How To Process A Pre-Authorisation - Hypercom M4230 User Manual

5.8 How to Process a Pre-Authorisation

This function is used to reserve funds on a card for a sale to be processed at a later time. Car
rentals and hotels/motels most commonly use this function.
Note:
Pre-Authorisation transactions can only be performed on credit cards and charge
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cards and only where you have been authorised to do so. Be sure to retain the
receipt as it might be required to process the completion transaction.
The terminal retains pre-authorisations for seven calendar days only.
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The length of time funds are held on a customer's card varies depending on the
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rules set by the cardholder's card issuer.
Once obtained, a pre-authorisation cannot be cancelled except by the card issuer, or
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until the authorisation expires.
TERMINAL DISPLAY
DATE
ENTER AMOUNT
MERCHANT FUNCTION
ENTER FUNCTION
PRE-AUTH
ENTER PRE-AUTH AMOUNT
PRE-AUTH
INSERT/SWIPE CARD
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TIME
CLEAR
$0.00
CLEAR
PROCEDURE
Press FUNCTION.
Press 2 and then ENTER for PRE-AUTH.
Key in the PRE-AUTH AMOUNT and press ENTER.
Insert the customer's chip card into the chip card
reader.
Or:
Swipe the customer's card through the card reader.
Or:
Key in the card number, expiry date and CCV#
(if available) for manual entry.
TRANSACTION PROCEDURES