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6 • Adding Postage/Connecting to Data Center
SV62214 Rev. A
Downloads from the Data Center to Your Machine
Postal Rate Update
Postal rates change periodically by the USPS
®
. If new rates are avail-
able, you can download them quickly and easily directly from the Pitney
Bowes Data Center. The new rates are normally available for download
at least seven days before the effective date. Once the effective date
has been reached (or passed), you have to download the new rates.
The display tells you when a Rate Change up date is com plete. It
also tells you if the up date is im me di ate or takes effect at a later date
by listing the new date.
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NOTE: If you decide to take the update and the rates go into
effect in the future, you will not be printing postage at the new
rates until the effective date is reached.
If the rate for a First Class let ter has changed and is ef fec tive im me -
di ate ly, a screen dis plays showing the present preset post age and
asks you if you want to re set the nor mal pre set post age. Press Yes/
En ter. A screen displays for you to en ter the new rate.
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NOTE: When a Rate Change update takes place it may also af-
fect other pre sets you have set in your mailing machine. You
must check all your presets to insure that they con form to the
new rates. See Chapter 5, Normal and Custom Presets for in-
structions on changing pre set values.
As part of downloading the new rates, we recommend that you print
the last rates update report (see figure below) when prompted.
System will begin using new rates on the date effective.
Description Version Effective Meter No.: 3231234
Zip/Zone C .01 DEC 06 07 Page 1 of 1
US Rates F .02 MAY 12 08
Last Rates
Update
Downloaded: SEP 10 08 11:59A
Printed: SEP 10 08 12:05P
Description – the specific type of rate that is affected
Version – the alpha-numeric identifier used for this rate
Effective Date – the date the new rate takes effect
Meter No. – the serial number of this meter
Downloaded – the date and time the new rates were downloaded
into the machine
Printed – the date and time this report was printed