Pitney Bowes SendPro C Manual

Shipping & Mailing
Postage Meters
SendPro® C/
SendPro®+
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Operator Guide
Canadian English Edition
SV63242-enca Rev B
February 2021

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1 - Quick start guide
Finding the Product Code Number (PCN) and
serial number 7
Navigating the Home screen on the SendPro C 7
Printing a shipping label 10
Tracking a shipment 16
Using cost accounts to charge back shipping
label postage costs 16
Printing postage on envelopes 17
Sending a Lettermail™ envelope 19
Using Canada Post special services 20
Adding a graphic to your envelope in Envelope
Printing 21
Using the scale when printing postage 21
Sealing envelopes 22
Sealing the envelope only 23
Filling the moistener tank 24
Replacing the ink cartridge 25
Printing a test pattern 26
Supplies, ink cartridges, and options 28
2 - Connectivity information
Setting up a wired network connection 31
Setting up a wireless (Wi-Fi) network
connection 32
Connecting to a hidden Wi-Fi network 33
Deleting a Wi-Fi network 34
Checking your network connection 35
Finding the MAC address for wired and 37
wireless networks
Setting up a proxy server 40
3 - Managing your device
Creating or disabling the security PIN 43
Adjusting time zone and location code 44
Adjusting display brightness 44
Managing your Pitney Bowes Canada Post
Postage Funds 45
Installing a scale 45
Uploading system logs 45
4 - Creating Shipping Labels
Signing in to and out of Trackable Labels 49
Printing a shipping label 50
Creating a trackable label from the address
book 55
Creating a new sender address for Trackable
Labels 56
Editing the sender address for shipping labels 56
Creating an international trackable label 57
Printing a Canada Post return shipping label 57
Reprinting a Canada Post, UPS or FedEx
shipping label 58
Getting a Canada Post refund for a trackable
label 58
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5 - Managing Shipping Labels
Checking your PitneyWorks® balance 61
6 - Printing on envelopes
Printing postage on envelopes 63
Comparing rates for classes and services for
Envelope Printing 64
Checking the available funds for printing
postage 65
Refilling postage for your Envelope Printing
balance 66
Sending a Lettermail™ envelope 66
Advancing the date 67
Printing additional postage 68
Re-dating your mail 68
Using Canada Post special services 69
Entering the weight manually when printing
postage 70
Using the scale when printing postage 70
Sealing envelopes 71
Sealing the envelope only 72
Zeroing the scale 73
Getting a Canada Post refund for damaged or
incorrectly printed mail in Envelope Printing 74
Adding a graphic to your envelope in Envelope
Printing 74
Printing a graphic without printing postage 74
Printing only the date and time 75
7 - Managing Printing on
Envelopes
Changing the default refill amounts for printing
postage 77
Uploading postage transactions 78
Clearing or resetting the number of mailpieces
sent 78
Performing Canada Post postal inspections for
Envelope Printing 79
Updating postal rates or software for Envelope
Printing 79
Viewing the total spent on printing postage 80
Viewing the Envelope Printing postage refill
history 80
Setting the low funds warning for printing
postage 81
Adding an Envelope Printing account 81
Editing an account 82
Deleting an Envelope Printing account 83
8 - View and Print Reports
Printing a receipt when refilling postage for
Envelope Printing 85
Viewing the total spent on printing postage 85
Viewing the Envelope Printing postage refill
history 85
Printing a funds report 85
Running postage printing account reports 86
Emailing a postage printing account report 87
Setting the postage printing account report
period 88
Setting the postage printing account report
preferences 89
Viewing and creating a shipping report 90
9 - Maintenance
Printing a test pattern 93
Installing the printhead 93
Cleaning the printhead 98
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Cleaning the moistener brush and wick
assembly 103
Filling the moistener tank 106
Avoiding envelope sealing issues 106
Preventing envelope feeding problems 108
Managing product email notifications 108
Moving your device 109
10 - Supplies
Supplies, ink cartridges, and options 111
11 - Device Information
Canada Post requirements 115
Key in Postage 115
Sections of the meter impression 115
Postal Security Device 116
Parts of the SendPro C, SendPro+ 116
Parts of the device 117
Connections on the back of the device 119
12 - Technical Support
Contacting Pitney Bowes 121
13 - Safety
Lithium ion battery 125
Agency compliance information 125
Important safety notes 125
14 - Third party software
Third party software 129
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1 - Quick start guide
In this section
Finding the Product Code Number (PCN) and serial
number 7
Navigating the Home screen on the SendPro C 7
Printing a shipping label 10
Tracking a shipment 16
Using cost accounts to charge back shipping label
postage costs 16
Printing postage on envelopes 17
Sending a Lettermail™ envelope 19
Using Canada Post special services 20
Adding a graphic to your envelope in Envelope Printing 21
Using the scale when printing postage 21
Sealing envelopes 22
Sealing the envelope only 23
Filling the moistener tank 24
Replacing the ink cartridge 25
Printing a test pattern 26
Supplies, ink cartridges, and options 28

Finding the Product Code Number (PCN) and serial
number
In order to find the correct information for your device, you need to know the model number.
To locate the (1)Product Code Number (PCN) and the (2)7-digit serial number, check the label on
the rear of the device or under the display cover as shown here. Note that the serial number appears
blurred here for security reasons.
Navigating the Home screen on the SendPro C
The Home screen on the SendPro C, SendPro+ device provides the starting point for creating either a
trackable shipping label or printing postage.
Tap (1)Envelope Printing print postage for general purpose envelopes and post cards. Tap (2)
Trackable Labels. to create a shipping label for important large envelopes or packages using Canada
Post, UPS®, or FedEx®.
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The application drawer (3) at the bottom of the screen provides access to a variety of applications to
support and enhance your device. For example, you can access address information (Address Book)
and check your network connection (Check Network).
To view all the options in the application drawer, tap the double-headed arrow (4) on the right side of the
application drawer.
Note: The History icon in the applications drawer provides information about labels you have created
using the Trackable Labels application (Date, Recipient, Carrier, Tracking Number (Canada Post),
Status, and Label Amount). The History & Report application provides a history of the postage refill
operations you have performed for the Envelope Printing application.
Toolbar
The toolbar located at the top of the Home screen appears at the top of every screen within the Trackable
Labels and Envelope Printing applications.
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This toolbar allows you to view and change settings and defaults values for your device.
(1) Back - Return to the previous screen.
(2) Home - Return to the Home screen from anywhere in Trackable Labels or Envelope Printing.
(3) Support - Get information on how to perform tasks using Trackable Labels and Envelope
Printing. Search online content or watch a video.
(4) Network - View the current network type (wireless or Ethernet) and status and strength (for
wireless connection). Allows you to turn wireless connection on or off. The icon here represents a
wireless connection.
(5) Settings - View or change your device and application settings. This includes adjusting the
screen brightness, setting sound notification levels, and viewing wireless or Ethernet connection
information. For the Envelope Printing this includes setting up automatic postage refills, external scales
and barcode scanners and performing maintenance on the mail postage printer. For the Trackable
Labels this includes managing your carrier accounts and setting up your shipping label printer default
values.
(6) Profile - View your profile (name and email for Trackable Label account), log out, or lock your
device.
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Printing a shipping label
Use Trackable Labels to get the best pricing, free tracking, and detailed delivery history for Canada Post
package services. You can also send via UPS® or FedEx®. The packaging options and benefits are
almost identical.
1. Tap Create Shipping Labels on the Home screen.
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