Section 4
Using the TROY Printer Utility
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Generating the
TROYmark
™
Background
Pattern
To discourage fraudulent alteration of the check, a background watermark (printed as a diagonally repeating
pattern across the face of the check) can be generated using user-defined information taken directly from the
check data (i.e., convenience amount, payee name, etc.). The special TROY fonts used to generate the desired
check information in the background image must be defined for each available check field in order to capture the
check data for use in the TROYmark
™
feature.
The TROYmark
™
background image can be selected to print at one of three pre-set density levels: light
(approximately a 7% gray), medium (approximately an 11% gray), and dark (approximately a 15% gray). The
administrator can also define up to three custom gray levels to ensure readability of the printed information on
custom pre-printed check stock (refer to the example on the next page).
Once the desired check fields are selected for use in the background image, the inclusion and exclusion rectangles
must then be defined. The inclusion rectangle (one area only) will contain the user-defined TROYmark
™
image
and the exclusion rectangle (one or more selected areas, but not to exceed ten) will remain void of any
TROYmark
™
image to ensure compliance with the ANSI X/9B check specifications. At a minimum, the
exclusion rectangle must include an area surrounding the convenience amount.
The TROY Messaging font can also be used to define data that can be included in the TROYmark
™
image that
will not actually appear elsewhere on the check.
