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IRD Printing

Where can I get All My Papers IRD Print software?

Download and install the IRD Print and X9 Viewer software from www.allmypapers.com.

What is XipPrint and why do I need it?

XipPrint is software from All My Papers that provides low-level, high speed printing services in the Print Spooler. The IRD Print toolkit and IRD Print applications use XipPrint to print IRDs.

Can I try All My Papers IRD Print software before I buy it?

Yes, the downloadable versions of XipPrint (with IRD Print Client and SDK) and X9 VIEWER allow you to open ICL files, view the front of check images and print IRDs. IRDs will print with AMP watermarks so they will not be negotiable. If you are printing to a TROY MICR printer, return files with 25 or fewer items will print without watermarks and the resulting return IRDs will be negotiable if printed with MICR toner on proper IRD paper.

What software components are needed for IRD Printing?

The three components required for IRD printing are bundled within the XipPrint download. They are: IRD Printing Services – (XipPrint itself) which must be installed for all IRD printing Simple IRD Print Client – (IRD Print) This is an application that performs standalone printing of IRDs from ICL files IRD SDK – Tools for those who wish to develop their own IRD print applications

Is a duplex printer required?

Yes. There are both legal and technical issues if the front and back of the IRD are not printed at the same time.

What are the printer requirements?

A duplex laser printer is required with at least 600 DPI resolution and a MICR toner cartridge, using a PCL 5E driver and being Local to the print server. In addition, the printer must have a printer-based PCL engine as opposed to host-based.

What kinds of printers can be used to print IRDs with All My Papers software?

• Laser printers with duplex printing
• Can be driven by a PCL5e compatible driver
• Uses a MICR toner cartridge

What printers does the IRDPrint and XipPRINT software support ?

The normal printer identification has up to 3 letters following the number:

• D duplex
• T tray
• N network

Which desktop printers are supported by All My Papers IRD Print software?

• HP LaserJet P2055dn
• HP LaserJet P3015dn
• HP LaserJet 1320tn
• TROY Group Specialty IRD Printers
• Other PCL5e compatible printers

Which brands of high speed printers are supported by All My Papers IRD Print software?

• IBM InfoPrint (via PCL file)
• Xerox
• Ricoh

What is a Local printer?

A Local printer is controlled by the Print Server. The printer itself may be attached via a LAN and it may be accessed by other users as well. This is where the print spooler for the printer is located. This is in contrast to a Network printer which is accessed via a LAN but it is not "owned" by the PC accessing it.

Does IRD Print support commercially available MICR printers?

Yes, many commercially available MICR printers including those from TROY Group, Inc. are compatible with IRD Print. When working with a printer vendor make sure that the printer contemplated meets the criteria at the beginning of this FAQ and that it has a PCL5e driver available. TROY Group Printer user links: TROY IRD Print Software TROY PCL5e Driver

What is a Print Server in this context?

The Windows OS versions of 2000 Pro, NT and XP Pro are all suitable platforms as Print Servers. Effectively any PC with these operating systems can be a Print Server along with being a individual user's workstation.

Can a single printer have more than one driver installed?

Yes. The same printer can be provided with different names and associated with different drivers.

I use something other than a check printer like Troy?

Yes, the All My Papers tools will provide the fonts needed for non-check printers. It will operate with most PCL 5e laser printers. WARNING: a non-standard version of the OCR-A font is required and may be not be on your current printer. All My Papers will provide it as part of the SDK.

Is a MICR cartridge required in all cases?

The proposed standard for IRD printing X9.90 indicates that if the IRD is for a previously paid item and it is being returned to the institution's customer as a paid item, then magnetic ink is not required.

What resolution is used for IRDPrint?

Because the XipPRINT module is within the Print Server itself, it can control the resolution on a region-by-region basis so this is not a simple single valued answer. MICR data and the OCR fonts are imaged at 600 dpi, and barcodes are generally imaged at 600 dpi as well. A binary check image will typically be imaged at the input resolution but the user can control this. The topic is much more complex when a grayscale image is half-toned onto the page. Typically a 96 dpi grayscale image will be printed at 600 dpi on the printed page.

our projected print rate for IRD printing seems high. How do you achieve the throughput?

When printing multiple images on a page, most printing applications will decompress each image, scale, and then position on a new page. This "composite" page may then be compressed again for transmission to the Print Server and then decompressed again before printing. Even worse, the full bitmap may be sent to the printer as part of a "meta file". The effect is to transform the three input images of maybe 60 KB of compressed data at 20KB each to 4 Megabytes at 600 dpi for just one side of a page. XipPRINT based printing of IRDs does not decompress the images until they are ready to be composed onto the printed page. All the scaling and positioning is done once, as the page is being printed.

Do you need a special processor to achieve the data rates?

Any processor faster than a PIII at 800 MHZ should be sufficient for the basic licensed speed. Clearly, more complex images will take more time. The print engine itself will be the final determinant on print speed.

What kind of interface do you recommend for the printer?

We recommend a 10 or 100 megabit/sec LAN. Do NOT use a serial or parallel interface. They are too slow.

Are all laser printers the same?

No. For example, HP has host-based processing and printer-based processing. The All My Papers XipPRINT Server Module requires the features of the printer-based laser printer processors.

Does it matter which side is printed first?

Yes, sometimes. The registration for the MICR font must be very accurate. The second side goes through the duplexer which may not be as accurate as the front side pick. Unfortunately, first image to printer is not always first image printed.

We installed a new license and the IRDs are still printed with the demo watermark. What's wrong?

The IRDPrint function operates within the print spooler. The license is tested upon startup. Therefore, a new license is not detected until the machine is re-booted or the print spooler is restarted.

Why can we view the Image Cash Letter but not print IRDs from it?

The X9 Viewer is designed to report errors. A great deal of effort is involved in dealing with poorly formed files. Equally important is that there is an operator there to see the results. An error in a file for IRDPrint can cause problems for the print spooler. It simply is not reasonable to accept poorly formed files. If the IRDPrint function finds one error, it has to assume that the files were not properly constructed and that there may be other errors as well.

What is PCL5e Driver?

A PCL5e driver makes a printer compatible with version 5 of HP’s PCL (Printer Control Language) which is particularly well suited to the precise control of character placement and density required for reliable printing of MICR characters.

I have an HP printer--where can I get a PCL5e driver?

The exact driver you need will depend on which printer you have. Go to this web site http://www.hp.com/#Support then select download drivers and type in a complete model number for your printer e.g. LaserJet P3015dn and click Go. Next click on your operating system and at the resulting page, look for a universal PCL5e print driver.

What versions of Windows are supported by All My Papers IRD Printing software?

• Windows 7
• Windows Vista
• Windows XP
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows Server 2008

What paper do I need to print Forward IRDs and Return IRDs?

Regardless of whether you are printing Forward or Return IRDs, use 8.5”x11” 3-section paper commonly known as “Forward IRD” paper. You can buy IRD paper from a variety of suppliers including www.relyco.com.

Does the IRD printer need to be networked?

No, for simple installations (one printer and one workstation), the connection between the two devices may be either USB or Ethernet.

Can I print IRDs from multiple workstations?

You may print IRDs from multiple workstations using either the simple IRD print client or X9 VIEWER. Please see the appropriate section below

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