Glossary
Glossary2
mailstation™ 2 Digital Postal Meter | SV61983 Rev. H
Lock Code
—A four-digit code that can be set up which acts as a
password to gain access to the machine after it powers up or after it is
awakened from a sleep mode.
Meter Stamp (indicia)
—The imprint produced by the machine (known as
meter stamp or indicia). Depending on your settings, it may include:
• The indicia (includes the postage amount, date, code, etc.)
• An advertisement, which is an optional part of the machine stamp that
lets you convey your own special message to the mail recipient.
Modem
–
a device on your machine for connecting to the Pitney Bowes
Data Center over a standard (analog) telephone line. This modem
should NOT be connected to a digital line (as is used on most PBX
systems in offices). See also
Digital Line
.
Origin Postal Code
—The Postal Code assigned to your city or town.
Mail processed on your machine must be posted from a location in your
Postal Code area.
Postage-By-Phone
®
—A service available through Pitney Bowes that
allows you to buy postage and check account status via a phone line or
the Internet. It also permits convenient postal inspection.
Presets
—A custom machine setting you can call up instantly at the push
of a button. You can assign the preset a number of values, depending
on the postage mode you're in, how your machine is set up and what
options are installed. A preset will always have a name and postage
amount, and could also have an ad, class of service, operating mode
and other values assigned to it.
Serial Number
—The serial number found on the rear of the machine.
Sleep Mode
—An energy-saving feature of your machine that clears the
display after a certain period of idle time. Pressing any key awakens the
display.
Tape Sheets
—self-adhering paper which you print postage on and apply
to a piece of mail or package that is too big to be processed through the
machine.
