Appendix A. Check Reading; E13-B Character Set; Cmc-7 Character Set; Si Sii Siii Siv S5 - Magtek IMAGESAFE SCANNER Installation And Operation Manual

The characters printed on the bottom line of commercial and personal checks are special. They
are printed with magnetic ink to meet specific standards. These characters can be read by a
MICRImage Reader at higher speeds and with more accuracy than manual data entry. Two
MICR character sets are used worldwide; they are: E13-B and CMC-7. The E13-B set is used in
the US, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, Japan, India, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, and
the Far East. The CMC-7 set is used in France, Spain, other Mediterranean countries, and most
South American countries.

E13-B CHARACTER SET

The MICR font character set E13-B includes digits 0 through 9 and four symbols. The numbers
found on U.S. checks are of the E13-B character set. The numbers and symbols of E13-B are as
follows:

CMC-7 CHARACTER SET

The numbers and symbols of the CMC-7 character set are as follows:

APPENDIX A. CHECK READING

SI SII
Transit symbol
Dash Symbol
On-Us Symbol
Amount Symbol
SIII SIV S5
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