Your Postage Meter

The postage meter on your mailing system is a Postal Security Device (PSD) that incorporates the latest technology approved by the United States Postal Service to secure funds. This technology eliminates the need to perform physical inspections thereby making the system easier and more convenient to use. The PSD contains the funds and performs all of the calculations necessary to print postage indicia that comply with the latest USPS standards.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) licenses your meter and requires an electronic inspection of the meter. Periodically, your mailing system will be required to connect to your postage account as a means of inspecting the PSD (Postal Security Device) and validating information in your mailing system.

To ensure that your operations are not interrupted, the time periods for the Data Center Connection are pre-established in your system, and will give adequate warning to you when this connection may be required:

• The message “Postal inspection required” will first be shown approximately 21 days after your last connection. You can connect immediately to have the meter inspected or clear the message temporarily. If you clear the message, you enter a grace period that lasts approximately 7 days.
• The “Postal inspection required” message will appear each day for 7 days (when you power-up your system), and will only disappear after a successful connection.
• On the 28th day after your last successful connection, your mailing system will display a message indicating that you will not be able to print postage until the inspection is completed.
• Follow the prompts on your mailing system to make a successful connection.