User's Manual

CARBON 8 INSTALLATION GUIDE 9

CHAPTER 1

Device Overview

This chapter provides a brief description of the Carbon 8 system, a modular

merchant- and consumer-facing device, enabling use as a handheld or stand-

mounted payment solution.

Features and

Benefits

Carbon 8 provides magnetic-stripe card reader (MSR), smart card (SC) and

contactless (CTLS) payment processing with a 5-inch (12.7 cm) color TFT

capacitive touch panel LCD screen integrated with an 8 inch (20.3 cm) tablet. The

Stand provides additional expansion options (such as a bar code scanner and

weighing scale), connectivity features (USB, Ethernet and Cash Drawer), and

power charging. A removable printer module contains an embedded internal

thermal printer (ITP).

Device Connectivity

• 1 micro SD slot

• 1 micro USB 2.0 OTG (can be used for charging)

• 1 audio jack

• Service ports

Stand Connectivity

• 4 USB 2.0 Host ports

• 1 Ethernet RJ45

• 1 Mod 12 (cash drawer)

• Power

• Service port (Service use only)

Performance

• Consumer Display:

• 512 MB SDRAM and 512 MB Flash memory

• 5-inch color TFT display capacitive touch panel LCD (854 x 480)

• Software-controlled backlight

NOTE

Verifone ships variants of the Carbon 8 system for different markets. Your device

may have different features described in this section.

NOTE

You can find the Carbon 8 service ports on the lower right area behind the

5-inch screen. The Stand ports are accessible from the underside of the unit,

while the tablet ports and slots are on the sides of the lower right corner.