Typical of businesses using this capability is a credit company that handles financing for a major automobile manufacturer. The firm has installed desktop MICR printers in its 31 branch offices around the United States, enabling branch personnel to create laser- printed checks immediately as needed. Previously, checks were either written by hand or produced centrally and mailed out to the branches. Using blank security paper, the laser check printers can print the entire check - including the automaker's logo, bank name and codes, payee and amounts, decorative borders, and other elements. Printing in Color.
Laser printers are also available for printing in both highlight color and full color.
Highlight color laser printers print black and one color - typically red, blue, or green. The black and second color are both printed in a single pass through the machine, at speeds as high as 90 ppm. Placement of the highlight color is data-driven under computer control, allowing ever page printed to be customized as desired. An Ohio-based bank recently installed highlight color laser printers as part of a major document redesign effort. The bank sends out 133 different kinds of documents to its customers, and it has successfully reengineered more than half of the documents with highlight color to provide a consistent look.