connection.

Tracking Information on the Internet

•After 24 hours you can track your mail on the internet using your Pitney Bowes Postage By Phone® Meter Payment System account number and the barcode number. Refer to the Contact Information List at the front of this guide for more information.

•You can also track your mail by going to the Postal Service’s web site at www.usps.com.

SV60861 Rev. F 4-23