Source Technologies ST9612, User Manual

Page 1: ...Secure MICR Printer User s Guide ...

Page 2: ...owever neither Source Technologies LLC its dealers or affiliates assume any responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of or consequences arising from such information 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 ...

Page 3: ...er to print without MICR toner 11 Selecting the Printer 14 2 MICR Overview 16 The Check Clearing System 16 MICR Printing Standards in the United States Today 16 3 MICR Check Design 18 General Features of Check Design 18 Position and Dimension Gauge 18 Design Elements in Detail 18 Data Elements 19 4 Quality Issues 23 Printer Features 23 MICR Toner 23 MICR Check Stock 24 5 Security Issues 25 6 MICR ...

Page 4: ...Low 35 Toner Out 36 Photoconductor Unit Life Warning 36 Replace Photoconductor printer hard stop 37 Load MICR Toner 37 8 MICR Command Example 38 PJL Unlock Sequence 38 PCL Initial Set Up 38 PCL MACRO Call 38 PCL Font Calls Positioning Commands and Variable Print Data 38 PJL Re Lock Sequence 39 Appendix A E13B MICR Font Mapping 41 Appendix C ICR Secure Numeric Font Mapping 44 Appendix D CMC7 MICR F...

Page 5: ...ral office printing but do not facilitate using secure fonts For complete information on how to unpack and setup your printer see your printer s user s guide 1 Locate the CD that was shipped with your printer and load into CD drive The CD should auto run and the following screen will be displayed If auto run is disabled on your computer browse to the CD and click Setup exe to run 2 Click on View U...

Page 6: ...is selected 4 Browse to the Source Tech Driver folder extracted from the zip file 5 Run the driver install program For example Printer_UDO_2KXP03_x86_PCL_Emul_sys_en exe 6 Follow the instructions to install the driver 7 Configure the driver to use MICR_on sep page separator file used to select MICR mode 8 Configure the driver to Update the Font list using the 96XXfont pcm file This will enable Win...

Page 7: ...driver contents For example the zip file for Windows 2000 XP and Windows Server 2003 is Universal_Driver_2KXP03_x86 zip Note The remainder of the instructions applies to Windows XP The exact steps may vary depending on the particular operating system you are using Unzipping the Driver 1 Double click the driver zip file to launch the unzip program installed on your computer 2 Follow the steps for y...

Page 8: ... From the Source Tech Driver folder double click the driver installation program Note The name of the driver s exe program will vary depending on the operating system being used There will only be one executable file included with the driver 2 Click Next 3 Click I accept the terms and then click Next Printer and Driver Installation 1 ...

Page 9: ...ption as shown above then click Next 5 After the installation program installs the necessary files the following message will be displayed revealing the next steps required to install the driver At the same time an Add Printer Wizard will run as shown in the next step Printer and Driver Installation 1 ...

Page 10: ...C ST9612 Secure MICR Printer User s Guide 6 6 Click Cancel if connecting through USB 7 Power on the printer and wait for the New Hardware Wizard to appear 8 Select No not this time then Next Printer and Driver Installation 1 ...

Page 11: ...Printer User s Guide 7 9 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced 10 Click Next 11 Click Don t search I will choose the driver to install 12 Click Next 13 Scroll down the list and select Printers Printer and Driver Installation 1 ...

Page 12: ...Source Technologies LLC ST9612 Secure MICR Printer User s Guide 8 14 Click Next 15 Click Have Disk Printer and Driver Installation 1 ...

Page 13: ...owse Browse to the driver files on your disk and then select Open 17 Select OK 18 Select Source Technologies from the Manufacturer list and then click Next 19 Select Yes to continue 20 Once the files have copied select Finish to close the Wizard Printer and Driver Installation 1 ...

Page 14: ...r page contains the necessary commands to unlock the resources 1 Click Start then select the Printer and Faxes folder 2 Locate the printer you just installed and right click the icon Then select Properties 3 From the General tab type a descriptive name for the printer such as ST9620 MICR 4 Click the Advanced tab 5 Click the Separator Page button Then select Browse and locate the MICR_on sep file i...

Page 15: ...ave made all of the desired changes choose OK to save your settings Configure another driver to print without MICR toner If you plan to use your printer for normal office printing without MICR toner or fonts you must add a second instance of the printer driver Switching between MICR and non MICR modes alters settings which are stored in the printer s NVRAM It is recommended not to switch between t...

Page 16: ...t to which your MICR printer is connected and then select Next 4 Select the Have Disk button and the Browse button and locate the driver files Select Source Technologies as the Manufacturer and select Next 5 Choose Keep existing driver and select Next Printer and Driver Installation 1 ...

Page 17: ...n choose Next If you wish you may enter the location of this printer and or any comments to associate with the printer and choose Next 8 You now have the option to print a test page to test the configuration of your printer Click Next 9 Select Finish to complete the installation 10 You can now setup your printer by browsing to the Printers folder and right clicking on your printer s icon From the ...

Page 18: ...ot necessary if the MICR printer is the default printer Source Technologies fonts should appear in the application s font formatting options The fonts are named ICR Secure 12 pt MICR CMC7 8 pt MicroPrint 1 pt MICR E13B 8 pt SECURE 36 pt They will usually appear in alphabetical order among all other available fonts The font size must be selected as indicated in the font name The font displayed on t...

Page 19: ...ery Off MICR Toner ONly DEFAULT MICRJOB ON MICR_off sep separator page used Locks Secure Resources fonts DEFAULT MICRJOB OFF Secure Fonts enabled by 96xxFont pcm ICR Secure 12 pt MICR CMC7 8 pt MICR E13B 8 pt MicroPrint 1 pt SECURE 36 pt No Secure Fonts Universal Driver Options to set on the driver Install Options tab Base printer Automatic duplex Multipurpose feeder Flash memory card optional if ...

Page 20: ...in converting physical checks to check images for clearing The original physical check can now be truncated by the first institution that converts the check to image The original check can now be destroyed United States and International MICR Standards still require the printed MICR line information to be of the highest quality and durability Additionally issues related to check fraud continue to ...

Page 21: ...Specifications for Placement and Location of MICR Printing ANS X9 100 10 Paper Specifications for Checks ANS X9 100 20 Print and Test Specifications for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition MICR For those with an interest or need there are also US standards that address Deposit Tickets Check Endorsements the back of the check image interchange file formats and other MICR areas Users of our Secure MI...

Page 22: ...ost 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 Please refer to Chapter 5 Security Issue...

Page 23: ...ith 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 Th...

Page 24: ...ount 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...

Page 25: ... the MICR line This field is usually left blank The use of this field is reserved and is controlled by the ASC X9AB Standards Committee 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...

Page 26: ...ces offered by the bank which require a serial number The serial number format is controlled by the payer 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 are the Routing Numbers position 34 is the check digit F Account Number ...

Page 27: ...ault value of 8 do not change print density MICR Toner Low When MICR toner is low the printer stops and the user is prompted We recommend shaking the cartridge to prolong its life When low toner is sensed there is enough toner left to print additional quality MICR documents Low toner occurs at approximately the 90 point of cartridge life MICR Toner Empty When the toner in the cartridge is determin...

Page 28: ...ng 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 100 10 We recommend a smoothness range of 150 to 200 Sheffield Paper Grain Direction When using 24 lb 29 lb bond paper we generally s...

Page 29: ... The following internal and external security measures will help minimize your risk of check fraud 1 Stay abreast of current check fraud methods and the latest in fraud detection Many financial institutions offer seminars to educate corporate clients 2 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...

Page 30: ... 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 7 Understand and approve the security procedures of your check stock suppliers to safeguard stock in their custody 8 Use Positive Pay check services from your financial institution You should provide the ch...

Page 31: ...urce Technologies MICR toner cartridges MICR Fonts The E 13B MICR font designed specifically for the printer is resident in your printer Examples of the font characters are in Appendix A of this manual The font can only be activated after the appropriate PJL commands with the correct password have been sent to the printer The alternative MICR Font used in some countries CMC7 is also resident in yo...

Page 32: ...e Technologies secured fonts but can be loaded with additional resources for check or non check printing The Flash can be loaded with signature fonts overlay Macros or other custom resources limited only by the available space Flash memory in the ST 9612 is read write password protected To load additional resources to Flash requires the proper PJL commands to unlock the Flash memory device This wi...

Page 33: ...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 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 PJL Re Lo...

Page 34: ...reater 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 set at 600 DPI The default character positioning is at 300 DPI and 300 divided by 8 equals 37 5 pixels The printer will either round down to 37 or up to 38 pixels causing characters to creep There are multiple ways to resolve this 1 If you are using a printer driver...

Page 35: ...data is returned PJL INFO MICR PRINTER STATE READY BUSY NOT READY SERIAL NUMBER XXXXXXXX PAGECOUNT 123456 CARTRIDGE TYPE NORMAL MICR CARTRIDGE STATUS UNKNOWN OK LOW EMPTY CARTRIDGE SERIAL XXXXXXXX TONER LEVEL 0 9 UNKNOWN CARTRIDGE COUNT XXXX LOW THRESHOLD XXXX EMPTY THRESHOLD XXXX Printer State Ready is the expected return Serial Number Printer Serial Number Page Count Printer Page Count Cartridge...

Page 36: ...y 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 MICR Commands 7 ...

Page 37: ... 000 life is projected for 100 1 page print jobs The 25 000 life is projected for an average print job being at or near 3 pages The photoconductor life for average print jobs being above 3 pages would exceed the 25 000 forecast The ST9612 MICR printer keeps record of the actual printing modes in terms of average print job size and the actual average print coverage percentage The printer internally...

Page 38: ...coverage percentage Once the photoconductor unit reaches approximately 85 of it usable life the printer will stop with the Continue button ON The Toner Low Replace PC will be BLINK Press Continue and the printer returns to Ready and printing will continue This early warning is intended to provide a reasonable time for scheduling and obtaining a new unit for replacement When 100 of the usable life ...

Page 39: ...age will print with instructions in multiple languages to replace the Photoconductor Unit referring to Appendix F Load MICR Toner The Source Technologies Secure MICR Printer only supports MICR toner cartridges in its normal configuration This prevents the printing of MICR documents with standard toner If configured to support both MICR and standard cartridges the PJL MICRJOB command checks the car...

Page 40: ... LLC ST9612 Secure MICR Printer User s Guide 39 PJL Re Lock Sequence The last two lines re lock the secured fonts The password is not changed in this example FIGURE 8 1 SAMPLE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CHECK MICR Command Example 8 ...

Page 41: ...xx 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 ES...

Page 42: ...42 Appendix B Secure Numeric Font Mapping Description Alpha Numeric Hex Value Secure Font Character Character Dollar Sign 23 Left Bracket 28 Right Bracket 29 Asterisk 2A Comma 2C Dash 2D Period 2E Slash 2F Zero 0 30 One 1 31 Two 2 32 Three 3 33 Four 4 34 Appendix B ...

Page 43: ...ppendix B continued Secure Numeric Font Mapping Description Alpha Numeric Hex Value Secure Font Character Character Five 5 35 Six 6 36 Seven 7 37 Eight 8 38 Nine 9 39 Arrow 3E Example Note The secure fonts in the example are magnified for purposes of clarity Appendix B ...

Page 44: ...urce Technologies LLC ST9612 Secure MICR Printer User s Guide 46 Semi Colon 3B Less Than 3C Equal 3D Greater Than 3E Note The CMC7 Font in the example above is magnified for purposes of clarity Appendix D ...

Page 45: ...9612 Secure MICR Printer User s Guide 47 Appendix E Contact For more information contact Source Technologies LLC 2910 Whitehall Park Drive Charlotte NC 28273 www sourcetech com techsupport sourcetech com 800 922 8501 Appendix E ...

Page 46: ...Source Technologies LLC ST9612 Secure MICR Printer User s Guide 48 Appendix F Photoconductor Replacement ...

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