Printer Types that Support OCR Printing 
Printer Types that Support OCR Printing
SAP delivers definitions for many types of printers with the SAP System. The definitions for the following types of printers include support for OCR printing. That is, the necessary print controls for switching OCR printing on and off have been predefined for you. You must still ensure that your printer has the necessary built-in or add-on capability of printing OCR characters.
The following list shows the R/3 printer types which include predefined support for OCR printing:
EPESCP |
All Epson 24-pin and 48-pin dot matrix printers Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B. Some printers require an add-on for OCR printing. |
EPESCP2 |
Epson printers that use the ESC/P2 printer language Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B. Some printers require an add-on for OCR printing. |
EPLQ550 |
Epson LQ-550 matrix printer Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B. Some printers require an add-on for OCR printing. |
HPLJ_II |
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet II series laser printers Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B, add-on cartridge required |
HPLJIIID |
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet III series laser printers Also, in PCL-5 mode, IBM 3912/3916, Lexmark 4039, and Siemens-Nixdorf 4819/4820 laser printers. Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B, add-on cartridge required |
HPLJ4 |
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet4 laser printers. Also, in PCL-5 mode, IBM 3912/3916, Lexmark 4039, and Siemens-Nixdorf 4819/4820 laser printers. Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B, add-on cartridge required |
HPLJ4000 |
Hewlett-Packard 4000 laser printers and related models (such as LaserJet 5000). Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B, add-on cartridge required |
HPLJ5 |
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet5 laser printers (LaserJet 5/5M, 5P/5MP, 5C, but not HP LaserJet 5Si) Also, in PCL-5 mode, IBM 3912/3916, Lexmark 4039, and Siemens-Nixdorf 4819/4820 laser printers. Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B, add-on cartridge required |
HPLJ5SI |
Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 5Si Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B, add-on cartridge required |
HP2300 |
Hewlett-Packard 2300 series line printers Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B, printer add-on required |
HP256X |
Hewlett-Packard 256 series line printers Support for: OCR-A, printer add-on required |
IBM4232 |
IBM 4232-302 line printer Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B. The printer comes with OCR-A and OCR-B printing capability. |
IBM 6408 |
IBM 6408-A00 line printer Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B. The printer comes with OCR-A and OCR-B printing capability. |
I2HP4 |
Device type for Eastern Europe for all Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4 series laser printers. Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B, printer add-on required |
I9HP4 |
Device type for Turkey for all Hewlett-Packard LaserJet 4 series laser printers. Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B, printer add-on required |
LX4039 |
Lexmark 4039 series laser printers Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B, add-on cartridge required |
MT2033 |
Mannesmann-Tally T2033 matrix printer Support for: OCR-A. The printer comes with OCR-A printing capability. |
MT2045 |
Mannesmann-Tally T2045 matrix printer Support for: OCR-A. The printer comes with OCR-A printing capability. |
MT600GER |
Mannesmann-Tally MT600 line printer with German character set Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B (DIN), printer add-on required |
MT600NDA |
Mannesmann-Tally MT600 line printer with Norwegian/Danish character set Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B (DIN), printer add-on required |
MT6045 |
Mannesmann-Tally T6045 matrix printer Support for: OCR-A. The printer comes with OCR-A and OCR-B printing capability. |
MT691 |
Mannesmann-Tally T691 matrix printer Support for: OCR-A. The printer comes with OCR-A and OCR-B printing capability. |
NECP72 |
NEC P62/P72 matrix printers Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B, printer add-on required |
SNIZD13 |
Siemens-Nixdorf SNI ZD13 line printer Support for: OCR-A. The printer comes with OCR-A printing capability. |
SNI4010 |
Siemens-Nixdorf SNI 4010 line printer Support for: OCR-A, printer add-on required |
SNI4011 |
24-pin version of the Siemens-Nixdorf SNI 4011 matrix printer Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B. The printer comes with OCR-A and OCR-B printing capability. |
SNI9014 |
Siemens-Nixdorf SNI 9014/12 line printer Support for: OCR-A, OCR-B. The printer comes with OCR-A and OCR-B printing capability. |
For the most up-to-date information about predefined OCR support, see SAP Note 8928.
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