Printing a Meter Stamp with an Advanced Date
Youmaywanttoadvancethedateprintedonthemeterstampifitisafternormalbusinesshoursand
youwanttoprepareoutgoingmailforafuturebusinessday'smailing.
NOTE:Themachineautomaticallyadvancestheprinteddateonthemeterstamp(aswellasitsinternallyheld
date)whenthesystemtimereaches12:00AM.
Advanced Date Features
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Youcanadvancethedateupto30daysfromthecurrentdate.
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Changingtheprinteddatedoesnotchangethemachine'sinternallyhelddate.
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Youcanalwaysreturntheprinteddatetothecurrentdate.
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Youcannotchangetheprinteddatetoadateearlierthanthemachine'sinternallyhelddate(in
aneffortto"backdate"themail).
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Accountingdataispostedontheactualdatethemailpieceisrun(pertheinternal
clock/calendarinthemailingsystem),not by the date printed on the meter stamp.
How to Advance the Date Manually
1. PressMenu.
2. UsetheReviewkeystoscrollto"Changedateandtimesettings?"andpressEnter/yes.
3. UsetheReviewkeystoscrollto"Changeprinteddate?"andpressEnter/yes.
4. Usereviewkeystoselectadate.Amessageconfirmsyourchoiceandthemainscreen
displays.
5. Toresetthedateonyourmailbacktothecurrentdate,repeatsteps1-4andselecttoday'sdate.
Turning the Date On/Off for a Meter Stamp
Mostmailingsprintthedateaspartofthemeterstampbutforcertainclassesofmail,youmaywantto
turnoffthedate.Callyourlocalpostofficeorvisitwww.usps.comforfurtherinformation.
What You Can Print on Mail Pieces
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