Pitney Bowes DI380 OfficeRight Systems - Manual (Page 88)

Appendix A —Glossary
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Term Definitions
Item One or more sheets or inserts from a single feeder
that go into a mail piece.
Job A quantity of mail pieces to be generated with a
fixed setup arrangement.
Job Run The process of creating mail defined by a particu-
lar setup instruction.
Job Settings The collection of values that define how a mail
piece is to be created by the hardware. A set of
instructions within the machine used for assem-
bling a single job or mail run.
Job Setup The process of adjusting and programming an in-
serter system to handle a particular job.
Leading Edge The first edge of a sheet, insert or envelope to
enter a feed path.
Linked A method of using multiple feeders so that when
one feeder runs out of material, the next “linked”
feeder automatically starts feeding.
This enables a higher volume of material to be
processed before reloading is required. Linked
feeders are also referred to as “cascading” feed-
ers.
Linking feeders can improve throughput.
Mail Piece An assembled article of mail, usually a letter, flat
or card, with the correct contents.
Mail Piece Content The set of items inside a mail piece. Content can
consist of sheets, envelopes, cards, other inserts,
or booklets. There can be multiple instances of
each type of content.
Manual Advance
Knob
A machine control that allows an operator to cycle
a paper transport mechanism by hand. Normally
used to clear jammed material from the machine’s
transport deck. Also called a “crank.”
Manual Feeder An operating mode that allows the user to feed
one or more accumulated sheets through the ma-
chine. The sheets may be stapled or not stapled.
Mark Absent A condition in which the absence of an OMR mark
triggers a machine function. When the mark is
present, no function is triggered.