Pitney Bowes SV61983 manual PC Meter Connect Main Window

5 • Adding Postage/Connecting to Data Center

Using PC Meter Connect™Desktop Application to Establish Communications (Preferred Method)

Double-click the desktop icon or the system tray icon to open the PC Me- ter Connect™ main window. Your Postage-By-Phone account balance, meter funds, and any needed updates are displayed automatically.

Desktop

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Icon in System Tray

PC Meter Connect™ Main Window

iNOTE: If the PC Meter Connect™ software was not running for some reason (you'll know this when you don't see the PC Meter Connect™ icon in the system tray), double clicking on the desktop icon will restart the software. Alternately, you may click on the Start button > All Programs > Pitney Bowes > PC Meter Connect. A PC Meter Connect™ icon will then appear in system tray.

If you connect or disconnect your machine from the PC, messages display from the PC Meter Connect™ icon in the system tray:

•"Meter Not Connected" displays when you disconnect your mail- ing system from the PC. The red "x" stays on the icon thereafter.

•"Meter detected" displays when you connect your mailing system to the PC (after it had been disconnected). The red "x" disappears.

For further information, see Appendix A- PC Meter Connect™

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