Xerox 6100BD - Phaser Color Laser Printer User manual

Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server
MICR User Guide
Version 6.0, July 2007
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Table of contents
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1
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 font version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8
Setting the font resolution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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 information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
MICR output verification tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-22

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Table of contents

MICR User Guide 1
MICR
The purpose of this document is to familiarize you with the MICR
features and functions available with FreeFlow Print Server
systems. It provides information 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.
MICR features
The following features and functions are available with the Xerox
FreeFlow® Print Server to enable MICR printing:
• 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 restricts sampling and repositioning
output
• MICR fonts on CD-ROM. PCL, PostScript, and LCDS fonts are
included. AFP MICR fonts are provided on various media that
can be loaded on the host platform.
Datastreams
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 information 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 System
• Nuvera 120MX Digital Production System
• Nuvera 144MX Digital Production System
MICR system differences
The systems have some differences in the adjustments they make
when entering MICR mode, and in the fonts and datastreams they
support.
The following table shows how these printers differ in their support
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 DP 75 MX Nuvera MX
MICR fonts supported CMC7, E13B E13B only CMC7, E13B
Datastreams and
MICR font resolution
IPDS⎯300 dpi
LCDS⎯300 dpi
PostScript⎯300 and
600 dpi
PCL⎯300 and 600 dpi
IPDS⎯300 dpi
LCDS⎯300 dpi
PostScript⎯300 and
600 dpi
PCL⎯300 and 600 dpi
IPDS⎯300 dpi
LCDS⎯300 dpi
PostScript⎯600 dpi
PCL⎯600 dpi
MICRmode automatic
adjustments
Darkness level set to
the default
Lead edge lightening
disabled
Darkness level set to
the default Darkness level set to the default
Edge treatment
disabled
Secure Mode
automatic
adjustments
Static and dynamic job
sampling disabled
Repositioning output
disabled
Repositioning output
disabled Static and dynamic job sampling disabled
Repositioning output
disabled
Diagnostic test forms LCDS, PostScript, and PCL IPDS, LCDS, PostScript, and PCL IPDS, LCDS, PostScript, and PCL

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MICR fonts
The Xerox-supplied MICR fonts are required to optimize 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.
MICR fonts provided
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
and viewed on your PC. Refer to “Loading MICR fonts on a
PC,” later in this chapter, for the procedure.
•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 dpi E13B font for compatibility
with 300 dpi data. These fonts must be implemented at this 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. Refer to “MICR Fonts CD-
ROM,” 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
•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 must 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 contain E13B9, which is 600 dpi
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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 PostScript font are present on the
system at the same time, unpredictable results 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 font, you must first
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 this chapter, for the font loading
procedure.
Media for IPDS fonts
AFP MICR fonts, supporting the IPDS datastream, are provided at
300 dpi on various media (CD, cartridge tape, or diskette). Follow
instructions for your host system for loading these fonts on the
host.
MICR fonts installation
Installing PostScript and PCL fonts
To install the PostScript and PCL fonts, follow 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.
b. Click the Load… button. The Install Postscript Soft Fonts
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 Postscript 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 fonts, and clickInstall.The “Installing
Fonts…Done” message is displayed 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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Installing LCDS fonts
To install the LCDS fonts:
1. From the Administration pull-down menu, select LCDS
Resources.
2. From the Source pull-down menu, select CD-RW 0.
3. Click the Display button. The following eight LCDS fonts are
listed in the resources section.
• CMC74I.FNT
• CMC74J.FNT
• CMC74L.FNT
• CMC74P.FNT
• E13B4I.FNT
• E13B4J.FNT
• E13B4L.FNT
• E13B4P.FNT
4. Select and highlight the fonts that you want to load, then right-
click on them.
5. Select Import from the pop-up menu, then click Yes to import
the resources.
6. If the error message “Unable to overwrite Read Only
resource…” appears, click OK to continue.
7. When the importing of LCDS resources is complete, click the
eject button (a green triangle) to eject the CD.
8. Restart the system to make all fonts available.
Loading MICR fonts on a PC
You can load the E13B9.PFB font on your PC for viewing with an
application such as Windows, and download it as part of the
PostScript datastream. Your MICR Fonts CD contains the
following files to enable installation for PC viewing:
• E13B9.AFM
• E13B9.CFG
• EA3B9.INF
• E13B9.PFM
Consult your application documentation for instructions on loading
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Selecting MICR fonts
Checking the font version
Selecting the wrong fontcan result in improper signal strength and
high reject rates at the bank. To make sure that you have the font
that you want, print a question mark, ?, in the MICR line. While
the resulting document does not have a valid MICR line, the
printed font is obvious. You can also print a test pattern. Refer to
“Printing MICR test forms,” for the procedure.
The test forms contain font version information: the font name,
revision character (if applicable), and the datastream type (PS,
PCL, LCDS).
The following table shows the version information that is displayed
on the test form for each font:
Table 1-2. Test Form Font Information
Font type Datastream /
Type Resolution Version information
E13B
Type 1
PostScript Type 1 600 dpi E13B
609
PS
E13B
Type 3
PostScript Type 3 300 dpi E13B
4230
PS
E13B PCL 600 dpi E13B
609
PCL
E13B PCL 300 dpi E13B
REV.A
PCL
E13B
Landscape
LCDS 300 dpi E13B4L
REV
A
E13B
Portrait
LCDS 300 dpi E13B4P
REV
A

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This information is located in different sections of the test form,
depending on the datastream:
• PostScript: In the bottom section of the test form, to the right
of the word MICR and the paper size
• PCL: In a box at the left edge of the form, below the Customer
Signature line
• LCDS: In the bottom section of the form, in a box below the
paper size
These characters are very small, and you may need a magnifying
glass to read them. The following figure shows a MICR test form
for the PostScript CMC7 font. The text in the red circle indicates
the location of the version information on the printed form.
CMC7 PostScript 600 dpi CMC7
609
PS
CMC7 PCL 600 dpi CMC7
2510
PCL
CMC7
Portrait
LCDS 300 dpi CMC74P
REV
A
CMC7
Landscape
LCDS 300 dpi CMC74L
REV
A
Table 1-2. Test Form Font Information

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Figure 1-1. MICR Test Form

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Selecting PostScript fonts
To select a Xerox Postscript font, set the attributes for one of the
following:
• Internal name: E13B
Point size: 9.12
• Internal name: E13B9
Point size: 9
• Internal name: CMC72510
Point size: 9.06
The Postscript E13B MICR font has the same character mappings
as the PCL fixed pitch E13B font. Refer to the Generic MICR
Fundamentals Guide for a complete listing of the character
mappings.
NOTE: The 300 dpi Type 3 PostScript font can be used in all
applications and queue resolution. In 600 dpi queueus and
applications, a slight change in corner rounding occurs with no
effect on readability or reject rate.
CAUTION: The 600 dpi Type 1 PostScript fonts can only be used
in 600 dpi queues with 600 dpi applications. Use of these fonts
with 300 dpi queueus or 300 dpi applications or resources cause
subtle distortions that degrade readability and are likely to cause a
high reject rate.
Selecting PCL fonts
The following HP PCL escape sequences are used to select the
Xerox PCL MICR fonts:
• E13B 300 and 600 dpi font:
<ESC>(0U<ESC>(s0p8.00h9.00v0s0b0T
• CMC7 600 dpi font (DP 100/115/135/155/180 EPS only):
<ESC>(1U<ESC>(s0p8h9.1v0s0b0T
Refer to the Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide for a complete
listing of the fixed pitch E13B and CMC7 MICR font characteristics
and character mappings. The character mappings relate the input
character to the printed character.
If both the 300 and 600 dpi E13B fonts have been loaded on the
printer, the font is selected based on the PCL Unit that was
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NOTE: 600 dpi PCL fonts must not be used with a 300 dpi queue
or with any 300 dpi resources. The resolution mismatch causes
characters to be one dot further apart than is nominal. While this
spacing meets industry standards, a high reject rate can result if
the adjacent field spacing does not compensate for this error.
You can use the PCL Unit of Measure command to set the PCL
Unit to 600 (for example, <ESC>&u600D). Alternatively, you can
override the resolution to 600 dpi in the queue. Refer to “Setting
the font resolution,” later in this chapter, for information on setting
the resolution in the queue.

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Setting the font resolution
Before printing MICR jobs, you must set the resolution attribute
appropriately for the queue to which you will be sending the jobs.
The following table lists the different MICR font formats and the
resolution at which each font should be printed.
If your document contains scalable fonts or simple line art
generated at 600 dpi, the differences between printing at 300 or
600 dpi are subtle. However, if your document contains bitmaps
with a resolution of 600 dpi, printing at 300 dpi causes a
degradation of image quality. To preserve image quality,
regenerate the bitmaps at 300 dpi.
NOTE: PCL and PostScript fonts must be printed at the correct
queue resolution and with the correct resource resolution, or
errors will occur. In PCL, this causes a minro spacing error. In
PostScript, subtle but significant character distortions occur. See
Selecting Fonts for more information.
For the Nuvera MX printers, a 300 DPI queue is not an available
option. Printing using the 1200 DPI queue works fine as long as
the 600 DPI fonts are used.
Table 1-3. MICR Font formats
Font name and format Required resolution
E13B
LCDS 300 DPI
PS 300 DPI and 600 DPI
PCL 300 and 600 DPI
CMC7
LCDS 300 DPI
PS 600 DPI
PCL 600 DPI

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Setting the font resolution for the queue
Before sending a document to a print queue, you must make sure
that the resolution of the font used in the document is the same as
that specified for the queue.
If the font and queue resolutions do not match (for example, a
document with a 600 dpi font is sent to a 300 dpi queue), the font
may print with subtle distortions and could be rejected at the bank.
Follow this procedure to set the font resolution as a queue
property:
1. Select the Queue pull-down menu, and select Queue
Manager.
2. On the Queue Manager window, right-click the desired queue
name, and select Properties from the pop-up menu.
3. From the Format menu on the Properties window, select the
appropriate default format for the Print Description Language
(PDL) used in your MICR jobs.
4. Select the PDL Settings tab and select the desired
decomposer (PostScript/PDF, PCL, or LCDS).
5. Select the resolution.
NOTE 1:When selecting the resolution for PCL, you must select
the Override icon if the PCL job does not explicitly specify 600 dpi
as the PCL Unit.
NOTE 2:1200 by 600 dpi is not a valid resolution for the DP 100/
115/135/155/180 EPS. Selecting this option may result in job
errors.
NOTE 3:Ensure that the font and queue resolutions match. If the
font and queue resolutions do not match, the font may print with
subtle distortions that could cause the form to be rejected.
6. Click OK.
Changing font resolution for a job
You can change the font resolution for an individual job from the
Job Manager window.
1. On the Job Manager window, right-click the job you want to
change, then select Properties from the pop-up menu.
2. On the Properties window, select the Image Quality tab.
3. From the Resolution menu, select the desired resolution
option.
4. Click OK.

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Image quality for PCL
The MICR fonts provided with the MX printers have been
optimized for MICR printing on these systems. Therefore, it is
important that darkening of the bitmap font is disabled when
printing PCL MICR documents. To ensure that bitmap font
darkening is disabled, follow these steps:
1. Log on as Administrator.
2. Select the Printer pull-down menu and select Image Quality.
3. In the Raster Image Processors list, do one of the following:
• If you are using the 300 dpi font (for example, E13B-
P.HPP), double-click PCL 300.
• If you are using the 600 dpi E13B font (for example, E13B-
609.HPP) or the CMC7 font (for example,
CMC72510.HPP), double-click PCL 600.
The PCL Image Quality window opens.
4. In the Thickening Control section, if the Bitmap Fonts check
box is selected, deselect it. Click OK.
5. If changes were made, a Restart confirmation prompt appears.
Click Yes to restart the Xerox FreeFlow® Print Server
software.
Using AFP fonts for IPDS printing
Implementing AFP MICR fonts
To implement the Xerox AFP MICR fonts in your existing IBM
MICR application, perform the steps from the following
appropriate section.
For information on installing the Xerox AFP MICR fonts, refer to
Installing Xerox AFP MICR Fonts, delivered with your MICR
system.
Existing IBM MICR implementation
1. Install the Xerox MICR fonts on the host AFP system.
2. Ensure that all other fonts used for MICR applications have
been converted to 300 dpi and loaded into the 300 dpi font
library.
3. Substitute the Xerox 300 dpi AFP MICR fonts for the line-
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4. Add the new library to the MX font library concatenation.
5. Because the names of the Xerox AFP MICR fonts are the
same as the IBM AFP MICR fonts, be careful not to overwrite
the original IBM fonts. You may need to reference them later.
New MICR implementation
1. Install the Xerox MICR fonts on the host AFP system.
2. Use the X0AE13 and X0AT13 fonts in your applications.
3. Refer to the code page and character set descriptions in the
IBM manuals and Xerox supplements.
4. Ensure that the MICR strings are contiguous. For example, if
you have a string of MICR font text and you insert a non-MICR
font in the middle of that string, the MICR font spacing is not
accurate when printed.
Custom MICR font application
1. Install Xerox MICR fonts on the host AFP system.
2. Substitute the Xerox MICR fonts for your existing custom
MICR fonts.
3. Modify the code page, if necessary.
4. Use the unchanged Xerox MICR character set to ensure the
integrity of the MICR line.
Existing Xerox MICR font application
1. Install Xerox MICR fonts on the host AFP system.
2. Remove the !spacing from text strings. This character was
required for correct spacing in previous MICR technology.
However, the new set of MICR fonts uses relative metric
technology that inserts blank pel spacing automatically after
every two characters.
3. Code a PageDef to select the E13B font for MICR strings.
MICR application resources
In order to print your MICR documents, you must have all of the
resources used in the application resident on your host system.
You must also have the Xerox AFP MICR fonts installed on your
system. (Refer to Installing Xerox AFP MICR Fonts for DocuPrint
MICR IPS Printers, delivered with your MICR system.)