Card Reading; Magnetic Stripe Card; Chip Card; Contactless Card - PAX S300 User Manual

S300_USER MANUAL V2.1

4 Card Reading

The S300 can handle magnetic stripe card, chip card, and contactless card transactions.

4.1 Magnetic Stripe Card

Often referred to as a swipe transaction, the terminal can read the card with either a bottom to top or
top to bottom swipe. For best results and consistent transaction processing, the card's magnetic stripe
should be facing the terminal and the operator should use steady top to bottom or bottom to top
movement throughout the swipe. An improper swipe may cause an "invalid account #" error.

4.2 Chip Card

Often referred to as a chip and dip transaction, The card should be face up with the chip end of the card
firmly inserted horizontally into the terminal. The terminal will prompt three times for a card insert. If
the terminal cannot read the chip after the third attempt, the terminal prompts for a card swipe.

4.3 Contactless Card

Often referred to as an NFC or tap transaction, the card should be positioned and firmly held within an
inch (2.5 mm) of the contactless area on the terminal until the transaction is processed. The transaction
amount must be set below the contactless transaction limit (often $100) in BroadPOS MarketPlace. If
the transaction amount is above the contactless limit, the terminal will display a tap error.
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