Using electronic confirmation services, Overview, Postage calculation for confirmation services – Pitney Bowes DM925 User Manual

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DM925™ Digital Mailing System Operating Guide

SV62207 Rev. B

4-23

Using
Electronic

Confirmation
Services

The United States Post Office (USPS) provides three types of confirmation

services:
Delivery Confirmation - shows you when the postal carrier delivered

the mail.

Signature Confirmation - shows you who signed for the mail.

Certified Mail - provides you with proof that you mailed the item. 

Each of these services has its own barcode labels. Using preprinted bar-

code labels provided by Pitney Bowes, you can electronically process and

submit records for the three types of USPS Confirmation Services to the

Pitney Bowes Data Center.

Overview

Postage Calculation for Confirmation Services

As soon as you weigh your piece of mail and select the class and service,

your mailing system automatically calculates the postage.

Discounts for Confirmation Services

• When you use any of these services with your mailing system and send

the barcodes electronically over the phone line, you get a discount on

the cost of the service.

• In some cases, like adding Electronic Delivery Confirmation to a Priority

letter, you only pay the postage required for Priority mail.

Sending Your Records to Pitney Bowes

Your system stores up to 100 of your barcode records and automatically

connects to Pitney Bowes and uploads these records either at the sched-

uled time you specified during set up, or whenever you have processed the

maximum number of pieces of mail on the system.

Tracking Information on the Internet

• After 24 hours you can track your mail on the internet using your Pitney

Bowes Postage By Phone® Meter Payment System account number

and the barcode number. Refer to the Contact Information List at the

front of this guide for more information.

• You can also track your mail by going to the Postal Service’s web site at

www.usps.com.

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NOTE:

When using these services, you cannot type in the postage manually.

You can however use manual weight entry.

NOTE:

Your discounts are valid only if you use the barcode labels provided by

Pitney Bowes and send the records electronically.

NOTE:

In order to automatically upload your records, your system must have a

full-time LAN or dedicated analog phone line connection.

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