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Document processing
Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide
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Aligner
Within the aligner, a series of wheels drive the bottom edge of
the document toward the back side of the reader sorter so that
the MICR line is in a predictable location. The wheels have a
series of plastic fingers that make contact with the back side of
the document and force it against the aligner drum.
Read/write heads
A wheel with a very short nap bristle brush on its surface presses
the document first against the write head, then against the read
head. In order to optimize the pressures for handling debossed
characters and folded documents, the head may be positioned at
a sharp angle. Material can be scraped off the document and
spread out by the bristled wheel pressing on the paper.
If the wheel is worn, the spreading or scraping processes could
be uneven, resulting in a lump of material being redeposited on a
later document.
NOTE: This process is typical only of IBM 3890 matrix reader
heads. Other reader sorters may differ in several details.
Item numbering and endorsing stations
After the document is read, belts carry it through item numbering
and endorsing stations.
If certain plates or document guides in these stations are
misaligned, document abrasion could occur here.
Microfilm or image capture unit
Optionally, the document may enter a microfilm or image
scanning unit. In the IBM 3890, the document is held to a plate
by a vacuum and driven by a toothed belt that is in the center of
the plate. The edges of the plate, the belt-slot, or the teeth may
be sharp enough to scrape the document surface.
Summary of Contents for 6100BD - Phaser Color Laser Printer
Page 1: ...January 2003 701P22140 Xerox Document Services Platform Generic MICR fundamentals guide...
Page 17: ...Overview Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide 1 7 Figure 1 2 Life cycle of a check...
Page 22: ...Overview 1 12 Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide...
Page 46: ...Paper facts 3 18 Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide...
Page 74: ...Document design 4 28 Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide...
Page 86: ...Document processing 5 12 Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide...
Page 105: ...Quality control Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide 6 19 Figure 6 12 E13B characters and waveforms...
Page 146: ...Security 8 18 Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide...
Page 150: ...References A 4 Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide...
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