A message will appear on the display if an error occurs. In the table below, find the error message that appears on the terminal and try the solution. If the error message re-appears, contact Moneris Customer Care for assistance.
All error messages are listed in alphabetical order (regardless of their
cause).
Click on the first letter of the error
message to access the first message that starts with that letter.
Symbols A
B
C D
E
F G H
I
J K L
M N
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P
Q R
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U V
W X Y Z
ERROR MESSAGE |
PROBLEM & SOLUTION |
= SAF Log 90% Full |
This icon appears on the following menus when the SAF log is nearly full: MAIN MENU, TRANSACTIONS, REPORT FUNCS, ADMIN FUNCS, and CONFIG FUNCS. A manual SAF Upload transaction should be performed as soon as possible.
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= SAF Log is |
This icon appears on the following menus when the SAF log is full: MAIN MENU, TRANSACTIONS, REPORT FUNCS, ADMIN FUNCS, and CONFIG FUNCS. The next time the terminal returns to the READY screen, it will perform an automatic SAF Upload . No other transactions (Air Miles, debit, credit or Ernex) can be processed until the SAF Upload has been successfully completed. Wait while the terminal performs the SAF Upload . Do NOT cancel the SAF Upload . It must be completed before any other transactions can be performed. |
TRAINING |
This text appears on the READY screen when the terminal is in Training mode. Exit Training mode to remove the text from the display. |
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This icon appears on the following menus when the terminal is in Training mode: MAIN MENU, TRANSACTIONS, REPORT FUNCS, ADMIN FUNCS, and CONFIG FUNCS. Exit Training mode to remove the icon from the display. |
3G FAILED |
The terminal could not connect to the authorized mobile network within the allotted time. Press the key, and retry the transaction. |
3G FAILED |
The SIM card has been removed or is malfunctioning. Confirm that the SIM card has correctly been installed. If this does not work, contact Moneris Customer Care. |
3G FAILED |
An unsupported or unauthorized SIM card has been installed, or the currently installed SIM card is malfunctioning or is registered to an account that has been rendered inactive by the authorized mobile services provider. Contact the Moneris Customer Care. |
The Refund Amount entered exceeds the limit set on the terminal during Initialization. - Ask the cardholder to return the
terminal. |
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APP CA06 |
Contact the Moneris Customer Care for assistance. |
ASSERT |
Contact the Moneris Customer Care for assistance. |
The key was pressed during a chip card transaction: - Remove the chip card from the chip card reader. The
terminal will beep once per second until the card is removed. |
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CANCELLED |
The cardholder has pressed the key during the cardholder prompts. - Ask the cardholder to return the terminal. |
CANNOT SWIPE |
A chip card was swiped on the magnetic stripe card reader; however, this is not allowed for this card. - Press the
key
to return the READY screen |
CARD BLOCKED |
The chip card that you inserted cannot be used. |
CARD
NOT |
The gift/loyalty card you entered has not been activated. Refer to the Activate a Gift Card or Activate a Loyalty Card procedures. |
CARD NOT or CARD NOT
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There are a number
of possible problems: - You have keyed in or swiped a card at the SWIPE ADMIN CARD prompt that is not a POS admin card. Check the card to ensure that it is a POS Admin Card. - You have keyed in a credit card or debit chip card or gift card/loyalty number that is not valid. Check that you have keyed in the card number exactly as it appears on the card. - During a Payment or Payment Void transaction, you have keyed in or swiped a card at the SWIPE OR INSERT CARD prompt that is not a Private Label card. Check the card to ensure that it is a Private Label card. - You have entered a card that is not supported for the transaction you are performing e.g. swiping a debit card during a pre-authorization transaction (the latter applies to credit cards only) Check the card (or Card number) then: If the READY screen appears, retry the transaction. If the SWIPE OR INSERT CARD prompt appears, swipe (or key in) the card again. You may need to swipe the card more quickly or more slowly or from the front of the reader back to read it properly. If this message appears again: - For a credit card that was swiped: try the transaction
again, but key in the Card number - For a pre-authorization transaction or similar situation: ask the customer for the right type of card.
Direct the cardholder to report the problem to their card issuer. |
CARD PROBLEM or CARD PROBLEM |
You have swiped a card on the terminal's magnetic stripe reader and the card stripe could not be read properly. If the READY screen appears, retry the transaction. If the SWIPE OR INSERT CARD prompt appears, try swiping the card more quickly or more slowly or from the front of the reader back. If this is a contactless transaction: The reader could not read all of the information that it required, or there is more than one contactless card within range of the reader. 1. Hold the card by itself in front of the reader for 3 to 5 seconds until the reader beeps. Try this step twice more if it doesn't work the first time. 2. If step 1 doesn’t work, try inserting the card into the chip reader if the card is also a chip card. 3. If step 2 doesn’t work, try swiping the card on the terminal. 4. If step 3 doesn’t work, manually enter the card number, or use an alternative form of payment. |
CARD REMOVED |
The chip card was removed from the chip card reader during the cardholder prompts, before the REMOVE CARD prompt was displayed. The transaction is cancelled. - Retrieve the terminal from the cardholder. |
The chip card was removed before the transaction was completed and has been cancelled. - Press the
key. |
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CASH BACK OR CASH BACK |
The Cashback amount requested exceeds the limit set on the terminal. Enter a lower amount for Cashback when the prompt re-appears. If this error message appears on a regular basis, consider increasing the Cashback limit set on the terminal. |
CHECK PHONE |
The customer may see this error message when paying by tapping a mobile device (e.g. a mobile phone, tablet, e-reader, watch, key fob, mobile tag, etc ). The customer performs the following actions: 1. Checks the mobile device and responds to any prompts displayed there. They may need to enter a passcode. 2. Presses the key or waits for the terminal to return to the SWIPE/INSERT/TAP CARD prompt. 3. Taps the mobile device again. |
CHECK PRINTER |
A problem has been detected with the printer. Open the printer and check that: If the problem is fixed: If the problem is not fixed: |
CHIP NOT ALLOWED |
- Press the key again to return to the READY screen. - Process a Purchase using the Chip card. Refer to Purchase
with Tip Entry Enabled or Purchase
with Tip Entry
Disabled. |
CHIP NOT ALLOWED |
A chip card has been used to attempt a Pre-Authorization transaction and the terminal is not configured to allow this. If this appears during merchant prompts: - You remove the chip card If this message appears during the cardholder prompts: - the cardholder removes the card. |
CHIP NOT ALLOWED |
The cardholder passes the terminal back to you. - Press the
key.
THE CHIP NOT ALLOWED DO PURCHASE PRESS OK prompt appears. |
CHIP TYPE |
The chip on the chip card cannot be used on this terminal. - Remove the chip card. |
CLERK ID NOT |
The Default Clerk ID has not been set. Press the key to return to the READY screen. If you wish to use a Default Clerk ID, add the Default Clerk ID. OR If you wish to use a number of Clerk IDs, change the prompt for Clerk ID to YES. |
A credit card was tapped for an amount that exceeds the card’s Contactless Transaction Limit. If the card has a chip, insert it into the terminal chip reader; otherwise, swipe the card. |
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CUSTOMER - |
A chip card was swiped on the Magnetic Stripe Card Reader instead of inserted into the chip card reader. Insert the card into the chip card reader to start the transaction. |
See Declined Messages. |
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DO A PURCHASE |
The chip card cannot be used for a Pre-Auth transaction because the terminal is not configured to allow this. Retrieve the terminal, remove the chip card, pressthe key, and perform a Purchase using the chip card. The chip card cannot be used for a Pre-Auth transaction because the terminal is not configured to allow this. Retrieve the terminal , remove the chip card, press the key, and perform a credit Purchase using the chip card. |
DUPLICATE TERMINAL NAME |
The terminal name you have attempted to assign to this terminal is already assigned to another one of your terminals. Try keying in another terminal name. |
ENTER UNLOCK KEY PROVIDED BY SERVICE CENTRE |
See message PASSWORD LOCKED CALL SERVICE CENTRE. |
An unknown communication error has occurred. Press the key to return to the READY screen and try the transaction again. If the message reappears, contact Moneris Customer Care for assistance. |
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ERROR 402 |
The Host has dropped the connection to the terminal during a transaction. Press the key to return to the READY screen and try the transaction again. If the message reappears, contact Moneris Customer Care for assistance. |
ERROR 403 |
The terminal has lost the connection to the Host during a transaction. Press the key to return to the READY screen and try the transaction again. If the message reappears, contact Moneris Customer Care for assistance. |
ERROR 406 |
The terminal has sent the transaction request to the Host but the Host has not responded. Press the key to return to the READY screen and try the transaction again. If the message reappears, contact Moneris Customer Care for assistance. |
ERROR 407 |
The application did not send the final message to the Moneris Host. The transaction is considered cancelled. - Press the
key. |
The terminal attempted to communicate with the Moneris Host but failed. The terminal will display this message for 3 seconds then return to the previous prompt. Wait for a few minutes, and then try the transaction again. If the message reappears, do the following: 1. Power off the terminal, and then power it on again. 2. Reinitialize the terminal. 3. If the message reappears, contact Moneris Customer Care for assistance. |
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INCORRECT PIN --
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The cardholder has not entered the correct PIN, i.e. (the PIN entered does not match the PIN on the card). The cardholder can retry entering their PIN correctly one last time. |
The PIN entered does not match the PIN on the card. - The cardholder presses the
key. For chip cards with PIN: If the cardholder cannot remember their PIN the card may approve the transaction or the terminal may prompt for a signature at the end of the transaction or the transaction may be cancelled. If the transaction was cancelled, request another form of payment. For debit cards: If the debit cardholder cannot remember their
PIN, the transaction cannot be completed. Ask for another form
of payment. |
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INCREMENTS OF 10
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The Cashback amount that was entered is not a rounded amount (i.e., there must be no cents included, and the dollar position must be zero). Key in a Cashback amount like $10 or $20 or $30 or $40, etc. |
INITIALIZATION ERROR |
Please wait while the terminal is re-establishes an Ethernet connection to the Host in order to retry the initialization. When the connection is established, the INITIALIZATION ERROR RETRYING TRANSACTION prompt appears. |
INITIALIZATION |
There has been a terminal, host or communication problem during the Initialization. Press the key to return to the READY screen. Contact the Moneris Customer Care for assistance. |
INITIALIZATION |
The Merchant ID entered during the Initialization was not correct. - Press the
key
to return to the READY screen If the Merchant ID was entered correctly and the message re-appears, contact Moneris Customer Care for assistance. |
INITIALIZE |
The Moneris Host is requesting a re-initialization of the terminal. Re-initialize for Ernex. |
INIT FAILED-### |
There has been a parameter error during the Initialization. ### indicates the specific error. - Record the 3-digit number that appears where the ### is in
this example. Contact the Moneris Customer Care for assistance. |
INIT REQ'D |
The Moneris Host is requesting a re-initialization of the terminal. Re-initialize the terminal. |
INSUFFICIENT |
There are not enough points on the card to redeem the number of loyalty points requested. Perform a gift/loyalty Card Inquiry to obtain the balance on the card then retry the Redemption with a valid number of points. |
INVALID CARD NO. |
The swiped card failed the MOD 10 check. If the READY screen appears, retry the transaction. If the SWIPE OR INSERT CARD prompt appears, try swiping the card again. If using a UnionPay card that has only a magnetic stripe, perform an assisted UnionPay transaction. If this message reappears, contact Moneris Customer Care for assistance. |
INVALID CARD |
The card that was swiped cannot be used for this transaction. Ask for another card (e.g. a credit card) and retry the transaction. Try swiping the card again. If this message reappears, press the key to cancel the transaction and retry the debit or credit transaction. |
INVALID DATE |
The date entered
is not a valid date. Check the date and re-enter it when the prompt re-appears. |
INVALID ENTRY |
While in Training mode you have attempted to enter a transaction amount, a Cashback amount or a Tip amount greater than $1.00. When the prompt reappears, key in an amount of $1.00 or less
and press the
key
to continue. OR |
Invalid Expiry Date |
The gift card that you entered has passed its expiry date. Request another gift card. |
INVALID |
The 4-digit Expiry date entered is not a valid date. Check the date and re-enter it when the prompt re-appears. The date must be entered in the MMDD format and must be a valid calendar date, e.g., 0231 ( Feb. 31) is not a valid date. If using a UnionPay card that has only a magnetic stripe, perform an assisted UnionPay transaction. |
INVALID PASSWORD
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The password entered does not match the password downloaded. |
INVALID PHONE # |
The number that was keyed in is not the correct length. Key in a 10-digit phone number (including the area code but without any spaces). |
Invalid Redemption Points/Amount |
You have entered a redemption value that is outside the minimum or maximum value allowable for your loyalty program. |
INVALID |
Contact the Moneris Customer Care for assistance.
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INVALID TIME |
The time entered
is not a valid time. Check the time and re-enter it when the prompt re-appears. |
LOW BATTERY!!! |
The battery charge is at a critically low level. The terminal will beep 3 times then power off. To continue performing transactions: |
The terminal was unable to initialize to the Moneris Host. Press the key. The terminal may automatically attempt another initialization or may simply return to the READY screen. Contact the Moneris Customer Care for assistance. |
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Matching Transaction Not Found |
A gift/loyalty transaction matching the Reference number you entered could be found. Check the number and try again. |
MAXIMUM BONUS |
The multiplier was applied to the 10th Bonus Offer selected for the transaction and this has resulted in an 11th Bonus Offer. There is a maximum 10 bonus offers per transaction so this exceeds the maximum. The terminal returns to the Bonus Offer menu screen. Select the Bonus Offer again, but press the key to select NO at the APPLY MULTIPLIER prompt. |
MERCHANT ID |
The Merchant ID entered does not match the Merchant ID in the terminal's configuration. Check the ID, and re-enter it when the prompt re-appears. If the Merchant ID was entered correctly and the message re-appears, contact Moneris Customer Care for assistance. |
MISMATCHED |
During a swiped credit card transaction, the digits entered as the last four of the credit card do not match the last four digits of the card number encoded on the card's magnetic stripe. Check the Card number and re-enter the last four digits when the prompt re-appears. If the prompt reappears, contact Moneris Customer Care for assistance. |
MOBILE |
Verify that the card being used is a Visa, MasterCard, or American Express. These cards support mobile processing. Ask the customer to tap their mobile device again. If the error message re-appears, contact Moneris Customer Care.
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Clerk Subtotals are not available for that Clerk ID OR That Clerk ID does not exist. Check the Clerk ID and try the report again. |
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NO SIM |
This message appears when the merchant selects the option to display the SIM number, but the terminal does not have a SIM card installed. Insert the SIM card. If it is already inserted, remove and re-insert it. Refer to Installing the SIM card. |
NO SUPPORTED APPLICATIONS REMOVE CARD |
The applications available on the terminal do not match any of the applications on the chip card. - If the chip card was inserted into the chip reader, remove the card. Swipe the chip card on the magnetic stripe card reader to continue the transaction If the card was tapped, insert it into the chip reader; otherwise, swipe it on the magnetic stripe reader. |
NOT ACCEPTED |
The chip card
inserted cannot be read - Remove the chip card. If the SWIPE OR INSERT CARD prompt appears: If the PURCHASE Ready screen appears: If the SWIPE CARD prompt appears: If the NOT ACCEPTED message reappears: |
NOT COMPLETED or NOT COMPLETED |
The terminal has encountered a communication error during the cardholder prompts. If the cardholder is swiping or inserting the card: - Ask the cardholder to return the terminal. |
This error may appear in more than one context: - The Admin code entered does not exist or the function has not been configured on this terminal. Check the Admin Shortcut Code and try again. - You attempted to configure a pre-set TIP PERCENT before configuring the previous TIP PERCENT, for example, attempting to configure TIP PERCENT 3 before TIP PERCENT 2. |
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PASSWORD
LOCKED 9999 |
This message applies to merchants who are using an admin password vs the POS admin card to protect configuration settings. The messsage appears if you have entered the incorrect admin password 4 times in a row. To unlock the password function, refer to Admin Password Locked. |
The terminal is about to erase from its memory a transaction that includes a Cashback amount and has not been printed on a Stored Transactions List. - Press the
key. |
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PIN MUST BE |
The cardholder has entered a PIN that was too short (less than 4 digits) or too long (more than 12 digits). When the ENTER PIN prompt reappears: |
PIN TRIES |
The cardholder keyed in an incorrect PIN too many times in a row for this transaction. The transaction is declined. - If the REMOVE CARD message appears under the PIN RETRIES EXCEEDED
message, remove the chip card from the chip card reader. |
PLEASE LOGON |
The terminal has been logged off to protect it from attempts to perform unauthorized transactions. Perform a Logon transaction. |
PLEASE REMOVE |
Ask the customer to remove their contactless card or their mobile device (e.g. a mobile phone, tablet, e-reader, watch, key fob, mobile tag, etc ) from near the contactless reader. |
Contact the Moneris Customer Care to obtain a voice authorization. Once authorized, process an Advice Transaction. |
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Refund Amount |
The dollar amount you have entered for a gift/loyalty Refund is greater than the amount in the original Purchase transaction. Press the key, and retry the Refund with the correct amount. |
The Refund Amount entered exceeds the limit set on the terminal during Initialization. Press the key twice then retry the Refund for a lower amount. For Chip Card Refunds: Remove the card then press the key Check the amount of the Refund. If it is greater than the limit, cancel the Refund on the terminal. The total value of Refunds performed today is greater than your daily Refund limit. Contact the Moneris Customer Care for a temporary increase. Please have the original Purchase receipt available for reference to discuss increasing your Refund limit. |
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REINITIALIZATION |
The First Initialization
attempt failed A communication configuration setting has been changed on the terminal Try to initialize again. |
REINITIALIZATION |
The Moneris host sent a Re-initialization request to the terminal while the terminal was powered off. Press the key to connect to the host and update your terminal. You do not need to swipe your admin card. |
REMOVE CARD |
A chip card has been left in the chip card reader after the transaction was completed. The terminal will beep once per second until the card is removed. Remove the chip card from the chip card reader. The Idle prompt will appear on the screen. |
RETRY - SYSTEM PROBLEM ### |
The Moneris Host was unable to process the transaction. Retry the transaction. |
RETRY - SYSTEM |
The Moneris Host or the Third Party Host was unable to process the transaction. Retry the transaction. |
The customer has taken too long to enter their PIN. - Press the
key. |
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YES NO |
Press the key to select YES and retry the transaction. The CUSTOMER PRESS OK TO CONTINUE prompt appears. Pass the terminal back to the customer and ask them to press the key then re-enter their debit card information. Press the key to select NO and return to the READY screen. |
The total awards calculated for this Air Miles Rewards Purchase or Air Miles Rewards Refund are greater than the maximum reward limit configured on the terminal. The READY screen re-appears. Check the values entered during the Rewards transaction and retry the transaction. |
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The SAF Upload attempt (automatic during a transaction or manually started from the terminal menus) was not completed. Press the key. If this was an automatic SAF upload attempted during a transaction (Close Batch or Multi-terminal Reporting), the transaction is cancelled then the READY screen appears. If this was a manual SAF upload attempt, the READY screen appears. Wait a moment then retry the upload. If the problem persists, contact Moneris Customer Care for assistance. |
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SAF UPLOAD |
The function you have attempted to process ( enter Training mode or Initialization ) is not available until a SAF upload of the Air Miles transactions in the SAF log has been processed. Perform a manual SAF Upload then retry the function. |
One or more of the messages sent between the terminal and the Moneris Host are missing data or have incorrect data. Wait for a few minutes then try the transaction again. If the message reappears, contact Moneris Customer Care for assistance. |
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SYSTEM PROBLEM |
The terminal is automatically retrying the transaction. Please wait until the terminal returns to the READY screen or another message appears. |
SYSTEM PROBLEM |
The terminal limits the number of PINs that can be entered in a specific time frame. This message appears if the number of PINs entered exceeds that limit. The current transaction is cancelled and debit and Chip-with-PIN transactions cannot be performed for a period of up to 10 minutes. After 3 seconds the last line of this message changes to "RETURN TO CLERK". - Retrieve the terminal from the cardholder. |
SYSTEM PROBLEM |
This message appears 3 seconds after the SYSTEM PROBLEM SECURITY LIMIT PLEASE RETRY message appears. - Retrieve the terminal from the cardholder. |
SYSTEM
UPDATE 1 |
The terminal displays this message while performing system updates and will not respond to any key presses. Wait until the operation is completed and the terminal displays the READY screen. |
You have tried to add too many Clerk IDs or Terminal Names. You can add a maximum of 255 different Clerk IDs and 100 different Terminal Names. |
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TAP FAILED |
The contactless reader was unable to read a card or a contactless debit card has been tapped for an amount that exceeds its Contactless Transaction Limit. • If the card is also a chip card, insert it into the chip reader. • If the card does not have a chip, swipe the card on the terminal. |
TERMINAL DATA |
If the Initialization retry is not successful, contact Moneris Customer Care for assistance. Press the key to return to the READY screen. |
TERMINAL SETUP |
The terminal has not been configured. Contact Moneris Customer Care for assistance with configuring the terminal. |
The cardholder has taken too long to respond to their prompts. - Ask the cardholder to return the terminal. |
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TIME-OUT |
The cardholder has taken too long to respond to their prompts. - Ask the cardholder to remove their card. The TIME-OUT RETURN TO CLERK prompt appears. |
TIP IS NOT
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Tip entry must be performed by the cardholder, but during a Mail Order/Telephone Order (MOTO) transaction, the cardholder is not present so if a tip amount is entered, the transaction will not be processed. 1. Press the key or wait for the terminal to return to the purchase amount confirmation screen. 2. Respond to the prompts but, this time, do not enter a tip even though the tip prompt appears.
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Transaction amount over maximum |
The transaction amount exceeds the allowable amount for a single transaction using a gift/loyalty card. If the transaction is a gift Purchase, do a split-tender transaction, or request another gift card or other form of payment. |
Transaction Code Invalid |
The gift/loyalty transaction cannot be voided (possibly because the card used for the transaction has already been deactivated). |
TRANSACTION DATA |
No EMV data could be found. Wait until the terminal returns to the ADMIN FUNCS menu. |
TRANSACTION |
The terminal has incorrectly interpreted a Maestro debit card as a credit card. and A Maestro debit card with non-debit
Service code has been swiped for any non-debit supported transaction
type (i.e., a transaction type other than Purchase, Refund,
Purchase-Void or Refund-Void). Retry the transaction with a credit card. |
Purchase
Void; -Credit
Refund Void: Debit Purchase Void: No transactions were found that match the criteria you entered
during one of the following reports: - Transaction
Inquiry or gift/loyalty
Transaction Inquiry : OR OR |
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TRANSFER NOT |
The card to which you are attempting to transfer a gift balance is not a variable amount gift card. Press the key to return to the READY screen. |
USE MAGSTRIPE |
Other methods of card entry (tap, insert and/or manual keying) have failed. Swipe the card on the terminal's magnetic stripe reader. |
VALID VALUES |
The value for the SAF upload time period was less than 1 or greater than 15. Check the value and enter a valid value. |
VALID VALUES |
The Backlight delay time is not valid. Check the number of seconds entered and enter a valid value when the prompt re-appears. |
VALID VALUES |
The Ethernet time-out or retry time is not valid. Check the number of seconds entered and enter a valid value when the prompt re-appears. |
VALID VALUES |
This message is displayed if the preset Tip percentage is not in the right range. Enter a valid value. |
No points were awarded for the Air Miles Rewards transaction. The READY screen appears after 3 seconds. Check the values that were entered at the ENTER AMOUNT, ENTER QUANTITY and the BONUS OFFER selected. They may not qualify the transaction for points OR may have been entered incorrectly. |