Pitney Bowes DM900 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. Enter the customer reference number.
a. Scan or manually type your own unique refe
rence number for this
mail piece. This can be a Client Number, Summons Number, Policy
or Claim Number, or Invoice Number. You will not be prompted for
this number if you scanned a combined barcode that includes the
customer reference number and destination ZIP Code.
b. Press Enter.
8. Print postage:
•Press Sta
rt to print the postage on the envelope, or
•Press Tape
to print a tape.
The control center returns to the Main screen.
9. For multiple mail pieces:
a. Press the ZIP key
.
b. Type in the ZIP Code.
c. Press Enter.
d. Start processing the next mail piece.
10. Repeat steps 1-9 as necessary.
11. 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,
press Menu
and select Confirmation Services.
12. The display automatically prompts you to print receipts or reports after
you upload records, pro
vided this feature is enabled in the customer
setting menu (the default for this option is enabled).
Use the Reports 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
your
barcode includes the reference number.
If you use labels supplied by Pitney Bowes, be sure to use the correct
labe
l 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
ce
pt 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
qu
ence, 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.