Pitney Bowes DM550 Postal Equipment User Manual


 
4 • Running Mail
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5. Enter the USPS tracking barcode number.
6. Apply the barcode:
a. Apply the 22-digit barcode label to your mail piece if it is not already
pre
-printed on the mail piece.
b. Press Enter. (T
his step is not required if the system is set to auto-
enter.)
7. Print postage:
•Press St
art to print the postage on the envelope, or
•Press T
ape to print a tape.
The control center returns to the Main screen.
8. For multiple mail pieces:
a. Press the ZIP ke
y.
b. Type in the ZIP Code.
c. Press Enter.
d. Start processing the next mail piece.
9. Repeat steps 1-8 as necessary.
10. Transfer Files:
a. Connect the control center to the Pitney Bowes Data Center.
b. Upload your records no later than the end of every day. To do this,
pre
ss Menu and select Confirmation Services.
11. The display automatically prompts you to print receipts or reports after
you upload re
cords, provided this feature is enabled in the customer
setting menu (the default for this option is enabled).
Use the Report
s key to select and print receipts and, optionally, a
report of all tracking information processed through the control panel.
NOTES:
You will not be prompted to enter the Customer Reference Number if
you
scanned a combined barcode when entering the destination ZIP
Code.
If you use labels supplied by Pitney Bowes, be sure to use the correct
la
bel for the selected service, in this case E-Certified (dark green)
labels. If the control panel display shows the next number in the bar-
code sequence, enter the last digit to ac
cept it as long as it matches the
number on your next label; or scan or manually type in the 22-digit bar-
code number from the label you’re using.
If the control panel does not show the next number in the barcode
se
quence, it shows the next number in the barcode sequence MINUS
the check digit (last digit). You must enter the check digit.
NOTE: 2
2-digit barcode labels for tracking E-Certified Mail must begin
with “9171” in order to be tracked correctly per USPS guidelines.