MagTek MICRbase - Manual (Page 28)

MICRbase, Setup Program for MICR Readers
Check), and appends it to the data message. Also, if a <NAK> (hex 15) character is received in
this mode, the MICR Reader will resend the last message.
Control Characters and MICR Data
The Control Characters and hex values are as follows:
OPTION CONTROL
CHARACTER HEX VALUE
Leading <STX> <STX> 02
Leading <ESC> <ESC> 1B
Trailing <ETX> <ETX> 03
Trailing <CR> <CR> 0D
Trailing <LF> <LF> 0A
Control Characters may be added to the MICR data message. The characters are always in the
following locations:
<STX> <ESC> data <ETX> <CR> <LF>
For example, if the <STX> and <CR> boxes are checked, the message from the MICR Reader
will look like this:
MICR Data: <STX>data<CR>
Note
When Com Mode is used, the individual control characters are not
available.
Send Data After Error – All RS232 Models
This box specifies whether the MICR Reader will return data to the host after a read error. If the
box is checked and the unit reads a check with an error, the MICR Reader will send the data back
to the host. If the box is not checked and the MICR Reader finds an error, it will discard the data
and nothing will be sent. The error conditions are in the table below.
Send Status – All RS232 Models
This box makes the MICR Reader append a two-digit error/status code to the end of the MICR
data. For most formats the error/status code will always be preceded by a forward slash (/).
For example, if a Canadian check (code 08) is read and had no errors, and the MICR data is
“1234567890”, then the message from the MICR Plus will look like this:
MICR Data: 1234567890/08
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