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MICR E13B Font Advantage Package

IDAutomation's MICR E13B font meets strict ISO, ABA and ANSI standards and allows printing of MICR E-13B fonts for bank checks and paper based drafting. These MICR fonts are compatible with Oracle eBusiness Suite, Peachtree as well as other accounting packages and run on Microsoft Windows®, Pocket PC, Macintosh, Unix, Linux and other operating systems.

This package includes the following:

A single precise MICR font that usually eliminates the need to calibrate the font to the printer.
Calibration software for printers that are out of alignment.
24 additional MICR fonts at various widths and intensities.
Easy-to-use Bank Check Design and Printing Software.
IDAutomation Security Fonts for printing secure names and amounts.
MICR print specifications.
Several MICR font versions provided including TrueType, OpenType, PCL laserjet soft fonts and PostScript.

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MICR E13B Font Features

The MICR E13B font is a special font that is used on bank checks and drafts in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Panama, UK, and a few other countries to print MICR E13B characters for magnetic recognition and optical character recognition systems. The MICR E13B font contains 10 specially designed numeric characters 0 through 9, and the four special symbols: transit, amount, on-us, and dash. The MICR CMC-7 font is a special font that is used on bank checks in Mexico, France, Spain and most Spanish-speaking countries. For information about the CMC-7 font, visit the CMC-7 MICR Font Site.

Advanced Precise Design - The font named IDAutomationMICR was created to precisely match each of the printer's pixels when printing at 300 dpi or 300 dpi multiple above that. This precise font pixel mapping makes use of our patent pending font technology. Using this precise MICR font, it should no longer be necessary to calibrate the font to the printer or use different fonts on different printers, unless the printer is out of alignment. For printers that are out of alignment, additional fonts are provided (in the Additional Fonts folder) with a calibration tool.

"IDAutomation's Check Design Software has more versatility than other software. It is very intuitive to use. The possibilities are infinite. The logic in the program is organized and straight forward. This is by far the easiest application to get up and running on the market. Couple that with the power of the program and it beats competition priced 5 or 10 times higher." - Ted Sapperstein, Dee Michaels Inc.

Bank Check Design and Printing Software Included - The MICR fonts provided in this package activate the MICR component in the 2010 release of the Bank Check Design and Printing Software. The software supports importing of graphic images for signatures and logos, secure number amounts and has many other powerful features such as VB scripting and database connectivity to CSV files, Excel, Access, Oracle and SQL Server.
MICR Print Specifications Included - These specifications are a summary of the placement requirements obtained from the ABA (American Banker's Association).
Created from ANSI and ISO specifications - IDAutomation's MICR E13B fonts were created according to ISO 1004:1995 and meet the ANSI X9.27-1995 specification for MICR E13B. Because they were created from the ISO specification, the fonts meet the E13-B specification for other countries as well; some examples include Australian APCA Pub 3.3 and Canadian Payments Association Standard 006 Specification for MICR-Encoded Cheques. These fonts have been in use since 1998 in various check printing software programs and have been proven to pass the ABA banking standards in the USA for bank checks and paper based drafts. The IDAutomation MICR fonts have also been tested on several MICR readers and sorters including the UNISYS DP500 and the IBM 3890.
Security Fonts included - These unique fonts allow a more secure method of printing names and amounts that help reduce forgery on bank checks. For more information, please visit IDAutomation's Security Fonts web page.
Visual Basic source code - IDAutomation includes Visual Basic 6 source code with the order. The VB source code has been extracted from a working check printing application and should give ideas and guidance for automated methods of printing bank checks using IDAutomation's MICR E-13B font.
Compatible with Oracle eBusiness Suite and Peachtree - Some accounting packages (such as Peachtree Complete Accounting version 8 or greater) allow the use of IDAutomation's MICR fonts on custom check forms. If an accounting package has this capability, MICR fonts can save on check printing and streamline the check-printing process.
Embedding support - The embedding support of IDAutomation's MICR fonts enables embedding in special PDF document applications such as Adobe Writer, Distiller, PDF Lib and FOP TTF Reader. This level of embedding also supports creation of OpenType and TrueDoc fonts for web pages. More about internet fonts...
24 Additional MICR fonts provided - The font named IDAutomationMICR was created to precisely match the printer's pixels and should be used by default with any distributed application. Additional MICR fonts are provided for printers that are out of alignment. The following fonts are provided in the package (all font names begin with IDAutomation):

Intensity	Narrow 2	Narrow 1	Standard Width	Wide 1	Wide 2
Extra Light	N2XL	N1XL	XL	W1XL	W2XL
Light	N2L	N1L	L	W1L	W2L
Normal	N2	N1	IDAutomationMICR	W1	W2
Bold	N2B	N1B	B	W1B	W2B
Extra Bold	N2XB	N1XB	XB	W1XB	W2XB
* Differences between some intensities and widths may only be noticed on printers with 600 dpi or greater resolution. ** Fonts named MICR and E-13B are the same as IDAutomationMICR and are provided to support applications that require these specific names.

Multiple formats provided - After purchasing a license for this font, the customer will receive all versions in a single ZIP file. The manual is supplied in a file named "Readme.html" in the ZIP file. The following fonts are included:

TrueType MICR fonts are supplied in PC and Macintosh format. The TrueType TTF fonts are compatible with Macintosh OS X and all versions of Microsoft Windows, including Pocket PC. Macintosh formatted MTT TrueType fonts are compatible with Macintosh System 7.1 and above.

"This MICR E13B Font Advantage Package enabled us to create a check writing solution that is much cheaper than any off the shelf, and able to integrate with current systems" - Eric Johnson, A.O. Smith WPC, Ashland City, TN

OpenType OTF fonts with PostScript outlines and digital signatures are provided. These are compatible with Windows®, Macintosh OS X and other systems supporting the OpenType format.
PostScript Type 1 fonts are supplied in binary, ASCII and Macintosh versions.
Also included in this package are PCL laserjet soft MICR fonts at 300 and 600 DPI.
The Developer License grants the right to convert IDAutomation MICR fonts to other formats as necessary including TrueDoc and OpenType.
More information about font types.

To Order

All orders include free, automatic registration for technical support and product upgrades for a period of 30 days. Support and upgrades may be provided beyond 30 days if the Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription is purchased when making the order.

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License Summary: (Choose the appropriate link to obtain more details about the license type.)

The Developer License allows one (1) developer royalty-free distribution up to 10,000 user licenses.
The 5 Developer License grants the rights of the Developer License for up to five (5) developers and 20,000 user licenses.
The Unlimited Developer License grants the rights of the Developer License for an unlimited number of developers and an unlimited number of user licenses.
The Small Company Developer License grants the rights of the Developer License to qualifying organizations.
The Single User License allows use of the Software for one (1) user in your organization. However, if the Software is used in connection with a high speed printer that prints over 55 pages per minute or a system (including all hardware, printer and software) having a cost totaling over $50,000 USD or equivalent in a foreign currency, a Developer License is required. Highly discounted Multiple User Licenses are also available in various quantities.

MICR E13B Font Package
TrueType, OpenType, PCL laserjet soft fonts and PostScript font versions are included

$139

$395*

$790

$1580

$2370

Check Design Software

The Bank Check Design and Printing Software utilizes MICR and security fonts provided in this package to create checks from blank check stock.

MICR Check Reader

IDAutomation offers the MAGTEK MiniMICR Check Reader as an economical MICR Check Reader that can be used to read or verify checks.

MICR Toner
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Several MICR toner cartridges for popular printers including HP, IBM, Dell, Xerox, Lexmark, Apple and Brother.

MICR Check Stock
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Check 21 ready stock designed to meet Check 21, ABA and ANSI imaging standards. Includes anti-fraud features and alignment watermarks.

MICR E13B Placement Gauge
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This placement gauge is used to verify placement, print intensity and spacing. It should be used as a guide if MICR read problems are encountered.

* The Small Company Agreement must be completed prior to purchase.

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Technical Support

Free product support may be obtained by reviewing the MICR Support Troubleshooting Guide, primary font support site and by searching resolved public help desk issues. We suggest reviewing the MICR Support Troubleshooting Guide first.

Priority phone, email and help desk support is provided up to 30 days after purchase. Additional priority phone, email and help desk support may be obtained if the Priority Support and Upgrade Subscription is active.