Character Design - Xerox 6100BD - Phaser Color Laser Printer Fundamentals

Document design

Character design

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S-5: Indicates the routing number that identifies the institution on
which the check is drawn and where the document should be
sent for processing. This symbol is the equivalent of the E13B
Transit symbol. However, it is not used to terminate the bank
routing identification.
The CMC7 font differs from the E13B font in character height
and width. The height of all of the numeric characters is 0.112
inch/2.85 mm. Special symbols are 0.106 inch/2.70 mm. Unlike
the E13B font, the CMC7 characters all have the same width.
Each CMC7 character format consist of seven vertical strokes
separated by six spaces of 0.3 or 0.5 mm (referred to as short
and long intervals). Each character contains two long intervals
and four short intervals. Different permutations of the long and
short intervals identify each character.
Stroke width: The difference between the right
edge and the left edge of a stroke is 0.004 to 0.007
inch/0.10 to 0.19 mm.
Short interval:.3 mm. The distance between
the right edges of successive strokes is 0.0096 to
0.0144 inch/0.24 to 0.36 mm.
Long interval: The distance between the right
edges of successive strokes is 0.0176 to 0.0224 inch/
0.44 to 0.56 mm.
Figure 4-8. CMC7 stroke and interval dimensions
The fonts are optimized for each product. They are not
interchangeable between products.
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