IBM 1352 MICR 40 User`s guide

ST9325

Secure MICR Printer

User’s Guide

Source Technologies

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Charlotte, NC 28273

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This manual serves as a reference for Source Technologies Secure MICR Printers. The user manual that ships with your printer contains details on printer setup and operations and should be read first. This manual should be used as a reference for learning more about MICR technology, and developing MICR printing applications. This guide was produced to assist IS

Technicians and Engineers in the use Source Technologies’ programmed printers with their custom MICR applications. The guide also contains information on MICR related error messages that post to the operator panel.

Every effort has been made to ensure that all the information contained in this booklet is complete and accurate. Changes, typos, and technical inaccuracies will be corrected in subsequent publications. This publication is subject to change without notice. The information and descriptions contained in this manual cannot be copied, disseminated, or distributed without the express written consent of Source Technologies, Inc. No liability, expressed or implied, will be assumed by Source Technologies, Inc. or its dealers or affiliates for any damage resulting from use of this information. Additional copies of this publication can be received through the Marketing Department of Source Technologies.

All other trade names or products used in this manual are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

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Table of Contents

1 Printer Installation .......................................................... 1

2 MICR Overview ................................................................ 2

The Check Processing System .................................... 2

MICR Printing Today .................................................... 2

3 MICR Check Design ........................................................ 4

General Features of Check Design ............................... 4

Position and Dimension Gauge ..................................... 4

Design Elements in Detail ............................................ 4

Figure 3.1 Sample Check ............................................. 9

4 Quality Issues .................................................................. 10

Printer Features ............................................................ 10

MICR Toner ................................................................... 10

MICR Check Stock ........................................................ 11

5 Security Issues ................................................................ 13

Check Stock Security Features ..................................... 13

Security Note ................................................................ 14

6 MICR Features ................................................................. 16

MICR Mode ................................................................... 16

MICR Fonts ................................................................... 16

Secure Fonts ................................................................ 16

MicroPrint ..................................................................... 16

Bi-Directional Feedback ............................................... 17

Resource Storage ......................................................... 17

MICR Menu ................................................................... 18

Entering MICR Mode .................................................... 18

MICR Mode Commands................................................ 20

DES and AES Decryption ............................................. 24

MFP Copy Defeat Commands ...................................... 25

Custom Character Conversion Commands ................... 26

Special Alert and Custom Beep Command ................... 27

7 IBM Host Programming Features and Examples ......... 28

Hex Transfer .................................................................. 28

Figure 7.1: MICR Mode Command Example ................. 30

Figure 7.2: Sample Check ............................................ 31

Escape Character Translation ....................................... 33

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8 Audit Trail Report ............................................................ 34

Report Details ............................................................... 34

Audit Trail Menu ............................................................ 34

Audit Trail Command Set .............................................. 36

Figure 8.1: Audit Trail Command Example .................... 40

Figure 8.2: Audit Trail Check Sample ............................ 41

Figure 8.3 Audit Trail Report .......................................... 44

9 Error Messages ............................................................... 45

MICR Error Messages .................................................. 46

Appendix A: E-13B MICR Font Mapping ................................. A1

Appendix B: CMC7 MICR Font Mapping ................................ A2

Appendix C: Secure Numeric Font Mapping .......................... A3

Appendix D: ICR Secure Numeric Font Mapping ................... A5

Appendix E: MICR Mode Command Summary ...................... A6

Appendix F: Audit Report Command Summary ....................... A7

Appendix G: PJL Based MICR Commands ............................. A8


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Section 1: Printer Installation

1 Printer Installation

For complete information on how to unpack and setup your printer, see your printer’s user’s guide. Please read the following if you are going to install the printer driver shipped with your printer.

1. Locate the CD that was shipped with your printer.

Note: If you do not have a CD-ROM drive on the host PC, locate another computer with a CD-ROM drive, start the CD-ROM utility, and then follow the instructions on the screen to create printer driver diskettes.

2. Follow the instructions in the CD booklet to start the printer setup utility appropriate

for your operating system, i.e. Windows 95, NT, etc. The setup utility will install

printer driver and utilities to manage Source Technologies printer(s) attached to your

PC or Network.

3. The Source Technologies, in most cases, assumes the printer driver is set to the internal DEFAULT values. The following Default values should not be changed for best overall printer performance and data stream requirements of the

ST Secure MICR printer.

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Print Resolution under the Graphic Tab should be set to the Default value of 600

DPI.

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Form Source under the Paper Tab should be set to Default value of By Source.

Print Quality and PictureGrade under the Graphic Tab should be set to the

Default values of Use Printer Default.

The ST Secure MICR Printer requires a PCL5 or PCL5e data stream. Current level printer drivers require Graphic Mode under the Graphic Tab be set to either Raster or GL/2. We recommend Raster. This is the only required non-Default value that needs to be set in the printer driver.

A majority of other driver options can be set for your particular requirements. The most obvious of these would be a Paper Tray selection if your application uses the Print Driver

Setting.


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Section 2: MICR Overview

2 MICR Overview

MICR stands for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. All MICR documents have a MICR line with numbers and symbols printed in a MICR font with magnetically chargeable toner.

Each character of the MICR font has a unique waveform when sensed magnetically.

Financial institutions and the Federal Reserve use the MICR line to identify and sort checks. The high-speed automated processing of checks and other financial documents depends on the accuracy and the integrity of the data printed in the MICR line. Your new

Source Technologies’ Secure MICR Printer is specifically designed to produce high quality

MICR documents.

The Check Processing System

As a MICR document travels through the check clearing system it is processed an average of about seven times by high speed reader/sorter machines. Some checks are read up to 30 times or more by these machines. Reader/sorter machines charge the toner in the MICR line and then read the line with a magnetically sensitive reader.

The MICR line contains numbers and symbols to indicate the check serial number, the routing number of the drawee institution and the makers’ account number. The institution of first deposit encodes the check amount in the MICR line to be read by the reader/sorter equipment. Checks travel through reader/sorters at up to 20 miles-per-hour (2,400 documents per minute) with each MICR line read in three hundredths of a second.

MICR Printing Today

Congress established the Federal Reserve System (FRS) in 1913. Today most commercial banks in the United States belong to the FRS. Many other depository institutions provide banking and checking account services to the public. These other institutions, such as some credit unions, savings and loan associations and nonmember banks, are not formally part of the FRS. However, they have access to the payment services it provides and are subject to many of the FRS regulations.

In 1958, because of the explosive growth of check usage, the American Bankers

Association selected the E-13B MICR font and the MICR system as the technology for high-speed check processing. Today, check standards are determined by the American

National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X9B of which

Source Technologies is a voting member. The latest versions of the standards and technical guidelines are available from Global Engineering Documents.

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Section 2: MICR Overview

The key standards that address check documents are as follows:

ANSI X9.7 Specifications for Bank Check Background and Convenience Amount Field

ANSI X9.13 Specifications for Placement and Location of MICR Printing

ANSI X9.18 Paper Specifications for Checks

ANSI X9.27 Print and Test Specifications for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR)


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Section 3: MICR Check Design

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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Duplexing

We do not recommend printing on both sides of the paper (duplexing) when printing checks. MICR toner on the back of a check can cause read failures in the MICR Line.

Order your check stock with any necessary information preprinted on the back. If duplex is necessary, we suggest a more aggressive test plan be developed to ensure print quality consistently conforms to the ANSI/ABA specifications.

MICR Clear Band

The MICR clear band is an area at the bottom of the check where the MICR line prints.

No other magnetic printing should appear in this area on both the font and back of document. The clear band is an area 0.625 (5/8) inches high from the bottom of the check running the entire length of the check. Exact MICR line placement in this area is very important. See Figure 3.1 for more information on MICR line placement.

Data Elements

Date

The date is a required data element for a check. It represents the day on or after the transfer of the check amount may take place. It is usually placed in the upper right portion of the check so it does not interfere with the convenience amount field. The common format is Month, Day and Year, however, the military format of Day, Month and

Year is also acceptable.

Amount

The amount of the check is a required element. The amount usually appears at least twice on the check. The amount printed in numbers is called the convenience amount.

The amount printed in words is sometimes referred to as the legal amount, since this is the amount that applies if there is a difference between the two amount fields. The amount may also be printed a third time on the check in a secure font, intended to make alteration of the amount field difficult. See Chapter 5 and Appendix C for information on

Source Technologies’ Secure Numeric Font.

Convenience Amount

The convenience amount location is specified in ANSI X9.7. The basic location is illustrated in Figure 3.1. Since this amount can be machine scanned, its location and design should be kept within the specifications. The amount beginning with the dollar sign should be left justified within the scan area with numbers spaced normally to the right. The dollars and cents should be separated by a decimal point with the cents printed in the same size font as the rest of the field. Embedded commas should not be used. The convenience amount background should have good reflectance so it does not interfere with optical scanning (see ANSI X9.7).

The convenience amount should be printed in a simple, fixed pitch font. We recommend our ICR Secure Numeric Font (see Appendix D). It was designed to be easily read by


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Section 3: MICR Check Design image capture equipment and is also a fraud deterrent. A fixed pitch courier font, or if available OCR-B, are also acceptable fonts to print the convenience amount.

Note: The Source Technologies’ Secure Numeric Font (see Appendix C) should not be used in the convenience amount since it is not a machine readable font.

Amount In Words

The amount in words (sometimes called the legal amount) is normally located either above or below and to the left of the convenience amount. The area for the amount in words should be entirely filled to make alteration difficult. The amount should start at the far left of the line with the words placed immediately adjacent to each other.

The cents need not be written out. They may be expressed as a fraction (60/100), and should be placed immediately to the right of the dollar amount and followed by a line or other space filler to inhibit alteration.

Example: One hundred forty-four and 62/100---------------DOLLARS

Given the available area on the document, you may need to use a smaller font when printing larger value amounts.

Payee Area

The payee is a necessary element for a negotiable document. The payee area is generally to the left side of the document either above or below the amount in words.

It is often preceded by the words “Pay to the Order Of.” The payee data should not enter the MICR clear band which extends 5/8 of an inch above the bottom of the check.

Signature Area

A signature is a required element for a negotiable document. The signature or signatures authorize the bank to honor the check; therefore, it must match the bank’s records. The signature area should be beneath the convenience amount area but the signatures should not enter the convenience amount area nor the MICR clear band. This is especially true if you print the signature with MICR toner.

We recommend using our MicroPrint font for the signature line as a fraud deterrent.

Information on how to utilize this font is in section 5: MICR Features.

Drawee Institution Name

The name of the institution where the maker’s account is located is referred to as the drawee institution. The bank’s name, city, and state are required.


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Account Title

The account title is normally printed in the upper left corner of the check. It includes the name of the account holder and other information such as addresses, telephone numbers, and logos. The data in the title should be legible and sufficiently complete so that if the MICR data account number is destroyed, the drawee institution can refer to the account title in order to trace the account number.

Memo Line

This line is located in the lower left quadrant of the check, and is not required. Data printed here does not contain any legal significance. Printing in this area with magnetic toner should not extend downward into the MICR clear band which is 5/8 ths of an inch above the bottom of the check.

Check Serial Number

The check serial number is generally printed in the upper right quadrant of the check.

Although the check number is not required for the check to be negotiable, the account holder and financial institution use these numbers to reconcile statements and stop payments. The check serial number should also appear a second time in the MICR line, and these numbers should match. The number of digits in the check serial number is controlled by the financial institution and the MICR line format. Consult your banking institution for their requirements.

Fractional Routing Number

The fractional routing number should be printed in a fractional format in the upper right quadrant of the check. This number is assigned to identify the Federal Reserve District and drawee institution. Consult with your bank for the proper routing number and format for each of your accounts.

MICR Line

Accurate high-speed processing of your checks by financial institutions is enabled by the accuracy and integrity of the data in the MICR line. Refer to figure 3.1 for the location of the following MICR line fields. The MICR line is read from right to left with position one being the right most position proceeding to position sixty-five on the left.

The MICR line must be printed at exactly eight characters per inch.

Auxiliary On-Us Field Positions 65 to 45

This field usually contains the check serial number for commercial size checks and possibly account control information. It is bounded by On-Us symbols. (

;). It is not included on personal, small size checks.

External Processing Code (EPC) Field Position 44

This one digit field is position 44 of the MICR line. This field is usually left blank. The use of this field is controlled by the ASC X9B Standards Committee.


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Routing Field Positions 43 to 33

The routing field is bounded by Transit Symbols (

:) in positions 43 and 33. It contains fixed format information about the drawee institution. Consult with your bank for the specific data field to be placed here for each of your accounts.

On-Us Field Positions 32 to 14

The On-us field contains the makers’ account number. The structure and content of this field is left to the drawee bank. On personal checks this field also contains the check serial numbers. The On-Us field may not consist of more than 19 characters.

An On-Us (

;) symbol must appear immediately to the right of the account number.

Blank Field Position 13

Position 13 is always left blank.

Amount Field Positions 1 to 12

The amount field is the right most field in the MICR line. It remains blank until it is printed by the bank of first deposit. When the check enters the banking system, the bank of first deposit encodes this field from data in the convenience amount field. It will be bounded by Amount Symbols (

/).


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Figure 3.1: Sample Check


A. Serial Number: Must be in the upper right corner and match the serial number in the MICR line (see D for further explanation).

B. Fractional Routing Transit Number: Should be in the upper right corner and must match the routing transit number in the MICR line with the exception of the state prefix number

(ex. 66 = NC, 67 = SC, 64 = GA, etc.) and the preceding zeros.

C. Bank Name, State, City: The bank logo is optional. Name of bank, city and state where the account will be assigned/opened is a required field.

D. Aux On Us (46-55): This is a required field if the customer desires services offered by the bank which require a serial number. The serial number format is controlled by the payor’s bank. A & D should match.

E. Routing Number (34-42): Designates the Federal Reserve district and financial institution. Each city, state or region that the bank serves has a unique institution identifier. IMPORTANT: positions 35-42 is the Routing Number, position 34 is the check digit.

F. Account Number: This is a unique number assigned to the customer’s account.

G. Optional Serial Number: Used for personal accounts (checks only). A 4 digit zero filled field that should match the serial number in the upper right corner.

H. Convenience Amount Area should be in the general location shown above in the diagram. The illustrated box in the diagram is optional and if used, should conform to ANS

X9.7. A single stroke dollar sign is required.


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Section 4: Quality Issues

4 Quality Issues

A high quality MICR document can be read by bank reader/sorter equipment many times with no readability issues and does not result in damage to bank equipment. This quality is the result of a well designed printer, an originally manufactured MICR toner cartridge and high quality check stock.

Printer Features

Your Secure MICR Printer is equipped with some features to ensure high quality MICR documents.

Paper Type

We recommend paper trays with check stock be set to “bond” paper type. The associated “weight” and “texture” settings should be set to “heavy” and “rough.” See the base printers User’s Guide. If more than one input tray has check stock and they are the same stock, set all to “bond” and they will be linked. If different stock is used in more than one input tray, use “custom” type, “rough” and “heavy” to block Linking.

MICR Toner Low Alarm

When MICR toner is low, the printer stops and the user is prompted to load a new

MICR toner cartridge. We do not recommend shaking the cartridge to prolong its life. Once low toner is sensed, there may not be enough MICR toner left to produce quality MICR documents.

MICR Toner Sensing

When the printer enters MICR mode and attempts to print a MICR font, it checks to ensure a MICR toner cartridge is loaded in the printer. If a regular cartridge is present, an alarm will sound and the user must load a MICR cartridge before their print job will resume. A message “load MICR Toner” will appear on the Operator’s Panel.

MICR Toner

Use only Source Technologies MICR toner when printing MICR documents. It is specifically engineered to print quality MICR documents with your printer. The printers’ MICR toner sensor is designed to work with the Source Technologies MICR toner cartridge to prevent printing checks with regular toner present. You may choose to use this printer for general office printing, which is acceptable. If a MICR print job begins and the printer has a regular toner cartridge present, the printer will stop and prompt the operator to install a MICR toner cartridge.

Source Technologies does not recommend the use of refilled MICR toner cartridges.

Although refilled cartridges are generally less expensive, they may result in expensive printer repairs and bank check reject fees due to inferior MICR toner formulation.


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MICR Check Stock

Check stock has a large impact on the resulting quality and security of your MICR document.

Here are a few features that should be considered when selecting a check stock. Please see

Chapter 4 for more information on check stock security features.

Quality

Quality MICR check printing with your ST Secure MICR Printer requires check stock that matches the printer’s requirements. Source Technologies can supply paper specifically made for our printers. If you wish to order check stock from other suppliers, please show the following requirements to your sales representative. We will test other suppliers’ paper for a nominal fee.

Layout

Layout your check design before any paper is purchased or layout your design to existing check stock. Keep in mind, perforations, orientation, special logos and any color elements. The printer can print just about anything as long as it is black.

Weight

We recommend 24 lb. - 29 lb. paper.

Stiffness

We recommend taber M.D. 2.5 and C.D. 1.1 minimum.

Smoothness

For best toner fusing, we recommend rougher surfaces within the base printers’ specifications and the Paper Specifications for Checks X9.18. We recommend a smoothness range of 150 to 200 - Sheffield.

Paper Grain Direction

When using 24 lb. - 29 lb. bond paper we generally support either long or short paper grain. Overall performance in the banks reader/sorters is best when the resultant grain direction is left to right when viewing the check.

Perforations

All perforations in the stock should be Micro-Perfs (20 or more cuts per inch). Larger perforations can produce excessive paper chaff and result in damage to the toner cartridge. Perforations should be ironed by the paper supplier to reduce nesting and potential double feeding.


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Moisture

The paper moisture content should be between 4.7 and 5.5%. Storage conditions have much to do with the final moisture content of most papers. Store your check stock in a cool, dry, environmentally stable and secure area. Protective wrappings should be removed just prior to use.


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Section 5: Security Issues

5 Security Issues

Printing negotiable documents from blank paper on desktop MICR laser printers makes security a top priority for any company embarking on a desktop check printing project.

Good security programs integrate hardware, software, your employees and your financial institution into a secure check production system. Recent changes relative to the responsibilities of banks and their customers have a bearing on the ultimate liability for fraudulent documents. Customers must have systems designed and documented to show

“Ordinary Care and Good Faith Effort” is in place to avoid liability. In the past, financial institutions generally credited corporations when fraud was discovered. New regulations attempt to define who may have been negligent in the transaction and put the liability on that party or parties. Clearly, if a fraudulent occurrence can be traced to a corporation’s lack of security procedures, or the design of their negotiable documents, the regulations will protect the banks, or at best case the loss will be shared.

Check Stock Security Features

We have found the following check stock security features to be of merit:

Artificial Watermarks - White on white printing generally on the back reveals words or patterns when held at an angle. You should state on the front of the check that this feature is present. It cannot be copied.

Laid Lines - Evenly spaced background lines that make cut and paste alteration difficult.

Void Pantograph - Background printing of the word VOID or COPY which appears on photocopies. Some paper suppliers offer enhanced versions of pantographs which provide more protection from the latest in color copier technology.

Chemical Additives - If an ink eradicator (bleach, acetone, etc.) is applied to the document, the eradicator creates a permanent stain.

Numbered Check Stock - Sequential numbering printed in dye that penetrates to the reverse side of the check can be used to verify authenticity. This number may not relate to the check serial number. This also provides for inventory control of blank check stock.

NOTE: These quality issues serve as a general guide for check production. You should not consider these features as an all inclusive list. We recommend consulting with your local paper supplier for any additional comments or suggestions.


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Security Note

Check fraud in the United States is a continuing problem. We have attempted to identify security features that can be incorporated into the base check stock. However, these may not prove 100% fraud preventative. Over time, technology will continue to develop new and improved measures to address check fraud.

The following internal and external security measures will help minimize your risk of check fraud.

1. Financial institutions should train tellers to look at the check, not the person presenting the check. The check, not the person, is the item that must be verified.

2. Firms accepting checks should be aware of damaged MICR lines. Intentionally damaging the MICR line can increase the time necessary to process an item, giving the forger enough time to leave town. Also be sensitive to discoloration, this could be an indication of alteration.

3. Incorporate security features into your base check stock and utilize printed security features that address both alteration and counterfeiting of original items. A short list of these features would be:

• Warning Bands, or other methods that alert recipients to visual security features;

• Artificial or genuine watermarks in the base paper;

• Chemical additives in the base paper that react to chemical alteration attempts;

• Void Pantographs that address attempts to copy original items;

• Unique security fonts that deter attempts to alter payee or amount information.

4. When generating final negotiable items,

• The document always includes the amount value in words;

• The document should not include information that limits the value range, i.e.

“Not valid over $500.” This only guides the fraudulent attempt. Use your application software to detect out of range items;

• All levels of hardware and software password protection should be utilized.

5. Safeguard check stock paper, and limit access only to necessary employees.

6. Understand and approve the security procedures of your check stock suppliers to safeguard stock in their custody.

7. Use “Positive Pay” check services from your financial institution that match check number and dollar amounts to known information. Financial institutions should encourage full participation of corporate clients.


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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.

9. Always verify the home address and place of employment of new account applicants. Use public sources such as phone books to verify phone numbers. Ask new account applicants why they are opening an account with your institution. Be suspect of unusual answers or delays in responding.

10. Stay abreast of current check fraud methods and the latest in fraud detection.

Offer seminars to educate corporate clients.

11. Review and document your internal negotiable document printing procedures.

Investigate employee backgrounds before assigning security authority. Split responsibilities, for example, an accounts payable production/security officer should not also balance the account.


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Section 6: MICR Features

6 MICR Features

Source Technologies’ Secure MICR Printers are designed to allow both general office document printing and secure MICR document printing. You may print a variety of conventional jobs with regular Lexmark toner using all of the printer features available such as MarkNet and MarkVision network attachment interfaces and network printer utilities.

These printers come standard with HP PCL5, PCL6 and PostScript Level 2 emulations and others. Source Technologies has designed features to enhance these printers with MICR mode specific operation that allows you to securely print high quality negotiable documents.

MICR Mode

Your Secure MICR Printer has two operational states: normal and MICR mode. When the printer is in normal printing mode your MICR resources cannot be accessed. Once the printer enters into MICR mode your secure resources are available and the printer starts the process of confirming readiness to print a negotiable document. There are two conditions which must be met before MICR mode is activated:

If the front panel combination lock feature is activated, the correct eight digit combination must be entered from the front panel.

The correct password command must be received by the printer from the software application prior to printing any MICR documents.

MICR Fonts

The E-13B and CMC7 MICR fonts are resident in your printer. Examples of these fonts are in the Appendix of this manual. They can only be accessed after MICR mode is activated by your software. A MICR toner cartridge must be present to print the MICR fonts.

Secure Fonts

Two Source Technologies designed secure fonts: Secure Numeric Font and ICR Secure

Numeric Font are resident in your printer. Examples of these fonts are in the Appendix of this manual. Like the MICR fonts, these secure fonts can only be accessed after MICR mode is activated by your software.

The ICR Secure Numeric Font is designed for the convenience area of your check. It can be read by the imaging equipment used by many financial institutions. The Secure

Numeric Font should not be used in this area since the reverse image aspect of this font prevents it from being read by this equipment. We recommend using both of these fonts on your checks as they are designed to deter check fraud.

MicroPrint

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Section 6: MICR Features eye. This font provides protection against reproduction by most scanners and copiers because they cannot successfully print the tiny letters.

Most check printers use this font in the signature area of their preprinted checks. We recommend using this font to help deter check fraud. The text in this font can either be fixed, such as the name of your organization, or it can be variable, such as the check amount and payee name. The use of variable text provides an additional method of protection against check counterfeiters.

Use of the “MP” designate symbol to identify the line as MicroPrint is optional. The MicroPrint font only contains alphanumeric characters. Punctuation marks and spaces are ignored by this font and do not print.

Bi-Directional Feedback

Your Secure MICR Printer can provide MICR status messages to the check printing application. This feature is valuable in a networked environment with multiple printers or with users utilizing a printer located in another area. The application can get information on

MICR settings such as toner cartridge type (MICR or regular), locked trays (which trays are locked to non-MICR applications), resident fonts/macros and audit trail settings. The printer can send the application MICR error messages such as “load MICR toner.”

When the printer receives the “@PJL INFO STVARIABLES” command it will report all MICR variables to the host. The MICR variables can also be seen by accessing the printer’s front panel menu. Select Utilities>Print Menus. The second page of this menu shows the current

MICR variable configuration.

If USTATUS DEVICE=On, the printer will report PJL error 40020 for any MICR error which causes the printer to go off-line. It will appear in this format:

@PJL USTATUS DEVICE

CODE=40020

DISPLAY=”MICR Password Error Press Go”

ONLINE=FALSE (formfeed----HEX 0C)

The code will always be 40020, only the display line will change to indicate the specific error.

Resource Storage

Check-related resources, such as form overlays and signatures, are stored in your printer with unique identification numbers. ID numbers must be less than 32767. Number 5001 is reserved for the Audit Trail overlay. Your Secure MICR Printer has two areas where you may store these resources: FLASH and RAM Memory.


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Flash Memory is an optional feature. It is user managed and resources can be designated as

“secure” or “unsecure.” Secure resources are loaded to flash with the STL command and have

ID numbers greater than or equal to 10000. They can only be accessed by using the STP command when the printer is in MICR mode. Unsecure resources do not require a password and should be assigned an ID number less than 10000. Resources stored in flash memory are not deleted when the printer is powered off. Flash memory is required for all Audit Trail features.

Storing resources in RAM is also an option. Resources in RAM are deleted when the printer is powered off or reset. For this reason check-related resources may need to be loaded frequently. Resources stored in RAM cannot be password protected.

We recommend storing all check-related resources in secured flash memory.

MICR Menu

Your Secure MICR Printer contains a front panel menu specific to MICR applications. The complete menu is as follows:

Security Lock

Audit Menu

Audit Location - Flash/Disk

Record Sorting

Overlay

Sum Field 4

Print Report

Setup Menu

MICR Type - Normal/Optraforms

Hex Transfer

Density Control

Use the menu button on the front of your printer to toggle through the menu options. To select an option press the select (*) button. An item is selected when it has an asterisk (*) after it.

The Security Lock option allows the user to activate and set a front panel combination for additional security. This feature prevents anyone from printing checks without the proper 8digit combination. See the MICR Mode Commands section of this chapter for more information.

MICR Type designates the printer as a “normal” Source Technologies Secure MICR Printer or as a Secure MICR OptraForms Printer. The default is “normal.” Hex Transfer and Density

Control are normally reserved for ST Technocal Support.


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The Audit Menu deals with the optional Audit Trail Report settings. See chapter 7 for more information.

Entering MICR Mode

To print MICR documents, your Secure MICR Printer uses special alphanumeric text commands called MICR Mode commands.

There are two different commands which activate MICR mode printing:

&%STFPASSWORD$ and &%STHPASSWORD$. The &%STF is the default command and is recommended for most applications.

To use the &%STF command, it must be entered at the beginning of the job datastream. The

&%STH command can be entered anywhere prior to accessing secured resources.

The &%STH command is not as powerful as the &%STF command because it does not set as many parameters for MICR printing. Both commands and descriptions are as follows:

&%STF Command

When entering MICR mode with the &%STF mode, the printer will:

• Check to see if the proper Front Panel Combination has been entered (when enabled).

• Allow access to secure check printing resources such as MICR fonts and secure fonts stored in printer ROM.

• Allow access to protected signatures, overlays, logos and other important resources stored in password protected nonvolatile flash memory.

• Display “MICR Mode Active” on the printer’s front panel.

• Disable the printer’s front panel menu system.

• Set printer resolution to 600 dpi for printing MICR fonts.

• Disable Jam Recovery.

• Set the copies parameter to 1.

• Sets Toner Low Alarm.

• Turn Hex Transfer ON.

NOTE: The &%STF command must be entered at the beginning of the print job before any other print data is received.

&%STH Command

The &%STH command does not set-up the printer for check printing activity as completely as the &%STF command mode. This alternate MICR mode command forces the user to manually program some commands through their host application. It is used when programmers cannot place &%STFPASSWORD$ at the beginning of their job. Use the &%STH command if you experience page ejects while in &%STF mode.


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When entering MICR mode with the &%STH command, the printer will:

• Check to see if the proper Front Panel Combination has been entered (when enabled).

• Allow access to secure check printing resources such as MICR fonts and secure fonts which are stored in printer ROM. It also allows access to protected signatures, overlays, logos and other important resources stored in password protected nonvolatile flash memory.

• Turn Hex Transfer ON.

NOTE: The &%STH command can occur within a datastream after the page has started. The &%STH command, unlike the &%STF command, can be issued anywhere on the page.

MICR Mode Commands

Password Command

&%STF or &%STH

PASSWORD

$

&%STFPASSWORD$ or &%STHPASSWORD$

Lead in sequence

User defined password, 8 characters, case sensitive, unprintable characters allowed. Factory default is

PASSWORD. See also New Password Command.

Command terminator

MICR Definition Command

&%SMCPxxxx$ (optional)

&%SMCP Lead in sequence xxxx MICR count, the number of MICR lines to be printed during this print job. (4 bytes in hex)

$ Command terminator

Example: &%SMCP0010$

Prints 16 (Hex 10) MICR lines before disabling MICR mode. This command defines how many MICR lines may print in the current job. When the count decrements to zero, MICR mode is terminated.

Set New Password Command &%STExxxxxxxx$

&%STE Lead in sequence xxxxxxxx New password, must be 8 characters either printable or non printable. Dollar ($) sign is an invalid password character.

$ Command terminator.


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In order to set a new password the current password must first be sent. Caution: Errors made in sending the new password command could lead to setting it to an unknown value. If the

Password is unknown the printer must be returned to Source Technologies to be reset to

PASSWORD.

Activate/Set Front Panel Combination Lock &%STSxxxxxxxx$ (optional)

&%STS Lead in sequence xxxxxxxx

$

Eight digit sequence, valid characters 0-9

Command terminator

Sets and activates the front panel MICR combination lock. If this feature is activated, MICR mode cannot be entered until the front panel combination is entered correctly. All MICR features will be inaccessible until this combination is entered. Sending an &%STS command and eight zeros deactivates the security lock.

Caution: If the front panel combination is set and then forgotten, the printer must be returned to Source Technologies for the combination to be deactivated.

Print MICR E-13B Font

&%SMD ddd...ddd

$

&%SMDddd...ddd$

Lead in sequence

Data to be printed in E-13B MICR font

Command terminator

Prints the specified data in the E-13B MICR font which is used in the United States,

Canada and Mexico. The correct spacing begins at the cursor position at the start of the command. After the terminator is sent, the printer is returned to its default font. After each

Print E-13B command, the MICR count is decremented by one. Upon receiving this command the printer will check to ensure a MICR toner cartridge is installed and set the copies parameter to 1. See Appendix A for MICR E-13B font character mapping.

Print MICR CMC7 Font

&%SM7 ddd...ddd

$

&%SM7ddd...ddd$

Lead in sequence

Data to be printed in CMC7 font

Command terminator

Prints the specified data in the CMC7 MICR font which is used in Europe and South America.

The font and its correct spacing begins at the current cursor position at the start of the command. After the terminator is sent, the printer will return to its default font, and the MICR count will be decremented by one. Upon receiving this command the printer will check to ensure a MICR toner cartridge is installed and set the copies parameter to 1. See Appendix B for CMC7 character mapping.


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Print Secure Numeric Font &%SMFddd..ddd~

&%SMF Lead in sequence ddd...ddd

~

Data to be printed in this font

Command terminator

The dollar sign ($) is not a command terminator for this command. For both security fonts the tilde ~ (hex 7E) is the command terminator since the dollar sign is a valid character.

Print ICR Secure Numeric Font &%SMIxxxxxx~

&%SMI Lead in sequence xxxxxxxx

~

Data variables to be printed in this font

Command terminator

Print MicroPrint Line

&%SMM xxxxxx

!

$

&%SMMxxxxxxxxx!$

Lead in sequence

Data to be printed in this font

MP designator (optional)

Command terminator

If the exclamation point (!) is used, the “MP” designate will print just above and to the right of the last character. This is optional and is typically used to notify the check recipient of the presence of MicroPrinting. Only 0-9, A-Z (upper and lower case) print. Special characters and spaces disappear.

Load Flash Resource

&%STL xxxxx yyyyyy z

&%STLxxxxxyyyyyyzdd....dd

Lead in sequence

Resource number in decimal, must be 5 digits

Byte count of resource file in Hex, must be 6 positions

Format of the resource file

S = Single byte binary format

D = Double byte text format

Flash resource file. e.g. forms overlay, signatures etc.

dd...dd

Resource number values may be between 00001 to 32767. Values of 10000 and above are password protected and will require the user to enter MICR mode with a valid password before they can be unlocked with the STP command. Values below 10000 will be unsecured.


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Resource number 5001 is reserved for the Audit Trail overlay, see chapter 7.

Format Flash Memory

&%SFF

$

&%SFF$

Lead in sequence

Command terminator

This command formats flash memory. A valid password command must precede this command.

Caution: All flash contents will be lost. This includes all electronic forms, signatures, logos, etc.

Secure Flash Resource Unlock Command &%STPxxxxx$

&%STP xxxxx

$

Unlocks a secure flash resource.

Unlock flash resource command

Flash resource number, must be 5 digits

Command terminator

#

$

Tray Lock Command

&%STTL

&%STTL#$

Lock tray command

The tray to be locked (choose from 1, 2 or 3 only)

Command terminator

This command prevents other applications from accessing a particular printer paper tray.

#

$

Tray Unlock Command

&%STTU#

&%STTU#$

Unlocks tray

The tray to be unlocked (choose from 1, 2 or 3 only)

Command terminator

Tray Swapping Commands &%STTSON$ / &%STTSOFF$

&%STTSON

&%STTSOFF

$

Turns tray swapping on

Turns tray swapping off

Command terminator

This command allows you to redefine the PCL values for Trays 2 and 3 to allow software and operational consistency with older printers in the system. Swapping ON causes any

<esc>&l4H to be replaced with 5H and vice-versa.


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DES and AES Decryption

Data Encryption Standard (DES) and the recently approved Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) are both supported in the Source Technologies Secure MICR Printers. The minimum Code Level support for

AES is 8.5j. Levels 8.5i. and lower only support DES.

DES originated at IBM in 1977 and was adopted by the U.S. Department of Defense. The controlling standards for DES are ANSI X3.92 and X3.106 and in the Federal FIPS 46-3 standard. An alternative to

DES called Triple DES is not supported in our Secure MICR printers.

AES is documented in a new Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) standard

FIPS 197, dated 11/26/2001. Three key sizes are documented in the standard, 128-bit, 192-bit, & 256bit. We currently only support the most commonly used 128-bit key size.

The algorithm selected for AES is Rijndael. Developed in Belgium, an English pronunciation alternative is

“Rain Doll”. In addition to U.S. Government implementations, it is anticipated AES will be adopted by businesses, organizations, institutions, and individuals outside of government, and outside of the United

States as was the case for DES.

We only support decryption for DES and AES. Encrypted printer data streams can be decrypted using the key stored some time prior to the message. Keys for both DES and AES are supported separately so that both AES and DES are supported simultaneously. The keys messages themselves can be encrypted with either DES or AES for either DES or AES. Only one DES and one AES key exists at any one point in time. Old keys are not saved. To change either a DES or an AES key requires the MICR Password

Command.

The Secure MICR printer does not have any capability to encrypt a return or Bi-directional message.

Decryption Commands

Decryption requires printer processing overhead. In our testing encrypted printer data steams near or below 100K bytes per page do not seem to affect printer speed in term of pages per minute or first page out timings. Some testing done with print files from 500K to 1 Meg per page showed up to a 30% degradation in speed. It is therefore recommended the encryption be reserved for the confidential portions of the data when large file sizes are anticipated.

Set DES Decryption Key Command &%STSETDESKEY<16 Hex Characters>$

The command requires a MICR Password Command be sent prior to the Key Command. The Key

Command could itself be encrypted and then decrypted in the printer. The command requires the key data be in a double-byte hex format. The 8 byte value must be converted to the 16 byte format. The only values that can be contained in the 16 command bytes are 0 through 9, A through F. Alpha key characters can be upper or lower case. Command characters must be upper case. An example of a valid key & command -

%STSETDESKEY5f00FF7E3DA938eb$ The key value remains in the printer until another key command is received. Printer power cycles and printer reset commands do not affect the key value.

The dollar sign ($) is the command terminator and is required.


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Set AES Decryption Key Command &%STSETAESKEY<32 Hex Characters>$

The command also requires a MICR Password Command be sent prior to the Key Command.

The key data is similar to DES, but is twice in length with 32 Hex character format representing the 16 byte or 128-bit key value.

Turn DES Decryption ON

Turn AES Decryption ON

&%STDON$

&%STAON$

All data following the $ command terminator will be decrypted using the current key value stored in the printer and the DES or AES algorithm. Decryption continues until a Decryption OFF command is received, a print Timeout occurs, a printer panel reset occurs, or printer power is cycled. Printer software language resets do not stop decryption.

Turn DES Decryption OFF &%STDOFF$

Turn AES Decryption OFF &%STAOFF$

The OFF command resides within the encrypted data, and must also be encrypted. The OFF occurs after an 8-byte block (DES) or 16-byte block (AES) is received and decrypted. The last block containing the

OFF should either have the command right justified or padded out to the block boundary. Any padding bytes after the $ command terminator will be discarded.

MFP Copy Defeat Commands

A Secure MICR printer with the Multi Function Printer (MFP) feature can scan and copy documents. This allows the end users to copy MICR documents with MICR toner. The Copy Defeat command will block the copy function when a MICR toner cartridge is installed, but allow the copy function with standard toner.

MFP MICR Copy Defeat ON &%STMCDON$

MFP MICR Copy Defeat OFF &%STMCDOFF$

Both commands require the MICR Password Command. The ON command blocks the copy function with

MICR toner. The OFF command allows the copy function with MICR toner. The factory default is OFF

Note – Postscript Language print jobs downloaded from a host will not print with MICR toner if the

Postscript job contains a copy count command. Copy Defeat = ON will reset copy count to 0, and nothing prints. Either the Copy Defeat function needs to be set to OFF or the copy count command needs to be removed if the user requires Postscript MICR printing. We tested a few Postscript printer drivers and did not detect copy count commands, but the specific data streams should be tested.


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Customer Character Conversation Command

The Custom Character Conversion Command can be used to resolve some problems in printer data streams. An example might be to remove a special command character in an existing data stream that was used by your previous printer hardware. Without changing your data stream, these special characters can either be removed, converted to Nulls, or converted to other sets of data to accomplish what is required.

An example of this might convert a Skip Command used by an older generation printer to multiple Carriage

Return / Line Feed commands. You could also store a PCL5 command in our SIMM and call it with one character in your data stream. Only one type of conversion is permitted at any particular point in time, but the function can be modified within a data stream multiple times.

The conversion information is stored in NVRAM and is retained through power off / power on cycles. This means you could send the command one time and all future print jobs would be converted. Special precautions are required if printer fonts and Macro’s are downloaded to your printer. This might require you to disable the function during downloads and re-enable prior to your print data.

&%STCxx[yy...]$ xx is a double-byte character to convert - the following characters are not allowed:

&, %, S, T, C and $.

yy...is a double-byte string to convert to - can be 0 to 16 caharcaters long

$ command terminator

Example:

&%STC1E0D0A$ sets the convert character to 1E - the printer will replace any 1E character in the data stream with 0D 0A (carriage return, line feed)

&%STC1E$

&%STC00$ replace 1E with nothing - simply removes all 1E characters from the data turn character conversion off


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Special Alert and Custom Beep Command

Using the Beep Command, the printer data stream can alert printer operators that important pages are currently being printed. The STBEEP1 command sounds its special beeps but does not stop the printer.

STBEEP2 stops the printing process and waits for the operator to Press Go.

The Custom BEEP can be used to create an alternative beep pattern to STBEEP1. This could be used to indicate a certain document, a custom signal to a different operator, or just an alternative of your choice to

STBEEP1. The Custom Beep command will not stop the printing process.

NOTE: Beep Commands will not chain or link together. You cannot play Beethoven’s 5th Symphony. During the execution of a beep pattern, all other beep commands are eaten. Two important documents could be sent to the printer one after the other, both with beep commands, but the pattern would only occur one time.

NOTE: The two digit frequency value is inverted. The higher the value, the lower the frequency.

&%STBEEP1$ plays 3 long beeps, 3 short beeps, 3 long beeps and 3 short beeps.

&%STBEEP2$

&%STBEEPnnffdddd$ displays the message “Press Go to stop beeping” on the front panel and repeatedly plays 5 long beeps.

plays a custom beep nn is a two digit number of beeps (0-63) ff is a two digit frequency (0-63) dddd is a four digit duration (0-1023)

Example:

&%STBEEP02250300$ plays 2 long (duration 300) beeps at a frequency of 25.


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Section 7: IBM Host Programming Features and Examples

7 IBM Host Programming Features and Examples

Hex Transfer

The Hex Transfer feature allows the user to send PCL escape sequence printer commands to the printer with simple text strings. You may send any valid command or string of commands with no limit on the length or complexity. Form macros, signatures, or simple commands may be passed through any platform to the printer since they are simple text. The printer will convert them back to ESC (escape) sequences when they arrive at the printer. Hex Transfer is automatically enabled while in MICR Mode. To enable it for all applications use the following commands:

Turning Hex Transfer On

To enable Hex Transfer, send the following command::

&&??&%

Once Hex Transfer is enabled, the character sequence &% will act as a trigger sequence. Any data following these trigger characters will not be printed and will be treated as Hex Transfer data until the Hex Transfer ending character $ is encountered.

Turning Hex Transfer Off

To turn Hex Transfer off, send the following command:

&&??!!

This command will clear the trigger sequence and allow the &% characters to print. This clear command may be sent at any time to assure that Hex Transfer is disabled. When MICR Mode is entered, Hex Transfer will automatically be turned on, and when MICR Mode is exited, Hex

Transfer will be turned off unless it has previously been activated outside of MICR Mode with the &&??&% string.


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Hex Transfer Examples

&&??&% This command enables Hex Transfer

On

&%1B 26 6C 34 48 $ or

&% 1B $& l 4H Sends the PCL Esc sequence:

<Esc>&l4H which is a paper source command identifying what tray the paper will be pulled from.

&% 1B 45$ or

&% 1B $E This command is a printer reset PCL command which consist of the Esc character and printable E character and may be sent by simply putting the

Esc character in Hex.

Note - Hex Transfer can now be set ON or OFF via the MICR Menu. See Section 6, MICR

Menu


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Figure 7.1 MICR Mode Command Example

The following example shows the MICR Mode commands and Hex Transfer commands in use. This datastream would print the check on the following page (assuming the check macro and the signature are loaded as flash resources).

&%STFPASSWORD$ &%SMCP0001$ &%STP10001$ &%STP20000$

& % 1 B 2 6 6 C 3 1 7 8 3 0 7 3 3 1 6 8 3 2 6 1 3 6 6 3 4 6 3 0 6 F 3 1 6 5 3 1 6 C 3 7 2 E 3 3 3 0 4 3 1 B 2 6 6 1 3 0 4 C 1 B 2 8 7 3

3 1 3 0 4 8 1 B 2 6 6 B 3 1 3 0 2 E 3 0 3 0 4 8 1 B 2 6 6 6 3 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 7 9 3 3 5 8 $

1000

200 Vendor Systems

99999 Oct 1 05

1234567 Oct 2 05

136784 Oct 3 05

555555 Oct 3 05

1000.00

200.00

800.00

55.55

2055.55

41.11

20.00

4.00

16.00

1.11

980.00

196.00

784.00

54.44

2014.44

October 5, 2005

200 Vendor Systems

1000

October 5, 2005

99999 Oct 1 05

1234567 Oct 2 05

136784 Oct 3 05

555555 Oct 3 05

1000.00

200.00

800.00

55.55

20.00

4.00

16.00

1.11

980.00

196.00

784.00

54.44

2055.55

41.11

2014.44

&%1B$(s1p16v0s3b4148T 1000 &%1B$(3@

October 5, 2005

&%SMF$2014.44~

&%1B$(s0p12h1s0b4099T

*********** Two Thousand Fourteen and 44/100*******DOLLARS &%1B$(3@

$2014.44

Vendor Systems

927 Warehouse Road

Kansas City, MO 59782 &%1B$(20000X ! &%1B$(3@

&%1B$&f0S &%1B$*p296x3184Y &%SMD;00001000; :123456789:1234567890123:$

&%1B$&f1S


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Figure 7.2: Sample Check

DUPLICATE FILE COPY CHECK NO

:

1000

VENDOR NO:

200

NAME:

VENDOR SYSTEMS

REFERENCE NUMBER INVOICE DATE GROSS AMOUNT

99999

1234567

136784

555555

Oct 1 05

Oct 2 05

Oct 3 05

Oct 3 05

1000.00

200.00

800.00

55.55

CHECK DATE:

October 5, 2005

DISCOUNT TAKEN N E T A M O U N T PA I D

20.00

4.00

16.00

1.11

980.00

196.00

784.00

54.44

TOTALS

2055.55

41.11

2014.44

VENDOR NO:

200

NAME:

VENDOR SYSTEMS


99999

1234567

136784

555555

Oct 1 05

Oct 2 05

Oct 3 05

Oct 3 05

1000.00

200.00

800.00

55.55

CHECK NO

:

1000

CHECK DATE:

October 5, 2005


20.00

4.00

16.00

1.11

980.00

196.00

784.00

54.44

2055.55

First National Bank of Any State

Any City, NC 27514

41.11

2014.44

TOTALS


Charlotte, NC 28273

(704) 969-7500

CHECK No

.

1000

66-156

531

DATE

October 5, 2005

Pay

*********** Two Thousand Fourteen and 44/100 ***********DOLLARS

VOID

To the

Vendor Systems

AMOUNT $2014.44

927 Warehouse Road

Order of

Kansas City, MO 59782

NON-NEGOTIABLE

;00001000; :123456789:1234567890123;


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The commands in Figure 7.1 in order of appearance:

&%STFPASSWORD$

&%SMCP0001$

&%STP10001$

&%STP20000$

Password Command.

MICR Definition Command with the count set to one.

Unlock Flash Resource number 10001.

Unlock Flash Resource number 20000.

&%1B26...3358$ PCL sequence in hex which sets the page format and enables macro number 10001.

&%1B$(s1p16v0s3b4148T PCL sequence which changes the font to Univers 16 point.

After the check serial number prints (1000), the printer is returned to its default font with the following command.

&%1B$(3@

&%SMF$2014.44~

PCL command to return to default font.

Print Secure font command. Note: The tilde ~ is the

command terminator.

&%1B$(s0p12h1s0b4099T PCL command to change the font to Courier 12 pitch Italic.

Print PCL Fonts from the Front Panel menu for a list of fonts with their call commands.

PCL command to return to the default font.

&%1B$(3@

&%1B$(20000X!

PCL command to print font number 20000. In this example font 20000 is a signature previously loaded into flash memory.

Here we call it and print it with an exclamation point (!).

&%1B$(3@

&%1B$&f0S

&%1B$*p296x3184Y

&%SMD....$

&%1B$&f1S


PCL command to Push (store) the current cursor position.

PCL command to move the cursor to 296X , 3184Y. At 300 units of measure, this is .97 inches across and 10.61 inches down. We are precisely positioning the MICR line.

Print E-13B MICR Command. Prints the MICR line. Note

the MICR font character mapping in Appendix A.

PCL command to Pop (return) the cursor to the pushed position.


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Escape Character Translation

In many IBM host environments, the programmer cannot send an ESC character (ASCII hex 1B) to the printer from within the application. Your Secure MICR Printer allows you to define the ESC character as a printable character or a combination of two printable characters. You can select combinations of 1 or 2 characters which are translated to a Hex

1B when they are sent to the printer.

The command &%STYxxyy$ is used to select the character or character combination. The pair xx represents the first characters’ ASCII hex value, yy represents the second characters hex value.

Example: The symbols @@ should be translated into the escape character:

&%STY4040$

After this is sent to the printer, anytime an @ @ is received in exact sequence, the pair is translated into the ESC character (Hex 1B). A single @ would print normally.

If yy is equal to 00, only the first character is used for the escape character.

Example: The symbol @ should translate into the escape character:

&%STY4000$

After this is sent to the printer, anytime an @ is received it is translated into the ESC character.

This means that the printer will never print the @ character. The only invalid single characters are the & (HEX 26) and a null (00).

Example: &%STY2300$ #&l8D

The printer would translate the number sign (Hex 23) to the ESC character and it would act on the sequence Esc&l8D which will set line spacing to 8 lines per inch.

If you want to reset the ESC character translation from the previous settings then you can send the &%STY Command to deactivate the translation.

Example:

&%STY0000$


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Section 8: Audit Trail Reports

8 Audit Trail Reports

The Audit Trail Report feature provides a report of the printer’s MICR printing activity. The printer must have flash memory to utilize this option. Details of each flagged check record sent to the printer are provided since the last audit report was purged from flash memory.

Report Details

A record (check) must be bounded by a start of record command and an end of record command. Within each record, fields to be included in the Audit Trail Report must be flagged.

The printer stores each record in flash memory. After the check is successfully printed, its record is designated as a successfully printed document in flash.

The report is built by printing each one of these check records as a line item. At the end of the report, an exception report is generated which highlights any records received by the printer but not successfully printed.

Each record (check) has a maximum of seven fields with a total of 146 bytes. Two of the

flagged fields, SQ1 and SQ7 are Audit Report fields only. They are not printed on the

MICR document. Flagging other fields for inclusion in the Audit Report does not effect how they print on a check.

Audit Trail Menu

The MICR menu contains a section for the Audit Trail options. Menu options are Record

Sorting, Overlay, Sum Field 4 and Print Report.

Audit Record Sorting

Enables sorting of the report by the first 20 digits in the MICR line field. In an unsorted report the records are in the order in which they were printed.

Overlay

To assist in reading an Audit Trail report you have the option of using a form overlay. This overlay can provide lines, boxes and shading for a more user friendly report format.

The Audit Trail Report overlay can be stored in printer flash or RAM. We recommend storing it in flash. It must have an ID of 5001. It is enabled by accessing the MICR menu via the printer’s front panel. Select Audit Menu>Overlay. This overlay will now be merged with the record details every time the Audit Trail Report is printed.

Sum Field 4

The values in field four of the Audit Trail Report can be added together with the total provided at the end of the report. This feature is activated through the MICR menu. Select

Audit Menu>Sum Field 4.

The values in field 4 must follow certain guidelines to be included in the column summation.

Dollar signs and commas must be properly located, no more than two numbers after a decimal


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Section 8: Audit Trail Reports point, and no alpha characters. For example:

Valid Formats

“$1,234,567.89”

“4321234.56”

“5,321”

“$.89”

Invalid Formats

“$1,23,”

“432.123”

“34 test”

“12$123”

If the value in field 4 is in an invalid format, that line will have a question mark to the right of the field and it will not be added to the total. Under these circumstances, the total will print with the notation “Fields flagged with ‘?’ not included in total.”

If the total exceeds $4,294,957,295.99 the printer will print an error message “Total exceeds maximum value” instead of the total.

Print Audit Report

Prints an Audit Trail Report.

The Audit Trail Report is also part of the command set so the Audit Report can be printed and purged via the host application. As a security control mechanism, purging is only possible after entering a valid password.

The printer can store approximately 6,000 records or checks for each megabyte of flash. If the Audit Report feature is activated, and the printer’s flash memory becomes full, an error condition occurs. The printer will stop printing and prompt the operator to print and purge the

Audit Report memory. See the following section for purge instructions.


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Audit Trail Report Command Set

&%SAR$

&%SAR

$

Start Audit Record

Lead in sequence

Command terminator

Marks the start of an audit record and begins a PJL job.. This command must be inserted in the datastream after MICR Mode is entered and before the first flagged field appears. It should be sent at the beginning of each check record.

End Audit Record

&%STORE

$

&%STORE$

Lead in sequence

Command terminator

Ends the Audit Record and the PJL job (ignored if there was no Start Audit Record

Command).

Audit Report Field One &%SQ1d..d$

&%SQ1 d..d

$

Lead in sequence

Data to be stored

Command terminator

This command identifies the data to be printed in the first column of the report. It is a maximum of 14 characters in length. If less than 14 characters are sent, the printer fills the field with spaces when the audit report is printed. This field is recorded in the audit report only, it is not printed on the check.

Audit Report Field Two-MICR Line

&%SMD or &%SM7

&%SMDd..d$ or &%SM7d..d$

Lead in sequence d..d

$

Data to be printed

Command terminator

This command identifies the data to be printed in the second column of the report. It is a maximum of 40 characters in length.

Audit Report Field Three

&%SQ3 d..d

$

&%SQ3d..d$

Lead in sequence

Data to be printed

Command terminator

This command identifies the data to be printed in the third column of the report. It is a maximum of 40 characters.


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Audit Report Field Four

&%SQ4 d..d

~

&%SQ4d..d~

Lead in sequence

Data to be printed

Command terminator

This command identifies the data to be printed in the fourth column of the report. It is a maximum of 16 characters in length. Since a total of this field can be provided at the end of the Audit Trail Report it is typically used for the convenience amount field. NOTE: This is the only command where the $ is not a command terminator. The tilde ~ (hex 7E) acts as the command terminator.

Audit Report Field Five

&%SQ5 d..d

$

&%SQ5d..d$

Lead in sequence

Data to be printed

Command terminator

This command identifies the data to be printed in the fifth column of the report. This field is a maximum of eight characters.

Audit Report Field Six

&%SQ6 d..d

$

&%SQ6d..d$

Lead in string

Data to be printed

Command terminator

This command identifies the data to be printed in the sixth column of the report. This field is a maximum of 19 characters.

Audit Report Field Seven &%SQ7d..d$

&SQ&7 Lead in string d..d

$

Data to be stored

Command terminator

This command identifies the data to be printed in the seventh column of the report. This field is a maximum of 12 characters. The data in this field is recorded for the Audit Report only.


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$

Print and Purge Audit Report &%SPURGExx$

&%SPURGE Lead in string option(s)

Command terminator

This command prints and purges the Audit Report. All recorded information is deleted. The optional field can be any combination of the following letters:

T

O

S

C

Total Field 4

Overlay

Sort by MICR line

Communicate - send report to host instead of printing - see additional information below on SPRINT command

For example, the command &%SPURGES$ sorts the records by the MICR line while the command &%SPURGESO$ sorts the records by the MICR line and prints an overlay with the data.

Options can be forced on with these commands but they cannot be forced off. In other words, if the front panel overlay setting is on, it cannot be forced off by a datastream command. If the front panel overlay setting is off, however, a datastream command can activate this feature. This command can only be accessed with a valid password command.

Print Audit Report

&%SPRINT x

$

Prints the Audit Report

&%SPRINTxx$

Lead in string option(s)

Command terminator

The optional field can be any combination of the following letters:

T Total Field 4

O

S

Overlay

Sort by MICR line

U

C

Unsuccessful report only

Communicate - send report to host instead of printing

The report sent back to the host begins with SOH (0x01) and ends with EOT (04). Since the reports can be quite long, they will likely be broken into separate buffers which may be interspersed with non-audit buffers such as PJL JOB status. Each buffer will begin with an

STX character (0x02) and end with ETX (0x03).

Each record will be terminated with carriage return-line feed (0x0D 0A).


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Start Audit Feedback Command

&%SAF$

The printer will report to the host that sent this command every time an audit job successfully prints.

Each report will be a 151 byte string: byte 1 STX (0x02) bytes 2-15 field 1 of the audit record (from SQ1)

16-55 field 2 (from SMD)

56-95 field 3 (from SQ3)

96-111

112-119

120-138

139-150

151

SQ4

SQ5

SQ6

SQ7

ETX (0x03)

The printer will continue to report until it is powered off and back on.


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Figure 8.1 Audit Trail Commands Example

The following example shows the Audit Trail, MICR Mode and Hex Transfer commands in use.

&&??&% &%STFPASSWORD$ &%SMCP0001$ &%SAR$ &%STP10001$ &%STP20000$

&%1B266C3178307331683261363466306F3165316C372E3330431B2661304C

1B28733130481B266B31302E3030481B26663130303031793358$

1000

&%SQ1200$200 Vendor Systems

Oct. 5, 2005

99999 Oct 1 05

1234567 Oct 2 05

36784 Oct 3 05

555555 Oct 3 05

1000.00

200.00

800.00

5 5.00

2055.55

20.00

4.00

16.00

1.11

41.11

980.00

196.00

784.00

54.44

2014.4

1000

200 Vendor Systems

99999 Oct 1 05

1234567 Oct 2 05

136784 Oct 3 05

555555 Oct 3 05

1000.00

200.00

800.00

55.55

2055.55

20.00

4.00

16.00

1.11

41.11

980.00

196.00

784.00

54.44

2014.44

Oct. 5, 2005

&%1B$(s1p16v0s3b4148T1000&%1B$(3@

&%SQ6October 5, 2005$

&%SMF$2014.44~

&%1B$(s0p12h10v1s0b4099T

***********Two Thousand Fourteen and 44/100*******DOLLARS &%1B$(3@

&%SQ4$2014.44~

&%SQ3 Vendor Systems$

927 Warehouse Road

Kansas City, MO 59782 &%1B$(20000X ! &%1B$(3@

&%1B$&f0S &%1B$*p296x3184Y &%SMD;00001000; :123456789:1234567890123:$

&%1B$&f1S &%SQ710:33:45 AM$ &%STORE$ &&??!!


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Figure 8.2 Audit Trail Check Sample


The datastream in Figure 7.1 will print the following check (assuming the check macro and signature are loaded as flash resources).

DUPLICATE FILE COPY CHECK NO

:

1000

VENDOR NO:

200

NAME:

VENDOR SYSTEMS


99999

1234567

136784

555555

Oct 1 05

Oct 2 05

Oct 3 05

Oct 3 05

1000.00

200.00

800.00

55.55

CHECK DATE:

October 5, 2005


20.00

4.00

16.00

1.11

980.00

196.00

784.00

54.44

TOTALS

2055.55

41.11

2014.44

VENDOR NO:

200

NAME:

VENDOR SYSTEMS


99999

1234567

136784

555555

Oct 1 05

Oct 2 05

Oct 3 05

Oct 3 05

1000.00

200.00

800.00

55.55

CHECK NO

:

1000

CHECK DATE:

October 5, 2005


20.00

4.00

16.00

1.11

980.00

196.00

784.00

54.44

Pay

2055.55

TOTALS


Charlotte, NC 28273

(704) 969-7500

First National Bank of Any State

Any City, NC 27514

VOID

41.11

2014.44

CHECK No

.

1000

66-156

531

DATE

October 5, 2005

*********** Two Thousand Fourteen and 44/100 ***********DOLLARS

VOID

To the

Vendor Systems

AMOUNT $2014.44

927 Warehouse Road

Order of

Kansas City, MO 59782

NON-NEGOTIABLE

C00001000C B123456789B1234567890123B

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The commands in Figure 8.1 in order of appearance. (Audit Report fields shown in bold)

&&??&%

&%STFPASSWORD$

Hex transfer enable.

Password command.

&%SMCP0001$

&%SAR$

&%STP10001$

&%STP00200$

&%1B26...3358$

&%SQ1200$200

MICR definition command with the count set to one.

Activates Audit Report recording.

Unlock flash resource number 10001.

Unlock flash resource number 200.

PCL sequence in hex which sets the page format and enables macro number 10001.

Stores the vendor number 200 in the first position of the Audit

Report. Note that this field will not be sent to the page to be printed. Here we send the field again so that it will print.

&%1B$(s1p16v0s3b4148T PCL sequence which changes the font to Univers 16 point.

After the check serial numbers prints (100), the printer is returned to its default font with the following command.

&%1B$(3@

&%SQ6October 5, 2005$

PCL command to return to default font.

Stores the date in the sixth position of the Audit Report.

&%SMF$2014.44~ Prints Secure Font command. NOTE: Tilde (~) is

command terminator.

&%1B$(s0p12h10v1s0b4099T PCL command to change the font to Courier 12 pitch Italic.

See print PCL Fonts on the Front Panel under the test menu for a printout with their call commands.

&%1B$(3@

&%SQ4$2104.44~


Stores the amount in the fourth position of the Audit Report.

&%SQ3Vendor Systems $

Stores the payee, Vendor Systems, in the third position of the

Audit Trail report.

&%1B$(200X!


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PCL command to print font number 200. In this example font

200 is a signature previously loaded into flash memory.

Here we call it and print it with an exclamation point (!).

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&%1B(3@

&%1B$&f0S

&%1B$*p296x3184Y

&%SMD...$

&%1B$&f1S

&%SQ710:33:45 AM$

&%STORE$

&%??!!



PCL command to push (store) the current cursor position.

PCL command to move the cursor to 296X, 3184Y. At 300 dpi, this is .97 inches across and 10.61 inches down. We are precisely positioning the MICR line.

Print E-13B MICR command. Prints the MICR line and stores the MICR line information in the second position in the Audit Report.

PCL command to pop (return) the cursor to the pushed position.

Here we send the time of print to the printer. The data is recorded in the Audit Report but this field is not printed on the page.

Signals the end of a check and the end of Audit Report recording.

Turns Hex Transfer off.


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Figure 8.3 Audit Trail Report

Audit Report page1 Records 1 through 10 of 10 *indicates check did not print

200

200

200

MSMITH

:00001000; :123456789: 12345678912345678:

:00001001; :562478923: 12345678912345678:

:00001002; :285946731: 12345678912345678:

:00001003; :628499761: 12345678912345678:

MSMITH :00001004; :559873164: 12345678912345678:

MSMITH ** :00001006; :578642315: 12345678912345678:

MSMITH

*PJONES

:00001007; :556791324: 12345678912345678:

:00001008; :256988974: 12345678912345678:

Administrator :00001009; :123654987: 12345678912345678:

T53DODER :00001010; :155554897: 12345678912345678:

Vendor Systems

Classic Homes Construction

Computer Source, Inc.

Eastern Cleaning Supplies

Dillon Consulting Company

Klaussen Enterprises

Woods Paper Products

Printers Quarterly

XYZ Insurance

Carmine’s Deli

**indicates gap in check numbers

$2,014.44

$28,576.72

$55,600.00

$876.00

$1,200.00

$449,466,800.00

$89.95

$899.99

$123,568.00

$2,354.00

February 10, 2001 10:33:44 AM

February 12, 2001 09:45:40 AM

February 14, 2001 01:00:26 AM

February 15, 2001 08:45:36 AM

February 15, 2001 08:46:50 AM

February 15, 2001 08:47:32 AM

February 15, 2001 08:49:45 AM

February 19, 2001 09:35:40 AM

February 21, 2001 10:30:45 AM

February 22, 2001 11:15:25 AM

SQ1=14 spaces SMD=40 spaces SQ3=40 spaces SQ4=16 spaces SQ5=8 spaces SQ6=19spaces Q7=12 spaces

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

NOTE: Each of the seven fields in the Audit Report holds a maximum number of characters. Those numbers are represented in BOLD above with their corresponding fields. Field 1 and Field 7 will not print on the check.

This Audit Report is just one example of a report format. Any of the seven fields can be manipulated to show any information the user feels is appropriate. For example, the check amount could be in field 3 rather than field 4; or field 5 could contain items such as taxes drawn on the check, check numbers, year-to-date accumulations, etc.

Each line is a record of a check that was printed. The top of every Audit Trail Report shows how many pages make up the report as well as the number of records that will print.

The Audit Report can be printed in two ways: a sorted report or an unsorted report. A sorted report sorts all checks numerically by the first 20 characters in the MICR line field and prints asterisks (**) beside checks printed out of sequence. Sorting can be done via the front panel or by the commands &%SPRINTS$ or &%SPURGES$. An unsorted report lists checks in the order they were printed. An asterisk(*) at the beginning of a line states that the check number did not print.

In this example:

SQ1= The authorized user who accessed the Audit Trail Report.

SMD= Displays the client’s check number, the bank institution’s routing number, and account number.

SQ3= The name of the payee (The name of the person or organization to whom the check was made payable).

SQ4= The amount of the check.

SQ5= Not used in this report.

SQ6= The date the check was written.

SQ7= The time that the check was printed.

All of the above fields will be printed on the check with the exception of field 1 and field 7.


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Section 9: Error Messages

9 Error Messages

Your Secure MICR Printer has a set of front panel error messages unique to MICR applications. These messages appear if there is a MICR related problem. The printer may also print an error message on the page near where the error occurred. In many cases you can receive more information about a displayed error by pressing Go to print the job which caused the error. Then inspect the printed page for a more detailed error message.

See list of MICR Error Messages on following page.


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Error Message on Display

Can’t Purge Pswd not enabled

Can’t Sort Insufficient

Memory

Command Decode Error

Convert to Esc Error

Flash Full Purge and

Format

Load MICR Toner

Macro Definition Error





Macro Transfer Error

Macro Transfer Error

MICR Definition Error

MICR Password Error

MICR Password Error

MICR Password Error

Security Lock Error

Security Lock Error

Printed Message

Decode error &%Sx

(where x is the incorrect character)

Invalid Convert to

Escape Character

Invalid decode mode specified

Macro ID already in use on SIMM. Print menus to see a list of used ID’s.

Macro size exceeds available space

Non-hexadecimal value received.

Non integer value received.

Integer string incorrect length

Non-integer value received.

Password Length

Error.

Password Match

Error

Security Lock Not

Enabled Error.

Integer string incorrect length.

Non-integer value received.

Description

This error indicates that MICR mode has not been enabled.

This error indicates the printer does not have sufficient memory to sort the Audit

Report.

A syntax error was detected in a MICR command.

Action

Press Go. Enter MICR mode, then re-attempt the purge.

Press Go. The printer may need to be upgraded with more RAM memory to sort; otherwise an unsorted Audit Report may be printed.

Check your software for a syntax error in the MICR command that was being used when the error occurred.

Check the Command (&%STY...) for errors.

An error was detected in the User

Programmable Escape Character Selection

Command. The software tried to specify a

NULL or an ampersand as the first Escape

Character.

This error message indicates that the printer’s flash memory is full. The audit trail cannot accept more jobs until more space is available in flash.

Before printing a MICR font, the printer checks for MICR toner. If regular toner is present, the printer will stop all printing and display this message.

The Load Flash Resource Command contained an invalid character specifying the format of the file. Must be either a D or

S.

The resource number in the Load Flash

Resource Command (&%STL...) was over the 32767 list.

Flash resource file size specified in the

Load Flash Resource Command is too large fro the available space remaining in the flash module.

The Load Flash Resource Command contained a non-hexadecimal value in the byte count parameter.

The resource number in the Load Flash

Resource Command (&%STL...) was not five integers.

The Flash Resource Number in the Secure

Flash Resource Unlock Command was not five digits in length.

The Secure Flash Resource Unlock

Command contained a non-integer value.

The number of digits in the MICR definition

Command is not equal to four, or there is a non-hexadecimal character in the count.

Password length is not equal to eight characters.

Password sent does not match the current stored password.

Front panel combination feature has been enabled but was not entered before a MICR job was started.

An error was detected in the Activate/Set

Front Panel Combination Lock Command.

The combination must be eight digits in length.

An error was detected in the Activate/Set

Front Panel Combination Lock Command. A character was received in the command that was a non-integer.

Press Go then purge the audit trail. Then either defragment or format flash memory (Utilities

Menu).

Replace standard toner cartridge with a MICR Toner. Go to proceed. If MICR toner is not available, you must power-off your printer and restart the print job at a later time when MICR toner is available.

Check the Command (&%STL...) for syntax errors.

Check the Load Flash Resource

Command for syntax/numbering errors.

Format flash memory to remove all existing resources or upgrade flash memory to a larger module.

Check the Command (&%STL...) syntax for errors.

Check the command for syntax/ numbering errors.

Check the Command (&%STP...) for syntax/numbering errors.

Check the Command (&%STP...) for syntax/numbering errors.

Check your software for errors in the MICR definition Command.

Check the Password Command in your software, it must be eight characters long.

Check the Password Command in your software.

From the front panel select MICR

Menu>Security Lock and enter the correct combination. Press

Go to resume the print job.

Check the Activate/Set Front

Panel Combination Lock Command in your software.

Check the Activate/Set Front

Panel Combination Lock Command syntax in your software.


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Appendix A: E13B MICR Font Mapping

Command &%SMDddd..ddd$

MICR Font

Character

Description

Amount Symbol

Transit Symbol

On-Us Symbol

Alpha/Numeric

Values

1

A a /

T t B b :

O o C c ;

Hex Values

41 61 2F

54 74 42 62 3A

4F 6F 43 63 3B

Dash Symbol V v D d - = 56 76 44 64 2D 3D

7

8

5

6

9

2

3

0

1

4

Zero

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Nine

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

31

32

33

34

35

36

37

38

39

Example: &%SMD ;00001234; T01234567T3210987654321;$ will print:

;00001234; :01234567:3210987654321;

1

Select only one alphanumeric character to call the font.


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Five

Six

Seven

Eight

One

Two

Three

Four

Nine

Colon

Semi-Colon ;

:

9

Less Than

Equal

Greater Than >

<

=

7

8

5

6

3

4

1

2

Command &%SM7ddd..ddd$

Description Alpha/Numeric

Characters

Hex Values

Zero 0 30

3B

3C

39

3A

3D

3E

37

38

35

36

33

34

31

32

CMC7 Font

Values 1

1

The CMC7 Font in the example above is magnified for purposes of clarity.


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Appendix C: Secure Numeric Font Mapping

Command &%SMFddd...dd~

Description Alpha/Numeric Hex Value

Character

Dollar Sign $ 23

Dash

Period

Slash

Zero

Left Bracket

Right Bracket

Asterisk

Comma

One

Two

/

0

.

-

1

2

,

*

)

(

2F

30

2D

2E

31

32

2A

2C

28

29

Secure Font Character


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Appendix C continued: Secure Numeric Font Mapping

Secure Font Character

Six

Seven

Eight

Nine

Arrow

Description Alpha/Numeric

Character

Three 3

Four

Five

4

5

6

7

8

9

>

38

39

36

37

3E

34

35

Hex Value

33

Example: &%SMF($>>>1,123.00)~ will print......

NOTE: The secure fonts in the example are magnified for purposes of clarity.


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Appendix D: ICR Secure Numeric Font Mapping

Command &%SMIxxxxxx~

Description Alpha/Numeric Hex Value

Character

Zero 0 30

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

One

Two

Three

Four

Nine

Asterisk

Comma

Period

Dollar Sign

7

8

5

6

3

4

1

2

.

,

9

*

$

37

38

35

36

33

34

31

32

2C

2E

39

2A

23

Character

NOTE: The secure fonts in the example are magnified for purposes of clarity.


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Appendix E: MICR Mode Command Summary

Description

Password

MICR Definition

Set New Password

Activate/Set Front Panel

Combination

Command

&%STFPASSWORD$

&%STHPASSWORD$

&%SMCPxxxx$

&%STExxxxxxxx$

&%STSxxxxxxxxx$

Structure Function

Must be sent to enable

MICR Mode

MICR Line Count command

Sets new password, must be preceeded by current password

Turns on and sets Front Panel Combination

Lock, must be 8 integers

Print MICR E13B Font

Print MICR CMC7

Print Secure Numeric Font

&%SMDddd...ddd$

&%SM7ddd...ddd$

&%SMFddd...ddd~

Prints E13-B MICR Font at the current print position, see Appendix A

Prints CMC-7 MICR font at the current print position, see Appendix B

Prints the Secure Numeric Font at the current print position Note: The tilde is the command terminator, see Appendix C

Print ICR Secure Numeric Font &%SMIxxxxxx~

Print in MicroPrint

Load Flash Resource

Format Flash Memory

Prints the ICR Secure Numeric Font at the current print position, see Appendix D

Prints data in MicroPrint font.

&%SMMxxxxxx$

&%STLxxxxxyyyyyyzddd...dd$ Loads a Flash Resource file into password protected Flash Memory

&%SFF$ Formats Flash Memory Caution: All flash

contents will be lost

Flash Resource Unlock &%STPxxxxx$

Tray Lock Command

Unlock Tray Command

&%STTL#$

&%STTU#$

Makes Flash Resource Command available to be called, must be 5 integers

Locks Tray 1, 2 or 3 for MICR printing

Locks Tray1, 2, or 3

Tray Swapping Commands &%STTSON

&%STTSOFF$

Quit MICR MODE Command &%STQ$

Turns tray swapping ON

Turns tray swapping OFF

Terminates MICR Mode


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Appendix F: Audit Report Command Summary

Description

Start Audit Record

Audit Report Field One

Print MICR E13B Font

Audit Report Field Three

Print the Check Amount

Command

&%SAR$

&%SQ1.d$

&%SMD..d$

&%SQ3d..$

&%SQ4d..d~

Audit Report Field Five

Audit Report Field Six

&%SQ5d..d$

&%SQ6d..d$

Audit Report Field Seven &%SQ7d..d$

Print Audit Report &%SPRINT$

End Audit Record

Print and Purge

&%STORE$

&%SPURGE$

Format Flash Memory

End MICR Mode

&%SFF$

&%STQ$

Structure Function

Activates Audit Trail and begins PJL job

Records first field on the Audit Report - does not print

Print and records MICR line

Records third field on the Audit Report

Records fourth field of the Audit Report and prints the check amount

Records fifth field of Audit Report

Records sixth field of Audit Report

Records seventh field of Audit Report - does not print

Prints Audit Report

Ends Audit Record and PJL Job

Prints and purges the Audit Report Caution: All previous

Audit Report information will be lost.

Formats flash memory. An error will occur if Audit

Report has not been purged.

Ends MICR Mode


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Appendix G: PJL Based MICR Commands

In addition to supporting the Text Based MICR Command Set described in Sections 6 and 7, this Secure MICR printer also supports the PJL based MICR Commands used on our slower speed models. The MICR code functions emulate the presence of FLASH memory for the 5 secured font resources. The FLASH Memory option is not required for the five fonts.

If you require the capability to store custom signature fonts, Logo fonts, or overlay MACRO’s in

Secure FLASH Memory the FLASH memory option is required.

The following are the key PJL and PCL commands required to access MICR resources in the printer. For the complete source of information on PJL and PCL languages, consult the

Lexmark Technical Reference documentation.

Fonts and Secured Resources

The ST Secure MICR printer has five fonts password protected in FLASH memory. The printer requires PJL commands with the correct password value to unlock the font resources, followed by PCL to print the fonts. They are then re-locked by PJL commands or by a printer power cycle.

The PJL commands to unlock the fonts must precede all PCL commands. The re-lock PJL commands must follow the PCL commands and final form feed command. The PCL commands could print an unlimited number of pages between the unlock and re-lock sequences.

We will use <ESC> in the following examples to indicate the Escape character, ASCII 27.

Values shown in parentheses () are hexadecimal.

PJL Unlock Sequence

<ESC>%-12345X@PJL LDECLARE LRESOURCE:”flash:” LRWLOCK=”PASSWORD”(0D)(0A)

@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE=PCL(0A)

The sequence contains a UEL (Universal Exit Language) command followed by the unlock and enter language commands. The commands are case sensitive. PASSWORD is the initial ship default password value. The command delimiter is a Line Feed (hex 0A) with Carriage

Return (hex 0D) being optional. Spaces are required as shown. The ENTER LANGUAGE command is optional but recommended. The command should also end with a LF (hex 0A).

At this time all secured resources including any resources that are customer unique in FLASH are unlocked and available to PCL.

The password value is limited to no more than 8 alphanumeric case sensitive characters.

PJL Re-Lock Sequence

<ESC>%-12345X@PJL LDELETEPASSWORD LRESOURCE:flash:”(0D)(0A)

<ESC>%-12345X

Sent after PCL, this sequence re-locks the resources with no change in the password value.

The PJL syntax of LDELETEPASSWORD is not the password. The command sequence terminates with the UEL command (Universal Exit Language). This is optional but recommended.


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PJL Re-Lock Sequence With A New Password Value

<ESC>%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT LRESOURCE:”flash:” LRWLOCK=”xxxxxxxx”(0D)(0A)

<ESC>%-12345X

This command requires the resources to be previously unlocked. The new password is represented by the value xxxxxxxx. Th UEL is again optional but recommended.

After consulting Lexmark Technical Reference materials you may wish to expand the PJL sequences to include more than the examples above. To chain multiple PJL commands follow the following format:

(UEL)(PJL COMMAND)(0A)(PJL COMMAND)(0A)(PJL COMMAND)(0A)(UEL or ENTER

LANGUAGE)

The normal printer action to any format problems or missing or extra symbols is to ignore the

PJL command. This does make troubleshooting format errors difficult. Have patience!

Note: Density and EconoMode PJL commands are ignored by the ST-9116.

PCL Font Call Commands

After PJL has unlocked the MICR FLASH resources, the ST-9116 uses standard PCL5e commands to print. The five resident Source Technologies MICR font resources are all bitmapped fonts and therefore cannot be scaled larger or smaller than the bitmapped images.

These fonts can be called by either a PCL Font Selection String or by their ID. The commands are:

E13B MICR FONT <ESC>(10O<ESC>(s0p8h8v0s7b360T The Selection String

<ESC>(30802X The ID Call

SECURE NUMERIC <ESC>(16C<ESC>(s0p5h36.24v0s112T The Selection String


ICR SECURE <ESC>(1O<ESC>(s1p12v0s0b110T

<ESC>(30066X

The Selection String

The ID Call

MICROPRINT <ESC>(2Q<ESC>(s1p0.96v0s0b1023T The Selection String


CMC7 MICR FONT <ESC>14Y<ESC>(s0p8h8v0s0b361T The Selection String



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MICR FONT NOTE – The E-13B and CMC7 Fonts are 8 characters per inch. To position correctly at an exact 8 characters per inch, the printer must be set to an internal Unit of Measure of 600 DPI or greater or must have a horizontal motion index command at 8 CPI be issued after the font call. This is true even if the base printer is at 600 DPI. The default character positioning is at 300 DPI and 8 into 300 is 37.5 pixels. The printer will either round down to

37 or up to 38 pixels causing characters to creep. To resolve this there are multiple options.

1. If you are using a printer driver that is set to 600 DPI, the printer data stream should include a Unit of Measure PCL command set to 600. The command is <ESC>&u600D

2. If the application controls the printer data stream, add the Unit of Measure command early in the data stream. The command also affects X & Y positioning commands. Add

<ESC>&u600D

3. After calling the E-13B MICR font, issue a HMI (Horizontal Motion Index) command set to 8 characters per inch. The command must be included with every E-13B MICR font call using either the Selection String or ID call. The command string is:

<ESC>(10O<ESC>(s0p8h8v0s7b360T<ESC>&k15H font data The Selection String

<ESC>(30802X<ESC>&k15H font data The ID Call

See Font Mapping Appendix pages for specific character set data for each font.

PJL INFO MICR COMMAND

The ST Secure MICR Printer supports an optional custom bi-directional PJL Inquiry

Command. The command provides printer information and cartridge information for network management. The command format is; @PJL INFO MICR

The command should be sent with UEL (Universal Exit Language) commands. Example:

<ESC>%-12345X

@PJL INFO MICR

UEL

INFO MICR Command

<ESC>%-12345X UEL

The following data is returned

@PJL INFO MICR

PRINTER STATE = READY

= BUSY

= NOT READY

SERIAL NUMBER = XXXXXXXX

PAGECOUNT = 123456

CARTRIDGE TYPE = NORMAL

= MICR


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CARTRIDGE STATUS = UNKNOWN

= OK

TONER LEVEL

= LOW

= EMPTY

CARTRIDGE SERIAL# = XXXXXXXX

= 0-9

= UNKNOWN

CARTRIDGE COUNT = XXXX

LOW THRESHOLD = XXXX

EMPTY THRESHOLD = XXXX

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Printer State

“Ready” is the expected return

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Serial Number = Printer Serial Number

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Page Count = Printer Page Count

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Cartridge Type

“MICR” is the expected return. “Normal” could mean the command was sent to a non-MICR printer

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Cartridge Status

“OK, Low, and Empty” are the expected returns. “Unknown” is possible if the cartridge had just been installed.

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Cartridge Serial = Cartridge Serial Number

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Toner Level

A single digit return giving a rough estimate of toner remaining

9 = Full, 0 = Empty

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Cartridge Count = xxxx

Data indicating toner usage by counting pixels printed

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Low Threshold = xxxx

The Toner Low point based on cartridge count value

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Empty Threshold = xxxx

A cartridge count value that determines when printing must stop to ensure quality

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PJL MICR Command Example

Figure 8.1, is an illustration of an Accounts Payable check and remittance information. The page used a PCL MACRO for the static data and background design. This manual does not address MACRO design and programming, but the variable text information including all the

PJL and PCL commands used to print the example are on the page following the sample check. For illustrative purposes there are some extra spaces in the text preceding the printable data. The following paragraphs describe the command functions. The commands are a minimal set chosen to produce the example. Please consult Lexmark Technical publications for the complete descriptions of PJL and PCL printer commands

PJL Unlock Sequence

The first two lines of the variable text example are PJL commands that unlock the MICR font resources and enter PCL language processing. The password used is PASSWORD, the initial ship default. These commands and all following commands are all case sensitive.

<ESC> is used to illustrate the ASCII Escape Character, ASCII 27, hex 1B. An actual data stream requires the Escape Character, not <ESC>.

PCL Initial Set-Up

The next two commands set up some printer PCL variables. These commands are normally early in the data stream. We chose a minimal set. <ESC>&l2a1h6d1e64F sets the paper size to LETTER, the input tray to TRAY 1, the lines per inch to 6, the top margin to 1, and the lines per page to 64. The next command, <ESC>&u600D, is the Unit of Measure command set to 600 dots per inch mentioned in Section 7. This affects proper MICR line spacing and X and Y cursor positioning.

PCL MACRO Call

The next command calls MACRO 100 that was previously loaded in RAM memory. When called the graphic background, logos, and static data is written to the internal print buffer.


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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, <ESC>(s4099t0b10H being a very short version to call Courier, Normal

Weight, 10 Pitch.

<ESC>*p300x600Y is a PCL positioning command. In this case its values are 600 pixels down and 300 pixels to the right of the upper left corner of the page. The Unit of Measure command determines the exact distance.

The next 4 lines call our secured MICR font resources. We are using the ID for the font call.

The Form Feed prints the page.

PJL Re-Lock Sequence

The last two lines re-lock the secured fonts. The password is not changed in this example.


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FIGURE 8.1 SAMPLE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CHECK


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PJL and PCL commands used to print the sample check:

<ESC>%-12345X@PJL LDECLARE LRESOURCE:"flash:" LRWLOCK="PASSWORD"

@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = PCL

<ESC>&l2a1h6d1e64F

<ESC>&u600D

<ESC>&f100y3X

<ESC>(s4099t0b10H

<ESC>*p300x600Y xxxxxxxxx xx/xx/xxxx $x,xxx.xx 3% $x,xxx.xx

<ESC>*p300x2775Y xxxxxxxxx xx/xx/xxxx $x,xxx.xx 3% $x,xxx.xx

<ESC>*p3250x75Y<ESC>(s4099t3b8H 123456

<ESC>*p3250x2200Y 123456

<ESC>*p4250x4450Y 123456

<ESC>*p3650x4775Y xx/xx/xxxx

<ESC>*p400x5225Y<ESC>(s4099t0b15H xxxxx Thousand xxxxx Hundred xxxxx Dollars and xx/100 Cents

<ESC>*p600x5600Y<ESC>(s10H ABC TOOL & DIE

<ESC>*p600x5700Y 123 Main Street

<ESC>*p600x5800Y Yourcity, ST 12345-6789

<ESC>*p900x6325Y<ESC>(30802X<ESC>&k15H O123456O T123456780T 12345D67890O

<ESC>*p1500x5100Y<ESC>(30043X ($**1,234.56)

<ESC>*p3650x5400Y<ESC>(30066X $**1,234.56

<ESC>*p3000x6000Y<ESC>(30055X PAY ABC TOOL & DIE x THOUSAND XXX HUNDRED AND XX CENTS

PAY etc.

<0C> Form Feed

<ESC>%-12345X@PJL LDELETEPASSWORD LRESOURCE:"flash:"

<ESC>%-12345X


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IBM 1352 MICR 40 User`s guide

ST9325

Secure MICR Printer

User’s Guide

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Charlotte, NC 28273

www.sourcetech.com

[email protected]

800-922-8501

Table of Contents

1 Printer Installation

2 MICR Overview

[email protected]

http://global.ihs.com

http://webstore.ansi.org

3 MICR Check Design

4 Quality Issues

5 Security Issues

6 MICR Features

7 IBM Host Programming Features and Examples

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8 Audit Trail Reports

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9 Error Messages

The ST Secure MICR Printer supports an optional custom bi-directional PJL Inquiry

Command. The command provides printer information and cartridge information for network management. The command format is; @PJL INFO MICR

The command should be sent with UEL (Universal Exit Language) commands. Example:

The following data is returned

Printer State

“Ready” is the expected return

Serial Number = Printer Serial Number

Page Count = Printer Page Count

Cartridge Type

“MICR” is the expected return. “Normal” could mean the command was sent to a non-MICR printer

Cartridge Status

“OK, Low, and Empty” are the expected returns. “Unknown” is possible if the cartridge had just been installed.

Cartridge Serial = Cartridge Serial Number

Toner Level

A single digit return giving a rough estimate of toner remaining

9 = Full, 0 = Empty

Cartridge Count = xxxx

Data indicating toner usage by counting pixels printed

Low Threshold = xxxx

The Toner Low point based on cartridge count value

Empty Threshold = xxxx

A cartridge count value that determines when printing must stop to ensure quality

MICR documents

PJL MICR Command Example

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