Source Technologies, LLC ST9612 Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide
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Table of Contents 1. Printer and Driver Installation.......................................................................1
Driver Overview.................................................................................................2
Downloading the Universal Driver.....................................................................3
Unzipping the Driver..........................................................................................3
Installing the Driver............................................................................................4
Configure the Driver to enable MICR Mode.................................................... 10
Configure the Driver to Recognize the Printer Secure Fonts...........................11
Configure another driver to print without MICR toner......................................11
Selecting the Printer........................................................................................14
2. MICR Overview.............................................................................................16
The Check Clearing System............................................................................16
MICR Printing Standards in the United States Today......................................16
3. MICR Check Design.....................................................................................18
General Features of Check Design.................................................................18
Position and Dimension Gauge.......................................................................18
Design Elements in Detail...............................................................................18
Data Elements.................................................................................................19
4. Quality Issues...............................................................................................23
Printer Features ..............................................................................................23
MICR Toner.....................................................................................................23
MICR Check Stock..........................................................................................24
5. Security Issues.............................................................................................25
6. MICR Features..............................................................................................27
Secure MICR...................................................................................................27
MICR Fonts.....................................................................................................27
Secure Fonts...................................................................................................27
MicroPrint........................................................................................................28
Resource Storage........................................................................................... 28
MICR Toner Cartridge.....................................................................................28
7. MICR Commands.........................................................................................29
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