MagTek MINI MICR RS232 - Manual (Page 44)

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APPENDIX B. CHECK READING
The characters printed on the bottom line of commercial and personal checks are special. They
are printed with magnetic ink to meet specific standards. These characters can be read by a
MICR Reader at higher speeds and with more accuracy than manual data entry. Two MICR
character sets are used world wide; they are: E13-B and CMC-7. The E13-B set is used in the
US, Canada, Australia, United Kingdom, Japan, India, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia, and the
Far East. The CMC-7 set is used in France, Spain, other Mediterranean countries, and most
South American countries.
E13-B CHARACTER SET
The MICR font character set E13-B includes digits 0 through 9 and four symbols. The numbers
found on U.S. checks are of the E13-B character set. The numbers and symbols of E13-B are as
follows:
Transit symbol
Amount Symbol
Dash Symbol
On-Us Symbol
CMC-7 CHARACTER SET
The numbers and symbols of the CMC-7 character set are as follows:
SI SII SIII SIV SV