14 - 6 DS6878 Product Reference Guide
OCR-B Variant
Parameter # F1 ADh
OCR-B has the following variants. Selecting the most appropriate font variant affects performance and accuracy.
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OCR-B Full ASCII
!#$%()*+,-./0123456789<>ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ^|Ñ
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OCR-B Banking
#+-0123456789<>JNP|
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OCR-B Limited
+,-./0123456789<>ACENPSTVX
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OCR-B Travel Document Version 1 (TD1) 3-Line ID Cards
-0123456789<ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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OCR-B Passport
-0123456789<ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZÑ
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OCR-B ISBN 10-Digit Book Numbers
-0123456789>BCEINPSXz
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OCR-B ISBN 10 or 13-Digit Book Numbers
-0123456789>BCEINPSXz
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OCR-B Travel Document Version 2 (TD2) 2-Line ID Cards
-0123456789<ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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OCR-B Visa Type A
-0123456789<ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
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OCR-B Visa Type B
-0123456789<ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZÑ
To choose a variant, scan one of the following bar codes. Selecting the following OCR-B variants automatically sets
the appropriate
OCR Lines on page
for that particular document type:
Variant
Passport
TD1 ID Cards
TD2 ID Cards
Visa Type A
Visa Type B
Selecting one of the ISBN Book Numbers automatically applies the appropriate ISBN checksum, so you do not
need to set this.
For the best performance in passport reading, fix the target passport and the imaging engine in place (6.5 - 7.5").
NOTE Enable OCR-B before setting this parameter. If disabling OCR-B, set the variant to its default
(OCR-B Full ASCII).
14-12. These five variants invoke extensive special algorithms and checking
OCR Lines Setting
2
3
2
2
2