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WELCOME TO THE FASTZIP MAIL PROGRAM
By
Westcoast Software
The United States Postal Department is now using Optical Scanners to
speed up their mail processing. Their scanners now read the Zip Code
you put with the address and their own equipment prints a Postnet
Bar Code on the envelope. This requires a two step operation for
them. If the Postnet Bar Code is already on the envelope it requires
only a one step operation. The Postal Department is now offering a
Discount on First Class Mail that already has the Bar Code printed
on it. The present equipment available to do this costs $4000. This
evaluation program will print the Postnet Bar Code on Envelopes and
Post Cards. Shipping Labels and Address Labels when you Register. At
the present time the Bar Code MUST be printed in a specific area on
the Envelope,(3/6/91). The Postal Department estimates that by the
fall of 1991 the Bar Code can be printed any place on the envelope
and their optical scanners will still read the code. According to
the Postal Officials you can now use Address Labels with the Bar
Code on them to qualify for discounts. The Bar Code must be printed
above or be the beginning line in the address. This is because their
optical scanners are still reading the Zip Code on the address and
the Bar Code printed just below the address on Address Labels would
confuse the scanners. Notice the Mail you are receiving now. Most
Companies are printing the Bar Code as the First Line of the Address
especially the Credit Card Companies. This also enables Statements
and Invoices to have the Bar Code on them for Window Envelopes.
(Check with your Shareware Dealer for our Fastzip Statement/Invoice
evaluation Disk) When you register for FASTZIP MAIL it will include
the Invoice/Statement Program.
You may have to be mailing 250 to 300 letters at a time to qualify
for a discount. Check with your Postal Department for the latest
information. If you qualify using the Postnet Bar Code you can mail
your letters for 23.3 cents instead of 29 cents. According to an
article in PC Magazine you can save even more if you pre-sort. Even
if you do not qualify for a discount your letters will be handled
more efficently, accurately and faster with the Postnet Bar Code
Printed on them .
CONDENSED INSTRUCTIONS
TUTORIAL
Complete Instructions on the Fastzip Program will be supplied when
you register. These Condensed Instructions will get you started so
you can make your evaluation of the program. To load program type
<SETMON> to set monitor color. Thereafter type <FZ> to load program.
A. From the Main Menu Select <5. SET UP> and press <ENTER>. This
will take you to the section where you enter the Return Address you
want printed on the Envelopes and Shipping Labels, plus all
adjustments needed to print correctly. The SET UP section will look
like the following.
ENTER SET UP/ADVERTISING DATA!
1. Name:
2. Street:
3. City/State/Zip:
4. Optional 4th Line:
5. Line 1 - Advertisement :
6 Line 2 - Advertisement :
7. Line Feeds Between Envelopes :12
8. Envelope Size Adjustment. (Upper) : 4
9. Envelope Size Adjustment. (Lower) : 6
10. Spaces To Center Address (Envelope) : 40
11. Print Bar Code on Envelope Y/N : Y
12. Spaces to Align Zip Bar (Envelope) : 48
13. Line Feeds Between Shipping Labels : 5
14. Print <TO:> On Shipping Labels Y/N : N
15. Print Bar Code on Ship Label CODE? : N
16. Print Bar Code(Address Label) CODE? : N
17. Bar Code Print Passes -1,2,3,4 Only : 2
18. Bar Code LF Epson 30/36 IBM 36 : 36 1. Save Data
2. Start Over
3. Main Menu
What Number?
B. Enter the Return Name and Address that you want printed on the
Envelopes and Shipping Labels. Use four lines if necessary. Press
<ENTER> key when you have finished with each line.
C. Enter First Line of an Advertisement or Greeting if you want
one.
D. Enter Second Line of an Advertisement or Greeting if you want
one.
E. Line Prompts from #7 to #16 have been pre-set for Continueous
Envelopes, Shipping and Address Labels. Just Press the <ENTER> key
when you come to them. Line Prompts #7 to #14 can be changed later
for your own needs. Line Prompts #15 and #16 can not be changed in
this evaluation disk. When you register you receive new disk with
the Shipping/Address Label Bar Codes activated. Press <Enter> Key on
17,18
F. When the Sub Menu shows on the Screen asking you What Number?,
Enter <1> to Save the Name/Address/Advertisement data that you
entered. To delete Data in a Line Prompt you do not have to erase
all the Data shown on that line. Just press <SPACE BAR> and Press
<ENTER> key and the Data in that Line Prompt will be deleted. To
change Data in a Line Prompt you do not have to erase all the old
Data in that Line Prompt. Just type in the New Data and Press the
<ENTER> key.
After the Data you entered is saved you will be returned to the Main
menu.
G. From the Main Menu Select <6. ADDRESS RECORDS> and press <ENTER>
key. The Address Record Section will look like the following:
1. VIEW NAMES
2. VIEW/CHANGE A RECORD
3. ENTER DATA IN A RECORD
4. PRINT RECORD#/NAME LIST
5. PRINT COMPLETE RECORD
6. DELETE RECORDS
7. MAIN MENU
H. HELP
WHAT NUMBER ?
H. Enter <3> and Press <ENTER> key to Enter Data In A Record. The
following Line Prompts will come up one at a time and look like the
following:
RECORD #?
CODE
NAME
ADDRESS
CITY/STATE
OPTIONAL
ZIP CODE
I. NOTE! Enter the Zip Code only on the ZIP CODE line. This is
important. Press <ENTER> key after each Line Prompt.
1. Enter a number <1> for the RECORD #.
2. Enter <1234> for the CODE.
3. Enter <TEST RECORD>
4. Enter <Test Street>
5. Enter <Test City, Test>
6. Just Press <ENTER> key.
7. Enter <917112506). NOTE! When entering any 5 or 9 digit Zip
Code do not use any dashs or spaces on the Zip Code line.
8. Press <ENTER> key to Save the Record.
9. When the Line Prompt asks for another Record Number just
press the <ENTER> key to return to the Record Section Menu.
J. Select number <7> from the Address Record Menu to Return to the
Main Menu.
K. Select <1. Envelope> and Press <ENTER> key to go to the Envelope
Section.
1. Select <Return Address> and Press <ENTER>. The Return Address
you entered in the Set Up Section will appear on the Screen,
letting you know it will be printed on the Envelope.
2. Select <CONTINUE> and Press <ENTER>.
3. Select <Manl/Recd#> and Press <ENTER>.
4. You will now be on the 1st Line of the Address. Type in <JOHN
DOE> and Press <ENTER>.
5. On the 2nd Line type <13 Doe Street> and Press <ENTER>.
6. On the 3rd Line type <Doesville, Ohio> and Press <ENTER>.
7. Just Press <ENTER> for the 4th Line.
8. On the Zip Code Line type <91711> and Press <ENTER>.
Note the HELP LINE at the bottom of the Screen that shows you what
to do at each Line Prompt!
9. Select <CONTINUE> and Press <ENTER>.
10. The PRINT HOW MANY Prompt now appears. To Print just One
Envelope Press <ENTER> key.
11. Select <PRINT ENVELOPE> and Press <ENTER>. The Envelope will
Print Out.
12. Select <CONTINUE> and Press <ENTER> after the Printing is
done.
13. Select <MANL/RECD#> again and Press <ENTER>.
You will now be on the 1st Line of the Address and we will show you
how to Print Out an Address the Easy Way.
14. Enter a number <1> on the First Line and Press <ENTER>.
You entered Record Number #1 and the Name and Address you entered
into Record #1 in the Address Record Section now appears on the
Screen and can be Printed Out.
The Shipping and Address Label Sections all work the same way as the
Envelope Section. Select the <HELP SCREEN> from the Envelope Menu
and it will show you how to Search/Print, View Records, Search/View
and Print Out a Series of Envelopes or Labels.
** ADDRESS RECORD SECTION **
The Address Record Section Menu will look like the following:
1. View Names
2. View/Change A Record
3. Enter Data In A Record
4. Print Record#/Name List
5. Print Complete Record
6. Delete Records
What Number_
EXPLANATIONS:
1. View Names - Enter a Record Number and View The Record Number,
Code and Name, Sorted or Not Sorted.
2. View A Record - Enter a Record Number and View The Complete
Record.
3. Enter Data In A Record - Enter the Record Number that you want
for your data. Enter a Code at the Code Prompt. FASTZIP will Search
for an equal on the Code Line only. The Code you put on the Code
Line can be a number like a Zip Code, or a Name or Both. If you
enter Names on the Code Line in Upper Case letters then you must
enter the same to search. Whatever you enter on the Code line, up to
eighteen characters, FASTZIP will search for its equal. When you use
Print Series, if you have numbers on the Code Line they can be
Printed in ascending order. Enter the Name and Address, four
lines if needed. Enter the Zip Code only at the Zip Code prompt.
Do not use a Dash or any spaces when entering the Zip Code.Example:
A nine digit Zip Code would be 917112506.
4. Print Record#/Name List - Prints out a List of the Records, with
Record Number, Code and Name.
5. Print Complete Record - Prints one Record or a list of Records
with all Data that is in the Record.
6. Delete Records - Deletes from One to One Thousand Records. To
Delete One Record, enter the same Record Number in both prompts.
** FIRST LINE IN ENVELOPE SECTION ADDRESS **
If you already have Return Envelopes printed up and would like to
add the Zip Bar Code to them or wish to print the Zip Bar Code by
itself then do the following: 1. Adjust the Zip Bar Code to where
you want it to print, in the SET UP Section. 2. Enter the Envelope
Section and Select <Manl/Recd#>. 3. On the First Line of the Address
type SKIP and the Address Lines will not print. 4. Enter the Zip
Code data and continue. Note! This can only be done in the Envelope
Section on this evaluation disk. See Printer/Bar Code at the end
of these instructions for more on this.
** THIRD LINE IN ENVELOPE AND SHIPPING LABEL SECTIONS **
The Third Line must have an entry in order to print out correctly.
If for some reason you do not wish the Third Line to print then
enter a Space in the Third Line with the Space Bar and that line
will only print a Space.
When you register you will receive complete documentation on the
Fastzip Mail Program which includes printing the Bar Code on
Envelopes,Shipping Labels,Address Labels,Post Cards,Invoices and
Statements, plus a BONUS PROGRAM that enables you to Design, Save,
and Print your own Labels and Post Cards. To print out these
instructions from the A: Drive: A:\>TYPE README>PRN
Note! The Bar Code must be black for the Optical Scanners to read
it. We have programmed FASTZIP to print the Bar Code and then
reprint the Bar Code over again to achieve the blackness required
even from older printer ribbons. We do however suggest that you use
a fresh ribbon when possible. The Number of Bar Code Passes may be
Set in the Set Up Section.
PRINTER/BAR CODE
If your Printer will not print the Bar Code on the bottom of single
Envelopes even with the Paper Out Sensor disabled and you would
still like to test out the Bar Code then do the following:
Go to the <SET UP> section from the Main Menu and adjust prompts
7, 8, 9, 12 like the following:
7. Line Feeds Between Envelopes: 2
8. Envelope Size Adjustment (Upper): 0
9. Envelope Size Adjustment (Lower): 0
12. Spaces to Align Zip Bar (Envelope): 0
Your Printer will now print the Postnet Bar Code on regular
3 1/2 x 15/16 Address Labels. It will print the Bar Code on one
label then skip two labels and print again. You will lose two
labels for every one printed but it will give you a chance to
test your printer and Bar Code. Place the Address Label with the
Bar Code on it at the bottom of your return or regular envelopes
the same as if it was printed there.
LINE 18 IN SET UP SECTION
<18. Bar Code LF Epson 30/36 IBM 36 :>
This is pre-set to Epson Emulation at 36. If you are in the Epson Mode
and using continuous Envelopes and the Line Feed changes slightly
after printing 3 or 4 Envelopes set this number to 30.
OTHER PROGRAMS AVAILABLE (Please check with your Shareware Dealer)
*FASTZIP STATEMENT/INVOICE - This program automatically calculates
Disounts, Sales Tax, Multiplies Items by Unit Price, Separates Taxable
from Non Taxable Items and Prints the New! Postnet Bar Code on the
Statement or Invoice for Window Envelopes. 1000 Address Record
Database. Will also bring up Address Records from the Fastzip Mail
programs Database for printing on the Statement or Invoice. Prints a
nice Statement or Invoice on Plain Paper. Fourteen Lines are available
in the Description area. $29
*MAGNIFICENT ADDING MACHINE - This program changes your Computer into
a full size Adding Machine with all the Functions of a Full Size
Adding Machine. Automatic Discount and Sales Tax calculations. Prints
crossways on regular computer paper and Labels and Dates the Print
Out. Makes adding up long columns of figures easy. $10
┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ TEMPLATE TO ADJUST POSTNET BAR CODE │
│ │
│ Print out Instructions. Cut out this Template. │
│ Place on Envelope and adjust Bar Code. Compare │
│ with Bar Codes on your incoming Mail. │
│ │
│ Right Side of Envelope----> │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ │
│ Bar Code must start │
│ on left side of cut-out. │
│ ┌───────────────────────────┐ │
│ Bar Code--> │ │ │
│ │ │ Bottom │
└──────────────────────────┘ └────────────┘
NOTE! The Postnet Bar Code printed by FASTZIP was tested and approved
by the US POSTAL DEPARTMENT, in the City of Industry, California.
TO PRINT OUT THESE INSTRUCTIONS - FROM THE A: PROMPT
A:\>TYPE README>PRN
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