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IBM Infoprint 1572 MICR 50
Secure MICR Printer User's Guide
March 2006
Secure MICR Printer
User's Guide
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Source Technologies
2910 Whitehall Park Drive
Charlotte, NC 28273
www.sourcetech.com
techsupport@sourcetech.com
800-922-8501
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  • Page 1 IBM Infoprint 1572 MICR 50 Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide Source Technologies 2910 Whitehall Park Drive Charlotte, NC 28273 www.sourcetech.com techsupport@sourcetech.com 800-922-8501 Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide © Source Technologies March 2006 All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    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...
  • Page 4 8 Audit Trail Report ............36 Report Details ...............36 Audit Trail Menu............36 Audit Trail Command Set..........37 Figure 8.1: Audit Trail Command Example ....41 Figure 8.2: Audit Trail Check Sample ......42 Figure 8.3 Audit Trail Report.........45 9 Error Messages..............46 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......A4...

  • Page 5: Printer Installation

    Print Quality and Picture Grade 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.

  • Page 6: 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.
  • Page 7 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) Note: These standards are being re-numbered as new versions are published: ANSI X9.7 will become ANSI X9.100-110 ANSI X9.13 will become ANSI X9.100-110, Parts 1 &...

  • Page 8: Micr Check Design

    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.
  • Page 9 Duplexing Use caution if 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.
  • Page 10 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.
  • Page 11 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.
  • Page 12 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.

  • Page 13: Figure 3.1 Sample Check

    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.

  • Page 14: 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.

  • Page 15: Micr 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.

  • Page 16: 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.

  • Page 17: Security Note

    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.
  • Page 18 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. 8. Move methods of fraud detection to the item’s point of entry into the clearing system.

  • Page 19: 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.

  • Page 20: Microprint

    MicroPrint Your Secure MICR Printer also contains the MicroPrint font. MicroPrint is text less than .010” tall. It can easily be read with a magnifying glass but appears to be a solid line to an unaided eye. This font provides protection against reproduction by most scanners and copiers because they cannot successfully print the tiny letters.

  • Page 21: Resource Storage

    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.

  • Page 22: Entering Micr Mode

    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 Technical Support. MICRpoint is a feature that allows for fine positioning of the MICR line by the operator.

  • Page 23: Micr Mode Commands

    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.
  • Page 24 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...
  • Page 25 Print MICR CMC7 Font &%SM7ddd...ddd$ &%SM7 Lead in sequence ddd...ddd 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 modified by the MICRpoint adjustment setting at the start of the command.
  • Page 26 Load Flash Resource &%STLxxxxxyyyyyyzdd..dd &%STL Lead in sequence xxxxx Resource number in decimal, must be 5 digits yyyyyy 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 dd...dd Flash resource file.
  • Page 27 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 Turns tray swapping on &%STTSOFF 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.

  • Page 28: Des And Aes Decryption

    DES and AES Decryption Data Encryption Standard (DES) and the 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.

  • Page 29: Mfp Copy Defeat Commands

    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.

  • Page 30: Custom Character Conversion Commands

    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.

  • Page 31: Special Alert And Custom Beep Command

    &%STC1E$ replace 1E with nothing - simply removes all 1E characters from the data &%STC00$ turn character conversion off 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.

  • Page 32: Micrpoint

    MICRpoint Feature Fine positioning of the MICR Line characters is accomplished using the MICRpoint feature. The feature only works with the SMD & SM7 MICR Print Commands using the printer’s resident MICR fonts. The exact location of the entire MICR Line can be moved left or right, up or down by the printer operator through the printer’s front panel.
  • Page 33 then use the RIGHT key to enter a value. In this instructional case it’s 36. Using the key pad enter 36. Select the center key to save the value. The values are stored in internal FLASH memory in the printer and will remain the same until changed by the operator. Power ON/OFF cycles do not reset the values.

  • Page 34: 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.
  • Page 35 Hex Transfer Examples &&??&% This command enables Hex Transfer On &%1B 26 6C 34 48 $ Sends the PCL Esc sequence: <Esc>&l4H &% 1B $& l 4H which is a paper source command identifying what tray the paper will be pulled from. &% 1B 45$ This command is a printer reset PCL command which consist of the Esc character and printable E...

  • Page 36: Figure 7.1: Micr Mode Command Example

    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). &...
  • Page 37 The commands in Figure 7.1 in order of appearance: &%STFPASSWORD$ Password Command. &%SMCP0001$ MICR Definition Command with the count set to one. &%STP10001$ Unlock Flash Resource number 10001. &%STP20000$ Unlock Flash Resource number 20000. &%1B26...3358$ PCL sequence in hex which sets the page format and enables macro number 10001.

  • Page 38: Escape Character Transition

    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.

  • Page 39: Figure 7.2: Sample Check

    Figure 7.2: Sample Check Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide © Source Technologies March 2006 All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 40: Audit Trail Report

    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.

  • Page 41: Audit Trail Command Set

    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 point, and no alpha characters.
  • Page 42 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 Lead in sequence d..d 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.
  • Page 43 Audit Report Field Five &%SQ5d..d$ &%SQ5 Lead in sequence d..d 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 &%SQ6d..d$ &%SQ6 Lead in string...
  • Page 44 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.

  • Page 45: Figure 8.1: Audit Trail Command Example

    ETX (0x03) The printer will continue to report until it is powered off and back on. 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$ &...

  • Page 46: Figure 8.2: Audit Trail Check Sample

    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). Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide © Source Technologies March 2006 All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 47 The commands in Figure 8.1 in order of appearance. (Audit Report fields shown in bold) &&??&% Hex transfer enable. &%STFPASSWORD$ Password command. &%SMCP0001$ MICR definition command with the count set to one. &%SAR$ Activates Audit Report recording. &%STP10001$ Unlock flash resource number 10001. &%STP00200$ Unlock flash resource number 200.
  • Page 48 &%1B$(200X! PCL command to print font number 200. In this example font 200 is a signature previously loaded into flash memory. Here we call it and print it with an exclamation point (!). &%1B(3@ PCL command to return to the default font. &%1B$&f0S PCL command to push (store) the current cursor position.

  • Page 49: Figure 8.3 Audit Trail Report

    Figure 8.3 Audit Trail Report Audit Report page1 Records 1 through 10 of 10 *indicates check did not print **indicates gap in check numbers :00001000; :123456789: 12345678912345678: Vendor Systems $2,014.44 February 10, 2001 10:33:44 AM :00001001; :562478923: 12345678912345678: Classic Homes Construction $28,576.72 February 12, 2001 09:45:40 AM :00001002;...

  • Page 50: 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.
  • Page 51 regular toner is toner is not available, present, the printer you must power-off will stop all printing your printer and and display this restart the print job at message. a later time when MICR toner is available. Macro Definition Error Invalid decode The Load Flash Check the Command...
  • Page 52 characters. software, it must be eight characters long. MICR Password Error Password Match Password sent does Check the Password Error not match the Command in your current stored software. password. Password Not Enabled Error A secure command Check software to was sent without the ensure that password password being sent...

  • Page 53: Appendix A: E13B Micr Font Mapping

    Appendix A: E13B MICR Font Mapping Command &%SMDddd..ddd$ MICR Font Description Alpha/Numeric Hex Values Character Values Amount Symbol A a / 41 61 2F Transit Symbol T t B b : 54 74 42 62 3A On-Us Symbol O o C c ; 4F 6F 43 63 3B Dash Symbol V v D d - =...

  • Page 54: Appendix B: Cmc7 Micr Font Mapping

    Appendix B: CMC7 MICR Font Mapping Command &%SM7ddd..ddd$ Description Alpha/Numeric Hex Values CMC7 Font Values 1 Characters Zero Three Four Five Seven Eight Nine Colon Semi-Colon ; Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide © Source Technologies March 2006 All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 55 Less Than < Equal Greater Than > The CMC7 Font in the example above is magnified for purposes of clarity. Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide © Source Technologies March 2006 All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 56: Appendix C: Secure Numeric Font Mapping

    Appendix C: Secure Numeric Font Mapping Command &%SMFddd...dd~ Description Alpha/Numeric Hex Value Secure Font Character Character Dollar Sign Left Bracket Right Bracket Asterisk Comma Dash Period Slash Zero Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide © Source Technologies March 2006 All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 57 Appendix C continued: Secure Numeric Font Mapping Description Alpha/Numeric Hex Value Secure Font Character Character Three Four Five Seven Eight Nine Arrow > Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide © Source Technologies March 2006 All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 58 Example: &%SMF($>>>15,575.00)~ NOTE: The secure fonts in the example are magnified for purposes of clarity. Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide © Source Technologies March 2006 All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 59: Appendix D: Icr Secure Numeric Font Mapping

    Appendix D: ICR Secure Numeric Font Mapping Command &%SMIxxxxxx~ Description Alpha/Numeric Hex Value Secure Font Character Character Zero Three Four Five Seven Eight Nine Asterisk Comma Period Dollar Sign Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide © Source Technologies March 2006 All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 60: Appendix E: Micr Mode Command Summary

    Appendix E: MICR Mode Command Summary Description Command Structure Function Password &%STFPASSWORD$ Must be sent to enable &%STHPASSWORD$ MICR Mode MICR Definition &%SMCPxxxx$ MICR Line Count command Set New Password &%STExxxxxxxx$ Sets new password, must be preceded by current password Activate/Set Front Panel &%STSxxxxxxxxx$ Turns on and sets Front Panel...
  • Page 61 Tray Swapping Commands &%STTSON Turns tray swapping ON &%STTSOFF$ Turns tray swapping OFF Quit MICR MODE Command &%STQ$ Terminates MICR Mode Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide © Source Technologies March 2006 All Rights Reserved...

  • Page 62: Appendix F: Audit Report Command Summary

    Appendix F: Audit Report Command Summary Description Command Structure Function Start Audit Record &%SAR$ Activates Audit Trail and begins PJL job Audit Report Field One &%SQ1.d$ Records first field on the Audit Report - does not print Print MICR E13B Font &%SMD..d$ Print and records MICR line Audit Report Field Three &%SQ3d..$ Records third field on the Audit Report...

  • Page 63: Appendix G: Pjl Based Micr Commands

    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.
  • Page 64 PJL command. This does make troubleshooting format errors difficult. Have patience! 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.
  • Page 65 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.
  • Page 66 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 o “Ready” is the expected return •...
  • Page 67 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>...
  • Page 68 FIGURE 8.1 SAMPLE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CHECK Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide © Source Technologies March 2006 All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 69 <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.
  • Page 70 <ESC>%-12345X@PJL LDELETEPASSWORD LRESOURCE:"flash:" <ESC>%-12345X Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide © Source Technologies March 2006 All Rights Reserved...

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