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SV62214 Rev. A
5 • Normal and Custom Presets
What is a Preset?
A preset is very similar to a “shortcut” on your computer. It recalls a
setting that already contains the postage class, the postage value,
fees for special service such as Delivery Confirmation, and possibly
other values.
Your machine has two types of presets, Normal and Custom; and
they actually work the same way. The Normal Preset is simply the
“most frequently used” preset, and contains the values that always
appear on your machine when it is first powered on or after it awak-
ens from a "sleep" mode. Generally, Custom Presets contain more
postal parameters than the Normal Preset, and are used less frequently.
Why Should I Use Presets?
Presets save you time and headaches. The major advantage of a
preset is that it only requires one button press (Normal Preset) or
three quick button presses (Custom Presets) to select all the values
for a particular mail piece. You don’t have to concern yourself with
individually selecting the class, or a special service, etc. All that infor-
mation is automatically contained in the preset.
The Normal preset is generally set to the most commonly printed
postage value you use in your home or office. Many of our customers
choose to set the Normal preset for First Class Letter, since that is
the cost of mailing a 1-ounce, First Class letter.
Why Should I Always Include a USPS
®
“Class” in my
Preset?
The advantage of including class is that you never have to modify
your presets when the United States Postal Services (USPS
®
) issues
a rate change. Your new Pitney Bowes rates software will take care
of all of this automatically, behind the scenes.
If you define your Normal Preset to be just a value (e.g. $0.42) but
no class, however, your machine has no way of updating this value
when new rates become effective. In this case, it is your responsibil-
ity to manually update your preset (e.g. from $0.42 to $0.44) when
the rates change. By using a class in the Preset, you can avoid po-
tentially incorrect values being applied to your mail that may result in
mail being returned to you by the USPS
®
.