Pitney Bowes DM125 - Manual (Page 15)

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1 • Introduction
SV62276 Rev. A
Postal Requirements
The meter on your mailing machine is licensed by the United States
Postal Service (USPS ® ) and you must follow some basic requirements.
• Mail must have the correct date and postage amount in the me-
ter stamp (indicia).
• Metered mail must bear the ZIP Code location of the post office
where the postage meter (mailing machine) is registered.
• If you move to another ZIP Code location, you must update the
ZIP Code by calling our Customer Care Center (see page v).
• The USPS ® requires a postal inspection of your machine every
120 days. This postal inspection requirement can be automati-
cally met by connecting to the Pitney Bowes Data Center to
check your Postage By Phone ® meter payment account balance
or to add postage to your meter.
i NOTE: If the interval between inspections is more than 90
days, your machine's display prompts "Inspection Due." If
the interval between inspections is more than 120 days, the
display prompts "Inspection Required." At this point, you
won't be able to use your mailing system until your system
is inspected. In either case, to satisfy the postal inspection
requirement, simply:
• Follow the prompts on the "Inspection Due" screen or
• Press
Add Postage and select "Check PBP Account Bal-
ance" (which will not decrease or change the funds in your
account).
• Tape sheets are used to apply postage on mail pieces that are
too thick or too large to run through your machine. These sheets
must conform to postal specifications. For best performance, we
recommend Pitney Bowes tape sheets (see Chapter 12, Sup-
plies and page v for ordering information).