User manual
Source Technologies, LLC ST9630 Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide  
Table of Contents 
1.  Printer and Driver Installation...............................................................................5 
Driver Overview...........................................................................................................6 
Downloading the Universal Driver................................................................................7 
Unzipping the Driver....................................................................................................7 
Installing the Driver......................................................................................................8 
Configure the Driver to enable MICR Mode ...............................................................14 
Configure the Driver to Recognize the Printer Secure Fonts......................................15 
Configure another driver to print without MICR toner.................................................15 
Selecting the printer ..................................................................................................18 
2.  MICR Overview ....................................................................................................20 
The Check Clearing System......................................................................................20 
MICR Printing Standards in the United States Today ................................................20 
3.  MICR Check Design.............................................................................................22 
General Features of Check Design............................................................................22 
Position and Dimension Gauge .................................................................................22 
Design Elements in Detail .........................................................................................22 
Data Elements...........................................................................................................23 
4.  Quality Issues ......................................................................................................27 
Printer Features.........................................................................................................27 
MICR Toner...............................................................................................................27 
MICR Check Stock ....................................................................................................28 
5.  Security Issues ....................................................................................................29 
6.  MICR Features .....................................................................................................31 
MICR Mode ...............................................................................................................31 
MICR Fonts ...............................................................................................................31 
Secure Fonts.............................................................................................................31 
MicroPrint..................................................................................................................31 
Bi-Directional Feedback ............................................................................................32 
Resource Storage .....................................................................................................33 
MICR Menu ...............................................................................................................33 
Entering MICR Mode.................................................................................................34 
MICR Mode Commands ............................................................................................35 
DES and AES Decryption..........................................................................................39 
Custom Character Conversation Command ..............................................................41 
Special Alert and Custom Beep Command................................................................41 
MICRpoint Feature ....................................................................................................42 
7.  IBM Host Programming Features and Examples ..............................................44 
Hex Transfer .............................................................................................................44 
Escape Character Translation ...................................................................................48 
8.  Audit Trail Reports ..............................................................................................50 
Report Details ...........................................................................................................50 
Audit Trail Menu ........................................................................................................50 
Audit Location ...........................................................................................................50 
Audit Record Sorting .................................................................................................50 
Overlay......................................................................................................................50 
Sum Field 4 ...............................................................................................................50 
Print Audit Report......................................................................................................51 
9.  Error Messages....................................................................................................60 
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