Pitney Bowes mailstation - Powering Up the Machine; Checking Postage Availability; Determining Postage Amount

Power up the Machine
Whenyoupowerupyoursystem,theHomescreenappearsontheoperatingdisplay.Ifyoursystem
hasbeensetuptorequireaLockCodeorpassword,youarepromptedtoenterit.
AtypicalHomescreenisshownbelow(withoptionalscaleconnectedandoptionalinternalrating
feature).
Checking the Amount of Postage Available
1. PressFunds.Theamountremaininginthemachinedisplays.
2. UsetheReviewkeystoscrolluntil"Checkamtavailabletodownload?"appearsinthedisplay,
thenpressEnter/yes.
3. ThemeterdialsorconnectstothePBDataCenter-PostagebyPhoneanddisplaystheamount
availabletodownload.Ifyouneedtopurchaseadditionalpostage,refertoAdding Postage to
Your Machine.
4. PressClear/Backtoreturntothemainscreen.
Determine the Amount of Postage Needed
TheamountofpostagerequiredforamailpieceisbasedonUSPSregulationsandincludesthe
followingfactors:
l
classofmail(howfastyouwantthemailpiecedelivered)
l
weight
l
shape(forcertainsizelettersandallpackages)
Calculate the Postage Manually
Ifyouneedtocalculatethepostagemanually,pleasecontactyourlocalPostOfficeorgoto
www.usps.comforthelatestratesandfees.Basedonthoseratesandfeesandtheabovefactorsyou
candeterminetheexactpostageandcankeythatamountintothemachine.RefertoEntering
Postage Amount Manually.
Use the Optional Internal Rating to Calculate the Postage
Ifyouhavepurchasedtheoptionalinternalratingfeature,themachinecancalculatethepostagefor
themailpiecesbasedontheweightyouprovide.RefertoUsingtheOptionalInternalRatingto
CalculatePostage.
Running Mail
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