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An apparatus and method for issuing documents of value such as money orders, gift certificates, utility remittances, phone card, payroll, etc. includes a compartment for receiving substrates on which information associated with a document of value is printed, a code reader which reads codes uniquely

An apparatus and method for issuing documents of value such as money orders, gift certificates, utility remittances, phone card, payroll, etc. includes a compartment for receiving substrates on which information associated with a document of value is printed, a code reader which reads codes uniquely associated with each substrate from the substrates, a printer that prints information on the substrates, and a control terminal for controlling the code reader and printer. The control terminal is configured for communication with the code reader and for detection and recordation of the codes uniquely associated with each substrate. The control terminal detects and records deviations from an expected order of the codes uniquely associated with the substrates upon the substrates being received in the apparatus. An additional aspect of the control terminal is as a print access controller permitting physical access to a portion of the printer upon receipt of an access code. A further aspect of the control terminal includes connecting with a system for modification of a portion of the apparatus. A further aspect of the apparatus is voiding substrates.

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1. An apparatus for issuing documents of value, comprising:a vault for receiving document of value substrates; a printer, coupled with the vault, for printing on the document of value substrates, the printer receiving the document of value substrates from the vault; a printer access controller, conf

1. An apparatus for issuing documents of value, comprising:a vault for receiving document of value substrates; a printer, coupled with the vault, for printing on the document of value substrates, the printer receiving the document of value substrates from the vault; a printer access controller, configured for receiving an access code and further configured for making a determination whether the access code authorizes a physical access to the vault and selectively permitting the physical access to the vault responsive to the determination, and including software running the printer access controller to automatically change the access code daily according to a predetermined algorithm.