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POS Entry Modes


DISCOVER
CODE DESCRIPTION
[Blank] Unknown, default to 00
0 Unknown
1 Manual (key entered)
2 Magnetic stripe
3 Bar code
4 Optical character reader
5 Integrated circuit reader
7 Electronic commerce
8 Card present, magstripe defective and cannot be read
81 Radio frequency identification indicator
82 Mobile commerce (mCommerce)
90 Voice authorization
91 Voice response unit (VRU)
92 Batch authorization
93 Batch authorization cash access
94 Biometrics
JCB
CODE DESCRIPTION
0 Unknown
1 Manual (key entered)
2 Magnetic strip read
5 Chip card read
81 PAN entry via electronic commerce, including chip
97 JCB chip fallback (AP region only)
MASTERCARD
CODE DESCRIPTION
[Blank] Unknown, default to 00
0 Terminal not used
1 Key entry
2 Magnetic strip read (general or track 2)
3 Bar code read (Visa only)
4 OCR read
5 Chip card read-data reliable
6 Track 1 read
7 Proximity payment originating using VSDC chip data rules
79 Chip card—unable to read chip or magnetic stripe; manual
80 Chip card—fallback to magnetic stripe 3
81 PAN entry via electronic commerce, including chip
90 Entire content of magnetic stripe was transmitted in authorization request (CVV)
91 Proximity payment originating using magnetic strip data rules
95 Initiated by chip card: CVV data may be unreliable
VISA
CODE DESCRIPTION
[Blank] Unknown, default to 00
0 Terminal not used
1 Key entry
2 Magnetic strip read (general or track 2)
3 Bar code read (Visa only)
4 OCR read
5 Chip card read-data reliable
6 Track 1 read
7 Proximity payment originating using VSDC chip data rules
90 Entire content of magnetic stripe was transmitted in authorization request (CVV)
91 Proximity payment originating using magnetic strip data rules
95 Initiated by chip card: CVV data may be unreliable

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