Abstract: An input receptacle receives currency bills and checks. A transport mechanism transports the bills and checks along a transport path to an output receptacle. An image scanner, adjacent the transport path, is configured to generate one or more electrical signals from which image data can be derived. The image data is reproducible as a visually readable image of at least a portion of each of the plurality of documents. A controller is configured to determine a denomination of each of the currency bills. In response to the controller not determining a denomination of one of the currency bills, the controller flags the currency bill as a no-call document by causing at least a portion of the image data to be displayed as a visually readable image of the flagged currency bill on the display.

Abstract: A novel media release mechanism is provided for a printer and includes a housing, at least one wedge member mounted on the housing, a blade member mounted on each wedge member, and a knob which can be rotated to allow movement between each blade and wedge members so as to allow each blade member to move radially inwardly into the housing. When blade members are moved inwardly, a space is formed between media wound thereon and the blade members to allow a user to easily remove the wound media from the housing and blade members. Each wedge member has a plurality of angled wedge faces and each blade member has a plurality of angled blade faces. Each blade face is slidably mounted on a respective wedge face. The knob includes a wall which has an end that can be selectively engaged with an end of the wedge member to prevent the axial movement thereof relative to the housing. The end can be moved from engagement with the wedge member to allow movement thereof by rotating the knob.