
Source Technologies, LLC                                                             ST9630 Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide  
Table of Contents 1. Printer and Driver Installation...............................................................................5 
Driver Overview...........................................................................................................6 
Downloading the Universal Driver................................................................................7 
Unzipping the Driver....................................................................................................7 
Installing the Driver......................................................................................................8 
Configure the Driver to enable MICR Mode...............................................................14 
Configure the Driver to Recognize the Printer Secure Fonts......................................15 
Configure another driver to print without MICR toner.................................................15 
Selecting the printer..................................................................................................18 
2. MICR Overview....................................................................................................20 
The Check Clearing System......................................................................................20 
MICR Printing Standards in the United States Today................................................20 
3. MICR Check Design.............................................................................................22 
General Features of Check Design............................................................................22 
Position and Dimension Gauge.................................................................................22 
Design Elements in Detail.........................................................................................22 
Data Elements...........................................................................................................23 
4. Quality Issues......................................................................................................27 
Printer Features.........................................................................................................27 
MICR Toner...............................................................................................................27 
MICR Check Stock....................................................................................................28 
5. Security Issues....................................................................................................29 
6. MICR Features.....................................................................................................31 
MICR Mode...............................................................................................................31 
MICR Fonts...............................................................................................................31 
Secure Fonts.............................................................................................................31 
MicroPrint..................................................................................................................31 
Bi-Directional Feedback............................................................................................32 
Resource Storage.....................................................................................................33 
MICR Menu...............................................................................................................33 
Entering MICR Mode.................................................................................................34 
MICR Mode Commands............................................................................................35 
DES and AES Decryption..........................................................................................39 
Custom Character Conversation Command.............................................................. 41 
Special Alert and Custom Beep Command................................................................41 
MICRpoint Feature....................................................................................................42 
7. IBM Host Programming Features and Examples.............................................. 44 
Hex Transfer............................................................................................................. 44 
Escape Character Translation...................................................................................48 
8. Audit Trail Reports..............................................................................................50 
Report Details........................................................................................................... 50 
Audit Trail Menu........................................................................................................50 
Audit Location........................................................................................................... 50 
Audit Record Sorting.................................................................................................50 
Overlay......................................................................................................................50 
Sum Field 4...............................................................................................................50 
Print Audit Report......................................................................................................51 
9. Error Messages....................................................................................................60 
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