The use of Multiple Features insures that a document (script) cannot be accurately duplicated and that one can always identify a copy (forgery) from an original. However additional features add additional cost to a document. to be considered tamper resistant, a prescription pad must contain all of the foregoing three characteristics. When the new Medicaid law was passed, it wisely stated that. This is a problem experienced by every manufacturer of document security paper.ДЇor this reason it is very important that a secure document (prescription) contain a number of different security features ~ 'Layer on Layer Security.' That a document (prescription) can be duplicated on some photo copiers without the words 'VOID' or other hidden messages showing up on the copy. It is important to understand that due to changing copier technology, you may find There are a number of patented methods used to accomplish this task. The idea behind this feature is that the words such as 'VOID' - 'UNAUTHORIZED COPY' - 'COPY' appear when a prescription, check or other document appear when photocopied. This is the feature that is known as the 'VOID' pantograph or 'VOID' Background. One of the most popular security features - and the one that is the most undependable - is hidden message technology. I made a copy on my photocopier and the hidden message did not appear. However messages cannot be guaranteed to appear 100% of the time Thus messages hidden on Document Security Paper will appear most of the time. It is important to note that copier technology is ever changing. SP5758 - Official Document Security PaperД¬opyright В© 2005- Micro Format, Inc.Hidden Message Technology Void Pantograph.Rather it is a 'bad copy.'Дocumemt Security Paper Products WITH THIS FEATURE

Should the 'VOID' appear, the copy is no longer an 'exact' reproduction.

The manufacturers of high quality copiers such as Xerox and Canon are in the business of making 'accurate copies,' exact reproductions of an original.

A slight variation in the intensity of the colored background will impact of how the hidden message will appear when copied.

When printing with an offset press, depending upon ink flow, the intensity of the blue color may vary between production runs as well as within the same production run.

When a prescription pad is cut using a guillotine cutter from the four-up sheet on which it was printed, the distance from the edge of the sheet to the White Reverse Rx may vary slightly.

To make the void appear, often the pantograph is printed where by the 'VOID' may be seen lightly in the background on the original.

'Hidden Message VOID technology' does not work 100% of the time on 100% of copiers (standard and color copiers) and scanners.

ONCE AGAIN IT IS IMPORTANT TO NOTE that copier technology is ever changing. You will see BOTH the LARGE and the SMALL 'VOID' on the photo copy shown below Should you darken the image, the small VOID appears. When lightening the image on the photo copier, the Large VOID appears on the photocopy. This technology incorporates the use of TWO hidden messages. However messages cannot be guaranteed to appear 100% of the time when used with all copiers or scanners.

Note ~ As with all Document Security Paper, anything printed on the paper is still legible on the copy. VOID - COPY - WARNING - COMPANY NAME - WORDS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES Other words may be hidden in the background. When photo copied on most copiers, the words This feature DOES NOT WORK 100% of the time on 100% of the copiers. However due to changing copier and scanner technology, you may find that a copy can be made without the hidden message appearing. Words such as VOID and UNAUTHORIZED COPY should appear when a document is copied. The 'HIDDEN MESSAGE TECHNOLOGY' feature is the most common and least dependable security feature. HIDDEN MESSAGE TECHNOLOGY в„ў Security Feature Hidden Message Security Void Background Tamper Proof Security PaperДЄnti Copy Document Security Paper ProductsДЄsk for SECURE GUARD в„ў Document Security Papers

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