APS2601I MICR PRINTING WAS REQUESTED, BUT IS NOT AVAILABLE.

Explanation

Magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) printing is requested when the Presentation Text Data (PTX) structured field or the Graphics Data (GAD) structured field uses a font that supports MICR. When the element identifier (bytes 16-17) in the formatted sense message (APS830I) is not zero, the printer might provide the number of one of these error conditions that caused the exception to be reported:

  1. A string of text is encountered that is to be printed with a MICR font, but MICR printing is not available for this text string.
  2. Some printers can print MICR text on one side of the media, but not on the other side; in this case, text data to be printed with a MICR font that is placed on the non-MICR side of the media causes this exception to occur.
  3. Some printers can print MICR text only in specific colors, such as black or a specific highlight color.
  4. Some printers allow MICR printing to be disabled (even after a MICR font is activated).

System action

PSF cannot print the current data set. PSF stops processing and printing the data set. PSF issues more messages that identify the processing environment in which the error occurred. PSF releases the current data set back to JES and requests that it is held by the system, unless PRTERROR=QUIT was specified on the OUTPUT statement.

Operator response

No response is necessary.

System programmer response

No response is necessary.

User response

If you do not want MICR printing, change the PTX or GAD structured field to not use MICR fonts. If you do want MICR printing, change the data stream to request MICR printing on the supported side, send the job to a different printer that prints MICR on the requested side, or reconfigure this printer to print MICR on the requested side.