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IBM Infoprint 1352 MICR Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide
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Security Issues
Table of Contents
Printer Installation
Quality Issues
Audit Trail Report
Error Messages
1 Printer Installation
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2 MICR Overview
The Check Processing System
MICR Printing Today
The key standards that address check documents are as follows
Design Elements in Detail Paper
General Features of Check Design
Position and Dimension Gauge
3 MICR Check Design
Amount
Duplexing
MICR Clear Band
Data Elements Date
Drawee Institution Name
Amount In Words
Payee Area
Signature Area
Fractional Routing Number
Account Title
Memo Line
Check Serial Number
Position
Routing Field Positions 43 to
On-Us Field Positions 32 to
Blank Field
Figure 3.1 Sample Check
Paper Type
4 Quality Issues
Printer Features
MICR Toner Low Alarm
Layout
Weight
MICR Check Stock
Quality
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Check Stock Security Features
5 Security Issues
Security Note
8. Move methods of fraud detection to the item’s point of entry into the clearing system. For example, low cost readers can detect low magnetic strength in the MICR line which is a good indication of attempts to copy an original
Secure Fonts
6 MICR Features
MICR Mode
MICR Fonts
Resource Storage
Bi-Directional Feedback
MICR Menu
STH Command
Entering MICR Mode
STF Command
MICR Definition Command
MICR Mode Commands
Password Command
STFPASSWORD$ or &%STHPASSWORD$
Print MICR CMC7 Font
Activate/Set Front Panel Combination Lock &%STSxxxxxxxx$ optional
Print MICR E-13B Font
SMDddd...ddd$
Print MicroPrint Line
Print Secure Numeric Font
SMFddd..ddd~
Print ICR Secure Numeric Font &%SMIxxxxxx~
Tray Swapping Commands
Secure Flash Resource Unlock Command
Tray Lock Command
Tray Unlock Command
DES and AES Decryption
Decryption Commands
Set DES Decryption Key Command&%STSETDESKEY16 Hex Characters$
Set AES Decryption Key Command &%STSETAESKEY32 Hex Characters$
STCxxyy...$
Customer Character Conversation Command
Special Alert and Custom Beep Command
Turning Hex Transfer Off
7 IBM Host Programming Features and Examples
Hex Transfer
Turning Hex Transfer On
Hex Transfer Examples
Figure 7.1 MICR Mode Command Example
Figure 7.2 Sample Check
NON-NEGOTIABLE
The commands in Figure 7.1 in order of appearance
Example &%STY2300$
Escape Character Translation
STY4040$
STY4000$
Audit Record Sorting
8 Audit Trail Reports
Report Details
Audit Trail Menu
Print Audit Report
Audit Report Field One
Audit Trail Report Command Set
End Audit Record
STORE$
SQ5d..d$
Audit Report Field Four
SQ4d..d~
Audit Report Field Five
Print Audit Report
Print and Purge Audit Report &%SPURGExx$
SPRINTxx$
Start Audit Feedback Command
STORE$
Figure 8.1 Audit Trail Commands Example
SQ1 200$
NON-NEGOTIABLE
Figure 8.2 Audit Trail Check Sample
VOID
VOID
SQ6October 5, 2005$
command terminator
SAR$
SQ1200$200
STORE$
SMD...$
SQ7103345 AM$
Figure 8.3 Audit Trail Report
See list of MICR Error Messages on following page
9 Error Messages
Description
Error Message
on Display
Printed Message
Description
Appendix A E13B MICR Font Mapping
Command&%SMDddd..ddd$
MICR Font
Description
Appendix B CMC7 MICR Font Mapping
Command
SM7ddd..ddd$
Description
Appendix C Secure Numeric Font Mapping
Command
SMFddd...dd~
Hex Value
Appendix C continued Secure Numeric Font Mapping
Description
Alpha/Numeric
Description
Appendix D ICR Secure Numeric Font Mapping
Command
SMIxxxxxx~
Description
Appendix E MICR Mode Command Summary
Command
contents will be lost
Description
Appendix F Audit Report Command Summary
Command
Formats flash memory. An error will occur if Audit
PJL Re-Lock Sequence
Appendix G PJL Based MICR Commands
Fonts and Secured Resources
PJL Unlock Sequence
PCL Font Call Commands
PJL Re-Lock Sequence With A New Password Value
PJL INFO MICR COMMAND
Printer State “Ready” is the expected return
PJL Unlock Sequence
PCL Initial Set-Up
PCL MACRO Call
PJL MICR Command Example
PJL Re-Lock Sequence
PCL Font Calls, Positioning Commands and Variable Print Data
The next eleven lines of data in the example call printer resident fonts, position the cursor, and print the variable information. We are again using the minimal data required, particularly the font selection strings, ESCs4099t0b10H being a very short version to call Courier, Normal Weight, 10 Pitch
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FIGURE 8.1 SAMPLE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CHECK
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$x,xxx.xx
PJL and PCL commands used to print the sample check
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