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OCR Templates
You can create a custom “template,” or character string that defines the length and content of
OCR strings that will be read with your imager. There are several choices when creating a custom
template for your application. You can create a template for a single format, you can string
together several formats, and you can create a template for a user-defined variable. These
choices are described in detail below.
Creating an OCR Template
A single template allows you to program the imager to read any combination of characters in the
order you specify. Refer to examples that follow the Template Characters table below.
Template Characters
a
represents any alphanumeric character (digit or letter)
c
represents a check character position
d represents any digit
e
represents any available OCR character
g
represents character from user-defined variable “g”
h represents character from user-defined variable “h”
l represents any uppercase letter
t
marks the start of a new template
r
multi row indicator
All other characters represent themselves. Spaces can be used. Note: In MICR E-
13B templates, TOAD characters (capital letters T, O, A, and D), represent Transit,
On Us, Amount, and Dash.
Note: OCR templates default to eight digits, no check character.
To Add an OCR Template
1. Turn on the OCR font you want to read (page 106)
2. Begin building the template Scan the
Enter OCR Template symbol (page 108).
3. Scan the characters for the string Use the Template Characters chart above to determine
what characters you need to create your format. Use the OCR Programming Chart (after
the Sample Codes in the back of this manual) to scan the characters for your template.
Example: You need to read any combination of eight digits. The template would be:
dddddddd
To create this template, you would enable the OCR-A font. Scan the
Enter OCR Template
symbol (page 108), then scan the d from the OCR Programming Chart in the back of this manual