ST Secure MICR Printer User’s Guide 22 2006, Source Technologies
March 2006 All Rights Reserved
1. If you are using a printer driver that is set to 600 DPI, the printer data stream should
include a Unit of Measure PCL command set to 600. The command is
<ESC>&u600D
2. If the application controls the printer data stream, add the Unit of Measure command
early in the data stream. The command also affects X & Y positioning commands.
Add <ESC>&u600D
3. After calling the E-13B MICR font, issue a HMI (Horizontal Motion Index) command
set to 8 characters per inch. The command must be included with every E-13B
MICR font call using either the Selection String or ID call. The command string is:
<ESC>(10O<ESC>(s0p8h8v0s7b360T<ESC>&k15H font data The Selection String
<ESC>(30802X<ESC>&k15H font data The ID Call
See Font Mapping Appendix pages for specific character set data for each font.
PJL INFO MICR COMMAND
The ST Secure MICR Printer supports an optional custom bi-directional PJL Inquiry
Command. The command provides printer information and cartridge information for network
management. The command format is; @PJL INFO MICR
The command should be sent with UEL (Universal Exit Language) commands. Example:
<ESC>%-12345X UEL
@PJL INFO MICR INFO MICR Command
<ESC>%-12345X UEL
The following data is returned
@PJL INFO MICR
PRINTER STATE = READY
= BUSY
= NOT READY
SERIAL NUMBER = XXXXXXXX
PAGECOUNT = 123456
CARTRIDGE TYPE = NORMAL
= MICR
CARTRIDGE STATUS = UNKNOWN
= OK
= LOW
= EMPTY
CARTRIDGE SERIAL# = XXXXXXXX
TONER LEVEL = 0-9
= UNKNOWN
CARTRIDGE COUNT = XXXX
LOW THRESHOLD = XXXX
EMPTY THRESHOLD = XXXX