Section 1
Features Overview
Font Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document #50-70407-003 Rev. A
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Introduction
TROY Security
Fonts
Thank you for purchasing your TROY Font Card Kit. You have chosen the highest quality MICR (Magnetic Ink
Character Recognition) printing solution available today that offers convenience, flexibility, and precision for
printing high-quality MICR documents.
The TROY Font Card Kit includes the TROY Font Card and a specially formulated TROY MICR toner cartridge
designed to meet or exceed all ANSI MICR printing standards. The TROY Font Card features an enhanced
collection of MICR, OCR, and security fonts designed for printing financial documents. The TROY Font Card
can be installed in a standard HP 4014, 4015, or 4515 LaserJet printer to provide MICR printing capabilities.
Each TROY Font Card is designed for a specific HP printer and is not interchangeable between printer models.
Refer to the
TROY Font Card Kit Quick-Start Guide
for information on installing the necessary TROY support
files. Refer to the Appendix in this manual for installing the TROY Font Card into a compatible HP printer.
Your TROY Font Card Kit includes a collection of high-quality MICR fonts (E13-B, CMC-7) and other security
fonts programmed into the TROY Font Card. See Section 3 –
Using TROY Fonts
for more information. The
TROY Security font collection includes the following fonts:
TROY Font
Description
E13-B MICR Font
Used to print the MICR line at the bottom of the check (United States and selected countries)
CMC-7 MICR Font
Used to print the MICR line at the bottom of the check (if your bank of deposit requires this font)
Enhanced Convenience Font
Used to print the convenience amount information on the check (this font is scalable)
Large Convenience Font
Used to print the convenience amount information on the check (this font is non-scalable)
Small Convenience Font
Used to print the convenience amount information on the check (this font is non-scalable)
TROY Reverse Helvetica Font
Used to print names and addresses on the back of transparent envelope windows for use in
pressure-seal machines
British Pound and Euro Currency
Symbols
Used as the British or European currency symbol for the respective country (replaces the U.S.
dollar sign). These symbols can be selected to print in the audit reports. The decimal point or
comma (default) can be selected.
TROY Barcode and POSTNET Fonts
Used to print several types of industry-standard barcodes for a variety of uses, and also
includes a POSTNET font for printing the U.S. postal bar code that represents the 9-digit zip
code printed below the postal address
TROY Security Font
Used to print the amount information on the check (English / Spanish) (this font is scalable)
TROY OCR Font (type A and B)
Used to print any information (names, addresses, amounts) that is to be read by automated
readers using optical character recognition (this font is scalable)
International Convenience Fonts
Used to print the convenience amount on the check in any one of five languages (available on
the TROY Security Printing Solutions CD supplied with your TROY Font DIMM Kit)