Vertical Adjustment/Alignment for MICR Line

Owned by Sherry Gnant (Deactivated)
05 31, 2018

Issue/Symptom/Question

 I couldn't find any options in Penta that would allow me to adjust the vertical spacing of the MICR line characters (i.e., ON-US and AUX ON-US characters).

Applies To

System Management / Technical Support / Printer Information

Resolution/Fix/Answer

Query and select/highlight a postscript enabled printer, and click on the Additional Setup button

Printer variation may result in MICR line positioning that differs slightly from bank requirements. If your bank indicates your MICR line is not positioned correctly, use the Additional Printer Setup window to make adjustments. These adjustments are slight modifications to the MICR position that you cannot accomplish through the Bank Account Information window.

Through the Additional Printer Setup, you can also adjust the point size of the MICR font. You should only do this should at the request of your bank.

  • Place focus on the Printer needing adjustment.
  • Click the Additional Setup button.
    PENTA opens the Additional Printer Setup pop-up window:

  • These values are optional:
      • MICR Vert Adj used to reposition the MICR line vertically.
        Adjustments are based on 72nds of an inch. A positive value moves the MICR line up; a negative value moves the line down (e.g., -4 adjusts the MICR line down by 4/72nds of an inch.)
      • Aux on Us Horiz Adj used to reposition this segment of the MICR line horizontally. 
        Adjustments are based on 72nds of an inch. A positive value moves the Aux on Us to the right; a negative value moves it left.
      • Routing # Horiz Adj used to reposition this segment of the MICR line horizontally. 
        Adjustments are based on 72nds of an inch. A positive value moves the Routing # to the right; a negative value moves it left.
      • On Us Horiz Adj used to reposition this segment of the MICR line horizontally. 
        Adjustments are based on 72nds of an inch. A positive value moves the On Us to the right; a negative value moves it left.
      • MICR Font Name is used to enter the name of the font file, if you use a font other than PENTA’s default.
      • MICR point size used to specify the size of the font you use
        When this field is blank, PENTA uses 12 point.
  • Close the pop-up window and main window.