FP Mailing Solutions Postbase Addendum To The Operator Manual

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Mailing system

Addendum to the Operator Manual

PostBase – Addendum to the Operator Manual

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What you need to know

This addendum complements the PostBase Mailing
System Operator Manual.

This document solely covers the country-specific
particularities with handling the PostBase mailing
system. You will find information about

– the Home screen
– the meter imprint for carrying by the U.S. Postal

Service
– special imprints (Correction, Redate, …)
– possible equipment versions of the mailing system
– the US customer service.

Further documents The First steps manual which was supplied with your

mailing system contains all relevant information on
installing, commissioning and handling the PostBase
mailing system.

The PostBase Operator Manual (Reference Guide)
contains a complete description of the mailing system
and all optional components and features.

Please observe the instructions on intended use and the
safety instructions in the PostBase Operator Manual.

Contents

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What you need to know _________________________________________2

1 The Home screen ______________________________________________4

2 The USPS meter imprint ________________________________________5

3 Special imprints and functions ___________________________________6

3.1 Postage correction _________________________________________ 6

3.2 Redate __________________________________________________ 7

3.3 Reply Mail metering ________________________________________9

4 Additional technical specification ________________________________10

4.1 PostBase – variants and equipment ___________________________ 10

4.2 Additional Technical Data ___________________________________11

4.3 Special mail piece specifications _____________________________11

4.4 The Security Device (PSD) _________________________________ 11

5 Glossary ____________________________________________________ 12

6 Index _______________________________________________________ 13

7 Service ______________________________________________________15

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1 The Home screen

The Home screen appears after the PostBase was turned on and the start routine has
been successfully completed. Depending on the settings, you may have to enter a
PIN and set an account.

* Availability depending on PostBase variant / equipment.

Info panel:
– Date in meter imprint
– Current account
– Other information

Advert / SMS text

Mailing data
(selected USPS services)

Postage

Weight

Current shortcut

Advert / SMS text

Open the Menu, access
– Administration functions
– System settings
– Service functions

Open the Product
selection menu

Select shortcut

Meter labels
Use the Feeder
(batch mail processing)

Switch on / off the
differential weighing mode *

(In the example:
Differential weighing is OFF)

The USPS meter imprint

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2 The USPS meter imprint

The illustration shows an example of a meter imprint for a First-Class letter with two
advertising imprints (an SMS text/text message and a graphical advert/logo).

For details on how to set the meter imprint, please read the PostBase Reference
Guide.

Particularities for metering mail pieces for dispatch by the USPS, e.g. correction of
incorrect meter imprints, are described in the following chapters.

To check the settings for metering and the imprint quality, choose T

EST PRINT

PRODUCT in the Product selection menu. THE TEST PRINT PRODUCT option is shown at

the end of the additional services list.
Test imprints always show the postage value ‘$ 00.00’ (zero imprint) and the data
matrix code is overprinted with the indication ‘VOID’.

SMS text Advert Date Postage

Serial number
of the postage meter

Product details

Data matrix symbol