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C h a r a c t e r i s t i c s o f d o c u m e n t s 3-3
H o w t o u s e t h e A u t h e n t i c a t o r C F
The machine readable zone
The ICAO Doc 9303 standard defines the Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) of any
Machine Readable Travel Document (MRTD). The position and dimensions of
the MRZ is different for every document type (e.g Passport, Visa. ID Card). The
certain definition for each document type can be found in ICAO Doc 9303. As an
example the MRZ for an Passport according to the ICAO Doc 9303 standard is
illustrated in the following graphic:
• 23.2 mm (0.91 in) height from the lower edge of the document
• Over the total width of the document
• It spans two lines and each line is 44 characters long
Figure 3.1
The machine readable zone
The document contact area of the D SCAN AUTHENTICATOR CF goes beyond
the ICAO-MRZ. In customer specific applications, it is also possible to read zones
outside the MRZ of documents which do not meet the requirements of ICAO Doc
9303 as long as the physical conditions (font, size, printing quality, lamination,
etc.) of the document to be inspected allow this.
Align the documents
An instruction label on the cover provides schematic information for the user to
place a document.
Figure 3.2
Instruction label on the cover
23
.2
(0.91)
document
width
1
2 3
4