Pitney Bowes DM550 Series - Manual (Page 34)

3 • Mail in a Minute
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Printing
Postage Tapes Print postage tapes for:
• Packages
• Onion skin/airmail type envelopes
• Tyvek® envelopes
• Envelopes that are thicker than 5/8”
• Any pieces of mail that are outside the limits specified for mailing mate-
rials - see Specifications, Mailing Materials in Chapter 12 of this guide
for details.
You can request up to 99 tapes at a time. The tapes exit into the stacker.
The DM500™ and DM550™ Digital Mailing System is designed to use a
special pressure sensitive adhesive tape made exclusively for it.
To print a postage tape:
1. Locate the tape exit on the right side of the mailing system.
2. With the correct postage set on the main screen, press the Tape key to
print one tape.
3. To print more than one tape, use the numeric keys to type in the num-
ber of tapes you want, then press the Tape key. The system prints the
tapes.
CAUTION:
Use only fresh rolls of Pitney Bowes tape to avoid
distortion or jams in the mechanism and possible loss of post-
age.
NOTE:
Do not lift any of the covers on the mailing system while the tape is print-
ing or the system will stop printing, cut and eject the tape.