Source Technologies Printer ST9530 User Manual

ST9530

Secure MICR Printer

User’s Guide

Source Technologies

2910 Whitehall Park Drive

Charlotte, NC 28273

www.sourcetech.com

[email protected]

800-922-8501

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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

MICR Check Stock........................................................11

5 Security Issues ................................................................13

Check Stock Security Features.....................................13

Security Note ................................................................14

6 MICR Features .................................................................16

MICR Mode...................................................................16

MICR Fonts...................................................................16

Secure Fonts ................................................................16

MicroPrint......................................................................16

Bi-Directional Feedback................................................17

Resource Storage.........................................................17

MICR Menu...................................................................18

Entering MICR Mode ....................................................18

MICR Mode Commands ...............................................20

DES and AES Decryption .............................................24

MFP Copy Defeat Commands......................................25

Custom Character Conversion Commands ..................26

Special Alert and Custom Beep Command...................27

MICRpoint.....................................................................28

7 IBM Host Programming Features and Examples..........30

Hex Transfer.................................................................30

Figure 7.1: MICR Mode Command Example ................32

Escape Character Transition ........................................34

Figure 7.2: Sample Check ............................................35

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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

Appendix D: ICR Secure Numeric Font Mapping....................A7

Appendix E: MICR Mode Command Summary.......................A8

Appendix F: Audit Report Command Summary......................A10

Appendix G: PJL Based MICR Commands……………………A11

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1. Printer Installation

For complete information on how to unpack and setup your printer, see your printer’s user’s

guide. Please read the following if you are going to install the printer driver shipped with

your printer.

1. Locate the CD that was shipped with your printer.

Note: If you do not have a CD-ROM drive on the host PC, locate another

computer with a CD-ROM drive, start the CD-ROM utility, and then follow the

instructions on the screen to create printer driver diskettes.

2. Follow the instructions in the CD booklet to start the printer setup utility

appropriate for your operating system, i.e. Windows 95, NT, etc. The setup utility

will install printer driver and utilities to manage Source Technologies printer(s)

attached to your PC or Network.

3. The Source Technologies MICR printer, in most cases, assumes the printer

driver is set to the internal DEFAULT values. The following Default values

should not be changed for best overall printer performance and data stream

requirements of the ST Secure MICR printer.

- Print Resolution under the Graphic Tab should be set to the Default value of

600 DPI.

- Form Source under the Paper Tab should be set to Default value of By

Source.

- 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. We recommend Raster. This is the only required non-Default

value that needs to be set in the printer driver.

A majority of other driver options can be set for your particular requirements. The most

obvious of these would be a Paper Tray selection if your application uses the Print Driver

Setting.

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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. The high-speed automated processing of checks and other financial documents

depends on the accuracy and the integrity of the data printed in the MICR line. Your new

Source Technologies’ Secure MICR Printer is specifically designed to produce high quality

MICR documents.

The Check Processing System

As a MICR document travels through the check clearing system it is processed an average

of about seven times by high speed reader/sorter machines. Some checks are read up to

30 times or more by these machines. Reader/sorter machines charge the toner in the

MICR line and then read the line with a magnetically sensitive reader.

The MICR line contains numbers and symbols to indicate the check serial number, the

routing number of the drawee institution and the makers’ account number. The institution

of first deposit encodes the check amount in the MICR line to be read by the reader/sorter

equipment. Checks travel through reader/sorters at up to 20 miles-per-hour (2,400

documents per minute) with each MICR line read in three hundredths of a second.

MICR Printing Today

Congress established the Federal Reserve System (FRS) in 1913. Today most commercial

banks in the United States belong to the FRS. Many other depository institutions provide

banking and checking account services to the public. These other institutions, such as

some credit unions, savings and loan associations and nonmember banks, are not formally

part of the FRS. However, they have access to the payment services it provides and are

subject to many of the FRS regulations.

In 1958, because of the explosive growth of check usage, the American Bankers

Association selected the E-13B MICR font and the MICR system as the technology for

high-speed check processing. Today, check standards are determined by the American

National Standards Institute (ANSI) Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) X9B of which

Source Technologies is a voting member. The latest versions of the standards and

technical guidelines are available from Global Engineering Documents.

Hardcopy Standards

Softcopy Standards

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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 & 2

ANSI X9.18 will become ANSI X9.100-10

ANSI X9.27 will become ANSI X9.100-20

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3. MICR Check Design

General Features of Check Design

To be a legal and negotiable document, the necessary elements required on a check are

the date, amount, payee, drawee institution, and payer’s signature.

Other elements included in a good check design are: the amount in words, account title,

check serial number, fractional routing number and MICR line.

A good check design contains security features and is formatted to be easily read by both

machines and the human eye. If the format is complicated, the depositor, bank employee

or reader/sorter machine may make an error in reading the data.

Position and Dimension Gauge

A MICR position and dimension gauge (Source Technologies’ part number 205-1000MGE

or 220-M1027-34) is an important tool for use in designing checks. During check design,

check your output against this gauge to determine if the data elements are correctly

positioned on your document.

Design Elements in Detail

Paper

The ideal paper for check production is 24 lb. laser bond. Our MICR lab has tested

paper stock from most major manufacturers and has compiled a list of products that

produce superior results. Contact your sales representative for this information. For

a fee, Source Technologies will test your paper for proper MICR adherence and

check reader/sorter performance. There are also many security features available to

aid in the overall security of your MICR documents. See Chapter 3 for more

information on check stock specifications and security features.

Size

The size of check documents must be:

Between 6.00 inches and 8.75 inches in length

Between 2.75 inches and 3.66 inches in height

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.

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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.

MICR Clear Band

The MICR clear band is an area at the bottom of the check where the MICR line

prints. No other magnetic printing should appear in this area on both the font and

back of document. The clear band is an area 0.625 (5/8) inches high from the

bottom of the check running the entire length of the check. Exact MICR line

placement in this area is very important. See Figure 3.1 for more information on

MICR line placement.

Data Elements

Date

The date is a required data element for a check. It represents the day on or after the

transfer of the check amount may take place. It is usually placed in the upper right

portion of the check so it does not interfere with the convenience amount field. The

common format is Month, Day and Year, however, the military format of Day, Month

and Year is also acceptable.

Amount

The amount of the check is a required element. The amount usually appears at

least twice on the check. The amount printed in numbers is called the convenience

amount. The amount printed in words is sometimes referred to as the legal amount,

since this is the amount that applies if there is a difference between the two amount

fields. The amount may also be printed a third time on the check in a secure font,

intended to make alteration of the amount field difficult. See Chapter 5 and Appendix

C for information on Source Technologies’ Secure Numeric Font.

Convenience Amount

The convenience amount location is specified in ANSI X9.7. The basic location is

illustrated in Figure 3.1. Since this amount can be machine scanned, its location and

design should be kept within the specifications. The amount beginning with the

dollar sign should be left justified within the scan area with numbers spaced normally

to the right. The dollars and cents should be separated by a decimal point with the

cents printed in the same size font as the rest of the field. Embedded commas

should not be used. The convenience amount background should have good

reflectance so it does not interfere with optical scanning (see ANSI X9.7).

The convenience amount should be printed in a simple, fixed pitch font. We

recommend our ICR Secure Numeric Font (see Appendix D). It was designed to be

easily read by image capture equipment and is also a fraud deterrent. A fixed pitch

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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. The area for the amount

in words should be entirely filled to make alteration difficult. The amount should start

at the far left of the line with the words placed immediately adjacent to each other.

The cents need not be written out. They may be expressed as a fraction (60/100),

and should be placed immediately to the right of the dollar amount and followed by a

line or other space filler to inhibit alteration.

Example: One hundred forty-four and 62/100---------------DOLLARS

Given the available area on the document, you may need to use a smaller font when

printing larger value amounts.

Payee Area

The payee is a necessary element for a negotiable document. The payee area is

generally to the left side of the document either above or below the amount in words.

It is often preceded by the words “Pay to the Order Of.” The payee data should not

enter the MICR clear band which extends 5/8 of an inch above the bottom of the

check.

Signature Area

A signature is a required element for a negotiable document. The signature or

signatures authorize the bank to honor the check; therefore, it must match the

bank’s records. The signature area should be beneath the convenience amount area

but the signatures should not enter the convenience amount area nor the MICR

clear band. This is especially true if you print the signature with MICR toner.

We recommend using our MicroPrint font for the signature line as a fraud deterrent.

Information on how to utilize this font is in section 5: MICR Features.

Drawee Institution Name

The name of the institution where the maker’s account is located is referred to as the

drawee institution. The bank’s name, city, and state are required.

Account Title

The account title is normally printed in the upper left corner of the check. It includes

the name of the account holder and other information such as addresses, telephone

numbers, and logos. The data in the title should be legible and sufficiently complete

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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. Printing in this area with

magnetic toner should not extend downward into the MICR clear band which is 5/8^th

of an inch above the bottom of the check.

Check Serial Number

The check serial number is generally printed in the upper right quadrant of the

check. Although the check number is not required for the check to be negotiable,

the account holder and financial institution use these numbers to reconcile

statements and stop payments. The check serial number should also appear a

second time in the MICR line, and these numbers should match. The number of

digits in the check serial number is controlled by the financial institution and the

MICR line format. Consult your banking institution for their requirements.

Fractional Routing Number

The fractional routing number should be printed in a fractional format in the upper

right quadrant of the check. This number is assigned to identify the Federal Reserve

District and drawee institution. Consult with your bank for the proper routing number

and format for each of your accounts.

MICR Line

Accurate high-speed processing of your checks by financial institutions is enabled by

the accuracy and integrity of the data in the MICR line. Refer to figure 3.1 for the

location of the following MICR line fields. The MICR line is read from right to left with

position one being the right most position proceeding to position sixty-five on the left.

The MICR line must be printed at exactly eight characters per inch.

Auxiliary On-Us Field Positions 65 to 45

This field usually contains the check serial number for commercial size checks

and possibly account control information. It is bounded by On-Us symbols. (;). It

is not included on personal, small size checks.

External Processing Code (EPC) Field

Position 44

This one digit field is position 44 of the MICR line. This field is usually left blank.

The use of this field is controlled by the ASC X9B Standards Committee.

Routing Field Positions 43 to 33

The routing field is bounded by Transit Symbols (:) in positions 43 and 33. It

contains fixed format information about the drawee institution. Consult with your

bank for the specific data field to be placed here for each of your accounts.

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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. An On-Us (;) symbol must appear immediately to the right of the

account number.

Blank Field

Position 13

Position 13 is always left blank.

Amount Field Positions 1 to 12

The amount field is the right most field in the MICR line. It remains blank until it is

printed by the bank of first deposit. When the check enters the banking system,

the bank of first deposit encodes this field from data in the convenience amount

field. It will be bounded by Amount Symbols (/).

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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. 66 = NC, 67 = SC, 64 = GA, etc.) and the preceding zeros.

C. Bank Name, State, City: The bank logo is optional. Name of bank, city and state

where the account will be assigned/opened is a required field.

D. Aux On Us (46-55): This is a required field if the customer desires services offered by

the bank which require a serial number. The serial number format is controlled by the

payer’s bank. A & D should match.

E. Routing Number (34-42): Designates the Federal Reserve district and financial

institution. Each city, state or region that the bank serves has a unique institution

identifier. IMPORTANT: positions 35-42 is the Routing Number, position 34 is the

check digit.

F. Account Number: This is a unique number assigned to the customer’s account.

G. Optional Serial Number: Used for personal accounts (checks only). A 4 digit zero

filled field that should match the serial number in the upper right corner.

H. Convenience Amount Area should be in the general location shown above in the

diagram. The illustrated box in the diagram is optional and if used, should conform to

ANS X9.7. A single stroke dollar sign is required.

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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.

Printer Features

Your Secure MICR Printer is equipped with some features to ensure high quality MICR

documents.

Paper Type

We recommend paper trays with check stock be set to “bond” paper type. The

associated “weight” and “texture” settings should be set to “heavy” and “rough.” See

the base printers User’s Guide. If more than one input tray has check stock and

they are the same stock, set all to “bond” and they will be linked. If different stock is

used in more than one input tray, use “custom” type, “rough” and “heavy” to block

Linking.

MICR Toner Low Alarm

When MICR toner is low, the printer stops and the user is prompted to load a new

MICR toner cartridge. We do not recommend shaking the cartridge to prolong its

life. Once low toner is sensed, there may not be enough MICR toner left to produce

quality MICR documents.

MICR Toner Sensing

When the printer enters MICR mode and attempts to print a MICR font, it checks to

ensure a MICR toner cartridge is loaded in the printer. If a regular cartridge is

present, an alarm will sound and the user must load a MICR cartridge before their

print job will resume. A message “load MICR Toner” will appear on the Operator’s

Panel.

MICR Toner

Use only Source Technologies MICR toner when printing MICR documents. It is

specifically engineered to print quality MICR documents with your printer. The printers’

MICR toner sensor is designed to work with the Source Technologies MICR toner cartridge

to prevent printing checks with regular toner present. You may choose to use this printer for

general office printing, which is acceptable. If a MICR print job begins and the printer has a

regular toner cartridge present, the printer will stop and prompt the operator to install a

MICR toner cartridge.

Source Technologies does not recommend the use of refilled MICR toner cartridges.

Although refilled cartridges are generally less expensive, they may result in expensive

printer repairs and bank check reject fees due to inferior MICR toner formulation.

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MICR Check Stock

Check stock has a large impact on the resulting quality and security of your MICR

document. Here are a few features that should be considered when selecting a 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. We

will test other suppliers’ paper for a nominal fee.

Layout

Layout your check design before any paper is purchased or layout your design to

existing check stock. Keep in mind, perforations, orientation, special logos and any

color elements. The printer can print just about anything as long as it is black.

Weight

We recommend 24 lb. - 29 lb. paper.

Stiffness

We recommend taber M.D. 2.5 and C.D. 1.1 minimum.

Smoothness

For best toner fusing, we recommend rougher surfaces within the base printers’

specifications and the Paper Specifications for Checks X9.18. We recommend a

smoothness range of 150 to 200 - Sheffield.

Paper Grain Direction

When using 24 lb. - 29 lb. bond paper we generally support either long or short

paper grain. Overall performance in the banks reader/sorters is best when the

resultant grain direction is left to right when viewing the check.

Perforations

All perforations in the stock should be Micro-Perfs (20 or more cuts per inch). Larger

perforations can produce excessive paper chaff and result in damage to the toner

cartridge. Perforations should be ironed by the paper supplier to reduce nesting and

potential double feeding.

Moisture

The paper moisture content should be between 4.7 and 5.5%. Storage conditions

have much to do with the final moisture content of most papers. Store your check

stock in a cool, dry, environmentally stable and secure area. Protective wrappings

should be removed just prior to use.

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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. Recent changes relative to the

responsibilities of banks and their customers have a bearing on the ultimate liability for

fraudulent documents. Customers must have systems designed and documented to show

“Ordinary Care and Good Faith Effort” is in place to avoid liability. In the past, financial

institutions generally credited corporations when fraud was discovered. New regulations

attempt to define who may have been negligent in the transaction and put the liability on

that party or parties. Clearly, if a fraudulent occurrence can be traced to a corporation’s

lack of security procedures, or the design of their negotiable documents, the regulations will

protect the banks, or at best case the loss will be shared.

Check Stock Security Features

We have found the following check stock security features to be of merit:

Artificial Watermarks - White on white printing generally on the back reveals words

or patterns when held at an angle. You should state on the front of the check that

this feature is present. It cannot be copied.

Laid Lines - Evenly spaced background lines that make cut and paste alteration

difficult.

Void Pantograph - Background printing of the word VOID or COPY which appears

on photocopies. Some paper suppliers offer enhanced versions of pantographs

which provide more protection from the latest in color copier technology.

Chemical Additives - If an ink eradicator (bleach, acetone, etc.) is applied to the

document, the eradicator creates a permanent stain.

Numbered Check Stock - Sequential numbering printed in dye that penetrates to

the reverse side of the check can be used to verify authenticity. This number may

not relate to the check serial number. This also provides for inventory control of

blank check stock.

NOTE: These quality issues serve as a general guide for check production. You should not

consider these features as an all inclusive list. We recommend consulting with your local

paper supplier for any additional comments or suggestions.

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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.

The following internal and external security measures will help minimize your risk of check

fraud.

1. Financial institutions should train tellers to look at the check, not the person

presenting the check. The check, not the person, is the item that must be

verified.

2. Firms accepting checks should be aware of damaged MICR lines. Intentionally

damaging the MICR line can increase the time necessary to process an item,

giving the forger enough time to leave town. Also be sensitive to discoloration,

this could be an indication of alteration.

3. Incorporate security features into your base check stock and utilize printed

security features that address both alteration and counterfeiting of original items.

A short list of these features would be:

• Warning Bands, or other methods that alert recipients to visual security

features;

• Artificial or genuine watermarks in the base paper;

• Chemical additives in the base paper that react to chemical alteration

attempts;

• Void Pantographs that address attempts to copy original items;

• Unique security fonts that deter attempts to alter payee or amount

information.

4. When generating final negotiable items,

• The document always includes the amount value in words;

• The document should not include information that limits the value range,

i.e. “Not valid over $500.” This only guides the fraudulent attempt. Use

your application software to detect out of range items;

• All levels of hardware and software password protection should be

utilized.

5. Safeguard check stock paper, and limit access only to necessary employees.

6. Understand and approve the security procedures of your check stock suppliers to

safeguard stock in their custody.

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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. For example, low cost readers can detect low magnetic strength in the

MICR line which is a good indication of attempts to copy an original.

9. Always verify the home address and place of employment of new account

applicants. Use public sources such as phone books to verify phone numbers.

Ask new account applicants why they are opening an account with your

institution. Be suspect of unusual answers or delays in responding.

10.Stay abreast of current check fraud methods and the latest in fraud detection.

Offer seminars to educate corporate clients.

11.Review and document your internal negotiable document printing procedures.

Investigate employee backgrounds before assigning security authority. Split

responsibilities, for example, an accounts payable production/security officer

should not also balance the account.

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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.

These printers come standard with HP PCL5, PCL6 and PostScript Level 2 emulations and

others. Source Technologies has designed features to enhance these printers with MICR

mode specific operation that allows you to securely print high quality negotiable documents.

MICR Mode

Your Secure MICR Printer has two operational states: normal and MICR mode. When the

printer is in normal printing mode your MICR resources cannot be accessed. Once the

printer enters into MICR mode your secure resources are available and the printer starts

the process of confirming readiness to print a negotiable document. There are two

conditions which must be met before MICR mode is activated:

If the front panel combination lock feature is activated, the correct eight digit

combination must be entered from the front panel.

The correct password command must be received by the printer from the software

application prior to printing any MICR documents.

MICR Fonts

The E-13B and CMC7 MICR fonts are resident in your printer. Examples of these fonts are

in the Appendix of this manual. They can only be accessed after MICR mode is activated

by your software. A MICR toner cartridge must be present to print the MICR fonts.

Secure Fonts

Two Source Technologies designed secure fonts: Secure Numeric Font and ICR Secure

Numeric Font are resident in your printer. Examples of these fonts are in the Appendix of

this manual. Like the MICR fonts, these secure fonts can only be accessed after MICR

mode is activated by your software.

The ICR Secure Numeric Font is designed for the convenience area of your check. It can

be read by the imaging equipment used by many financial institutions. The Secure

Numeric Font should not be used in this area since the reverse image aspect of this font

prevents it from being read by this equipment. We recommend using both of these fonts on

your checks as they are designed to deter check fraud.

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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.

Most check printers use this font in the signature area of their preprinted checks. We

recommend using this font to help deter check fraud. The text in this font can either be

fixed, such as the name of your organization, or it can be variable, such as the check

amount and payee name. The use of variable text provides an additional method of

protection against check counterfeiters.

Use of the “MP” designate symbol to identify the line as MicroPrint is optional. The

MicroPrint font only contains alphanumeric characters. Punctuation marks and spaces are

ignored by this font and do not print.

Bi-Directional Feedback

Your Secure MICR Printer can provide MICR status messages to the check printing

application. This feature is valuable in a networked environment with multiple printers or

with users utilizing a printer located in another area. The application can get information on

MICR settings such as toner cartridge type (MICR or regular), locked trays (which trays are

locked to non-MICR applications), resident fonts/macros and audit trail settings. The

printer can send the application MICR error messages such as “load MICR toner.”

When the printer receives the “@PJL INFO STVARIABLES” command it will report all

MICR variables to the host. The MICR variables can also be seen by accessing the

printer’s front panel menu. Select Reports > Menu Settings Page. The second page of this

menu shows the current MICR variable configuration.

If USTATUS DEVICE=On, the printer will report PJL error 40020 for any MICR error which

causes the printer to go off-line. It will appear in this format:

@PJL USTATUS DEVICE

CODE=40020

DISPLAY=”MICR Password Error Press Go”

ONLINE=FALSE (formfeed----HEX 0C)

The code will always be 40020, only the display line will change to indicate the specific

error.

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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.

Flash Memory is an optional feature. It is user managed and resources can be designated

as “secure” or “unsecure.” Secure resources are loaded to flash with the STL command

and have ID numbers greater than or equal to 10000. They can only be accessed by using

the STP command when the printer is in MICR mode. Unsecure resources do not require a

password and should be assigned an ID number less than 10000. Resources stored in

flash memory are not deleted when the printer is powered off. Flash memory is required for

all Audit Trail features.

Storing resources in RAM is also an option. Resources in RAM are deleted when the

printer is powered off or reset. For this reason check-related resources may need to be

loaded frequently. Resources stored in RAM cannot be password protected.

We recommend storing all check-related resources in secured flash memory.

MICR Menu

Your Secure MICR Printer contains a front panel menu specific to MICR applications. The

complete menu is as follows:

Option Card Menu > MICR Menu

Security Lock

Audit Menu

Audit Location - Flash/Disk

Record Sorting

Overlay

Sum Field 4

Print Report

Setup Menu

MICR Type - Normal/Optraforms

Hex Transfer

Density Control

MICRpoint

Use the menu button on the front of your printer to toggle through the menu options. To

select an option press the select (√) button. An item is selected when it has an asterisk (*)

after it.

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The Security Lock option allows the user to activate and set a front panel combination for

additional security. This feature prevents anyone from printing checks without the proper 8-

digit combination. See the MICR Mode Commands section of this chapter for more

information.

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.

The Audit Menu deals with the optional Audit Trail Report settings. See chapter 7 for more

information.

Entering MICR Mode

To print MICR documents, your Secure MICR Printer uses special alphanumeric text

commands called MICR Mode commands.

There are two different commands which activate MICR mode printing:

&%STFPASSWORD$ and &%STHPASSWORD$. The &%STF is the default command

and is recommended for most applications.

To use the &%STF command, it must be entered at the beginning of the job datastream.

The &%STH command can be entered anywhere prior to accessing secured resources.

The &%STH command is not as powerful as the &%STF command because it does not set

as many parameters for MICR printing. Both commands and descriptions are as follows:

&%STF Command

When entering MICR mode with the &%STF mode, the printer will:

• Check to see if the proper Front Panel Combination has been entered (when

enabled).

• Allow access to secure check printing resources such as MICR fonts and

secure fonts stored in printer ROM.

• Allow access to protected signatures, overlays, logos and other important

resources stored in password protected nonvolatile flash memory.

• Display “MICR Mode Active” on the printer’s front panel.

• Disable the printer’s front panel menu system.

• Set printer resolution to 600 dpi for printing MICR fonts.

• Disable Jam Recovery.

• Set the copies parameter to 1.

• Sets Toner Low Alarm.

• Turn Hex Transfer ON.

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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.

It is used when programmers cannot place &%STFPASSWORD$ at the beginning of

their job. Use the &%STH command if you experience page ejects while in &%STF

mode.

When entering MICR mode with the &%STH command, the printer will:

• Check to see if the proper Front Panel Combination has been entered (when

enabled).

• Allow access to secure check printing resources such as MICR fonts and

secure fonts which are stored in printer ROM. It also allows access to

protected signatures, overlays, logos and other important resources stored in

password protected nonvolatile flash memory.

• Turn Hex Transfer ON.

NOTE: The &%STH command can occur within a datastream after the page has

started. The &%STH command, unlike the &%STF command, can be issued

anywhere on the page.

MICR Mode Commands

Password Command

&%STF or &%STH

PASSWORD

&%STFPASSWORD$ or &%STHPASSWORD$

Lead in sequence

User defined password, 8 characters, case sensitive,

unprintable characters allowed. Factory default is

PASSWORD. See also New Password Command.

Command terminator

MICR Definition Command &%SMCPxxxx$ (optional)

&%SMCP

xxxx

Lead in sequence

MICR count, the number of MICR lines to be printed during

this print job. (4 bytes in hex)

Command terminator

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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

New password, must be 8 characters either printable or non

printable. Dollar ($) sign is an invalid password character.

Command terminator.

In order to set a new password the current password must first be sent. Caution: Errors

made in sending the new password command could lead to setting it to an unknown value.

If the Password is unknown the printer must be returned to Source Technologies to be

reset to PASSWORD.

Activate/Set Front Panel Combination Lock

&%STSxxxxxxxx$ (optional)

&%STS

xxxxxxxx

Lead in sequence

Eight digit sequence, valid characters 0-9

Command terminator

Sets and activates the front panel MICR combination lock. If this feature is activated, MICR

mode cannot be entered until the front panel combination is entered correctly. All MICR

features will be inaccessible until this combination is entered. Sending an &%STS

command and eight zeros deactivates the security lock.

Caution: If the front panel combination is set and then forgotten, the printer must be

returned to Source Technologies for the combination to be deactivated.

Print MICR E-13B Font

&%SMDddd...ddd$

&%SMD

ddd...ddd

Lead in sequence

Data to be printed in E-13B MICR font

Command terminator

Prints the specified data in the E-13B MICR font which is used in the United States,

Canada and Mexico. The correct spacing begins at the cursor position modified by the

MICRpoint adjustment setting at the start of the command. After the terminator is sent, the

printer is returned to its default font. After each Print E-13B command, the MICR count is

decremented by one. Upon receiving this command the printer will check to ensure a

MICR toner cartridge is installed and set the copies parameter to 1. See Appendix A for

MICR E-13B font character mapping.

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Print MICR CMC7 Font

&%SM7ddd...ddd$

&%SM7

ddd...ddd

Lead in sequence

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. After the terminator is sent,

the printer will return to its default font, and the MICR count will be decremented by one.

Upon receiving this command the printer will check to ensure a MICR toner cartridge is

installed and set the copies parameter to 1. See Appendix B for CMC7 character mapping.

Print Secure Numeric Font &%SMFddd..ddd~

&%SMF

ddd...ddd

Lead in sequence

Data to be printed in this font

Command terminator

The dollar sign ($) is not a command terminator for this command. For both security fonts

the tilde ~ (hex 7E) is the command terminator since the dollar sign is a valid character.

Print ICR Secure Numeric Font &%SMIxxxxxx~

&%SMI

xxxxxxxx

Lead in sequence

Data variables to be printed in this font

Command terminator

Print MicroPrint Line

&%SMMxxxxxxxxx!$

&%SMM

Lead in sequence

xxxxxx

Data to be printed in this font

MP designator (optional)

Command terminator

If the exclamation point (!) is used, the “MP” designate will print just above and to the right

of the last character. This is optional and is typically used to notify the check recipient of

the presence of MicroPrinting. Only 0-9, A-Z (upper and lower case) print. Special

characters and spaces disappear.

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Load Flash Resource

&%STLxxxxxyyyyyyzdd....dd

&%STL

xxxxx

yyyyyy

Lead in sequence

Resource number in decimal, must be 5 digits

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. e.g. forms overlay, signatures etc.

Resource number values may be between 00001 to 32767. Values of 10000 and above

are password protected and will require the user to enter MICR mode with a valid password

before they can be unlocked with the STP command. Values below 10000 will be

unsecured.

Resource number 5001 is reserved for the Audit Trail overlay, see chapter 7.

Format Flash Memory

&%SFF$

&%SFF

Lead in sequence

Command terminator

This command formats flash memory. A valid password command must precede this

command.

Caution: All flash contents will be lost. This includes all electronic forms, signatures, logos,

etc.

Secure Flash Resource Unlock Command

&%STPxxxxx$

&%STP

xxxxx

Unlock flash resource command

Flash resource number, must be 5 digits

Command terminator

Unlocks a secure flash resource.

Tray Lock Command

&%STTL#$

&%STTL

Lock tray command

The tray to be locked (choose from 1, 2 or 3 only)

Command terminator

This command prevents other applications from accessing a particular printer paper tray.

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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

&%STTSOFF

Turns tray swapping on

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. Swapping ON causes any

<esc>&l4H to be replaced with 5H and vice-versa.

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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. Department of Defense. The

controlling standards for DES are ANSI X3.92 and X3.106 and in the Federal FIPS 46-3

standard. An alternative to DES called Triple DES is not supported in our Secure MICR

printers.

AES is documented in a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) standard

FIPS 197, dated 11/26/2001. Three key sizes are documented in the standard, 128-bit,

192-bit, & 256-bit. We currently only support the most commonly used 128-bit key size.

The algorithm selected for AES is Rijndael. Developed in Belgium, an English

pronunciation alternative is “Rain Doll”. In addition to U.S. Government implementations, it

is anticipated AES will be adopted by businesses, organizations, institutions, and

individuals outside of government, and outside of the United States as was the case for

DES.

We only support decryption for DES and AES. Encrypted printer data streams can be

decrypted using the key stored some time prior to the message. Keys for both DES and

AES are stored separately so that both AES and DES are supported simultaneously. The

keys messages themselves can be encrypted with either DES or AES for either DES or

AES. Only one DES and one AES key exists at any one point in time. Old keys are not

saved. To change either a DES or an AES key requires the MICR Password Command.

The Secure MICR printer does not have any capability to encrypt a return or Bi-directional

message.

Decryption Commands

Decryption requires printer processing overhead. In our testing encrypted printer data

steams near or below 100K bytes per page do not seem to affect printer speed in term of

pages per minute or first page out timings. Some testing done with print files from 500K to

1 Meg per page showed up to a 30% degradation in speed. It is therefore recommended

the encryption be reserved for the confidential portions of the data when large file sizes are

anticipated.

Set DES Decryption Key Command &%STSETDESKEY<16 Hex Characters>$

The command requires a MICR Password Command be sent prior to the Key Command.

The Key Command could itself be encrypted and then decrypted in the printer. The

command requires the key data be in a double-byte hex format. The 8 byte value must be

converted to the 16 byte format. The only values that can be contained in the 16 command

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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. Printer power cycles and printer reset commands do

not affect the key value.

The dollar sign ($) is the command terminator and is required.

Set AES Decryption Key Command &%STSETAESKEY<32 Hex Characters>$

The command also requires a MICR Password Command be sent prior to the Key

Command.

The key data is similar to DES, but is twice in length with 32 Hex character format

representing the 16 byte or 128-bit key value.

Turn DES Decryption ON

Turn AES Decryption ON

&%STDON$

&%STAON$

All data following the $ command terminator will be decrypted using the current key value

stored in the printer and the DES or AES algorithm. Decryption continues until a Decryption

OFF command is received, a printer panel reset occurs, or printer power is cycled. Printer

software language resets do not stop decryption.

Turn DES Decryption OFF

Turn AES Decryption OFF

&%STDOFF$

&%STAOFF$

The OFF command resides within the encrypted data, and must also be encrypted. The

OFF occurs after an 8-byte block (DES) or 16-byte block (AES) is received and decrypted.

The last block containing the OFF should either have the command right justified or padded

out to the block boundary. Any padding bytes after the $ command terminator will be

discarded.

MFP Copy Defeat Commands

A Secure MICR printer with the Multi Function Printer (MFP) feature can scan and copy

documents. This allows the end users to copy MICR documents with MICR toner. The

Copy Defeat command will block the copy function when a MICR toner cartridge is

installed, but allow the copy function with standard toner.

MFP MICR Copy Defeat ON

MFP MICR Copy Defeat OFF

&%STMCDON$

&%STMCDOFF$

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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. Copy Defeat = ON will reset

copy count to 0, and nothing prints. Either the Copy Defeat function needs to be set to OFF

or the copy count command needs to be removed if the user requires Postscript MICR

printing. We tested a few Postscript printer drivers and did not detect copy count

commands, but the specific data streams should be tested.

Customer Character Conversation Command

The Custom Character Conversion Command can be used to resolve some problems in

printer data streams. An example might be to remove a special command character in an

existing data stream that was used by your previous printer hardware. Without changing

your data stream, these special characters can either be removed, converted to Nulls, or

converted to other sets of data to accomplish what is required.

An example of this might convert a Skip Command used by an older generation printer to

multiple Carriage Return / Line Feed commands. You could also store a PCL5 command

in our SIMM and call it with one character in your data stream. Only one type of conversion

is permitted at any particular point in time, but the function can be modified within a data

stream multiple times.

The conversion information is stored in NVRAM and is retained through power off / power

on cycles. This means you could send the command one time and all future print jobs

would be converted. Special precautions are required if printer fonts and Macro’s are

downloaded to your printer. This might require you to disable the function during

downloads and re-enable prior to your print data.

&%STCxx[yy...]$ xx is a double-byte character to convert - the following characters are

not allowed:

&, %, S, T, C and $.

yy...is a double-byte string to convert to - can be 0 to 16 characters

long

$ command terminator

Example:

&%STC1E0D0A$ sets the convert character to 1E - the printer will replace any 1E

character in the data stream with 0D 0A (carriage return, line feed)

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&%STC1E$

&%STC00$

replace 1E with nothing - simply removes all 1E characters from the

data

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. STBEEP2 stops the printing process and waits for the operator

to Press Go.

The Custom BEEP can be used to create an alternative beep pattern to STBEEP1. This

could be used to indicate a certain document, a custom signal to a different operator, or just

an alternative of your choice to STBEEP1. The Custom Beep command will not stop the

printing process.

NOTE: Beep Commands will not chain or link together. You cannot play Beethoven’s 5th

Symphony. During the execution of a beep pattern, all other beep commands are eaten.

Two important documents could be sent to the printer one after the other, both with beep

commands, but the pattern would only occur one time.

NOTE: The two digit frequency value is inverted. The higher the value, the lower the

frequency.

&%STBEEP1$

plays 3 long beeps, 3 short beeps, 3 long beeps and 3 short

beeps.

&%STBEEP2$

displays the message “Press Go to stop beeping” on the front

panel and repeatedly plays 5 long beeps.

&%STBEEPnnffdddd$

plays a custom beep -

nn is a two digit number of beeps (0-63)

ff is a two digit frequency (0-63)

dddd is a four digit duration (0-1023)

Example:

&%STBEEP02250300$ plays 2 long (duration 300) beeps at a frequency of 25.

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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. Only the MICR Line is moved. All other

printed information is not affected. This allows the operator, using a MICR Positioning

Gauge and the MICRpoint feature, to precisely locate the MICR characters on the specific

printer in use to address slight print location variances.

Each value entered by the operator is equal to 1/10th of a Point, a decipoint ( 720

Decipoints = 1 inch ). The maximum value that can be entered is +/- 99 Decipoints

allowing the entire MICR Line to move up or down, left or right a maximum of 0.1375 inches

from the print data stream’s intended location.

The figure below shows proper MICR character placement using a MICR Positioning

Gauge. The best location has the right side of the characters at or near the right edge of

the location boxes. An operator may have to choose a compromise location that best

addresses the entire line.

To Enter MICRpoint values, enter the MICR Menu through the operator panel, select the

SETUP MENU, and then the MICRpoint Adjustment feature. Horizontal and Vertical

options are displayed. It’s through these Horizontal and Vertical options we can enter

maximum value of 99, and also choose + / - . A + horizontal value moves the characters to

the right. A + vertical value moves the characters down.

For instructional value let’s assume the current MICRpoint values are at 0, the default

values. For best positioning from using a gauge and the current printed output, the MICR

line needs to move up about 1/20th of an inch, and to the right what looks to be ¼ of the

typical character width. FYI, the MICR character 0 is 0.091 inches wide. Some quick math

tell us we want to move the line up 36 decipoints and to the right about 15 decipoints.

While in the MICR Menu with MICRpoint Adjustment selected, select Horizontal. You

should see two values, First a +/- choice followed by some value, in our case it’s 0 or

Default. To Move horizontal 15 points, use the UP/DOWN arrow keys to select +, a

positive value. Then press the RIGHT arrow key. Using the printer keypad enter 15. Then

select the center key to save the values. Again from the Horizontal / Vertical options, use

the DOWN arrow, and center key to enter Vertical values. Since we want to move the

MICR line UP, this requires a – or negative value. Use the UP/DOWN keys to select -, and

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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.

Assuming we did our measurements correctly at the beginning, when test or production

checks are now printed, the MICR Line should not be at the new location on the page.

If you wish to utilize the MICRpoint feature of the ST9530, please call Sales Support at

1-800-922-8501 with your ST9530 serial number on hand to receive the MICR Positioning

Gauge (shown above). The Positioning Gauge will be sent to you free of charge.

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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.

The printer will convert them back to ESC (escape) sequences when they arrive at the

printer. Hex Transfer is automatically enabled while in MICR Mode. To enable it for all

applications use the following commands:

Turning Hex Transfer On

To enable Hex Transfer, send the following command:

&&??&%

Once Hex Transfer is enabled, the character sequence &% will act as a trigger sequence.

Any data following these trigger characters will not be printed and will be treated as Hex

Transfer data until the Hex Transfer ending character $ is encountered.

Turning Hex Transfer Off

To turn Hex Transfer off, send the following command:

&&??!!

This command will clear the trigger sequence and allow the &% characters to print. This

clear command may be sent at any time to assure that Hex Transfer is disabled. When

MICR Mode is entered, Hex Transfer will automatically be turned on, and when MICR

Mode is exited, Hex Transfer will be turned off unless it has previously been activated

outside of MICR Mode with the &&??&% string.

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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$

&% 1B $E

This command is a printer reset PCL command

which consist of the Esc character and printable E

character and may be sent by simply putting the

Esc character in Hex.

Note - Hex Transfer can now be set ON or OFF via the MICR Menu. See Section 6, MICR

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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).

1000

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&%1B$(s1p16v0s3b4148T 1000

&%1B$(3@

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&%SMF$2014.44~

&%1B$(s0p12h1s0b4099T

*********** Two Thousand Fourteen and 44/100*******DOLLARS &%1B$(3@

$2014.44

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&%1B$(20000X ! &%1B$(3@

&%1B$&f0S &%1B$*p296x3184Y &%SMD;00001000; :123456789:1234567890123:$

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The commands in Figure 7.1 in order of appearance:

&%STFPASSWORD$

&%SMCP0001$

&%STP10001$

Password Command.

MICR Definition Command with the count set to one.

Unlock Flash Resource number 10001.

Unlock Flash Resource number 20000.

&%STP20000$

&%1B26...3358$

PCL sequence in hex which sets the page format and enables

macro number 10001.

&%1B$(s1p16v0s3b4148T PCL sequence which changes the font to Univers 16 point. After

the check serial number prints (1000), the printer is returned to

its default font with the following command.

&%1B$(3@

PCL command to return to default font.

&%SMF$2014.44~

Print Secure font command. Note: The tilde ~ is the

command terminator.

&%1B$(s0p12h1s0b4099T PCL command to change the font to Courier 12 pitch Italic. Print

PCL Fonts from the Front Panel menu for a list of fonts with

their call commands.

&%1B$(3@

PCL command to return to the default font.

&%1B$(20000X!

PCL command to print font number 20000. In this example font

20000 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.

&%1B$*p296x3184Y

PCL command to move the cursor to 296X , 3184Y. At 300

units of measure, this is .97 inches across and 10.61 inches

down. We are precisely positioning the MICR line.

&%SMD....$

&%1B$&f1S

Print E-13B MICR Command. Prints the MICR line. Note the

MICR font character mapping in Appendix A.

PCL command to Pop (return) the cursor to the pushed position.

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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.

The command &%STYxxyy$ is used to select the character or character combination. The

pair xx represents the first characters’ ASCII hex value, yy represents the second characters

hex value.

Example:

The symbols @@ should be translated into the escape character:

&%STY4040$

After this is sent to the printer, anytime an @ @ is received in exact sequence, the pair is

translated into the ESC character (Hex 1B). A single @ would print normally.

If yy is equal to 00, only the first character is used for the escape character.

Example:

The symbol @ should translate into the escape character:

&%STY4000$

After this is sent to the printer, anytime an @ is received it is translated into the ESC

character. This means that the printer will never print the @ character. The only invalid

single characters are the & (HEX 26) and a null (00).

Example:

&%STY2300$

#&l8D

The printer would translate the number sign (Hex 23) to the ESC character and it would act

on the sequence Esc&l8D which will set line spacing to 8 lines per inch.

If you want to reset the ESC character translation from the previous settings then you can

send the &%STY Command to deactivate the translation.

Example:

&%STY0000$ 8

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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. Within each record, fields to be included in the Audit Trail Report must be

flagged. The printer stores each record in flash memory. After the check is successfully

printed, its record is designated as a successfully printed document in flash.

The report is built by printing each one of these check records as a line item. At the end of

the report, an exception report is generated which highlights any records received by the

printer but not successfully printed.

Each record (check) has a maximum of seven fields with a total of 146 bytes. Two of the

flagged fields, SQ1 and SQ7 are Audit Report fields only. They are not printed on the

MICR document. Flagging other fields for inclusion in the Audit Report does not effect how

they print on a check.

Audit Trail Menu

The MICR menu contains a section for the Audit Trail options. Menu options are Audit

Location, Record Sorting, Overlay, Sum Field 4 and Print Report.

Audit Location

Choose to store audit data on flash or disk. The display will show “No Device” if neither is

installed. Flash is the default if both are present.

Audit Record Sorting

Enables sorting of the report by the first 20 digits in the MICR line field. In an unsorted report

the records are in the order in which they were printed.

Overlay

To assist in reading an Audit Trail report you have the option of using a form overlay. This

overlay can provide lines, boxes and shading for a more user friendly report format.

The Audit Trail Report overlay can be stored in printer flash or RAM. We recommend storing

it in flash. It must have an ID of 5001. It is enabled by accessing the MICR menu via the

printer’s front panel. Select Audit Menu>Overlay. This overlay will now be merged with the

record details every time the Audit Trail Report is printed.

Sum Field 4

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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. For example:

Valid Formats

“$1,234,567.89”

“4321234.56”

“5,321”

Invalid Formats

“$1,23,”

“432.123”

“34 test”

“$.89”

“12$123”

If the value in field 4 is in an invalid format, that line will have a question mark to the right of

the field and it will not be added to the total. Under these circumstances, the total will print

with the notation “Fields flagged with ‘?’ not included in total.”

If the total exceeds $4,294,957,295.99 the printer will print an error message “Total exceeds

maximum value” instead of the total.

Print Audit Report

Prints an Audit Trail Report.

The Audit Trail Report is also part of the command set so the Audit Report can be printed

and purged via the host application. As a security control mechanism, purging is only

possible after entering a valid password.

The printer can store approximately 6,000 records or checks for each megabyte of flash. If

the Audit Report feature is activated, and the printer’s flash memory becomes full, an error

condition occurs. The printer will stop printing and prompt the operator to print and purge the

Audit Report memory. See the following section for purge instructions.

Audit Trail Report Command Set

&%SAR$

&%SAR

Start Audit Record

Lead in sequence

Command terminator

Marks the start of an audit record and begins a PJL job.. This command must be inserted in

the datastream after MICR Mode is entered and before the first flagged field appears. It

should be sent at the beginning of each check record.

End Audit Record

&%STORE$

&%STORE

Lead in sequence

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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

d..d

Lead in sequence

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. If less than 14 characters are sent, the printer fills the

field with spaces when the audit report is printed. This field is recorded in the audit report

only, it is not printed on the check.

Audit Report Field Two-MICR Line

&%SMDd..d$ or &%SM7d..d$

Lead in sequence

&%SMD or &%SM7

d..d

Data to be printed

Command terminator

This command identifies the data to be printed in the second column of the report. It is a

maximum of 40 characters in length.

Audit Report Field Three

&%SQ3d..d$

&%SQ3

d..d

Lead in sequence

Data to be printed

Command terminator

This command identifies the data to be printed in the third column of the report. It is a

maximum of 40 characters.

Audit Report Field Four

&%SQ4d..d~

&%SQ4

d..d

Lead in sequence

Data to be printed

Command terminator

This command identifies the data to be printed in the fourth column of the report. It is a

maximum of 16 characters in length. Since a total of this field can be provided at the end of

the Audit Trail Report it is typically used for the convenience amount field. NOTE: This is the

only command where the $ is not a command terminator. The tilde ~ (hex 7E) acts as the

command terminator.

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Audit Report Field Five

&%SQ5d..d$

&%SQ5

d..d

Lead in sequence

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

d..d

Lead in string

Data to be printed

Command terminator

This command identifies the data to be printed in the sixth column of the report. This field is

a maximum of 19 characters.

Audit Report Field Seven

&%SQ7d..d$

&SQ&7

d..d

Lead in string

Data to be stored

Command terminator

This command identifies the data to be printed in the seventh column of the report. This field

is a maximum of 12 characters. The data in this field is recorded for the Audit Report only.

Print and Purge Audit Report &%SPURGExx$

&%SPURGE

Lead in string

option(s)

Command terminator

This command prints and purges the Audit Report. All recorded information is deleted. The

optional field can be any combination of the following letters:

Total Field 4

Overlay

Sort by MICR line

Communicate - send report to host instead of printing - see additional

information below on SPRINT command

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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. If the front panel overlay setting is off, however, a datastream command can

activate this feature. This command can only be accessed with a valid password command.

Print Audit Report

&%SPRINTxx$

Lead in string

option(s)

&%SPRINT

Command terminator

Prints the Audit Report

The optional field can be any combination of the following letters:

Total Field 4

Overlay

Sort by MICR line

Unsuccessful report only

Communicate - send report to host instead of printing

The report sent back to the host begins with SOH (0x01) and ends with EOT (04). Since the

reports can be quite long, they will likely be broken into separate buffers which may be

interspersed with non-audit buffers such as PJL JOB status. Each buffer will begin with an

STX character (0x02) and end with ETX (0x03).

Each record will be terminated with carriage return-line feed (0x0D 0A).

Start Audit Feedback Command

&%SAF$

The printer will report to the host that sent this command every time an audit job

successfully prints.

Each report will be a 151 byte string:

byte 1

STX (0x02)

bytes 2-15 field 1 of the audit record (from SQ1)

16-55

field 2 (from SMD)

56-95

field 3 (from SQ3)

96-111

112-119

120-138

139-150

SQ4

SQ5

SQ6

SQ7

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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$

& % 1 B 2 6 6 C 3 1 7 8 3 0 7 3 3 1 6 8 3 2 6 1 3 6 3 4 6 6 3 0

6 F 3 1 6 5 3 1 6 C 3 7 2 E 3 3 3 0 4 3 1 B 2 6 6 1 3 0 4 C

1 B 2 8 7 3 3 1 3 0 4 8 1 B 2 6 6 B 3 1 3 0 2 E 3 0 3 0 4 8 1 B

2 6 6 6 3 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 1 7 9 3 3 5 8 $

1000

&%SQ1200$200

Vendor Systems

Oct. 5, 2005

99999

1234567 Oct 2 05

36784

555555

Oct 1 05

1000.00

200.00

800.00

5 5.00

20.00

4.00

16.00

1.11

980.00

196.00

784.00

54.44

Oct 3 05

2055.55

1000

41.11

2014.4

200

Vendor Systems

Oct 1 05

Oct. 5, 2005

99999

1234567 Oct 2 05

136784

555555

1000.00

200.00

800.00

55.55

20.00

4.00

16.00

1.11

980.00

196.00

784.00

54.44

Oct 3 05

2055.55

41.11

2014.44

&%1B$(s1p16v0s3b4148T1000&%1B$(3@

&%SQ6October 5, 2005$

&%SMF$2014.44~

&%1B$(s0p12h10v1s0b4099T

***********Two Thousand Fourteen and 44/100*******DOLLARS &%1B$(3@

&%SQ4$2014.44~

&%SQ3 Vendor Systems$

927 Warehouse Road

Kansas City, MO 59782

&%1B$(20000X ! &%1B$(3@

&%1B$&f0S &%1B$*p296x3184Y &%SMD;00001000; :123456789:1234567890123:$

&%1B$&f1S &%SQ710:33:45 AM$

&%STORE$

&&??!!

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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).

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The commands in Figure 8.1 in order of appearance. (Audit Report fields shown in

bold)

&&??&%

Hex transfer enable.

&%STFPASSWORD$

&%SMCP0001$

&%SAR$

Password command.

MICR definition command with the count set to one.

Activates Audit Report recording.

Unlock flash resource number 10001.

Unlock flash resource number 200.

&%STP10001$

&%STP00200$

&%1B26...3358$

PCL sequence in hex which sets the page format and enables

macro number 10001.

&%SQ1200$200

Stores the vendor number 200 in the first position of the Audit

Report. Note that this field will not be sent to the page to be

printed. Here we send the field again so that it will print.

&%1B$(s1p16v0s3b4148T

PCL sequence which changes the font to Univers 16 point.

After the check serial numbers prints (100), the printer is

returned to its default font with the following command.

&%1B$(3@

PCL command to return to default font.

&%SQ6October 5, 2005$

&%SMF$2014.44~

Stores the date in the sixth position of the Audit Report.

Prints Secure Font command. NOTE: Tilde (~) is command

terminator.

&%1B$(s0p12h10v1s0b4099T PCL command to change the font to Courier 12 pitch Italic.

See print PCL Fonts on the Front Panel under the test menu

for a printout with their call commands.

&%1B$(3@

PCL command to return to the default font.

&%SQ4$2104.44~

Stores the amount in the fourth position of the Audit Report.

&%SQ3Vendor Systems $ Stores the payee, Vendor Systems, in the third position of the

Audit Trail report.

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&%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 (!).

PCL command to return to the default font.

&%1B(3@

&%1B$&f0S

PCL command to push (store) the current cursor position.

&%1B$*p296x3184Y

PCL command to move the cursor to 296X, 3184Y. At 300

dpi, this is .97 inches across and 10.61 inches down. We are

precisely positioning the MICR line.

&%SMD...$

Print E-13B MICR command. Prints the MICR line and stores

the MICR line information in the second position in the Audit

Report.

&%1B$&f1S

PCL command to pop (return) the cursor to the pushed

position.

&%SQ710:33:45 AM$

Here we send the time of print to the printer. The data is

recorded in the Audit Report but this field is not printed on the

page.

&%STORE$

Signals the end of a check and the end of Audit Report

recording.

&%??!!

Turns Hex Transfer off.

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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

February 10, 2001 10:33:44 AM

200

:00001000; :123456789: 12345678912345678: Vendor Systems

$2,014.44

$28,576.72

$55,600.00

$876.00

200

MSMITH

:00001001; :562478923: 12345678912345678: Classic Homes Construction

:00001002; :285946731: 12345678912345678: Computer Source, Inc.

:00001003; :628499761: 12345678912345678: Eastern Cleaning Supplies

:00001004; :559873164: 12345678912345678: Dillon Consulting Company

February 12, 2001 09:45:40 AM

February 14, 2001 01:00:26 AM

February 15, 2001 08:45:36 AM

February 15, 2001 08:46:50 AM

February 15, 2001 08:47:32 AM

February 15, 2001 08:49:45 AM

February 19, 2001 09:35:40 AM

February 21, 2001 10:30:45 AM

February 22, 2001 11:15:25 AM

$1,200.00

$449,466,800.00

$89.95

MSMITH ** :00001006; :578642315: 12345678912345678: Klaussen Enterprises

MSMITH

*PJONES

:00001007; :556791324: 12345678912345678: Woods Paper Products

:00001008; :256988974: 12345678912345678: Printers Quarterly

$899.99

$123,568.00

$2,354.00

Administrator :00001009; :123654987: 12345678912345678: XYZ Insurance

T53DODER :00001010; :155554897: 12345678912345678: Carmine’s Deli

SQ1=14 spaces

SMD=40 spaces

SQ3=40 spaces

SQ4=16 spaces

SQ5=8 spaces

SQ6=19spaces

Q7=12 spaces

NOTE: Each of the seven fields in the Audit Report holds a maximum number of characters. Those numbers

are represented in BOLD above with their corresponding fields. Field 1 and Field 7 will not print on the check.

This Audit Report is just one example of a report format. Any of the seven fields can be

manipulated to show any information the user feels is appropriate. For example, the check

amount could be in field 3 rather than field 4; or field 5 could contain items such as taxes

drawn on the check, check numbers, year-to-date accumulations, etc.

Each line is a record of a check that was printed. The top of every Audit Trail Report shows

how many pages make up the report as well as the number of records that will print. The

Audit Report can be printed in two ways: a sorted report or an unsorted report. A sorted

report sorts all checks numerically by the first 20 characters in the MICR line field and prints

asterisks (**) beside checks printed out of sequence. Sorting can be done via the front panel

or by the commands &%SPRINTS$ or &%SPURGES$. An unsorted report lists checks in the

order they were printed. An asterisk(*) at the beginning of a line states that the check number

did not print.

In this example:

SQ1= The authorized user who accessed the Audit Trail Report.

SMD= Displays the client’s check number, the bank institution’s routing number, and

account number.

SQ3= The name of the payee (The name of the person or organization to whom the

check was made payable).

SQ4= The amount of the check.

SQ5= Not used in this report.

SQ6= The date the check was written.

SQ7= The time that the check was printed.

All of the above fields will be printed on the check with the exception of field 1 and field 7.

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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. Then inspect the printed page for a more detailed error message.

Error Message on Display

Can’t Purge, password not

enabled

Printed Message

Description

This error indicates

that MICR mode has MICR mode, then re-

Action

Press Go. Enter

not been enabled.

This error indicates

the printer does not

have sufficient

memory to sort the

Audit Report.

attempt the purge.

Press Go. The

printer may need to

be upgraded with

more RAM memory

to sort; otherwise an

unsorted Audit

Can’t Sort Insufficient Memory

Report may be

printed.

Command Decode Error

Decode error &%Sx A syntax error was

(where x is the detected in a MICR

incorrect character) command.

Check your software

for a syntax error in

the MICR command

that was being used

when the error

occurred.

Invalid Convert to Escape

Character

Invalid Convert to

Escape Character

An error was

detected in the User (&%STY...) for errors.

Programmable

Check the Command

Escape Character

Selection

Command. The

software tried to

specify a NULL or

an ampersand as

the first Escape

Character.

Flash Full Purge and Format

This error message

indicates that the

printer’s flash

memory is full. The

audit trail cannot

accept more jobs

until more space is

available in flash.

Before printing a

MICR font, the

Press Go then purge

the audit trail. Then

either defragment or

format flash memory

(Utilities Menu).

Load MICR Toner

Replace standard

toner cartridge with a

MICR Toner. Go to

proceed. If MICR

printer checks for

MICR toner. If

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regular toner is

present, the printer

will stop all printing

and display this

message.

toner is not available,

you must power-off

your printer and

restart the print job at

a later time when

MICR toner is

available.

Macro Definition Error

Invalid decode

mode specified

The Load Flash

Check the Command

Resource Command (&%STL...) for syntax

contained an invalid errors.

character specifying

the format of the file.

Must be either a D

or S.

Macro Definition Error

Macro ID greater

than 32767 limit.

The resource

Check the Load

Flash Resource

Command for

number in the Load

Flash Resource

Command

(&%STL...) was over errors.

the 32767 limit.

syntax/numbering

Macro size exceeds Flash resource file

available space

Format flash memory

to remove all existing

resources or upgrade

size specified in the

Load Flash

Resource Command flash memory to a

is too large for the

available space

remaining in the

flash module.

larger module.

Non-hexadecimal Value

Received

Non-hexadecimal

value received.

A command

Check the Command

(&%STL, STY)

syntax for errors.

contained a non-

hexadecimal value

in a parameter.

A parameter in a

command was not

an integer.

Non Integer Value Received

Integer string incorrect length

Non integer value

received.

Check the command

(&%STL, STS,

STP) for syntax/

numbering errors.

Check the Command

(&%STP, STS) for

syntax/numbering

errors.

Integer string

incorrect length

A parameter in a

command was not

the correct length.

MICR Definition Line Count

Error

The number of digits Check your software

in the MICR for errors in the MICR

definition Command definition Command

is not equal to four,

or there is a non-

hexadecimal

(SMCP).

character in the

count.

MICR Password Error

Password Length

Error.

Password length is

not equal to eight

Check the Password

Command in your

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software, it must be

eight characters long.

MICR Password Error

Password Not Enabled Error

Invalid AES/DES key

Password Match

Error

Password sent does Check the Password

not match the

current stored

password.

Command in your

software.

A secure command

Check software to

was sent without the ensure that password

password being sent is sent before any

first

secure commands

Check syntax of

SETAESKEY or

SETDESKEY

Invalid hex digit or

length of decryption

key

command

Purge Audit Report, Then

Format

An SFF command

was received, but

Purge the audit data,

then resend the SFF

there is audit data in command

flash which should

not be erased

File System Error Can’t Open

File

There was an

Check that Flash is

installed and not full

internal error while

trying to access

flash for audit trail

There was

insufficient memory

to track another

audit job

Can’t Create Node

Turn printer off and

back on, then retry. If

the problem recurs,

call Tech Support

Print the menus to

ensure that Flash is

installed. Print a

directory of Flash to

ensure that is it not

write protected or full.

If error occurs on

STP command,

Secure File Not

Unlocked/Opened/Written/Read

There was an

internal error while

trying to access

Flash for an STL or

STP command

check to confirm that

the resource is stored

in Flash.

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Appendix A: E13B MICR Font Mapping

Command

&%SMDddd..ddd$

MICR Font

Character

Description

Alpha/Numeric

Values¹

Hex Values

Amount Symbol

Transit Symbol

A a /

41 61 2F

T t B b :

54 74 42 62 3A

;

On-Us Symbol

Dash Symbol

Zero

O o C c ;

4F 6F 43 63 3B

V v D d - =

56 76 44 64 2D 3D

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Nine

Example: &%SMD ;00001234; T01234567T3210987654321;$

will print:

;00001234; :01234567:3210987654321;

¹Select only one alphanumeric character to call the font.

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Appendix B: CMC7 MICR Font Mapping

Command

&%SM7ddd..ddd$

Description Alpha/Numeric

Characters

Hex Values

CMC7 Font

Values

Zero

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Nine

Colon

Semi-Colon ;

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Less Than

Equal

Greater Than>

The CMC7 Font in the example above is magnified for purposes of clarity.

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Appendix C: Secure Numeric Font Mapping

Command

&%SMFddd...dd~

Description

Alpha/Numeric Hex Value

Character

Secure Font Character

Dollar Sign

Left Bracket

Right Bracket

Asterisk

Comma

Dash

(

)

Period

Slash

Zero

One

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Appendix C continued: Secure Numeric Font Mapping

Description

Alpha/Numeric Hex Value

Character

Secure Font Character

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Nine

Arrow

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Example:

&%SMF($>>>15,575.00)~

NOTE: The secure fonts in the example are magnified for purposes of clarity.

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Appendix D: ICR Secure Numeric Font Mapping

Command

Description

&%SMIxxxxxx~

Alpha/Numeric Hex Value

Character

Secure Font Character

Zero

One

Two

Three

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Eight

Nine

Asterisk

Comma

Period

Dollar Sign

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Appendix E: MICR Mode Command Summary

Description

Command

Structure Function

Password

&%STFPASSWORD$

&%STHPASSWORD$

Must be sent to enable

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$

Combination

Turns on and sets Front Panel

Combination Lock, must be 8 integers

Print MICR E13B Font

Print MICR CMC7

&%SMDddd...ddd$

&%SM7ddd...ddd$

Prints E13-B MICR Font at the current

print position, see Appendix A

Prints CMC-7 MICR font at the current

print position, see Appendix B

Print Secure Numeric Font &%SMFddd...ddd~

Print ICR Secure Numeric Font &%SMIxxxxxx~

Prints the Secure Numeric Font at the

current print position Note: The tilde is

the command terminator, see

Appendix C

Prints the ICR Secure Numeric Font at

the current print position, see

Appendix D

Print in MicroPrint

&%SMMxxxxxx$

Prints data in MicroPrint font.

Load Flash Resource &%STLxxxxxyyyyyyzddd...dd$ Loads a Flash Resource file into

password protected Flash Memory

Format Flash Memory

Flash Resource Unlock

&%SFF$

Formats Flash Memory Caution: All

flash contents will be lost

&%STPxxxxx$

Makes Flash Resource Command

available to be called, must be 5

integers

Tray Lock Command

&%STTL#$

&%STTU#$

Locks Tray 1, 2 or 3 for MICR printing

Locks Tray 1, 2, or 3

Unlock Tray Command

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Tray Swapping Commands &%STTSON

&%STTSOFF$

Turns tray swapping ON

Turns tray swapping OFF

Quit MICR MODE Command &%STQ$

Terminates MICR Mode

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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 MICR E13B Font &%SMD..d$

Audit Report Field Three

Print and records MICR line

&%SQ3d..$Records third field on the Audit Report

Print the Check Amount

&%SQ4d..d~

Records fourth field of the

Audit Report and prints the check amount

Records fifth field of Audit Report

Records sixth field of Audit Report

Audit Report Field Five &%SQ5d..d$

Audit Report Field Six &%SQ6d..d$

Audit Report Field Seven

&%SQ7d..d$

Records seventh field of

Audit Report - does not print

Print Audit Report

End Audit Record

Print and Purge

&%SPRINT$

&%STORE$

&%SPURGE$

Prints Audit Report

Ends Audit Record and PJL Job

Prints and purges the Audit Report Caution: All

previous Audit Report information will be lost.

Format Flash Memory &%SFF$

Formats flash memory. An error will occur if

Audit Report has not been purged.

End MICR Mode

&%STQ$

Ends MICR Mode

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Appendix G: PJL Based MICR Commands

In addition to supporting the Text Based MICR Command Set described in Sections 6 and

7, this Secure MICR printer also supports the PJL based MICR Commands used on our

slower speed models. The MICR code functions emulate the presence of FLASH memory

for the 5 secured font resources. The FLASH Memory option is not required for the five

fonts. If you require the capability to store custom signature fonts, Logo fonts, or overlay

MACRO’s in Secure FLASH Memory the FLASH memory option is required.

The following are the key PJL and PCL commands required to access MICR resources in

the printer. For the complete source of information on PJL and PCL languages, consult the

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.

The PJL commands to unlock the fonts must precede all PCL commands. The re-lock PJL

commands must follow the PCL commands and final form feed command. The PCL

commands could print an unlimited number of pages between the unlock and re-lock

sequences. We will use <ESC> in the following examples to indicate the Escape

character, ASCII 27. Values shown in parentheses () are hexadecimal.

PJL Unlock Sequence

<ESC>%-12345X@PJL LDECLARE LRESOURCE:”flash:”

LRWLOCK=”PASSWORD”(0D)(0A) @PJL ENTER LANGUAGE=PCL(0A)

The sequence contains a UEL (Universal Exit Language) command followed by the unlock

and enter language commands. The commands are case sensitive. PASSWORD is the

initial ship default password value. The command delimiter is a Line Feed (hex 0A) with

Carriage Return (hex 0D) being optional. Spaces are required as shown. The ENTER

LANGUAGE command is optional but recommended. The command should also end with a

LF (hex 0A). At this time all secured resources including any resources that are customer

unique in FLASH are unlocked and available to PCL.

The password value is limited to no more than 8 alphanumeric case sensitive characters.

PJL Re-Lock Sequence

<ESC>%-12345X@PJL LDELETEPASSWORD LRESOURCE:flash:”(0D)(0A)

<ESC>%-12345X

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Sent after PCL, this sequence re-locks the resources with no change in the password

value. The PJL syntax of LDELETEPASSWORD is not the password. The command

sequence terminates with the UEL command (Universal Exit Language). This is optional

but recommended.

PJL Re-Lock Sequence With A New Password Value

<ESC>%-12345X@PJL DEFAULT LRESOURCE:”flash:” LRWLOCK=”xxxxxxxx”(0D)(0A)

<ESC>%-12345X

This command requires the resources to be previously unlocked. The new password is

represented by the value xxxxxxxx. The UEL is again optional but recommended.

After consulting Lexmark Technical Reference materials you may wish to expand the PJL

sequences to include more than the examples above. To chain multiple PJL commands

follow the following format:

(UEL)(PJL COMMAND)(0A)(PJL COMMAND)(0A)(PJL COMMAND)(0A)(UEL or ENTER

LANGUAGE)

The normal printer action to any format problems or missing or extra symbols is to ignore

the 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. These fonts can be called by either a PCL Font Selection String or by their ID. The

commands are:

E13B MICR FONT <ESC>(10O<ESC>(s0p8h8v0s7b360T

<ESC>(30802X

The Selection String

The ID Call

SECURE NUMERIC <ESC>(16C<ESC>(s0p5h36.24v0s112T The Selection String

<ESC>(30043X

The ID Call

ICR SECURE

MICROPRINT

<ESC>(1O<ESC>(s1p12v0s0b110T

<ESC>(30066X

The Selection String

The ID Call

<ESC>(2Q<ESC>(s1p0.96v0s0b1023T The Selection String

<ESC>(30055X

The ID Call

CMC7 MICR FONT <ESC>14Y<ESC>(s0p8h8v0s0b361T

<ESC>(30803X

The Selection String

The ID Call

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MICR FONT NOTE – The E-13B and CMC7 Fonts are 8 characters per inch. To position

correctly at an exact 8 characters per inch, the printer must be set to an internal Unit of

Measure of 600 DPI or greater or must have a horizontal motion index command at 8 CPI

be issued after the font call. This is true even if the base printer is at 600 DPI. The default

character positioning is at 300 DPI and 8 into 300 is 37.5 pixels. The printer will either

round down to 37 or up to 38 pixels causing characters to creep. To resolve this there are

multiple options.

1. If you are using a printer driver that is set to 600 DPI, the printer data stream should

include a Unit of Measure PCL command set to 600. The command is

<ESC>&u600D

2. If the application controls the printer data stream, add the Unit of Measure command

early in the data stream. The command also affects X & Y positioning commands.

Add <ESC>&u600D

3. After calling the E-13B MICR font, issue a HMI (Horizontal Motion Index) command

set to 8 characters per inch. The command must be included with every E-13B

MICR font call using either the Selection String or ID call. The command string is:

<ESC>(10O<ESC>(s0p8h8v0s7b360T<ESC>&k15H font data The Selection String

<ESC>(30802X<ESC>&k15H font data The ID Call

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. Example:

<ESC>%-12345X

@PJL INFO MICR

<ESC>%-12345X

UEL

INFO MICR Command

UEL

The following data is returned

@PJL INFO MICR

PRINTER STATE = READY

= BUSY

= NOT READY

SERIAL NUMBER = XXXXXXXX

PAGECOUNT = 123456

CARTRIDGE TYPE = NORMAL

= MICR

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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

• Serial Number = Printer Serial Number

• Page Count = Printer Page Count

• Cartridge Type

o “MICR” is the expected return. “Normal” could mean the command was sent

to a non-MICR printer

• Cartridge Status

o “OK, Low, and Empty” are the expected returns. “Unknown” is possible if the

cartridge had just been installed.

• Cartridge Serial = Cartridge Serial Number

• Toner Level

o A single digit return giving a rough estimate of toner remaining

o 9 = Full, 0 = Empty

• Cartridge Count = xxxx

o Data indicating toner usage by counting pixels printed

• Low Threshold = xxxx

o The Toner Low point based on cartridge count value

• Empty Threshold = xxxx

o A cartridge count value that determines when printing must stop to ensure

quality MICR documents

PJL MICR Command Example

Figure 8.1, is an illustration of an Accounts Payable check and remittance information. The

page used a PCL MACRO for the static data and background design. This manual does not

address MACRO design and programming, but the variable text information including all

the PJL and PCL commands used to print the example are on the page following the

sample check. For illustrative purposes there are some extra spaces in the text preceding

the printable data. The following paragraphs describe the command functions. The

commands are a minimal set chosen to produce the example. Please consult Lexmark

Technical publications for the complete descriptions of PJL and PCL printer commands.

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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> is used to illustrate the ASCII Escape Character, ASCII 27, hex 1B. An actual data

stream requires the Escape Character, not <ESC>.

PCL Initial Set-Up

The next two commands set up some printer PCL variables. These commands are

normally early in the data stream. We chose a minimal set. <ESC>&l2a1h6d1e64F sets the

paper size to LETTER, the input tray to TRAY 1, the lines per inch to 6, the top margin to 1,

and the lines per page to 64. The next command, <ESC>&u600D, is the Unit of Measure

command set to 600 dots per inch mentioned in Section 7. This affects proper MICR line

spacing and X and Y cursor positioning.

PCL MACRO Call

The next command calls MACRO 100 that was previously loaded in RAM memory. When

called the graphic background, logos, and static data is written to the internal print buffer.

PCL Font Calls, Positioning Commands and Variable Print Data

The next eleven lines of data in the example call printer resident fonts, position the cursor,

and print the variable information. We are again using the minimal data required,

particularly the font selection strings, <ESC>(s4099t0b10H being a very short version to

call Courier, Normal Weight, 10 Pitch.

<ESC>*p300x600Y is a PCL positioning command. In this case its values are 600 pixels

down and 300 pixels to the right of the upper left corner of the page. The Unit of Measure

command determines the exact distance.

The next 4 lines call our secured MICR font resources. We are using the ID for the font call.

The Form Feed prints the page.

PJL Re-Lock Sequence

The last two lines re-lock the secured fonts. The password is not changed in this example.

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FIGURE 8.1 SAMPLE ACCOUNTS PAYABLE CHECK

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PJL and PCL commands used to print the sample check:

<ESC>%-12345X@PJL LDECLARE LRESOURCE:"flash:" LRWLOCK="PASSWORD"

@PJL ENTER LANGUAGE = PCL

<ESC>&l2a1h6d1e64F

<ESC>&u600D

<ESC>&f100y3X

<ESC>(s4099t0b10H

<ESC>*p300x600Y xxxxxxxxx xx/xx/xxxx $x,xxx.xx 3% $x,xxx.xx

<ESC>*p300x2775Y xxxxxxxxx xx/xx/xxxx $x,xxx.xx 3% $x,xxx.xx

<ESC>*p3250x75Y<ESC>(s4099t3b8H 123456

<ESC>*p3250x2200Y 123456

<ESC>*p4250x4450Y 123456

<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.

<0C> Form Feed

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<ESC>%-12345X@PJL LDELETEPASSWORD LRESOURCE:"flash:"

<ESC>%-12345X

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