Source Technologies, LLC ST9650 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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