Recurring Invoices / Automatic Charges

[EmailHosting.com Team]

I've added some products with recurring billing cycles of monthly, quarterly, and annually.  After the customer makes the initial payment, how can I ensure that the customer is automatically charged using the payment method on file when the future recurring billing cycle due dates occur?  I'm not sure I understand why recurring invoices would be created and emailed to the customer if the customer is to be automatically charged.

Ideally, after the customer makes the initial payment for a recurring product, I only want to send customers invoice receipts that are marked paid.  How can I accomplish that?  Please list out the exact steps, if possible.  I would really appreciate it.  I just want to make sure that recurring invoices are not created/emailed where the customer is then confused as to whether he/she needs to submit payment manually.   Customers will be made well-aware that billing for recurring products will be charged automatically and that customers can cancel the product to avoid future billings.

Thanks,

-Vikash