Pitney Bowes Relay 5000 Operator's Manual page 189

Basic Level
(continued)
SV63136 Rev. A
The following marks set up a readable code and provide basic collation
integrity.
Mark
BM - Benchmark
(OMR Only)
CS - Checksum
(BCR Only)
PAR - Parity
(OMR Only)
SAF - Safety
(OMR Only)
The following marks control functions for finished mail pieces.
Mark
DVF - Divert Finished
ST - Stop
Purpose
This is a mandatory mark within multi-mark OMR codes
to indicate the starting point of the code. It verifies that the
scanner is working properly, and it helps detect printing
problems. This mark must be either the first or last mark
of the code and will appear in the same location on every
page within the set.
This mark is used within Code 3 of 9 and Interleaved 2 of 5
barcodes to ensure the scanner is reading the entire code
properly.
This mark is used to verify the internal read integrity for
OMR codes. If there is an error reading the OMR code,
and the scan head missed marks or saw extra marks, then
Parity should catch the error. Additionally, adding a Parity
mark can catch paper orientation errors.
• If there is an even number of marks, Parity should be
set to even.
• If there is an odd number of marks, Parity should be
set to odd.
No more than one Parity mark can be used within the code.
This mark improves the integrity of your mail piece. It
should be at the end of the code that is opposite to the
Benchmark.
When the Safety mark is added, the machine will
automatically work out the length of the code. This makes
creating jobs using this code easier. Otherwise, the
machine will ask for a code length when creating a job.
This mark cannot appear more than once within the code.
NOTE: If a legacy code has more than one safety mark,
you can put an Ignore mark in its place.
Purpose
This mark indicates a specific mail piece should be ejected
unsealed into the outsort location. It is used to ensure
sampling accuracy in a matched mailing, stop to ZIP breaks
in presorted mailings, or eject mail pieces that require
additional special handling. This mark must appear on
every page of a set that is marked for ejection. Options
available:
• Use when: Present or Absent.
This mark is a processing feature, which tells the inserter to
finish the piece that is being processed and stop.
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