Nine MICR printers in two classes, from a 34 page per minute desktop unit to production systems that run to a million impressions a month. Every one is calibrated for the MICR line a bank reader/sorter reads, with ProMark™ MICR toner and the MICR Performance Guarantee behind it.
Rosetta Technologies builds on Ricoh engines your service organization already supports, instead of asking you to learn a proprietary machine.
Why print on blank stock
Pre-printed stock
One product per account
Blank safety stock
One product covers every account, each check printed on demand
Speed is the number vendors lead with. Recommended monthly volume is the number that decides whether a machine lasts, and whether its MICR line stays inside tolerance.
A workgroup MICR printer sits in the office with the people who run payroll or accounts payable. It prints checks on blank stock on demand, which is what removes pre-printed check stock from the building.
P 311M, P 501M, SP 8400DNM, SP C840DNM, IP C8500M
See the class
Production MICR systems run nightly cycles where a rejected batch is a missed settlement window, not an inconvenience. These machines are built for continuous duty and measured in impressions per month rather than pages per day.
Pro C7500PM, Pro 8410M / 8420M, Pro 8310M / 8320M, Pro C7210XM
See the classThe P 311M stands 10.3 inches tall. The Pro 8420M stands 68.3 inches. A specification table flattens that difference into a row of numbers, so here are six of the machines side by side.
Heights of the six machines shown
What makes a printer a MICR printer
All three present, and the item clears. The reader/sorter reads the line. With only the toner, the check looks right to a person and is rejected by the machine.
Nine models across two classes, side by side.
| Model | Class | Print speed | Resolution | Recommended volume | Color |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P 311M | Workgroup | 34 ppm, Letter, simplex and duplex | 600 x 600, 1200 x 600, and 1200 x 1200 dpi (1200 x 1200 runs at 15 ppm) | Up to 5,800 prints per month | Monochrome |
| P 501M | Workgroup | 45 ppm, Letter | 1,200 x 1,200 dpi, LED imaging, electro-photographic | Up to 10,000 prints per month | Monochrome |
| SP 8400DNM | Workgroup | 60 ppm, Letter, continuous | 600 x 600 and up to 1200 x 1200 dpi | Up to 53,000 pages per month | Monochrome |
| SP C840DNM | Workgroup | 45 ppm, Letter, black and white and full color | 600 x 600 and 1,200 x 1,200 dpi | Up to 50,000 pages per month | Yes |
| IP C8500M | Workgroup | 45 ppm | Up to 4,800 x 1,200 dpi | Up to 50,000 prints per month | Yes |
| Pro C7500PM | Production | 85 ppm standard, 95 ppm with the optional speed upgrade, Letter, black and white and full color | 2400 x 4800 dpi, VCSEL | Up to 240,000 pages per month | Yes |
| Pro 8410M / 8420M | Production | Pro 8410M 111 ppm; Pro 8420M 136 ppm | 1200 x 4800 dpi via VCSEL | Up to 1,000,000 impressions | Monochrome |
| Pro 8310M / 8320M | Production | Pro 8310M up to 111 ppm; Pro 8320M up to 136 ppm | 1200 x 4800 dpi via VCSEL | Up to 1,000,000 impressions | Monochrome |
| Pro C7210XM | Production | 95 ppm, Letter, black and white and full color | 2400 x 4800 dpi, VCSEL | Up to 240,000 pages per month | Yes |
Size on volume, not on speed
Recommended monthly volumes. The IP C8500M, Pro 8410M / 8420M and Pro 8310M / 8320M figures are maximum monthly volumes. Maximum duty cycle is a survival rating. Running near it wears the fuser and drum, and worn parts weaken the MICR signal.
The most expensive mistake in this category is assuming that MICR is a supply rather than a system. It is three things working together, and a printer that has only one of them produces checks that look correct to a person and get rejected by a machine.
MICR toner carries iron oxide, which is what gives the characters a magnetic signature a reader/sorter can detect. ProMark™ MICR toner is the first polyester-based MICR toner in the industry. A polyester base holds together and tolerates heat better than the polystyrene base most MICR toner still uses, which is why independent testing puts its reject rate at 0.1% or lower against a 2% to 4% industry-typical range.
Every one of our MICR printers is production verified before it ships. Toner is formulated per print engine rather than sold as one universal product, fonts are tuned per engine for E-13B and CMC-7 character definition, and output is evaluated on MICR verifier equipment. This is the part no supply purchase can replicate.
E-13B is the North American standard and CMC-7 is used across much of Europe and South America. The characters are shaped the way they are so that each one produces a distinct waveform as it passes a read head. A visually similar font that was not built to that specification produces the wrong waveform, and the item is rejected.
Two MICR font standards
E-13B
The North American standard
CMC-7
Used across much of Europe and South America
Why the shapes look like that. Each character is shaped so that it produces a distinct waveform as it passes a magnetic read head. A visually similar font not built to that specification produces the wrong waveform, and the item is rejected.
If your bank reports a MICR quality problem, we investigate it with your bank. Where the problem is verified as caused by our materials or modifications and cannot be resolved, we reimburse the fees your bank charges for rejected checks over their acceptable rate.
Applies to Rosetta Technologies branded Ricoh printers purchased in the United States or Canada from us or an authorized reseller, operated with approved supplies and our MICR fonts, and maintained under an approved service plan.
Tell us your monthly volume and what you are running now. That is enough for a real answer rather than a brochure.
