MICR Reader
Access IS' 8300 MICR cheque readers offer various interface and decoding capabilities. Suitable for use in banks and building societies for cheque reading and validation where reliability and accuracy are essential.
The 8300 family have sophisticated programming options and this generally enables the reader to be configured to interface to existing teller software applications.
All 8300 products contain FLASH program memory and the firmware can be upgraded in the field without the need to disassemble the product.
MICR readers come with and without integrated MSR.
Application
Sophisticated colour printers and copiers have become so good that it is sometimes difficult to tell the difference between an original and a copy of a document. This has substantially increased the risk of fraud by high quality copies of cheques being mistaken for the original.
Cheques in UK circulation have a line of magnetic ink which contains the cheque number, account and sort code information. It is this magnetic ink that Access' MICR readers recognise and read using a magnetic read head. Copy documents do not have the magnetic ink properties and are detected immediately.
Versions of the 8300s are available which support the direct connection to POS terminal I/O ports, integrated bar coded document reading, numerous keyboard wedge interfaces, hand held scanner decoding, integrated magnetic stripe reader, and auxiliary RS-232 I/O ports.
Features
- High quality strong product giving reliable performance
- Compact size
- Wide range of interface options available
- Discriminates between E13B and CMC7 MICR fonts
- Optional MSR reader and bar code wand input
- 'Good read' LED indicator and beeper
- RS232 and Wedge decoded versions
- Plug-in cable set
- +5 volt powered from host device; external power supply or connector not required
Options
- Low-cost, reduced feature set option, model 8310
- Integrated 2 or 3 track mag stripe reader
- Second RS-232 ports for future peripherals, such as PIN pads or a signature capture pad
- The 8300 is compatible with hundreds of POS and teller systems through the built in interface/wedge controller.
- +9 volt power