CHARACTER SKEW: Position the check horizontally under the gauge so that the character in question is in position 54 or 55. The check may be shifted horizontally to positions 14 and 15 where possible spacing errors can be checked.ħ. HORIZONTAL CHARACTER TO CHARACTER SPACING: All MICR characters must have their right edges touching the right edges of the rectangular boxes they are located in. It is located in the upper right hand side of the MICR gauge.Ħ. Refer to the ANSI specifications for acceptable position and size variations. CONVENIENCE AMOUNT SCAN AREA (CASA): This rectangle includes the convenience amount clear area (CACA) and the convenience amount rectangle (CAR). Refer to the ANSI MICR specifications for related border information.ĥ. It must be free of all background printing exceeding the optical specification of 0.30 Print Contrast Signal (PCS).
OPTICAL CLEAR BAND: This area surrounds the MICR encoding band and extends the length of the check. They are only used in the United States.Ĥ. Canadian Requirements: positions 63, 64, & 65 must not be occupied.
#Micr check printing template serial number
The field location and content are supplied by your financial institution must be followed exactly.Ĭanada only: CPA 006 update June 30, 2006: The maximum number of characters in the serial number field is twelve (12) digits and two (2) On-Us symbols. The External Processing Code Field (EPC), is located between the transit field and the auxiliary on us field. Both the ON-US Field and Auxiliary ON-US Field are floating fields and may begin and end anywhere within their respective boundaries.
The Amount Field occupies positions 12 - 1, and the Transit Field must occupy positions #43 and stop at position #33 unless a floating field is required, ☐.0625 inches (0.16cm). There are 62 character positions broken up into 4 fields: Aux ON-US / Serial Number, Transit, ON-US, and Amount. MICR ENCODING BAND: All MICR characters must be printed inside the encoding band located within the clear band. Your gauge shows the complete extent of this area.ģ. It must be free of all magnetic ink other than that used for the MICR / E13-B encoding information.
#Micr check printing template full
MICR CLEAR BAND: This area extends the full length of the check and 0.625 inches / 1.59 cm up from the bottom edge of the check. Always use the gauge from the right side of your check! Measurements for items 2 - 7 are made by positioning the gauge over the check so that the check's bottom and right edge align with the black bottom area and right edge of the MICR gauge.Ģ. CHECK ALIGNMENT ALWAYS STARTS AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT CORNER OF THE CHECK: All MICR measurements are made from the bottom right corner of your check.