Checkmate Electronics MSR400M Check Processor Slot Reader MICR USB POS

Checkmate Electronics MSR400M Check Processor Slot Reader MICR USB POS

The Checkmate Electronics MSR400M is a desktop magnetic slot reader designed for check processing at point-of-sale and back-office locations. The unit reads the magnetic ink character recognition (MICR) data encoded on personal and business checks as the document is passed through the slot. It connects via USB and is housed in a compact, off-white desktop enclosure with a front-mounted check slot and a single push-button control.

Specifications & What's Included

• Brand: Checkmate Electronics, Inc.
• Model: MSR400M
• Type: Magnetic slot reader / check processor
• Series: Series I
• Interface: USB (AMP RJ-style modular connector on cable end)
• Form factor: Desktop
• Country of manufacture: USA (Made in USA, per label)
• FCC Part 15 compliant (label visible on underside)
• Includes: attached USB cable

Applications

Magnetic check slot readers like the MSR400M are used at retail point-of-sale counters, bank teller stations, and back-office check processing stations to capture account and routing number data from personal and business checks. The unit reads the MICR line — the row of machine-readable characters printed in magnetic ink along the bottom of a check — allowing check verification, electronic conversion (ACH), or imaging systems to process transactions without manual data entry. Checkmate Electronics was a US manufacturer of check and document handling peripherals commonly found in grocery, pharmacy, and financial retail environments. The MSR400M represents the generation of dedicated USB-connected check readers that replaced older serial-port and keyboard-wedge designs in POS systems from the late 1990s through the 2000s.