Pitney Bowes DM550 User Manual
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DM500™ and DM550™ Digital Mailing System Operating Guide
Parts of the
Mailing System
IntelliLink® Control Center - This contains the screen and keypad for
communicating with the mailing machine and the built-in postage meter
(Postal Security Device).
Feed Cover - Protect moving parts and prevent foreign objects from enter-
ing the machine. The feed cover protects the feeder.
WOW (WEIGH-ON-THE-WAY™) Cover - Protects the WOW™ transport
area on the DM Series™ systems that have the optional WOW™module.
Printer Cover - protects the print head and ink cartridge components.
Thickness Adjustment Knob - You use this knob to adjust for the thick-
nesses of the envelopes you are feeding into your mailing system.
Weighing Capability - You can acquire a 5 or 10 lb. integrated platform
scale for your DM Series™ Digital Mailing System.
On/Off switch - Turns the mailing system on and off. This is located on
the lower left side of the feed deck.
Feed Deck - This is where you load the mail.
Side Guide - Set this to reduce the skewing of pieces of mail as you feed
them into the feeder.
Transport Release Knob - You pull this knob out to drop the lower half of
the transport deck if you need to clear a jam.
This section describes the parts of your DM500™ and DM550™ System
and includes:
• The Mailing System Exterior, including the WEIGH-ON-THE-WAY™
(WOW™) Module
• The Mailing System Interior
• The IntelliLink
® Control Center
• The Main Screen
Mailing System
Exterior
Quick Reference Card Set - These are easy reference cards containing
instructions for performing operations like how to set postage, process
mail, or clear jams. The cards are located in a slot in the stacker module of
your mailing system.
Stacker - This is where mail is deposited after the postage is applied to
the piece of mail. It is located on the right side of the machine.
Art Card Slot - The art card plugs into
the art card slot on the right side of the
IntelliLink
® Control Center (as shown in
the photo on the right). The art card con-
tains advertisements and inscriptions.