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Appendix D • Glossary
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Lock Code—A four-digit code that can be set up which acts as a
pass word to gain access to the machine after it powers up or after it
is awakened from a sleep mode.
Meter Stamp (indicia)—The imprint produced by the machine (known
as meter stamp or indicia). Depending on your settings, it may include:
• The indicia (includes the postage amount, date, code, etc.)
• An advertisement, which is an optional part of the machine stamp
that lets you convey your own special mes sage to the mail recipient.
Modem–a device on your machine for connecting to the Pitney
Bowes Data Center over a standard (analog) telephone line. This
modem should NOT be connected to a digital line (as is used on
most PBX systems in offices). See also Digital Line.
Origin Postal Code—The Postal Code assigned to your city or
town. Mail processed on your machine must be posted from a loca-
tion in your Postal Code area.
PC Meter Connect™ Desktop Application–a small software appli-
cation you install on your PC to allow your mailing system to connect
to the Pitney Bowes Data Center through your PC’s Internet connec-
tion rather than over a standard telephone line.
Postage-By-Phone®—A service available through Pitney Bowes that
allows you to buy postage and check ac count status via a phone line
or the Internet. It also permits convenient postal inspection.
Presets—A custom machine setting you can call up instantly at the
push of a button. You can assign the pre set a num ber of values, de-
pending on the postage mode you're in, how your machine is set up
and what options are in stalled. A preset will always have a name and
postage amount, and could also have an ad, class of ser vice, operat-
ing mode and other val ues assigned to it.
Serial Number—The serial number found on the rear of the machine.
Sleep Mode—An energy-saving feature of your machine that clears
the display after a certain period of idle time. Press ing any key awak-
ens the display.
Tape Sheets—self-adhering paper which you print postage on and
apply to a piece of mail or package that is too big to be processed
through the machine.