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1) WHY ACOM MICR TONER AND PRINTERS ARE YOUR BEST CHOICE?

• MICR Check printing for Payroll and Accounts Payable is mission-critical for your business, why take chances on unreliable vendors. Choose ACOM and you're choosing check printing experts with a rock-solid reputation gained over twenty years.
• We guarantee the quality of our MICR toner and printers with our exclusive MICR toner Guarantee.
• We MICR-enhance our own printers - where others outsource to third parties.
• We have our own MICR lab to make sure all MICR documents conform to the ABA and ANSI MICR standards.
• And we're an active member of the ANSI board ( American National Standards Institute).

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2) HOW IS MICR TONER DIFFERENT FROM LASER TONER?

MICR toner contains an iron oxide that permits the "bank line" information of a check to be read by electronic bank processing equipment. MICR toner is similar to standard laser printer toner, but requires a 50% to 60% iron oxide additive content to meet ANSI specifications for readability standards.

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3) WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF A MICR LASER CHECK SYSTEM?

Most users cite the following as the main benefits of converting to MICR printing:

• MICR Laser check processing provides a much higher level of security.
• Cost reductions; due to the elimination of the inventory and control of pre-printed check stock
• Creating a MICR Laser check is a single step process that adds payee data, signatures, logos, bank identification, and the MICR line to the check.
• Increased flexibility to add, change or delete new bank accounts on demand, without ordering new check stock.
• Decreased exposure to check fraud.

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4) WHAT IS MICR?

The acronym "MICR" stands for Magnetic Ink Character Recognition. MICR is a process by which documents are printed using magnetic ink and special fonts to create machine readable information for quick document processing. The principal purpose of MICR toner is to print accounting and routing information on bank checks and other negotiable documents.

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5) WHAT DISTINGUISHES ACOM FROM OTHER MICR PRINTER VENDORS?

ACOM is a "Single Source" solution vendor. One call to ACOM can provide you with a complete turnkey solution. ACOM customers tell us that our "single source" approach saves them time, money and confusion, since they only have to go to one place for:

• Hardware (printers, MICR toner, and post-processing equipment)
• Software
• Installation
• Training
• Supplies
• Tech Support

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6) HOW IS A LASER CHECK PRINTED FROM BLANK SECURITY PAPER?

MICR laser printing has the capability to imprint all information on the check, including the MICR line, your digitized signature, and all other variable information. The same stock of blank safety paper can be used for any number of bank accounts. The MICR printer applies the data to the check with magnetic MICR toner that enables the "MICR line" to be read by bank processing equipment.

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7) WHERE CAN I BUY MICR TONER AND CHECK PRINTING SUPPLIES?

MICR toner is available at ACOM's OrderPrinterSupplies.com. The online store also provides other office printing and imaging products such as standard toner, ink cartridges and security check stock.

• MICR Printers from ACOM
• MICR Printer Section Home Page
• Laser check printing software from ACOM

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Next Steps

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