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TROY Group Font Memory Card Kit 50-70407-002A User Manual

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Font Memory Card Kit
User's Guide
(For use with Hewlett-Packard 3005 Series Printers)
This User's Guide is for TROY Font Memory Card Kit users only. If you purchased a
TROY Security Printing Solutions Printer, please refer to the TROY Security Printing
Solutions User's Guide provided on the TROY Security Printing Solutions CD.
Document #50-70407-002 Rev. A

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  • Page 1 Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide (For use with Hewlett-Packard 3005 Series Printers) This User’s Guide is for TROY Font Memory Card Kit users only. If you purchased a TROY Security Printing Solutions Printer, please refer to the TROY Security Printing Solutions User’s Guide provided on the TROY Security Printing Solutions CD.
  • Page 2 Information and descriptions contained herein are the property of TROY Group, Inc. Such information and descriptions may not be copied, disseminated, or distributed without the express written consent of TROY Group, Inc. This publication is subject to change without notice.
  • Page 3 Table of Contents Preface This manual is designed and formatted for use as an online document (viewed on your computer screen). The document can also be printed; however, it is recommended that you print only the pages applicable to your security printing solution.
  • Page 4 Table of Contents Section 1 – Features Overview Introduction ...1-1 TROY Security Fonts...1-1 Section 2 – Using the TROY Printer Utility Introduction ...2-1 Menu Structure...2-1 Basic Printer Utility Operations ...2-2 Printing Demo Pages ...2-3 Accessing Fonts Using Non-Windows Applications ...2-3 Verifying Windows Font Support...2-3 Verifying PCL 5e Communication ...2-5 Downloading Files to the Printer ...2-6...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents MICR Font Guidelines...3-4 Font Character Mapping...3-5 Determining a Character Mapping ...3-6 Accessing Unmapped Characters ...3-6 Standard ASCII Character Set ...3-7 TROY MICR E-13B 12-Point Font ...3-8 TROY MICR CMC-7 12-Point Font ...3-9 TROY Enhanced Convenience Amount (Scalable)...3-9 TROY Large Convenience Amount 18-Point Font ...3-10 TROY Small Convenience Amount 24-Point Font ...3-10 TROY Security Font ...3-11...
  • Page 6 Table of Contents Italian Large Convenience Amount Font...3-26 Spanish Large Convenience Amount Font ...3-26 British Small Convenience Amount Font...3-27 French Small Convenience Amount Font ...3-27 Italian Small Convenience Amount Font ...3-27 Spanish Small Convenience Amount Font...3-27 Section 4 – Troubleshooting / Error Messages Troubleshooting by Symptom ...4-1 Troubleshooting by Printer Control Panel Display Message...4-9 Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev.

  • Page 7: Introduction

    Section 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing your TROY Font Memory 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 Memory Card is designed for use in selected Hewlett-Packard LaserJet printers and features an enhanced collection of MICR, OCR (Optical Character Recognition), and security fonts designed for printing financial documents.

  • Page 8: Font Memory Card Kit User's Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A

    Section 2 Introduction The TROY Printer Utility is an easy-to-use Microsoft Windows-based utility designed to assist you with the management of a TROY Font Memory Card. The TROY Printer Utility allows the system administrator to perform the following functions: • View system information •...

  • Page 9: Font Memory Card Kit User's Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A

    Section 2 Basic Printer O ACCESS THE Utility 1. Click on the Microsoft Windows Start button, select Programs, MICR by TROY, and then click on the Operations TROY Printer Utility icon. The Printer Utility main window will appear. 2. Click on the Hewlett-Packard printer you wish to manage. TROY Printer Utility File Settings...
  • Page 10 Section 2 Printing The TROY Printer Utility provides the ability to generate a Windows Security Font, Windows Barcode Font, and Demo Pages PCL Security/Barcode Font demonstration page. Use the Windows Security Font demonstration page if you are using a Windows-based printing application, or use the PCL Security/Barcode Font demonstration page if you are using a non-Windows-based printing application.

  • Page 11: Verifying Windows Font Support

    Section 2 Using the TROY Printer Utility Verifying Windows Font Support (cont.) Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A...
  • Page 12 Section 2 Verifying PCL 5e The PCL Security/Barcode Font demonstration page can be used to verify PCL 5e communication between the Communication host computer and your printer. If the PCL 5 communication between the host computer and your printer is successful, then the selected demonstration page should print out exactly as shown in the example below.
  • Page 13 Section 2 Downloading The TROY Printer Utility provides the ability to download any PCL or text file directly to the printer without embedding additional information. A download option is provided to enhance the download file (see the Files to the Download File window for the specific options).
  • Page 14 Section 2 Obtaining The TROY Printer Utility provides several help screens to guide you through the features and functions of your Technical TROY Font Memory Card. TROY technical support is available to assist you with any questions concerning the setup, operation, and maintenance of your TROY Font Memory Card. Specific system information about the Assistance configuration of your TROY product is also available through the TROY Printer Utility.
  • Page 15 Section 3 Introduction The TROY MICR E-13B and CMC-7 MICR fonts have been specifically engineered for your TROY Security Printing Solution to ensure the highest quality MICR printing in the industry. The TROY font collection provides seamless integration and security within your Windows-based check printing application. All TROY fonts are permanently programmed into the TROY Font Memory Card to ensure consistent high-quality MICR printing and to prevent unauthorized use of these fonts on another printing system.
  • Page 16 Section 3 The E-13B MICR font (T Using TROY including the United States. In some European and Latin American countries, the CMC-7 MICR font is used MICR Fonts instead. MICR document processing requires that the MICR characters be precise in size, shape, and spacing. For this reason, the TROY MICR font is supplied as a TrueType font;...

  • Page 17: Using Printer Fonts And Screen Fonts

    Section 3 Using Printer In addition to the TROY printer fonts that Fonts and programmed into the TROY Font Screen Fonts Memory Card, the TROY screen fonts have been developed for screen display use only as a visual reference positional adjustments MICR line.
  • Page 18 Section 3 MICR Font The TROY E-13B and CMC-7 MICR fonts were developed using strict specifications designed specifically for Guidelines high-speed magnetic-read processing. To maintain these strict specifications, the TROY MICR fonts were designed as non-scalable fonts (fixed fonts) that are fixed in pitch (spacing) and point size (height). Because Windows TrueType maintain the 12-point size of the MICR fonts installed in Windows.
  • Page 19 Section 3 Font Each character or symbol in a font set corresponds to a specific ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) number (e.g., the capital letter “A” = ASCII number 65). Pressing a key on your computer Character keyboard automatically generates the ASCII number (32 through 127) associated with the character or symbol Mapping displayed on the key.
  • Page 20 Section 3 Determining a To determine which key on your computer keyboard that a TROY character or symbol is “mapped” to, simply Character compare the ASCII number of the selected TROY character or symbol to the same ASCII number listed in the Mapping Standard ASCII Character Map (shown on the next page) to determine which keyboard key can be used to access the selected TROY character or symbol.
  • Page 21 Section 3 Using TROY Fonts Standard ASCII Character Set (reference only) Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A...
  • Page 22 Section 3 Using TROY Fonts TROY MICR E- <Esc>(ØQ<Esc>(s1p12vØsØbØT 13B 12-Point Font (Troy E-13B) Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A...
  • Page 23 Section 3 TROY MICR <Esc>(ØQ<Esc>(s1p12vØsØb1T CMC-7 12-Point Font (Troy CMC7) <Esc>(3Q<Esc>(s1p TROY Enhanced Convenience Amount Font (Troy ECF) Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A vØsØb1ØT = desired point size Using TROY Fonts...
  • Page 24 Section 3 NOTE: The TROY Enhanced Convenience Amount font can be used in place of the TROY Convenience Amount font in the legal amount field of the check. To write the cents amount on the check, type the capital letter that corresponds to the smaller cent characters shown in the example above (i.e., A=0, B=1, C=2).
  • Page 25 Section 3 TROY Security <Esc>(4Q<Esc>(s1p Font (Troy Security) TROY Security <Esc>(4Q<Esc>(s1p Font (Spanish) (Troy Security Spanish) NOTE: The TROY Security Spanish Font is included in the International Font Collection provided on the TROY Security Printing Solutions CD. Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A vØsØbØT = desired point size vØsØb4T...
  • Page 26 Section 3 Using TROY Fonts TROY Reverse Helvetica Font (Troy Helvetica (Rev)) 3-12 Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A...
  • Page 27 Section 3 Using TROY Fonts TROY OCR-A <Esc>(ØO<Esc>(s1p vØsØb1Ø4T = desired point size (Troy OCR-A) 3-13 Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A...
  • Page 28 Section 3 TROY OCR-A (continued) NOTE: This OCR font must be used at the designated point size to ensure optical readability. Size I – must use 12-point size (upper and lower case characters can be used) Size III – must use 16-point size (only upper case characters can be used) Size IV –...
  • Page 29 Section 3 Using TROY Fonts TROY OCR-B <Esc>(1O<Esc>(s1p vØsØb11ØT = desired point size (Troy OCR-B) 3-15 Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A...
  • Page 30 Section 3 TROY OCR-B (continued) NOTE: This OCR font must be used at the designated point size to ensure optical readability. Size I – must use 10-point size (upper and lower case characters can be used) Size III – (not supported) Size IV –...

  • Page 31: Troy Upc-A Barcode

    Section 3 Using TROY Fonts TROY UPC-A <Esc>(8Y<Esc>(s1p vØsØb246ØØT = desired height Barcode 3-17 Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A...

  • Page 32: Troy Upc-E Barcode

    Section 3 Using TROY Fonts TROY UPC-E <Esc>(8Y<Esc>(s1p vØsØb2461ØT = desired height Barcode 3-18 Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A...

  • Page 33: Troy Ean-8 Barcode

    Section 3 Using TROY Fonts TROY EAN-8 <Esc>(8Y<Esc>(s1p vØsØb2462ØT = desired height Barcode 3-19 Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A...

  • Page 34: Troy Ean-13 Barcode

    Section 3 Using TROY Fonts TROY EAN-13 <Esc>(8Y<Esc>(s1p vØsØb2463ØT = desired height Barcode 3-20 Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A...

  • Page 35: Troy Bc25 Barcode

    Section 3 Using TROY Fonts TROY BC25 <Esc>(4Y<Esc>(s1p vØsØb2464ØT = desired height Barcode 3-21 Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A...

  • Page 36: Troy Bc39 Barcode

    Section 3 Using TROY Fonts TROY BC39 <Esc>(ØY<Esc>(s1p vØsØb2467ØT = desired height Barcode 3-22 Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A...

  • Page 37: Troy Bc128 Barcode

    Section 3 Using TROY Fonts TROY BC128 <Esc>(ØY<Esc>(s1p vØsØb247ØØT = desired height Barcode 3-23 Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A...

  • Page 38: Troy Postnet

    Section 3 Using TROY Fonts TROY <Esc>(15Y<Esc>(s1p vØsØb2477ØT = desired height POSTNET 3-24 Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A...

  • Page 39: Troy Postnet Reverse (Optional)

    Section 3 Using TROY Fonts TROY <Esc>(15Y<Esc>(s1p vØs33b2477ØT = desired height POSTNET Reverse (optional) 3-25 Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A...

  • Page 40: International Convenience Amount Fonts

    Section 3 International In addition to the CMC-7 font used for International MICR applications, TROY provides the following Convenience Amount font sets in a variety of languages (see examples below). These fonts are provided only on Convenience the TROY Security Printing Solutions CD. These fonts can be easily downloaded into the printer’s memory Amount using the TROY Printer Utility.
  • Page 41 Section 3 International British Small Convenience Amount Font (Troy SCF British) Convenience <Esc>(2Q<Esc>(sØp6h22.68vØsØb1T Amount Fonts (cont.) French Small Convenience Amount Font (Troy SCF French) <Esc>(2Q<Esc>(sØp6h22.68vØsØb2T Italian Small Convenience Amount Font (Troy SCF Italian) <Esc>(2Q<Esc>(sØp6h22.68vØsØb3T Spanish Small Convenience Amount Font (Troy SCF Spanish) <Esc>(2Q<Esc>(sØp6h22.68vØsØb4T Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev.

  • Page 42: Troubleshooting Error Messages

    Section 4 Trouble- The following troubleshooting table provides solutions to the most common MICR printing problems. Some of shooting by the messages may not apply to your TROY Security Printing Solution. Visually inspect your MICR documents using the TROY MICR Document Template where appropriate. Symptom NOTE: This table does not cover all of the ANSI and banking specifications that MICR-encoded documents must meet.
  • Page 43 Section 4 Trouble- shooting by 600 dpi MICR font not used in MICR line (an incorrect font such as Courier Symptom or Times Roman was used instead). (cont.) MICR clear band has magnetically chargeable printing besides the MICR line on front or backside of document. Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev.
  • Page 44 Section 4 Trouble- shooting by MICR clear band has extra printing (such as toner splatter) besides the Symptom MICR line on front or backside of (cont.) document. MICR line is skewed on document. Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A Troubleshooting / Error Messages Printer density setting is too dark.
  • Page 45 Section 4 Trouble- shooting by MICR line not positioned correctly on the document (vertically and Symptom horizontally). (cont.) Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A Troubleshooting / Error Messages Your MICR paper was cut or Measure your MICR paper and/or perforated inaccurately (paper is too perforation lines to ensure your MICR-...
  • Page 46 Section 4 Trouble- shooting by MICR characters are too thick or too thin. Symptom (cont.) Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A Troubleshooting / Error Messages Printer density setting is too dark or Use TROY MICR defaults. too light.

  • Page 47: Using Troy Micr Fonts

    Section 4 Trouble- shooting by MICR characters are broken, there are voids in characters or toner rubs Symptom off. (cont.) Voids in characters in MICR line or other text. MICR character spacing and positioning is not correct. Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A Troubleshooting / Error Messages Your MICR paper is out of Refer to the TROY MICR paper...
  • Page 48 Section 4 Trouble- shooting by Your bank reports a high reject rate when processing your TROY MICR- Symptom printed documents. (cont.) NOTE: This section covers conditions not addressed above. You should also investigate all of the items described above as possible causes of bank rejects as well as the other ANSI MICR specifications not covered in this table.
  • Page 49 Section 4 Trouble- shooting by MICR characters appear smeared after processing by a bank. Symptom (cont.) NO MICR TONER message displayed in the printer control panel. Font Memory Card Kit User’s Guide -- Document # 50-70407-002 Rev. A Troubleshooting / Error Messages A Non-TROY MICR toner was used.

  • Page 50: Printer Control Panel

    Section 4 Trouble- The following table contains the printer control panel display messages generated by TROY Security Printing Solutions. Some of the messages may not apply to your TROY Security Printing Solution. Refer to the Hewlett- shooting by Packard Printer User’s Manual for other display panel messages. Printer Control Panel Message...

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