Pitney Bowes mailstation - About Postal Rate Changes

Postal/ZIP Code Update
IfthePostalCodeonrecordatthePitneyBowesDataCenterdoesnotmatchthePostal/ZIPCodeof
yoursystem,thecodewillbedownloadedintoyoursystem.(WhenasystemismovedtoanewPostal
Code,theDataCenterentersthenewcodeintotherecord.Thesystemisupdatedwhenaconnection
ismadetotheDataCenter.)ToinitiateadownloadforPostal/ZIPCodes,followtheProcedure for
Downloading New Postal Rates.
Postal Rate Update
RefertoDownloading New Postal Ratesforinformationanddetails.
Postal Inspection
RefertoPerforming Meter Inspectionsforinformationanddetails.
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About Postal Rate Changes
PostalrateschangeperiodicallybytheUSPSIfnewratesareavailable,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.
ThedisplaytellsyouwhenaRateChangeupdateiscomplete.Italsotellsyouiftheupdateis
immediateortakeseffectatalaterdatebylistingthenewdate.Oncetheeffectivedateisreached,the
systemautomaticallyswitchestothenewrates.
Please be advised:
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Ifyoudownloadtheupdateandtheratesgointoeffectinthefuture,youwillnotprintpostage
withthenewrateuntilthenewratesbecomeeffective.
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IftheFirstClassrateischangingandiseffectiveimmediately,ascreendisplaysshowingthe
presentpresetpostageandpromptsyoutoresetthenormalpresetpostage.PressEnter.A
screendisplaysforyoutoenterthenewrate.
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WhenaRateChangeupdatetakesplaceitmayalsoaffectthepresetvaluesinyourmailing
machine.Checkthepresetsettingstoinsurethatitconformstothenewrates.RefertoUsing
the Preset Featureformoreinformation.
Meter Updates and Inspections
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