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IS-240/280

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  • Page 1 Installation Guide Franking machine IS-240/280...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Installation Guide This guide contains important information, safety precautions and recommendations to operate your equipment in the best possible conditions. Safety Requirements .............3 How to Disconnect your Mailing System ............5 Opening the box ..............7 Step A – Preparing the Mailing System .......9 Step B –...

  • Page 4: Safety Requirements

    Safety Requirements Power Connection Before connection, check whether the Mailing System is suitable for external power supply; refer to the type plates at the back of the pieces of equipment. • To reduce the risk of fire, use only the power cord supplied with the Mailing System.
  • Page 5 Products presented in this guide conform to requirements of directives number 2002/95/EC, 2006/95/EC and 2004/108/EC. These products are compliant with EN 55022. General Safety • Before using your Mailing System, thoroughly read the operating instructions. • To reduce the risk of fire, electric shock and injury to persons, follow normal and basic safety precautions for office equipment when using your mailing system.

  • Page 6: How To Disconnect Your Mailing System

    Weighing accuracy To obtain the best weighing results, use a solid and steady table: • Far from any door • Far from any fan. To avoid weighing errors, make sure the Weighing Platform is clear when waking up the machine. Disconnecting your Mailing System Unplugging the power supply cord only when the mailing machine is in Sleep mode avoids keeping the ink cartridge in a unprotected...
  • Page 7 Telephone and LAN Connections To prevent damage to equipment, do not confuse telephone jacks that connect to the modem and LAN connectors that are bigger: • Analog phone (4 wires) • LAN (8 wires) Follow the additional precautions below: • Avoid using equipment during an electrical storm; there may be a risk of electrical shock from lightning.

  • Page 8: Opening The Box

    Opening the box Your system is delivered in one box. Check the content of this box. Main components Mailing System Ink cartridge Meter Power Supply Weighing Platform User documentation...
  • Page 9 Connection components USB cable for PC Meter Link Analog modem and phone cable LAN cable...

  • Page 10: Step A - Preparing The Mailing System

    Step A – Preparing the Mailing System Do not connect the Power Supply to the System before instructed. You may damage equipment . A1 – Installing Postage Meter (PSD) The Meter contains accounting and credit information. • Open the PSD cover located under •...
  • Page 11 • Remove PSD from the packaging. • Write down PSD No: (N33xxxxxx). You • Insert PSD into the Mailing System, will need it at step C . by positioning it vertically, with the contacts down and facing to the rear, and the labels towards you.
  • Page 12 A3 – Installing the Weighing Platform Remove the weighing platform from the packaging. • Connect the Weighing Platform cable • Stow the cable in its compartment and to the Mailing System. place the Weighing Platform on the Mailing System. To avoid weighing errors, make sure the Weighing Platform is clear when waking up the system.

  • Page 13: Step B - Setting Up Connections

    Step B – Setting up connec- tions In order to load funds, download rates, and support your Mailing System, you must set-up a connection between the Mailing System and the server. This can be done in one of the following ways: Connection methods How does it function? PC Meter Link (Recommen-...
  • Page 14 MODEM connection If you do not have a high speed Internet connection avail- able, the Mailing System can communicate with the server (Optional accessories re- using a dial-up modem connected to an analog telephone quired) line or fax line. This method can only be used for postage rate updates and fund download .
  • Page 15 Several windows will success to each other on your screen to achieve the installation. Follow the instructions indicated on these windows. You will be asked to connect your Mailing System, see below how to do. Connecting your Mailing System to your PC via USB •...
  • Page 16 Once installation process is finished, you will be asked to reboot your PC. PC Meter Link will start automatically on your next PC startup. A PC Meter Link icon will appear in your system tray, indicating the connection status (see User Guide for details). b) Configuring installation with PC Meter Link The installation wizard is going to help you to configure the connection to the server.
  • Page 17 • • Press to select PC Meter Link Press to continue. Setting up connection with LAN a) Connecting with LAN Remove the LAN cable from the packaging. If you encounter any difficulties in configuring settings of your LAN connection, please refer to Connection settings section of the LAN installation guide supplied in the CD-ROM.
  • Page 18 • Select a location for the Mailing System near an Internet / LAN jack or router. • Plug one end of the LAN cable into a LAN or router jack. • Connect the other end of the LAN • Your Mailing System is now connected cable into the LAN port.
  • Page 19 • Plug the male end of the power supply cord into a wall socket. • Plug the female connector of the power supply cord into the bottom back con- nector of your system. The machine starts and launches the installation wizard automatically. b) Configuring installation with LAN The installation wizard is going to help you to configure the connection to the server.
  • Page 20 • • Press to continue. Press to select LAN . • Press • Resume with step C .
  • Page 21 Setting up connection with an Analog Modem a) Connecting with an Analog Modem Select a location for the Mailing System near an analogue telephone jack. The following are usually analogue phone lines: fax lines, lines used by modems or credit card readers, residential phone lines.
  • Page 22 Only use the Power Supply Cord delivered with the Mailing System. Connecting the Power Supply starts the software steps for the machine setup. Remove the Power Supply and power cable from the packaging. • Plug the male end of the power supply cord into a wall socket.
  • Page 23 • • Press to start the installation Press to continue. process. • • Press to continue. Press to select Modem .
  • Page 24 • If your phone requires a number to reach an outside line (for example if you have to dial 9 first) : Select Yes by pressing On the next screen, type the prefix and press • If a prefix is not needed :. Press •...

  • Page 25: Step C - Installing Mailing System

    Step C – Installing Mailing System C1 – Activating the Postal Server Connection Do not interrupt this process . Various steps will be displayed during this process: - Preparing for call. - Dialling the call. - Connecting to the server. Press to continue.
  • Page 26 • Enter the PIN to activate your machine • with the keypad. Press to continue. • Press to continue. • • Press to continue. Press to continue.
  • Page 27 C3 – Crediting some funds To establish a correct credit transaction, enter an initial credit value of £10. Fort this: • Press key [C] . • Type 10. • Press • • Press to continue. Press to add postage. • Otherwise press to fund your system later.
  • Page 28 C5 – Installing the Ink Cartridge The ink cartridge contains the machine printing head. Remove the ink cartridge carefully from its packaging. Ink cartridge installation The following screen appears: • Press to continue. • Note: Do not press until ink The ink cartridge carriage moves to its re- cartridge is installed.
  • Page 29 • Remove the protective film strip from the ink cartridge printing head. • Open the machine front cover by pulling it by the upper left corner. • Open the ink cartridge slot by pulling the blue lever towards you and turning it to the right.
  • Page 30 • Insert the ink cartridge into its slot. • Hold the cartridge in place. The ink cartridge connector must match the • Turn the blue lever back to the left set of connecting pins of the carriage. until the cartridge is secured. •...
  • Page 31 Ink Cartridge alignment • To start the alignment process : • If you want to skip or to exit the Press alignment process : Press • To skip the alignment process and go to step 6 . go to step 6 : Press •...
  • Page 32 • Select the letter previously resolved by • using the up and down arrow buttons. Press • Press Congratulations ! Your mailing machine is now installed.

  • Page 33: Loading Funds Into The Postage Meter

    Loading funds into the Postage Meter You need to load credits into the machine to be allowed to print postage. Follow the steps below.
  • Page 34 • Press The following screen in step 2 appears. • • Press • Enter the amount to add using the al- Do not interrupt this process . phanumeric keypad. • Preparing for call... Note: : Press [C] twice to clear the field •...

  • Page 35: Basic Mail Processing

    Basic Mail Processing Here are some basics to applying postage using your franking machine. See the User Guide CD-ROM (E ) for a complete description. Control panel To start or restart the Mailing System, use the following buttons of the control panel: •...

  • Page 36: How To Apply Postage

    How to Apply Postage To key postage amounts in directly: From the home screen, type the amount on the keypad. Press [OK] to return to the Home Screen. Skip to the last step below to print the mail piece. Otherwise, you can weigh the mail piece if you have a weighing platform (I ), or enter the weight manually.
  • Page 37 Use the keypad to select a proposed rate or service option, or select the option 8 to use a wizard that details all rate components: destination, format, services… At the end of the wizard, press [OK] to confirm your selection. To print the stamp: Insert the mail piece into the mail path, stamp printing position on the upper right side.
  • Page 38 Index can 12, 27 Sleep 5 cartridge 27 control panel 15, 18, 21, 34 cover 10, 27 telephone 6, 20 credit 20, 26 weighing mode 34 Energy Star 3 weighing platform 11 Weighing Platform 5, 7, 11 ink cartridge 5, 27 Ink cartridge 7 installation 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21 Installation 24...
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