Pitney Bowes DM550 - Manual (Page 177)

SV61436 Rev. B 11-5
DM500™ and DM550™ Digital Mailing System Operating Guide
USPS Supplies You can order free mailing supplies from the USPS for use with the
DM500™ and DM550™ System by visiting the USPS Shipping Supplies
Online web site.
Ordering Permits for Your Mailing System
This feature may be offered as a standard or optional feature and is not
available on all Pitney Bowes solutions. Please contact your local account
representative to determine if this option is accessible on your system.
You can print a permit on a piece of mail instead of a meter stamp. You
purchase permits from the US Post Office. Your permit contains a number
that entitles you to special rates and discounts. Sample permits are shown
here.
To order a permit, you need to do the following:
1. Go to the US Post Office and obtain in a permit license. The Post Of-
fice provides you with the permit number(s). Contact your Sales Rep-
resentative or the Pitney Bowes Supply Line™ to get the permit fea-
ture. Refer to the Pitney Bowes Contact Information List at the front of
this guide for the Pitney Bowes Supply Line™ phone number.
2. Contact the Pitney Bowes Supply Line™ and provide them with the
permit number(s). You request Pitney Bowes to create customized art-
work for the permit(s). Refer to the Pitney Bowes Contact Information
List at the front of this guide for the Pitney Bowes Supply Line™ phone
number.
3. Pitney Bowes sends you the permit(s) on an art card that plugs into
the side of the IntelliLink® Control Center. Refer to the Performin� Up-
dates or Addin� Features section in Chapter 9 in this guide.
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