TROY Group MICR_IRD 9000 1UP MICR Printing Solutions User’s Guide - Manual (Page 24)

Section 2 Understanding TROY’s Features
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User-
Selectable
Printer
Features
Printer Type and
MICR Mode
The user-selectable printer features allow you to customize the operation of your MICR printing system, adding
flexibility, convenience, and security. The TROY Printer Utility is designed to assist the administrator with the
configuration of the printer’s MICR and security features (refer to Section 4 –
Using the TROY Printer Utility for
detailed information). The TROY Port Monitor is designed to allow authorized users access to the printer’s
secured resources and to select print job-specific features (refer to Section 5 –
Using the TROY Port Monitor for
detailed information). Before making any changes to the factory default printer settings, the administrator should
refer to Section 3 –
System Planning and Implementation to obtain helpful suggestions for setting up and
managing your MICR printing system.
TROY MICR solutions can be set to one of four pre-defined Printer Types to suit the security requirements of
your MICR printing environment. MICR mode must be enabled to allow the printing of MICR documents. If a
user attempts to print MICR documents with MICR mode disabled, the documents will print; however, an
alternate font will be automatically substituted for the MICR font. The MICR On setting provides the least level
of security, while the MICR Off with Timeout setting provides the highest level of security for MICR printing.
The Printer Type determines the default MICR mode (either MICR enabled or MICR disabled) for the MICR
printer. The default MICR mode is the default state of the MICR printer (either MICR enabled or MICR
disabled) when the printer is first powered up and/or when the current MICR print job has finished (depending on
the printer type selected). Specific commands written into your check-writing application will automatically
enable and disable MICR mode as needed for your MICR printing environment; however, the printer will always
automatically reset itself to the pre-defined MICR mode when the printer is first powered up or when the current
MICR print job has finished. The table on the next page describes the user-selectable Printer Types that can be
selected using the TROY Printer Utility.