SPECIAL SERVICES
The following special/add on services are available in the PS3000N USA scale. The scale is programmed only to allow user entries for
services available for the class of mail and destination selected (including international services to all of the countries included in the
Country Code List). Examples: REG is not available for Packages and Priority Mail Insurance is not available to the country MEXICO. If
a service is selected that is not available for the class and/or destination selected, the display will read "No Service" for approximately 1
second. The display will then return to the previously selected class and service. To clear all selected special services, press CE key.
Refer to the section on List of Display Messages on how each of these special services is displayed on the scale.
1.
REGISTERED MAIL
Press this key to add on the cost of registered mail service. For 1
st
Class and Priority Mail, declared value (insurance) is required
to calculate the registered mail fee. User should enter a value not greater than US$50,000 (this is the limit for declared value of
registered mail in PS3000N USA scale, USPS allows greater values). If selecting registered without insurance, enter 0 as the
value and scale will automatically add on the fee for registered without insurance to the current postal rate. For First Class Mail
International services, a single charge applies which will be added on automatically.
This is available to 1
st
Class Mail (Letters, Flats, and Parcels), Priority Mail, Priority Mail Flat Rate Envelope, and First Class Mail
International (Letters, Flats, and Parcels) services. It may be combined with COD (for domestic services only) and return receipt
(for both domestic and international services) for additional fees.
2.
CERTIFIED MAIL
Press this key to add on the cost of certified mail service.
This is available to 1
st
Class Mail (Letters, Flats, and Parcels) and Priority Mail and maybe combined with return receipt for an
additional fee.
3.
COLLECT ON DELIVERY (COD)
Press this key to add on the cost of COD service for local or domestic mail. Enter the amount to be collected from the recipient.
This should not exceed US$1,000.
This is available to 1
st
Class Mail (Letters, Flats, and Parcels), Priority Mail, Packages, Library Mail, Media Mail, Express Mail, and
Bound Printed Matter (Parcels and Flats). It may also be combined with registered mail (1
st
Class and Priority Mail only) and
return receipt for additional fees.
4.
INSURED MAIL
Press this key to add on the cost of insured mail service. Enter the insurance value of the item. This should not exceed US$5,000.
For Priority Mail International services, it should not exceed the insurance limit set by USPS for the specified country.
This is available to 1
st
Class Mail (Letters, Flats, and Parcels), Priority Mail, Packages, Media Mail, Library Mail, Express Mail,
Bound Printed Matter (Parcels and Flats), Express Mail International, Priority Mail International (available to selected countries
only), and Global Express Guaranteed services. For Package services, it may be combined with return receipt for additional fee,
and for domestic services insurance value must exceed US$50 to combine with return receipt for an additional fee.
5.
RETURN RECEIPT
Press this key to add on the cost of return receipt service. This is available in combination with any of the other special services
except for Express Mail Domestic services which can be selected without other special services. Return receipt is applicable to all
domestic services. For international services, return receipt is available only to registered or insured mail or packages and only to
selected countries. Return receipt is also available to Express Mail International to selected countries only at no additional cost.
6.
RETURN RECEIPT FOR MERCHANDISE
Press this key to add on the cost of return receipt for merchandise service. This is available to Priority Mail, Packages, Media
Mail, Library Mail, and Bound Printed Matter (Parcels and Flats) services.
VALUE INPUT
Some of the special services as well as the additional postage function require value input from user. This value should not
exceed the maximum value for the selected special service set by USPS (displayed before value input) or should not exceed
US$9.99 for additional postage function. To input value, enter the digits successively (4-8-2 for US$482, etc.) and press ENTER
key to confirm. To clear previous digit input, press CE until the desired input is cleared.
COUNTRY CODE/COUNTRY INPUT
International services require the input of country of destination for the mailing item. This can be done by entering the 3-digit
country code or entering the name of the country of destination. When the scale prompts for country code input, enter the 3-digit
country code or press SEARCH key (this is the key for Return Receipt for Merchandise) and type in the first four letters of the
country or city name to manually search for it. Then the scale will automatically display the nearest match of country and city
names. Use
or
arrow keys to browse for other countries or cities. When the desired country or city is displayed, press
ENTER key to select it.
Press CHANGE COUNTRY key to change the current country or city of destination. There are also shortcut keys that can be
pressed for the following destinations: UK (4), China (5), Japan (6), Canada (7), and Mexico (8).
Refer to the Country Code List section of this manual for the country code assignment of each country or each major city in the
world.
MANUAL WEIGHT ENTRY
The scale has the special feature manual weight entry wherein it allows user to input weight of an item from 10 lb up to 70 lb and
calculate the postal rate for the selected service(s). Press MANUAL WEIGHT ENTRY key and enter the weight in pound units (xx)
followed by ounce units (xx.x) using the format specified in the parentheses. Press Enter key when entering 0 value for ounce
units. Press the CE key or MANUAL WEIGHT ENTRY to return to the normal weighing mode.
