MICR Tech printers are marketed under various brand names, including HP, and various companies sell them. MICR components for these printers, made by the MICR Tech Corporation, use the most advanced technology available to help businesses and individuals stay protected against financial fraud involving checks.

When you purchase MICR Tech printers, information, including the type of operating system you use, is necessary to ensure the products you purchase are compatible. Consider these suggestions when making your purchases:

1. Buy single tray MICR Tech printers for your business if you want a different printer for every type of printing job.

2. Think about using dual tray printers to do multiple types of print jobs without having to continually change the paper to fit the job.

3. Use lock-less printers if you feel comfortable giving every employee access to the printers.

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Use single tray MICR Tech printers

If your business uses individual MICR Tech printers for each printing job, single tray printers are a good option. These printers feature a lock on the printer to prevent unauthorized printing. The lock also stops the trays from opening, which means that only authorized employees can change the paper or check stock.

I recommend: Troy is a MICR Tech printers provider. It offers a full line of MICR Tech printers, including single tray, locked MICR printers. Relyco has a large MICR Tech printers list that includes models marketed under the HP, Xerox and Lexmark brands.

Consider dual tray MICR Tech printers

Businesses that use MICR Tech printers for multiple uses may need to consider a dual tray printer. These printers have one tray that locks and one that doesn't lock. If you print checks on the printer, you can put the blank check stock into the locked drawer and regular paper into the unlocked drawer. By doing this, only authorized personnel with a key can print checks or access the check stock.

I recommend: You can find MICR Tech printers at Printech, including dual locking tray models. PC Connection is a MICR Tech printers provider that has a MICR Tech printers list of models marketed under various brands, including Epson and Troy.

Choose lock-less MICR Tech printers

If you want every employee to be able to print on all the printers, MICR Tech printers without a lock one possible solution. It is important to remember that if you choose a lock-less printer, every employee or anyone who has access to the printer also has access to blank check stock or other forms. Additionally, anyone who has access to a computer can print documents on the printer.

I recommend: You can find MICR Tech printers marketed under the HP name at Advantage Laser Products. This company offers detailed information for all of the HP marketed printers it sells. TheMICRStore.com offers a varied selection of lock-less MICR Tech printers marketed under various names, including HP.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Use a secure fonts module and MICR toner in your MICR Tech printers to increase security.