Pitney Bowes DM550 - Manual (Page 77)

SV61436 Rev. B 5-9
DM500™ and DM550™Digital Mailing System Operating Guide
Scale/Rates:
AutoScale
You can set AutoScale to On or Off.
Select
On to enable the AutoScale feature. When a mail piece is placed
on the scale it will automatically weigh and rate the mail piece.
Select
Off to disable this feature. If you disable this feature and your sys-
tem has an attached scale, you need to select the Attached Scale mode
when running mail if you want your system to weigh the mail and calculate
postage. Refer to the Se��ectin� the Posta�e Mode and Runnin� Mai�� sec-
tion in Chapter 4 in this guide.
1. Press the
Menu key on the control center and select Set Up. Press the
down arrow key and select Scale/Rates.
2. Press the screen key for the AutoScale selection to toggle between
On and Off.
3. Press Clear or press the left arrow to exit.
Scale/Rates:
Diff Weigh Trip
Weight
Use this option to set the minimum weight that a piece of mail must weigh
in order to use the differential weighing mode to print postage on a tape or
on a piece of mail. For more information on differential weighing, refer to
the Se��ectin� the Posta�e Mode and Runnin� Mai�� section in Chapter 4 in
this guide.
When your system is shipped, the trip weight is set to 0.5 ounces (10
grams). It is best to set the trip weight as high as possible to match the
lowest weight that you will use. For example, a #10 envelope with a single
insert typically weighs 0.4 ounces. In this case, you would set the trip
weight to 0.4 ounces. This will improve the efficiency of your system, espe-
cially in the AutoTape mode.
1. Press the
Menu key on the control center and select Set Up. Press the
down arrow key and select Scale/Rates.
2. Select the Diff Weigh Trip Wt option and use the numeric keypad to
enter the trip weight.
3. Press the Enter key to set the weight.
Scale/Rates:
Class if New Piece
Use this option to set the system to clear the class for each piece of mail
weighed or to keep the last class used.
1. Press the
Menu key on the control center and select Set Up. Press the
down arrow key and select Scale/Rates.
2. Select Class if new Piece.
• To clear the class information select Clear; set class to none.
• To retain the class information select Retain; use previous class.
3. The system returns to the Scale/Rates Set Up menu.