(19)
(11) EP 0 188 382 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
27.05.1987 Bulletin 1987/22

(43) Date of publication A2:
23.07.1986 Bulletin 1986/30

(21) Application number: 86300276

(22) Date of filing: 16.01.1986
(84) Designated Contracting States:
CH DE FR GB LI

(30) Priority: 18.01.1985 US 692803
18.01.1985 US 692752

(71) Applicant: PITNEY BOWES, INC.
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(72) Inventor:
  • Linkowski, William J.
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(54) Mailing machine


(57) Diagnostic test method and apparatus for testing subsystems in a mailing machine (10). A test mode is initiated by activating a test key (102), Figure 2, which then allows the control panel keyboard to be utilized to control diagnostic testing with the control panel visual display (22) used for output of test results. A password and test selection code are entered via the keyboard after activating the test mode permitting selection of one of a plurality of tests which can be run without the use of external equipment.






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