Source Technologies ST9530 manual Micr Check Design, General Features of Check Design, Size

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3. MICR Check Design

General Features of Check Design

To be a legal and negotiable document, the necessary elements required on a check are the date, amount, payee, drawee institution, and payer’s signature.

Other elements included in a good check design are: the amount in words, account title, check serial number, fractional routing number and MICR line.

A good check design contains security features and is formatted to be easily read by both machines and the human eye. If the format is complicated, the depositor, bank employee or reader/sorter machine may make an error in reading the data.

Position and Dimension Gauge

A MICR position and dimension gauge (Source Technologies’ part number 205-1000MGE or 220-M1027-34) is an important tool for use in designing checks. During check design, check your output against this gauge to determine if the data elements are correctly positioned on your document.

Design Elements in Detail

Paper

The ideal paper for check production is 24 lb. laser bond. Our MICR lab has tested paper stock from most major manufacturers and has compiled a list of products that produce superior results. Contact your sales representative for this information. For a fee, Source Technologies will test your paper for proper MICR adherence and check reader/sorter performance. There are also many security features available to aid in the overall security of your MICR documents. See Chapter 3 for more information on check stock specifications and security features.

Size

The size of check documents must be:

Between 6.00 inches and 8.75 inches in length

Between 2.75 inches and 3.66 inches in height

We recommend standard 8.5" X 11" letter size stock or 8.5" X 14" legal size stock for proper feeding through your ST Secure MICR Printer. The number of checks per page is determined by your application. Custom size stock other than letter or legal can be done with proper planning and application programming within the paper size specifications for the base printer.

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Contents ST9530 Secure Micr Printer User’s Guide Page Table of Contents Error Messages Audit Trail Report Printer Installation Micr Printing Today Micr OverviewCheck Processing System Secure Micr Printer User’s Guide General Features of Check Design Position and Dimension GaugeMicr Check Design Design Elements in Detail PaperDuplexing Micr Clear BandData Elements Date Amount Convenience AmountAmount In Words Payee AreaSignature Area Drawee Institution NameMemo Line Check Serial Number Fractional Routing Number Micr LineAuxiliary On-Us Field Positions 65 to External Processing Code EPC Field PositionOn-Us Field Positions 32 to Sample Check Quality Issues Weight Micr Check StockQuality LayoutSecurity Issues Check Stock Security FeaturesSecurity Note Secure Micr Printer User’s Guide Micr Features Micr ModeMicr Fonts Secure Fonts@PJL Ustatus Device CODE=40020 MicroPrintBi-Directional Feedback Resource Storage Micr MenuEntering Micr Mode STF CommandSTH Command PasswordMicr Definition Command SMCPxxxx$ optional SmcpSet New Password Command &%STExxxxxxxx$ STESTS Print Micr E-13B Font SMDddd...ddd$Print Micr CMC7 Font SM7ddd...ddd$ Print Secure Numeric Font SMFddd..ddd~Print ICR Secure Numeric Font &%SMIxxxxxx~ Print MicroPrint Line SMMxxxxxxxxx!$Secure Flash Resource Unlock Command STPxxxxx$ Tray Lock Command STTL#$Load Flash Resource STLxxxxxyyyyyyzdd....dd Format Flash Memory SFF$Tray Unlock Command STTU#$ Tray Swapping CommandsSTTU# SttsonDecryption Commands DES and AES DecryptionTurn DES Decryption on Turn AES Decryption onTurn DES Decryption OFF Turn AES Decryption OFFCustomer Character Conversation Command STBEEP2$ Special Alert and Custom Beep CommandSTBEEP1$ MICRpoint Feature Secure Micr Printer User’s Guide IBM Host Programming Features and Examples Hex TransferTurning Hex Transfer On Turning Hex Transfer OffHex Transfer Examples Micr Mode Command Example Commands in .1 in order of appearance STFPASSWORD$Command terminator Micr font character mapping in Appendix aEscape Character Translation STY4040$STY4000$ Example &%STY2300$Sample Check Audit Trail Reports Audit Trail Report Command Set Print Audit ReportSAR End Audit RecordAudit Report Field One SQ1d..d$ Audit Report Field Two-MICR LineAudit Report Field Three SQ3d..d$ Audit Report Field Four SQ4d..d~Audit Report Field Five SQ5d..d$ Audit Report Field Six SQ6d..d$Audit Report Field Seven SQ7d..d$ Print and Purge Audit Report &%SPURGExx$Start Audit Feedback Command Print Audit Report SPRINTxx$Audit Trail Commands Example Audit Trail Check Sample SAR$ SQ1200$200SQ6October 5, 2005$ TerminatorSMD...$ SQ7103345 AM$Msmith Error Messages Error Message on Display Printed MessageDescription ActionMacro Definition Error Invalid decode Page Appendix a E13B Micr Font Mapping Command&%SMDddd..ddd$ Example &%SMD 00001234 T01234567T3210987654321$ Will printAppendix B CMC7 Micr Font Mapping Less Than Equal Greater Than Appendix C Secure Numeric Font Mapping Description Alpha/Numeric Hex Value Secure Font CharacterTwo Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Arrow Example&%SMF$15,575.00~ Appendix D ICR Secure Numeric Font Mapping Appendix E Micr Mode Command Summary STTSOFF$ SPRINT$ STORE$SPURGE$ Previous Audit Report information will be lostAppendix G PJL Based Micr Commands PJL Re-Lock Sequence With a New Password Value UEL @PJL Info MicrCartridge Status = Unknown PCL Font Calls, Positioning Commands and Variable Print Data Sample Accounts Payable Check PJL and PCL commands used to print the sample check ESC%-12345X@PJL Ldeletepassword LRESOURCEflash