Using Pc Meter Connect - Pitney Bowes DM300C Operator's Manual

6 • Adding Postage/Connecting to Data Center

Using PC Meter Connect

with the Data Center
With PC Meter Connect
updates quickly and conveniently using your PC's Internet connection.
You simply load the PC Meter Connect
included in your starter kit into a Windows PC with an Internet
connection (broadband, DSL, network, etc.) and connect a USB
cable between your meter and a PC. After installation, a shortcut
icon for PC Meter Connect
icon appears on the system tray, usually in the lower right corner of
your desktop screen (see figures below).
Desktop
Shortcut
Icon
Thereafter, the program is loaded in the background automatically
when you boot up your computer. You will know this by seeing the
PC Meter Connect
No screens or windows display when you click the desktop
NOTE:
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shortcut icon. However, if the PC Meter Connect
running for some reason (you'll know this when you don't see the
PC Meter Connect
icon will restart the software. Alternately, you may click on the Start
button > All Programs > Pitney Bowes > PC Meter Connect. A PC
Meter Connect
Several messages display from PC Meter Connect icon in the system tray:
• "Meter detected" displays when you connect your meter to the PC
(after it had been disconnected).
• "Meter is not detected" displays when you disconnect your meter
from the PC. The red "x" stays on the icon thereafter.
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to Establish Communications
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, you can do postage refills and meter
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displays on your PC desktop and an
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PC Meter Connect
icon in the system tray.
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icon in the system tray), clicking on the desktop
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icon will then appear in system tray.
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software from the CD
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Icon in System Tray
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software was not
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