User's Manual

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h represents character from user-defined variable “h”
l represents any uppercase letter
t marks the start of a new template
r multi row indicator
All other characters represent themselves. Spaces can be used.
Note: In MICR E13 B templates, TOAD characters (capital letters
T, O, A, and D), represent Transit, On Us, Amount, and Dash.
Note: OCR templates default to eight digits, no check character.
To Add an OCR Template
1. Turn on the OCR font you want to read.
2. Begin building the template.
Scan the Enter OCR Template symbol.
3. Scan the characters for the string.
Use the Template Characters chart above to determine what characters you need to
create your format. Use the OCR Programming Chart (after the Sample Codes in
the back of this manual) to scan the characters for your template.
Example: You need to read any combination of eight digits. The template would
be:
To create this template, you would enable the OCR-A font. Scan the Enter OCR
Template symbol, and then scan the d from the OCR Programming Chart in the
back of this manual eight times. Scan Save OCR Template. This would let you
read any string of eight digits, for example:
Character Match Sequences
On the ASCII Conversion Chart (Code Page 1252), page A-4, find the Hex value
that represents the character(s) you want to match. Use the Programming Chart
(inside the back cover) to scan the numbers that represent these characters.
Example: You need to read three digits, three specific characters (ABC), three
digits. The template would be:
To create this template, you would enable the OCR-A font. Scan the Enter OCR