Appendix E - Printing Standards - Pitney Bowes DA80F Service Manual

Appendix E • Printing Standards
E.1 USPS
®
Delivery Point
Barcode
(DPBC)
DA80F/DA95F AddressRight™ Printers Service Manual (SV61962 Rev. A)
NAIC Certification
The DA80F and DA95F printers are equipped with firmware for printing the
United States Postal Service (USPS) Delivery Point Barcode (DPBC). The
printer is Certified by the National Address Information Center (NAIC). Certifica-
tion from the NAIC indicates the printed POSTNET Barcode meets the required
standards for letter size mail to receive USPS Delivery Point Bar Coded rates.
Delivery Point Barcode
The Address Printer uses the data sent down on the last line to print the de-
livery point barcode. Specifications for a valid addresses can be found in the
Domestic Mail Manual (DMM). Note that you need to have 3 digits after the
ZIP + 4 for the barcode to meet the full DPBC requirements for USPS (the
third digit is the checksum digit).
Alternate Address Formats
The option to send the Address Printer a ZIP + 4 + 2 or ZIP + 4 + 3 address to
print a Delivery Point Barcode is available. Only the addresses with ZIP + 4 or
ZIP + 4 + 3 digits are allowed by the USPS to appear in the address block.
Valid Address Formats
Address ZIP Data Sent to
Codes Printer
ZIP + 4 + 2* 98765-1234~12
ZIP + 4 + 3* 98765-1234~123
ZIP + 4 + 3 98765-1234123
ZIP + 4 + 2 98765-123412
*Add the Tilde (~) after the ZIP + 4 digits so the 2 digit or 3 digit add on will not be
printed in the address block.
ZIP + 4 + 2
The Address Printer will determine the correction digit and print the barcode
according to the ZIP code received. Using the ZIP + 4 + 2 format requires
that the Tilde (~) character be sent between the ZIP + 4 and 2- digit charac-
ters. Only ZIP + 4 digits will be printed in the address block.
ZIP + 4 + 3 (meets DPBC for USPS)
The Address Printer will print the barcode according to the ZIP code re-
ceived. Two formats of printing the Zip Code in the address block are avail-
able. First option is to print all the digits of the ZIP + 4 + 3 in the address block.
Second option is to only print the ZIP + 4 digits in the address block, by placing
the Tilde (~) character between the ZIP + 4 and 3- digit characters.
Printed in Ad- Barcode
dress Block Printed
98765-1234 Delivery Point
Barcode (but
not DPBC)
98765-1234 DPBC
98765-1234123 DPBC
98765-123412 No Barcode
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