quadient IS-240 User manual

Franking machine
Installation Guide
IS-240/280

Installation Guide1
This guide contains important information, safety precautions and recommendations to
operate your equipment in the best possible conditions.
1.1 Safety Requirements .............................................................3
How to Disconnect your Mailing System ..........................................................5
1.2 Opening the box ....................................................................7
1.3 Step A – Preparing the Mailing System ...............................9
1.4 Step B – Setting up connections .......................................12
1.5 Step C – Installing Mailing System ....................................24
1.6 Loading funds into the Postage Meter ..............................32
1.7 Basic Mail Processing .........................................................34
How to Apply Postage ....................................................................................35
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Safety Requirements1.1
Power Connection
Beforeconnection,checkwhethertheMailingSystemis 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.
•Do not use this product on a wet floor or near water.
•Yourmachine should be connected with a 19vdc- 2.6A limited
power source.
•In case of liquid spillage, disconnect the external power supply
from the wall plug and proceed to cleaning.
•Use an outlet located near the equipment and easily accessible. As the power supply
cord is the equipment disconnecting device, do not route the power cord between
pieces of furniture or over sharp edges.
•Avoid using outlets controlled by wall switches or shared by other equipment.
•Make sure there is no strain on the power supply cord.
Compliance
Energy Star compliance
Your mailing machine is Energy Star compliant: it helps you to save energy and money
while protecting the environment.
Environmental compliance
CE compliance
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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.
•To avoid equipment damage, only use approved supplies (inks, tapes, cleaners...).
The Mailing System contains moving parts. Keep fingers, long hairs,
neck ties, loose clothing away from the mail path at all times.
Follow the additional safety precautions below:
•Do not place lit candles, cigarettes, cigars, etc. on the Mailing System.
•When lifting covers, wait for all parts to stop moving before placing hands near the
printhead.
•To prevent overheating do not block the equipment ventilation openings or try to stop
the power supply fans.
•Do not remove bolted covers as they enclose potentially hazardous parts that should
only be accessed by a Service Representative.
Environmental conditions
Your Mailing System should only be operated in the following conditions:
•Temperature range: 10°C - 40°C.
•Relative humidity: max. 80% without condensation.
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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
position where the ink may dry out and become unusable.
How to Disconnect your Mailing System
The power supply cord is the equipment disconnecting device.
1. Set the Mailing System to Sleep or Soft-off mode if there is no emergency by pressing
the Sleep button. .
2. Unplug the power supply from the wall plug.
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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.
•Do not install telephone jacks or LAN connectors in a wet location.
•Disconnect the telephone or LAN cable from the wall before removing equipment.
To reduce the risk of fire, only connect the modem to the telephone
line using supplied cable.
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Opening the box1.2
Your system is delivered in one box. Check the content of this box.
Main components
Ink cartridge
Meter
Mailing System
Weighing Platform
User documentation
Power Supply
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Connection components
USB cable for PC Meter Link
Analog modem and phone
cable
LAN cable
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Step A – Preparing the Mailing
System
1.3
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
the Mailing System.
•Turn the Mailing System on its back.
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