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Parts of the mailing system, Parts of the mailing system -5, Mailing system exterior -5 – Pitney Bowes DM550 Series User Manual

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DM500™ and DM550™ Series Digital Mailing System Operating Guide

SV61436 Rev. D

2 - 5

Parts of the
Mailing System

This section describes the parts of your DM500™ and DM550™ Series

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

IntelliLink® Control Center

- This contains the screen and keypad

for communicating with the mailing machine and the built-in post-

age meter (Postal Security Device).

Feed Cover

- Protect moving parts and prevent foreign objects

from entering the machine. The feed cover protects the feeder.

WOW (Weigh-On-The-Way®) Cover

- Protects the WOW® trans-

port area on the DM Series™ systems that have the optional

Printer Cover

- protects the print head and ink cartridge compo-

nents.

Thickness Adjustment Knob

- You use this knob to adjust for the

thicknesses of the envelopes you are feeding into your mailing sys-

tem.

Weighing Capability

- You can acquire a 5 or 10 lb. integrated plat-

form 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.

Art Card Slot

- The art card plugs

into the art card slot on the right

side of the IntelliLink® Control Cen-

ter (as shown in the photo on the

right). The art card contains adver-

tisements and inscriptions.

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 sys-

tem.

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.

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