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User Manual for Matrix Maker
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4. Check fonts and magnetic ink data
Most checks in the U.S. include the following four fields of numbers: “Transit”, “On-Us”,
“Auxiliary” and “Amount”. The content of these numbers along with some special symbols
is described in Appendix A. These numbers are printed in magnetic ink along the bottom
edge of checks. There are two commonly used special fonts for these numbers. The
MICR keyboard reads both these common fonts: E-13B and CMC-7.
The E-13B font is commonly used in the US and UK. The font is shown in the output format
at the top of the MICR Setting window shown in Figure 2.
Some other countries, including France, use the CMC-7 font. Here’s an example of its
appearance:
5. Configuring the MICR output sequence
Notice the “Output Format”, “Enabled”, and “Output Sequence” along the top edge of the
MICR Settings window shown in Figure 2.
The “Output Format” is a reference which shows the special symbols used to denote the
“Auxiliary”, “Transit”, “On-Us” and “Amount” fields. The content of the numbers shown in
these fields are described in Appendix A.
Click on the corresponding “Enabled” check box (square box) to enable a field (as indicated
by a check mark in the box). Click on a previously enabled check box to disable data from
being sent to the PC (as indicated by an empty check box). It’s recommended to enable all
fields unless you intentionally do not want the data from one or more of the fields. This will
not cause a problem any of the selected fields is not present on a check that passes through
the reader.