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 the  key to keep that value and return to the previous menu.

Press the 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
the key to move the highlight bar down.
- Scroll up: press
the key to move the highlight bar up.
- Select a
highlighted item: press the  key.

For information about the keys...

1.   Press the  key.
The MAIN MENU appears.

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

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

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

To select the Communications Type:

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

   The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To enable/disable the Declined Beep alert:

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

b. Press the key(YES) to enable Declined Beep.
OR Press the key (NO) to disable this feature.

The terminal beeps and then the GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To enable/disable the Key Beep feature:

a.  Scroll down to KEY BEEP, and the  key.
The ENABLE KEY STROKE BEEP? prompt appears.

b.  Press the key(YES) to enable Key Beep.
OR Press to the key (NO) to disable Key Beep.

The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu appears.

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To enable/disable 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 the  key.
The ENABLE TIP REPORTING? prompt appears.

b. Press the key(YES) to enable this feature.
OR Press the key (NO) to disable this feature.

The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To enable/disable Tip Entry:

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 the  key.
The ENTER TIP PERCENTAGE entry screen appears.

b. Key in a percentage value, and press the  key.

The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To enable/disable enhanced tip prompting (Tip Enhanced):

Refer to the Configuring Enhanced Tip Prompting for Debit/Credit procedure.

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To enable/disable allowing 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 the  key.
The CHIP CARD PRE-AUTH ALLOWED prompt appears.

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

 The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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

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

b. Press the key (YES) to have the CASH BACK? prompt appear.
OR Press the 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 the  key.
The CASH BACK PRESET AMOUNT 1 entry screen appears.

b.  Key in the dollar value for Cash Back Preset Amount 1, and press the  key.
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 the  key.
The CASH BACK PRESET AMOUNT 2 entry screen appears.

b.  Key in the dollar value for Cash Back Preset Amount 2, and press the  key.
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. To allow your customer to key in any other amount that is less than or equal to your Cashback Limit:

1.  Scroll down to C  BACK AMT 3, and press the  key.
The CASH BACK PRESET AMOUNT 3 entry screen appears.

2.  Select OTHER (press the key).  
The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

b. To set a specific amount for Preset Amount 3:

1. Scroll down to C BACK AMT 3, and press the  key.
The CASH BACK PRESET AMOUNT 3 entry screen appears.

2. Select VALUE (press the key).

3. Key in the amount, and press the  key.
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 the  key.
The CASH BACK LIMIT entry screen appears.

b. Key in the maximum dollar amount that can be entered at the ENTER CASH BACK entry screen, and press the  key.
The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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

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

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

   The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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

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

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

   The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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To enable/disable 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 the  key.
The TAKE IMPRINT MESSAGE? prompt appears.

b. Press the key (YES) to have the Take Imprint prompt appear.
OR  Press the 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 the  key.
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 the  key. ( 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 the  key.
The MAIL/TEL ORDER TRANSACTIONS? prompt appears.

b. Press the key (YES) to have the Mail/Tel item appear.
OR Press the 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 back light turns off automatically:

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

b. Key in the number of seconds before the backlight turns off, and press the  key.

The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.

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

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

b. Press the key (YES) to have the admin card prompt appear for all reporting, admin and configuration transactions.
OR  Press the 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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To set up an admin password for manual entry of cards

a.  Decide on your password.

b.  Scroll down to SECURITY, and press the  key.

The SWIPE ADMIN CARD prompt appears.

c.  Swipe your POS admin card.

The ENABLE PSWD? prompt appears.

d.  Select YES by pressing the key.

The ENTER NEW 5-10 DIGIT PSWD prompt appears.

e.  Key in the password you decided on in step a.  

The RE-ENTER NEW ADMIN PASSWORD prompt appears.

f.  Key in the password again.

The ADMIN PASSWORD SET UP SUCCESSFULLY message appears briefly on the terminal, followed by the SECURITY menu.

 

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To change the admin password for manual entry of cards

a.  Decide on your new password.

b.  Scroll down to SECURITY, and press the key.

The ENTER ADMIN PASSWORD prompt appears.

c.  Key in your current admin password, and press the key.

The SECURITY menu appears.

d.  Scroll to CHANGE PSWD and press the key.

The ENTER EXISTING ADMIN PASSWORD prompt appears.

e.  Key in your current admin password.

The ENTER NEW 5-10 DIGIT ADMIN PASSWORD prompt appears.  

f.  Key in the password you decided on in step a, and press the key.

The RE-ENTER NEW ADMIN PASSWORD prompt appears

g.  Key in the new password again, and press the key.

The terminal briefly displays ADMIN PASSWORD CHANGED SUCCESSFULLY, followed by the SECURITY menu.

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To disable the admin password for manual entry of cards

a.  Scroll down to SECURITY, and press the key.

The ENTER ADMIN PASSWORD prompt appears.

b.  Key in your current admin password, and press the key.

The SECURITY menu appears.

c.  DISABLE PSWD is already highlighted. Press the key to select it.

The DISABLE PSWD? prompt appears.

d.  Select YES by pressing the key.

The READY screen appears. 

When the admin password is disabled, your terminal will ask you to swipe your POS admin card instead.

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To enable an External PINpad:

a. Scroll down to EXT PINPAD, and press the  key.
The ENABLE EXTERNAL PINPAD? prompt appears.

b. Press the key (YES) to enable the external PINpad for financial transactions. All cardholder prompts will appear on the external PINpad.
Press the key (NO) to disable the external PINpad. All prompts for the merchant and the cardholder will appear on the terminal.

The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu appears on the terminal..
The message WELCOME/BONJOUR appears on the external PINpad.

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To enable/disable the internal contactless reader:

To have contactless reader functionality enabled on your terminal (or external PINpad if attached), contact the Moneris Merchant Service Centre.

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To enable/disable the contactless logo on contactless transaction receipts:

a. Scroll down to CTLS LOGO, and press the  key.
The CONTACTLESS LOGO menu appears.

b.  Scroll to ENABLE, and press the  key.
OR To disable this feature, scroll to DISABLE, and press the  key.

The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu appears.

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Control the manual entry of card information on the terminal keypad:

IMPORTANT: Moneris strongly recommends using the default value of ADMIN PROTECT to help reduce the risk of fraudulent transactions which can later be disputed and charged back. If you wish to edit the default value, contact Moneris Customer Care.

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