TROY Group Using Digital Resources User Manual

Digital Signatures and Images Using Digital Resources

Understanding TROY’s Flash-File Feature

TROY Security Printing Solutions contain a non-volatile flash-file system that can be used to store printing
resources (company logos, forms, macros, etc.). TROY MICR Secure printers, MICR Secure EX printers, and
MICR Secure DIMM/Memory Card Kits have a flash-file system that is divided into a secure and public memory
area. Digitized signatures, logos, and other proprietary printer resources are typically stored in the secure area
of the flash-file system to prevent unauthorized access to these resources. If user names and passwords are
set up by the administrator, each user must log in to the printer using a valid user name and password to obtain
access to these secure resources.

Public resources, such as commonly used company logos, forms, macros, or other non-proprietary printer
resources, can be stored in the public memory area of the flash-file system for access by all users without
requiring valid user login. All TROY Security Printing Solutions (except the MICR Font DIMM/Memory Card Kit)
contain a public flash-file system.

By entering a valid administrator password, the administrator can use the TROY Printer Utility to add or delete
these resources from the secure and/or public memory areas of the flash-file system.

NOTE: Resources stored in the printer’s flash-file system will remain resident even when the printer power is
switched OFF.

NOTE: Only “clean” PCL macros can be saved and executed from the flash-file system. The macro cannot
contain any PJL (Printer Job Language) or Esc E (reset) commands. If a macro was created in Windows by
printing to a file using a PCL 5e printer driver, then you must open the macro file in a Hex editor and manually
remove all PJL and Esc E commands before the macro can be used with the printer. Please refer to the
Hewlett-Packard PCL (Page Control Language) manual for additional information.

TO ADD PRINTER RESOURCES:

1. From the Main Window, click on Resources, and
then click on Install New Resources. Select either
Fonts or Macros/Forms.

Open File

Look in:

Arabian.sfp

My Documents

2. Click on the desired font or macro/form file(s), and
then click on Open. The selected file(s) will be
displayed in the installation screen. Choose either
Secure File System or Public File System to load
the selected file(s) in the desired memory area of the
flash-file system. A Starting ID Number will be
automatically generated for each file loaded into the
flash-file memory.

3. Click on Update Printer to send the printer resource
file(s) to the printer. Click on OK to finish.

File name:

Files of type:

Install Fonts

File Help

C:\Resources\
Arabian.sfp

Public File System
Temporary Memory

Arabian.sfp
Font Files (*.sfp, *sfl)

Open as read-o nly

Update Printer

Open

Cancel

Starting ID Num berSecure File System

19580

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Digital Signatures and Images Using Digital Resources

Using TROY Digital Image Fonts for Microsoft® Windows™

The TROY Digital Image screen fonts are not displayed as the actual digital image. The screen fonts are
displayed as text (a generic font is used). By entering the pattern of characters, supplied on the TROY Digital
Image Data Sheet, the image is generated from within the printer's
to prevent unauthorized printing using the digital image screen
pattern of characters can be used to simulate the size and spacing of the digital image.

1. Review the TROY Digital Image Data Sheet for the section labeled Windows Support Information, and
note the Font Name and Point Size. Also, take note of the pattern of characters. Remember, this pattern
is used to generate the digital image.

2. Launch a Windows-based application.

3. From the Windows application, access the font (typeface) list, and select the font name as noted from the
TROY Digital Image Data Sheet (Font Name).

4. Select the correct point size as noted from the TROY Digital Image Data Sheet (Point Size).

NOTE: Using another point size will not increase/decrease the size of the digital image but will distort the
image spacing (white gaps within the image w ill appear). Remember, the digital images are fixed in size
and are NOT scalable.

resident fonts. This feature was developed

fonts on other Windows-installed printers. The

5. Enter the pattern of characters found on the TROY Digital Image Data Sheet. Once again, this pattern is
used to generate the digital image. Example: abcdef

6. Print the Windows document. Remember, the image on the screen is displayed as text but the digital image
will be generated when printed to the TROY Security Printer.

Programming TROY Digital Images (non-Microsoft Windows)

• Please have the TROY Digital Image Data Sheet available for this process. Information from this

documentation will be needed to complete the installation.

• As explained above, the digital images are stored as a font (Hewlett Packard format); therefore, the

images are selected in the same method as other printer-resident fonts. This requires some basic
programming knowledge of HP PCL 5e (Hewlett Packard Printer Command Language). The
programming information provided in this document will provide the necessary information for selecting,
positioning, and printing the digital images. For further information on programming HP PCL 5e, please
obtain the Hewlett Packard PCL / PJL Technical Reference Bundle. This set of documentation can be
purchased directly from Hewlett Packard.

• Commands within PCL begin with the non-printable escape character (ASCII 27 / HEX 1B). For this

document, the escape will be represented as <esc>.

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