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title: "Using a MICR Scanner to Scan a Check"
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updated: 2026-08-10T20:13:10Z
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# Using a MICR Scanner to Scan a Check

1. At the POS tender window, select the appropriate E-Check tender type(s).

The E-Check Verification (or similar) screen appears, with all fields blank.

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2. Scan the check.

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> If an error occurs, you may be instructed to try again or manually enter the check information.

Scanner interprets the check MICR data and passes the information to the IDI platform.
3. The E-Check Verification window is populated with the following information obtained from the MICR data:
  - ABA Routing Number
  - Account Number
  - Check Number
4. Manually enter all remaining field information:
  - Account Holder Name (required)
  - Bank Name (optional)
  - Driver’s License Number (optional*)
  - Driver’s License State (optional*)

> [!NOTE]
> Note
> 
> If the check scan failed, enter the ABA Routing Number, Account Number and Check Number manually.
5. Select **OK** on the E-Check Verification (or similar) screen.
6. Upon finalizing the order, the 4" receipt printer prints one or two copies of the transaction receipt with a blank line for the customer’s signature and phone number.