Xerox 6180N Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide - Page 136
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Security • Selecting checks with a structured background pattern. This type of background accentuates the pattern change that results from tampering. Random check backgrounds may camouflage damage due to alteration. • Using "fugitive" inks, which run when a solvent is applied. A water soluble ink shows any attempt to loosen and remove paper fibers attached to a dry ink image. Modifying printed checks The ease with which a tamperer can modify an image, either chemically or mechanically, depends on how intertwined the printing inks are with the fiber of the paper with which the inks have been in contact. The following printing technologies react in different ways to the different tampering methods. Lithographic printing Lithography is difficult to modify. The inks are liquid when applied and soak into the fibers of the paper. The flow of the ink through the paper fibers makes the edges of the characters indistinct. If a nonabsorbent paper is used, or a paper with an ink hold-out layer, the image may sit on the top layer of the paper, making it easy to erase. The deeper the ink soaks into the paper, the more paper fibers must be disturbed to remove the ink, and the more noticeable the alterations are. Impact printing The two types of impact printing are letterpress and ribbon ink transfer. • Letterpress: This method is not recommended for printing variable data required for check applications. • Ribbon transfer: This process involves either fabric or mylar ribbons. - The fabric ribbon ink is semi-liquid. An example is a fabric typewriter ribbon or printer ribbon that leaves ink on your hands when you touch it. 8-8 Generic MICR Fundamentals Guide