Xerox 701P47409 User Manual
Version 6.0, July 2007
701P47409
Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server
MICR User Guide
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Table of contents
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MICR features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
Datastreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
MICR Printers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
MICR system differences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2
MICR fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
MICR fonts provided . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3
MICR fonts installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5
Installing LCDS fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Loading MICR fonts on a PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7
Selecting MICR fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Checking the fo n t v er s io n . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Setting the font resoluti on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13
Setting the font resolution for the queue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Changing font resolution for a job. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-14
Image quality for PCL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Using AFP fonts for IPDS printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
Implementing AFP MICR fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-15
MICR application resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-16
MICR forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Available MICR test forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-17
Printing MICR test forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Setting up a test forms queue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Printing PostScript and PCL test forms. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-19
Printing LCDS MICR test forms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-20
Additional informatio n. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
MICR output verification tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
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MICR features
MICR
The purpose of this document is to familiari ze you with the MICR
features and functions available with Fre eFlow Print Server
systems. It provides informati on on installing MICR fonts on the
FreeFlow Print Server and documents the process for printing
MICR forms. Other topics include:
• Selecting MICR fonts
• Setting up queues for printing MICR jobs
• Verifying MICR output
• Security (including Audit Control )
For more information, refer to the Generic MICR Fundamentals
Guide, provided with your Xerox MICR printing system.
The following features and functions are available with the Xerox
FreeFlow® Print Server to enable MICR printing:
Datastreams
• MICR mode, which locks the darkness level at the default
setting
• Support of the LCDS PDL ABNORMAL SECURITY command,
which restricts the Sample function
• Secure Mode, which restrict s sampling and repositioning
output
• MICR fonts on CD-ROM. PCL, PostScript, and LCDS font s are
included. AFP MICR fonts are pr ovided on var ious media that
can be loaded on the host platform.
The FreeFlow Print Server printers support MICR printing from
PostScript, PCL, IPDS, and LCDS datastreams.
You can print your existing MICR applications that were originally
created for an IBM 3828 MICR printer. These printers access the
Xerox AFP MICR fonts to print the MICR characters required for
the document. For further informati on on installing MICR fonts,
refer to the AFP Font Installation document, provided with your
IPS system.
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MICR Printers
The following printers support MICR:
• DocuPrint 100/115/135/155/180 MX
• DocuPrint 75 MX
• Nuvera 100MX Digital Production Syste m
• Nuvera 120MX Digital Production Syste m
• Nuvera 144MX Digital Production Syste m
MICR system differences
The systems have some differenc es in the adjustment s they make
when entering MICR mode, and in the fonts and dat astreams they
support.
The following table shows how these pri nters dif fer in their suppor t
of MICR features.
Table 1-1. MICR differences between DP 100/115/135/155/180 MX, DP 75 MX, and Nuvera MX
DP 100/115/135/155/
180 MX
MICR fonts supported CMC7, E13B E13B only CMC7, E13B
IPDS⎯300 dpi
LCDS⎯300 dpi
PostScript⎯300 and
600 dpi
Datastreams and
MICR font resolution
MICR mode automatic
adjustments
Secure Mode
automatic
adjustments
Diagnostic test forms
PCL⎯300 and 600 dpi
Darkness level set to
the default
Lead edge lightening
disabled
Static and dynamic job
sampling disabled
Repositioning output
disabled
LCDS, PostScript, and
PCL
DP 75 MX Nuvera MX
IPDS⎯300 dpi
LCDS⎯300 dpi
PostScript⎯300 and
600 dpi
PCL⎯300 and 600 dpi
Darkness level set to
the default
Repositioning output
disabled
IPDS, LCDS,
PostScript, and PCL
IPDS⎯300 dpi
LCDS⎯300 dpi
PostScript⎯ 600 dpi
PCL⎯600 dpi
Darkness level set to
the default
Edge treatment
disabled
Static and dynamic job
sampling disabled
Repositioning output
disabled
IPDS, LCDS,
PostScript, and PCL
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MICR fonts
MICR fonts provided
The Xerox-supplied MICR fonts are required to opt imize the
quality of the MICR line and ensure excellent performance. It is
critical that the font character raster patterns and metrics are not
modified in any way and that no new characters are added.
NOTE: Xerox MICR fonts must be used. They may not be
modified in any way.
Xerox provides sets of E13B and CMC7 MICR fonts for
PostScript, PCL, LCDS, and IPDS. The following sections
describe the fonts that you receive.
PostScript fonts
You receive the following PostScript MICR fonts:
• E13B9.PFB: 9-point, 600 dpi E13B. This font can be loaded
• E13B.PFB: 9.12-point, 600 dpi E13B
• E13B.PS: 9.12-point, 300 dpi E13B
• CMC72510.PFB: 9.06-point, 600 dpi CMC7
NOTE 1:Use the 9.12 point, 600 d p i E13B font for compatibility
with 300 dpi data. These fonts must be implemented at thi s exact
point size in order to print MICR characters with the correct
dimensions and spacing.
NOTE 2:The E13B.PFB and E13B.PS MICR fonts cannot be
loaded on the printer at the same time. Ref er to “MICR Fonts CDROM,” later in this chapter, for further details.
PCL fonts
You receive the following PCL fonts, all at 600 dpi resolution:
• CMC72510.HPP
• E13B-609.HPP
and viewed on your PC. Refer to “Loading MICR fonts on a
PC,” later in this chapter, for the procedure.
• E13B-P.HPP
LCDS fonts
You receive the following LCDS fonts, all at 300 dpi resolution:
• CMC74I.FNT
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• CMC74J.FNT
• CMC74L.FNT
• CMC74P.FNT
• E14BI.FNT
• E14BJ.FNT
• E14BL.FNT
• E14BP.FNT
NOTE: For the LCDS datastream, the font resolution mus t be 300
dpi only.
IPDS fonts
The T1001032 code page includes these fonts:
• X0AE13 (E13B font)
• X0AT13 (E13B test font)
• X0LE13 (Landscape E13B)
• X0LT13 (Landscape test font)
The T1001033 code page includes the CMC7 font X0ACMC.
However, CMC7 fonts are not currently supported on the DP 75
MX.
The Xerox AFP MICR fonts include all E13B characters, plus the
following:
• Xerox symbol
• Dollar sign
• Version identifier
• 1-, 2-, 4-, 8-, 16-, 32-, 38-, and 64-pel spaces
NOTE: For the IPDS datastream, the font resolution must be 300
dpi only.
Media for the MICR fonts
MICR Fonts CD-ROM
The PostScript, PCL, and LCDS MICR fonts are provided on two
CD-ROMs—one for 300 dpi printing and one for 600 dpi and
above. The two CDs contain the same fonts except for the
following:
• The 600 dpi MICR Fonts CD contains the E13B9 and E13B
PostScript 600 dpi fonts.
• The 300 dpi CD contains a 300 dpi version of the E13B
PostScript font. It does not contai n E1 3B9, which is 600 dpi
only.
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NOTE: When loading your fonts from CD, load the fonts from
either the 600 dpi MICR Fonts CD or the 300 dpi CD. If both
versions of the 9.12 point E13B Post Script font ar e prese nt on the
system at the same time, unpredict abl e res ult s can occur. For this
reason, two CDs are provided, each containing a different version
of the 9.12 point E13B PostScript font.
If you have loaded your MICR fonts from the 600 dpi CD and you
want to print using the 300 dpi PostScript MICR fon t, you must f irst
delete the 600 dpi E13B.PFB font, then reload the 300 dpi
E13B.PS font from the 300 dpi CD.
If fonts were loaded from the 300 dpi CD, delete the 300 dpi
E13B.PS font before loading the 600 dpi E13B.PFB font. Refer to
“Loading PostScript fonts, ” later in thi s chapter , for the font loading
procedure.
Media for IPDS fonts
AFP MICR fonts, supporting the IPDS datastre am, are provided at
300 dpi on various media ( CD, cartr idge t ape, or dis kette) . Foll ow
instructions for your host system fo r loading these fonts on the
host.
MICR fonts installation
Installing PostScript and PCL fonts
To install the PostScript and PCL fonts, fol low these steps.
1. Log in at the Administrator level.
2. Insert the “MICR Fonts” CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. Select the Administration pull-down menu on the main print
server window.
4. Select the PostScript/PDF/PCL Fonts tab.
5. If PostScript MICR fonts are needed, perform the following
steps.
NOTE: Make sure that you are loading the appropriate CD for the
font resolution (300 or 600 dpi ) that you want.
If you do not need PostScript MICR fonts, skip to step 6 for
instructions on loading PCL MICR fonts.
a. Select PostScript Soft from the Font Type pull-down menu.
Click the Load… button. The Install Post script Soft Fonts
b.
window opens.
c. From the Look In... pull-down menu, select DOS CD-RW
0.
d. Click List Fonts. In the Files section, the MICR fonts on
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your CD are listed:
• 600 dpi CD: E13B, E13B9, and CMC72510 are listed.
• 300 dpi CD: E13B and CMC72510
NOTE: The DocuPrint 75 EPS does not support the CMC7 fonts.
For these systems, select only E13B and E13B9 (if available).
e. Highlight the required fonts, and click Install. A Question
window tells you that loading the fonts from CD could take
over 30 minutes. Click OK.
Watch the lower- left corner of the window. The “Installing
Fonts…Done” message is displayed briefly.
f. Close the Install Post script Soft Fonts window by clicking
Close.
g. If you do not intend to install any more fonts, click the
green triangle icon to eject the CD.
NOTE: The PostScript fonts are available only after the system is
restarted.
6. If PCL MICR fonts are needed, follow these steps:
a. With the MICR Fonts CD still in the CD drive, select PCL
Cartridge from the Font Type pull-down menu.
b. Click Load…. The Install PCL Cartridge Fonts window
opens.
c. In the Look In... pull-down menu, select DOS CD-RW 0.
d. Click List Fonts. In the Files section, the following PCL
fonts are listed:
• E13B-P (300 dpi font)
• E13B (600 dpi font)
• CMC72510
• 68W
e. Highlight the required fo nts, and cl ick Install . The “Insta lling
Fonts…Done” message is displaye d briefly in the lower-left
corner of the Install PCL Cartridge Fonts window.
f. If you do not intend to install the LCDS fonts, click the
green triangle icon to eject the CD.
g. Click Close on the Import PCL Cartridge Fonts window,
then OK.
7. Restart the system to make all fonts available.
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