User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- VX 675
- Contents
- Preface
- Terminal Overview
- Terminal Setup
- Selecting Terminal Location
- Unpacking the Shipping Carton
- Examining Terminal Features
- Examining Connection Ports
- Installing the Paper Roll
- Installing the SIM Card
- Installing the SD Card
- Using the Battery
- Battery Behavior (No Power Pack)
- Connecting the Terminal Power Pack
- Charging the Battery
- Using the VX 675 Base Stations
- Powering Up the Base
- Docking the Terminal on the Base
- Undocking the Terminal from the Base
- Conducting Wireless Transactions
- Conducting Smart Card Transactions
- Using the Magnetic Card Reader
- Connecting to USB Host
- VX 675 ECR (Fiscal Module) Support
- VX 675 3G and GPS Support
- Using the Terminal Keys
- Verix Terminal Manager
- File Authentication
- Performing Downloads
- Downloads and Uploads
- Download Methods
- Download Tools
- Download Content
- Full and Partial Downloads
- Support for Multiple Applications
- Use of I: drive and F: drive
- File Authentication Requirements
- Required Certificates and Signature Files
- The File Authentication Process During an Application Download
- File Group Permissions
- Download an Operating System Update Provided by VeriFone
- File Authentication for Back-to-Back Application Downloads
- Timing Considerations Due to the Authentication Process
- Support for File Compression
- Effect of Downloads on Existing Files and Data
- Direct Operating System Downloads
- Back-to-Back Application Downloads
- Specifications
- Maintenance
- VeriFone Service and Support
- System Messages
- Troubleshooting Guidelines
- Port Pinouts
- ASCII Table
- VX 675 Battery Information
- Glossary
- Application ID
- Application program
- Application prompt
- ASCII
- Back-to-back application download
- Baud
- Bit
- Block
- Boot loader
- Buffer
- Byte
- Calendar/clock chip
- Card reader
- Carrier
- Certificate
- Character
- CONFIG.SYS file
- CPU
- Data
- Data entry
- Data packet
- Default
- Delete
- Diagnostics
- Direct download
- Display
- Download
- File authentication
- Firmware
- Fixed prompt
- Flash memory
- Host computer
- Input
- Interface
- Keyed file character set
- Keyed file editor
- Keyed file record
- Keypad
- Local functions
- Manual transaction
- Memory
- Messages
- Non-volatile memory
- Normal Mode
- Packet
- Packet-switched networks
- Parameter
- Password
- PC
- Peripheral terminal
- Port
- POS terminal
- Power pack
- Prompt
- Protocol
- PTID
- RAM
- Remote host computer
- Scroll
- Search key
- Serial port
- Signature file
- mDRAM
- Subroutine
- Swipe
- Verix Terminal Manager
- Verix Terminal Manager password
- Terminal
- Terminal ID
- Terminal-to-terminal application upload
- Track 1, 2, or 3 data
- Transaction
- Variable
- Volatile memory
- Index
- Contact VeriFone
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CONTENTS
PREFACE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Audience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Organization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Related Documentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Conventions and Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Document Conventions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Acronym Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
CHAPTER 1
Terminal Overview Features at a Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Features and Benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Exceptional Ease of Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Performance and Durability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Communication Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
CHAPTER 2
Terminal Setup Selecting Terminal Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Environmental Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Electrical Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Unpacking the Shipping Carton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Examining Terminal Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Examining Connection Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Power Supply . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Installing the Paper Roll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Installing the SIM Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Installing the SD Card. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Using the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Battery Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Battery Behavior (No Power Pack). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Manual Startup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Manual Shutdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Connecting the Terminal Power Pack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Charging the Battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Using the VX 675 Base Stations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
USB Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Full-Feature Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Powering Up the Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Docking the Terminal on the Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Undocking the Terminal from the Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Conducting Wireless Transactions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Conducting Smart Card Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Using the Magnetic Card Reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Connecting to USB Host. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30