Configuring General Parameters

The General Parameters menu allows you to enable and configure the optional features on your terminal.

If you access a prompt and decide to keep the displayed value, simply press OK to keep that value and return to the previous menu.

Press the Can/Ann key repeatedly to return to the READY screen at any time.

From the READY screen OR the TERMINAL SETUP REQUIRED prompt:

To navigate through the menus:

- Scroll down: press
F1 to move the highlight bar down.
- Scroll up: press
F3 to move the highlight bar up.
- Select a
highlighted item: press OK.

1.   Press the Admin key.
The MAIN MENU appears.

2.   Scroll down to CONFIGURATION, and press OK.
The CONFIG FUNCS menu appears.

3.   Scroll down to GENERAL PARAMS, and press OK.
The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu appears.

If the SWIPE ADMIN CARD prompt appears, swipe the POS Admin card.

 

To select the communications type:

a. Press OK to select COMMS TYPE.
b. Select the appropriate communication type.

   The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To enable the Declined Beep alert:

a. Scroll down to DECLINED BEEP, and press OK.
The DECLINED AUDIBLE NOTIFICATION prompt appears.

b. Press the F1 key(YES) to enable Declined Beep.

The terminal beeps and then the GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To enable Tip Reporting
Enables option to record a Tip amount during Pre-Auth Completions (Advices) and prints a Tip amount line on Pre-Auth Completion receipts; enables Tip Totals report; enables option for completion or deletion of multiple Pre-Auths from list:

a. Scroll down to TIP REPORTING, and press OK.
The ENABLE TIP REPORTING? prompt appears.

b. Press the F1 key (YES).

The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To enable Tip Entry:

a.   Refer to the "Configuring Tip Entry - Debit/Credit" procedure.

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To define a default debit/credit Tip Percentage:

a. Scroll down to TIP PERCENTAGE, and press OK.
The ENTER TIP PERCENTAGE entry screen appears.

b. Key in a percentage value, and press OK.

The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To allow the terminal to process Pre-Authorization transactions using chip cards (credit and some debit cards) as well as magnetic stripe cards:

a. Scroll down to CHIP PRE-AUTH, and press OK.
The CHIP CARD PRE-AUTH ALLOWED prompt appears.

b. Press the F1 key (YES) to use chip cards for Pre-Auth transactions.
Press the F3 key (NO) to use only magnetic stripe cards for Pre-Auth transactions.

 The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To enable the CASH BACK? prompt during Debit Purchase transactions:

a. Scroll down to CASHBACK, and press OK.
The ENABLE CASH BACK? prompt appears.

b. Press the F1 key (YES) to have the CASH BACK? prompt appear.
Press the F3 key (NO) to disable the CASH BACK?  prompt.

The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To set Cashback Preset Amount 1:

a.  Scroll down to C  BACK AMT 1, and press OK.
The CASH BACK PRESET AMOUNT 1 entry screen appears.

b.  Key in the dollar value for Cash Back Preset Amount 1, and press OK.

The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To set Cashback Preset Amount 2:

a.  Scroll down to C  BACK AMT 2, and press OK.
The CASH BACK PRESET AMOUNT 2 entry screen appears.

b.  Key in the dollar value for Cash Back Preset Amount 2, and press OK.

The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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Set Cashback Preset Amount 3:
(This can be used to set a third amount or allow a customer to enter a different amount)

a.  Scroll down to C  BACK AMT 3, and press OK.
The CASH BACK PRESET AMOUNT 3 entry screen appears.

b.  Select OTHER (press the F1 key).  

The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

a. Scroll down to C BACK AMT 3, and press OK.
The CASH BACK PRESET AMOUNT 3 entry screen appears.

b. Select VALUE (press the F3 key).

c. Key in the amount, and press OK.

The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To set the maximum Cashback amount that can be entered during debit Purchase transactions:

a. Scroll down to CASHBACK LIMIT, and press OK.
The CASH BACK LIMIT prompt appears.

b. Key in the maximum dollar amount that can be entered at the ENTER CASH BACK prompt, and press OK.

The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To enable the ARE TOTALS BALANCED? prompt during the Close Batch transaction:

a. Scroll down to BALANCE PROMPT, and press OK.
The TOTALS BALANCED PROMPT? prompt appears.

b. Press the F1 key (YES) to have the Balanced prompt appear.
Press the F3 key (NO) to skip the Balanced prompt.

   The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To enable the ENTER INVOICE NO prompt during all financial transactions:

a. Scroll down to INVOICE NUMBER, and press OK.
The ENABLE INVOICE NUMBER? prompt appears.

b. Press the F1 key (YES) to have the Invoice Number prompt appear.
Press the F3 key (NO) to skip the Invoice Number prompt.

   The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To enable the TAKE MANUAL IMPRINT OF CARD AND PRESS OK prompt during financial transactions (e.g., credit) in which the Card number is manually entered:

a. Scroll down to TAKE IMPRINT, and press OK.
The TAKE IMPRINT MESSAGE? prompt appears.

b. Press the F1 key (YES) to have the Take Imprint prompt appear.
Press the F3 key (NO) to skip the Take Imprint prompt.

   The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To set the default Province Code value for Cheque Authorization transactions using a driver's licence:

a. Scroll down to PROVINCE CODE, and press OK.
The DEFAULT PROVINCE CODE prompt appears.

b. Key in the two-character alphanumeric Province code that will most likely be used during Cheque Authorization transactions using a driver's licence, and press OK. ( Entering alphabetic characters and punctuation )

   The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To be able to identify a transaction (e.g., credit) as a Mail Order or Telephone Order during the transaction:

a. Scroll down to MAIL/TEL ORDER, and press OK.
The MAIL/TEL ORDER TRANSACTIONS? prompt appears.

b. Press the F1 key (YES) to have the Mail/Tel item appear.
Press the F3 key (NO) to leave the Mail/Tel item off.

 The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To set the amount of terminal idle time before the green back light turns off automatically:

a. Scroll down to BACKLIGHT TIME, and press OK.
The BACKLIGHT OFF TIME IN SECONDS entry screen appears.

b. Key in the number of seconds before the backlight turns off, and press OK.
(minimum is 15, maximum is 998, default is 60.)
To stop the backlight from turning off, key in the value 999, and press OK.

The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To adjust the level of contrast on the terminal display screen:

a. Scroll down to CONTRAST, and press OK.
The CONTRAST menu appears.

b. Scroll up (using the F1 key) or down (using the F3 key) to highlight the level of contrast, and press OK.
The lowest level of contrast is 5, the highest level of contrast is 10. The default is 10.

The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To enable the SWIPE ADMIN CARD prompt on all transactions on the REPORTS, ADMIN and CONFIGURATION menus:

a. Scroll down to ADMIN PROTECT, and press OK.
The PROTECT ALL ADMIN OPTIONS? prompt appears.

b. Press the F1 key (YES) to have the Admin card prompt appear for all reporting, admin and configuration transactions.
Press the F3 key (NO) to have the Admin card prompt appear only for those transactions that are required by Moneris.

The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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