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Appendix B • Glossary
SV62261 Rev. A
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
(machine stamp or indicia). Depending on your settings, it may include:
• The indicia (includes the postage amount, date, ZIP 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
location in your Postal Code area.
PC Meter Connect
™
–a small software application you install on your PC
to allow your meter to connect to the Pitney Bowes Data Center through
your PC’s Internet connection 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 each pre set a num ber of values,
depending 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,
operating 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 wakes
up the display.
Supervisor Password—A four-digit code that can be set up to protect
unauthorized users from changing sensitive settings on your machine.
Tape Strips—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.