Document design
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Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide
Background printing
While MICR documents may be printed on white or pastel
colored paper, negotiable documents nearly always have some
sort of background—a scenic image, a logo, or a pattern. Fixed
form and variable information should print darker than this
background.
The background printing must not interfere with extraction of the
information that is required to process the completed check.
Industry standards have defined requirements for the following
areas that contain the necessary variable information:
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MICR line
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Convenience amount
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Amount in words
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Date
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Payee
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Signatures
In these areas, additional background printing limitations and
measurements apply. Tighter limits are placed on reflectance,
and contrast is defined in a localized manner that is more in
keeping with the way automated equipment detects check data.
New scanner-based test equipment is now required to evaluate
how a check design conforms to the new specifications.
Check issuers who do not print their own forms must require their
forms suppliers and application developers to adhere to check
background specifications.
Fixed information
The fixed data that appears on the face of either a personal or
business check is necessary for the proper processing of the
check.
Date line
The date is a required element on a check. It is written by the
issuer and represents the day on or after which the amount of
the check may be transferred. The date line should be in the
upper right corner of the check.
If the application produces a completed check, the date should
still be located in this area, but the actual line may be omitted.
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