PRODUCT OVERVIEWXEROX DOCUPRINT 96/4635/180 IPS INSTALLATION PLANNING GUIDE 1-7MICR printing featuresThe DocuPrint 96 MICR, 4635 MICR, and 180 MICR IPS produce aMagnetic Ink Character Recognition (MICR) line on negotiable andturnaround documents such as checks and bills. The MICR printingsystems print documents using magnetic ink and special fonts tocreate machine readable information that allows for quick documentprocessing.In general, MICR is used to print accounting and routing informationon blank checks and other negotiable documents. The magneticencoding capabilities can be used for any printed output.The following illustrates a check printed with a MICR line in U.S.format. The entire MICR line, which consists of numbers andcharacters (called symbols), is printed using magnetic ink.Figure 1-3. Example of a check printed with MICR line (U. S.)The 96 MICR, 4635 MICR, and 180 MICR IPS meet ABA standardsand ANSI and ISO specifications for automatic check handling. Theyprint the variable data and the MICR line at the same time. Thissingle-pass printing capability reduces processing time and costs.Unsupported features The DocuPrint 96 MICR, 4635 MICR, and 180 MICR IPS do notsupport the security and audit feature or bar code reading. Inaddition, although the Line Thickening selection and the VirtualPrinter Imaging parameters are available when you use MICR, it isnot recommended that you use these features when printing MICRdocuments as they corrupt the MICR line.In general, all print quality adjustments and enhancement settingsshould be set at the nominal settings when printing MICR output.
