Pitney Bowes DM550 Postal Equipment User Manual


 
3 • Mail in a Minute
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Printing
Postage Tapes
Print postage tapes for:
Packages
Onion skin/airmail type envelopes
Tyvek® envelopes
Envelopes that are thicker than 5/8”
Any pieces of mail that are outside the limits specified for mailing mate-
rials - see Sp
ecifications, Mailing Materials in Chapter 12 of this guide
for details.
You can request up to 99 tapes at a time. The tapes exit into the stacker.
The
DM500™ and DM550™ Digital Mailing System is designed to use a
special pressure sensitive adhesive tape made exclusively for it.
To print a postage tape:
1. Locate the tape exit on the right side of the mailing system.
2. With the correct postage set on the main screen, press the Ta
pe key to
print one tape.
3. To print more than one tape, use the numeric keys to type in the num-
ber of tapes you want, then press the Ta
pe key. The system prints the
tapes.
CAUTION: Use only fresh rolls of Pitney Bowes tape to avoid
distortion or jams in the mechanism and possible loss of post-
age.
NOTE: Do not lif
t any of the covers on the mailing system while the tape is print-
ing or the system will stop printing,
cut and eject the tape.