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System Settings
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mailstation™ 2 Digital Postal Meter | SV61983 Rev. H
Setting System Time
NOTE:
You can change the time back as early as the beginning of
the current day, and you can advance the time up to 24 hours (which
means you are in the next day).
1. Press
Menu.
2. Use the Review keys to scroll to "Change date and time settings?"
and press
Enter/yes
.
3. Use the Review keys to scroll to "Change time?" and press
Enter/yes.
4. Use the Review keys to advance or set back the time shown. A
message confirms your choice and the main screen displays.
Preset Feature
What is a Preset?
A preset is very similar to a “shortcut” on your computer. It recalls a
setting that already contains the postage class, the postage value, and
possibly other values. The preset values appear on your machine when
it is first powered on or after it awakens from a "sleep" mode.
Why Should I Use a Preset?
A preset saves you time. You don’t have to concern yourself with
individually selecting the class, special services, etc. – all that
information is automatically contained in the preset.
The preset is generally set to the most commonly printed postage value
you use in your home or office. Many of our customers choose to set the
preset for First Class Letter, since that is the cost of mailing a regular
business letter.
Why Should I Always Include a USPS
®
“Class” in my Preset?
The advantage of including a Class as part of your preset is that anytime
there is a USPS
®
rate change, when you download the new rates into your
mailing system, your preset will automatically be updated with the new rate,
if applicable. If there is no Class associated with your preset, the system
has now way of knowing which value to update.
For example, if you define your preset to be just a value (e.g. $0.42)
but no class, your machine has no way of updating this value when
new rates become effective. In this scenario, it is your responsibility
to manually update your preset (e.g,. from $0.42 to $0.44) when the
rates change. By using a class in the preset, however, you can avoid
potentially incorrect values being applied to your mail that may result in
mail being returned to you by the USPS
®
.
