User Manual

MARS-1030 User Manual 176
• U.S. Currency Serial Number (Money)
• MICR E-13B
•SEMI Font
You can either select an OCR default, or create your own custom tem-
plate for the type of OCR format you intend to read. See "OCR Tem-
plates" if you want to create a custom “template” or character string that
defines the length and content of OCR strings that will be read with your
imager.
Note: Setting the template and check character options are essential for
OCR reading.
OCR Off turns off all OCR capability in the scanner, so the scanner will
be able to scan linear, stacked, matrix, and composite bar codes, but not
OCR fonts. In addition, any OCR templates you have created are erased.
The 8 digit default templates are reinstated for any future use of the OCR-
A, OCR-B, or U.S. Currency fonts.
If you select OCR-A, OCR-B, or U.S. Currency you can scan characters
in that font. The default setting allows you to scan any 8 digit combina-
tion. If you have created an OCR template, character combinations that fit
the template can be scanned (see Creating an OCR Template).
OCR Direction
The OCR Direction setting can be used to prevent misreads of character
strings that could be interpreted differently in different orientations when