Pitney Bowes DM475 - Manual (Page 83)

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6 • Adding Postage/Connecting to Data Center
SV62261 Rev. F
Using PC Meter Connect ™ to Establish Communications
with the Data Center
With PC Meter Connect ™ , you can do postage refills and system
updates quickly and conveniently using your PC's Internet connection.
You simply download the PC Meter Connect™ software from the
Pitney Bowes website (
see page v ), install it onto a PC with an
internet connection (broadband, DSL, network, etc.), and connect a
USB cable between your machine and the PC. After installation, a
shortcut icon for PC Meter Connect
™ displays on your PC desktop
and an icon appears on the system tray, usually in the lower right
corner of your desktop screen (see figures below).
PC Meter Connect ™ Icon in System Tray
Desktop
Shortcut
Icon
Thereafter, the program is loaded in the background automatically
when you boot up your computer. You will know this by seeing the
PC Meter Connect
™ icon in the system tray.
i
NOTE: No screens or windows display when you click the desktop
shortcut icon. However, if the PC Meter Connect ™ software was not
running for some reason (you'll know this when you don't see the
PC Meter Connect
™ icon in the system tray), clicking on the desktop
icon will restart the software. Alternately, you may click on the Start
button > All Programs > Pitney Bowes > PC Meter Connect. A PC
Meter Connect
™ icon will then appear in system tray.
Several messages display from PC Meter Connect icon in the system tray:
•
"Meter detected" displays when you connect your mailing machine
to the PC (after it had been disconnected).
•
"Meter is not detected" displays when you disconnect your mailing
machine from the PC. The red "x" stays on the icon thereafter.