Weighing methods

When creating a postal job, you can select from the following weighing methods.

• The WEIGH-ON-THE-WAY® (W-O-W®)* method processes mixed mail (mail of varying sizes and weights, depending your system configuration) and determines the postage amount based on the weight and dimensions of each mailpiece.
• Use the WEIGH-ON-THE-WAY® (W-O-W®), first piece only method for mailpieces that are identical (same size and number of sheets). The system weighs the first piece of mail to be fed and calculates the postage. The rest of the stack will be posted with the same postage as the first piece.
• Use the Attached scale method if you do not know the weight of the piece of mail.
• Use the Manual weight entry* method if you want to type in the weight of an item that you weighed on a separate scale. This is useful for items that exceed the weight capacity of the attached scale or mailings that are always the same weight.
• Use the Differential weighing* method if you want to place all of the mail on the scale at once, then remove and run each piece through the system. The system calculates the postage for each piece of mail you remove from the scale and applies the postage to the piece as it goes through the mailing system. For larger pieces of mail (large envelopes or packages), you can use differential weighing to have the system automatically print a tape every time you remove a piece of mail from the scale.