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1 • Introduction
SV61983 Rev. G
Postal Requirements
The meter on your mailing machine is licensed by the United States
Postal Service (USPS®) and you must follow some basic requirements.
• Mail must have the correct date and postage amount in the me-
ter stamp (indicia).
• Metered mail must bear the ZIP Code location of the post office
where the postage meter (mailing machine) is registered.
• If you move to another ZIP Code location, you must update the
ZIP Code by calling our Customer Care Center (see page v).
• The USPS® requires a postal inspection of your machine every
120 days. This postal inspection requirement can be automati-
cally met by connecting to the Pitney Bowes Data Center to
check your Postage By Phone® meter payment account balance
or to add postage to your mailing system.
i NOTE: If the in ter val between inspections is more than 90
days, your machine's dis play prompts "In spec tion Due." If
the interval be tween inspections is more than 120 days, the
dis play prompts "Inspection Required." At this point, you
won't be able to use your mailing system until your system
is inspected. In either case, to sat is fy the postal inspection
requirement, simply:
• Follow the prompts on the "Inspection Due" screen or
• Press Funds, scroll to and select "Check Amt available to
download". This connects you to the Pitney Bowes Data
Center and allows you to check (view) your Postage By
Phone Account. This does not decrease or change the funds
in your account, and can be used just to fulfill the USPS®
inspection requirement.
• Tape sheets are used to apply postage on mail pieces that are
too thick or too large to run through your machine. These sheets
must conform to postal spec i fi ca tions. For best performance, we
recommend Pit ney Bowes tape strips (see Chapter 11, Supplies
and Options and page v for ordering information).