N500 User Guide

Category/Carrier Keys

These keys are either one-touch Category keys or Carrier keys. Pressing

 

a Category key will act as a short cut to select the Category in one easy

 

step. Pressing a Carrier key will list all available Categories for the

 

Carrier selected, then press the relevant Menu Selection key to choose

 

the Category you want.

Scroll Keys

Arrows ▲ ▼ appearing on the right hand side of the display indicate

 

that there are more choices available. Use the Scroll keys to move the

 

menu up or down to view the choices which will not fit on the display.

Alpha-numeric & Colour KeysScale Control KeysMeter Control Keys

The Alpha-numeric keys are used to enter country codes, select the number of tapes required or enter monetary amounts.

When used in conjunction with the Colour Keys, they allow you to enter alphabetic information, such as names of countries or passwords.

For example, to enter the letter ‘S’:

First, press and release the blue key

Next, press the S key

Remember: to enter alphabetic information, press the colour key before each press of an alpha key.

Keys in this area are used to control functions of the scale. The Zero key is covered below, see pages 15 and 18 for scale functions and setup options.

The Zero key is used to re-zero the scale if it was turned on with a weight on the platform or if the scale does not read zero correctly with an empty platform.

Keys in this area allow you to change the account batch at the postage meter, transfer monetary values to the meter for franking or producing tapes, and allow you to view/change information at the meter.

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