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 green key to keep that value and return to the previous menu.
Press the red 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 green
key.
For
information about the keys...
1. Press the
Admin key.
The MAIN MENU appears.
2. Scroll down
to CONFIGURATION, and press the
green key.
The CONFIG FUNCS menu appears.
3. Scroll
down to GENERAL PARAMS, and press
the green 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 green key
to select COMMS TYPE.
b. Select the appropriate communication type.
The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.
To enable/disable the Declined Beep alert:
a. Scroll down to DECLINED BEEP,
and press the green 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.
To enable/disable the Key Beep feature:
a.
Scroll down to KEY BEEP,
and press the
green key.
The ENABLE KEY STROKE BEEP? prompt appears.
b.
Press YES to enable
Key Beep.
OR Press the
key
(NO) to disable Key Beep.
The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu appears.
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 green 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.
Refer to the Configuring Tip Entry - Debit/Credit procedure.
To define a default debit/credit Tip Percentage:
a. Scroll down to TIP PERCENTAGE,
and press the green key.
The ENTER TIP PERCENTAGE entry screen appears.
b. Key in a percentage value, and press the green key.
The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.
To enable/disable enhanced tip prompting (Tip Enhanced):
Refer to the Configuring Enhanced Tip Prompting for Debit/Credit procedure.
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 green 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.
To enable/disable the CASH BACK? prompt during Debit Purchase transactions:
a. Scroll down to CASHBACK,
and press the green 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.
To set Cashback Preset Amount 1:
a. Scroll down to C BACK
AMT 1, and press the
green 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 green key.
The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.
To set Cashback Preset Amount 2:
a. Scroll down to C BACK
AMT 2, and press the
green 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 green key.
The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.
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 green 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 green key.
The CASH BACK PRESET AMOUNT 3 entry screen appears.
2. Select VALUE (press the key).
3. Key in the amount, and press the
green key.
The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.
To set the maximum Cashback amount that can be entered during debit Purchase transactions:
a. Scroll down to CASHBACK LIMIT,
and press the green 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
green key.
The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.
To enable/disable the ARE TOTALS BALANCED? prompt during the Close Batch transaction:
a. Scroll down to BALANCE PROMPT,
and press the green 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.
To enable/disable the ENTER INVOICE NO prompt during all financial transactions:
a. Scroll down to INVOICE NUMBER,
and press the green 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.
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 green 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.
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 green 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 green key. ( Entering alphabetic characters and punctuation )
The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.
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 green key.
The MAIL/TEL ORDER TRANSACTIONS? prompt appears.
b. Press the
key (YES) to enable mail order
and telephone order transactions.
OR Press to the
key
(NO) prevent staff from performing
mail order and telephone order transactions.
The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.
To set the amount of terminal idle time before the back light turns off automatically:
a. Scroll down to BACKLIGHT TIME, and press the
green 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 green key.
The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu reappears.
To adjust the level of contrast on the terminal display screen:
a. Scroll down to CONTRAST,
and press the green
key.
The HOLD THE '.' AND UP / DOWN ARROW TO SET THE VALUE prompt
appears.
b. While holding down the Admin key:
To decrease contrast: press the keythe area on the panel under the key (repeatedly if necessary) until the desired contrast is reached.
To increase contrast: press the keythe area on the panel above the key (repeatedly if necessary) until the desired contrast is reached.
c. Press the green key.
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 green 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.
To change the expiry period of the admin password unlock timer
Refer to Changing the Unlock Timer Value for instructions.
To enable/disable the internal contactless reader:
To have contactless reader functionality enabled on your terminal, contact Moneris Customer Care.
To enable/disable the contactless logo on contactless transaction receipts:
a. Scroll down
to CTLS LOGO, and press the
green key.
The CONTACTLESS LOGO menu appears.
b. Scroll
to ENABLE, and press the
green key.
OR To disable this feature, scroll to DISABLE,
and press the
green key.
The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu appears.
Control the manual entry of card information on the terminal keypad:
a.
Scroll down to MANUAL ENTRY,
and press the green key.
The ENTER MAN ENT PASSWORD prompt appears.
b. Enter your manual card entry password and press the green key.
c. Do one of the following:
To enable card data to be manually keyed in on the terminal, in the MANUAL CARD ENTRY screen, scroll down to select ON, then press the green key. The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu appears.
To prevent your staff or customers from manually entering card data on the terminal, in the MANUAL CARD ENTRY screen, scroll up to select OFF, then press the green key. The GENERAL PARAMETERS menu appears.
Go back to Configuring Your Terminal.