N500 User Guide

Manually Adding a Value

Note:

The scale does not retain manually added values for the next item.

You can manually add any amount to the postage displayed. Use the Alpha-numeric keys to select the amount and then press the Enter key to add this to the postage displayed. Values are in pence unless you enter the decimal point i.e.

key in… 40 for 40p key in… 40. for £40

You can de-select a manually added value by pressing the Menu Selection key alongside the Manul Add entry displayed. The manually added amount will be removed from the postage value on the display.

Adding Excess Postage You can also use the Manual Add facility to add excess postage for items having less than the required postage for the Category selected. To add the difference to the item, press the C/CE key twice to clear the Category and return to ready mode. Then manually add the value as described above.

Using the Scale with a Postage Meter

Note:

If Postage Meter funds are low, the scale will blink the monetary field decimal point. You can continue using the scale as long as adequate funds exist in the Postage Meter.

Processing Additional Items

If your N500 is linked to a Pitney Bowes electronic postage meter, you can set the meter to the postage amount displayed by pressing the Meter Set key at the bottom of the keyboard. The meter ‘ready’ symbol ( ≡ ) will appear on the display each side of the value.

If the scale is linked to a Mailing Machine with automatic tape dispensing available, you can automatically print a postage tape of the required value by pressing the Tape key.

The N500 can also print up to 25 tapes of the same value

in one automatic operation. Key in the number of tapes you want (up to 25), then press the Tape key. The Mailing Machine will print the requested number of tapes.

When you remove the item from the platform, the Category selected will be retained until you select another Category or press the C/CE key. However, fees selected or manually added amounts will not be retained. This is to prevent you accidentally leaving fees or other additions operating on subsequent items of mail.

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