Williamsville, NY (PRWEB)
September 28, 2005
Printerm publishes article on MICR Check
Printing. This article will cover the history of the MICR line
and the MICR technology associated with how the signal is read
and understood, including a glossary of all terms used in the
MICR industry.
The article includes:
*The Development of the MICR font
The MICR font was developed by Stanford
University in conjunction with Bank of America and approved by
the American Banking Association. The font is known as the E-13B
font. E-13B has a total of 14 characters, ten specially designed
numbers (0 through 9) and four special symbols (Transit, Amount,
On-Us, and Dash).
*MICR Readers
There are three types of machines used to
read MICR characters. Two of these machines read the characters
magnetically and they are referred to as Magnetic Ink Character
Recognition (MICR) readers. The third machine is called an
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) reader.
*MICR Waveform Theory
The readers move and read documents from
right-to-left. The right-hand edge of the character, as a
result, is the first to cross the read head. Analysis of the
signal level reading of the character 0 will help explain this
in greater detail .
*What Affects the MICR Signal Level?
Signal level can vary based on a number of
factors. The amount of iron oxide
(concentration) that is present in the
character will affect the signal level. This is a function not
only of the toner itself, but also of how it is laid on the
paper and the pile height which can be controlled by numerous
other cartridge components (i.e. "hot" OPC's).
More information on "WHAT IS MICR" can be
found at:
http://www.printerm.com/micrdef.htm
For additional information on this article
contact us using the link above, e-mail is protected from spam bots or visit http://www.printerm.com/micrdef.htm
About Printerm Datascribe, Inc.
Printerm Datascribe, Inc. was founded in
1981 and now is in it's 24th year of business. We specialize in
Secure Check Printing for Corporate Solutions including Check
Printers, MICR Toner, Check Paper, MICR Software & various other
MICR Check Printing supplies.
Printerm Datascribe, Inc. has established
an excellent reputation as the main supplier of MICR printer
products capable of interfacing with IBM, UNIX, SAP, Peoplesoft,
Oracle, Jonas Software and many other environments.
Contact:
Charles Katz, President
Printerm Datascibe, Inc.
800-267-8925 xt 222
http://www.printerm.com
 
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