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Setting up your mobile card reader

Set up a mobile card reader

We’ve made setting up your Barclaycard Mobile card machine as easy as 1-2-3.
 

  1. It takes less than 5 minutes to connect you card machine up
  2. Let your machine charge for 2 hours
  3. It takes only about 15 minutes to do the on-screen set up
     

Watch the installation video

Watch our short guide to setting up your Mobile card machine.
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  • What's in the box?

    Your box should contain the following


    A mobile card machine and a base unit


    A power lead


    2 Supervisor Cards (if applicable for your card reader) and 1 PIN training card

  • Connect and charge


    1. Connect the cable

    Plug the power lead into the base unit.
     

    2. Plug the power lead into the mains

    Remember to turn the power on at the wall.
     

    3. Put the card machine on the base unit

    Any time your card machine is sitting on its base, it starts to charge.
     

    4. Leave it for a couple of hours

    When your card machine has enough charge, it will switch on. But you want to charge it until it has a full charge in the battery.
     

    5. Get to know your card machine

    You can see a row of icons when the screen is active. Here's what those icons mean.

    The battery icon shows how much charge the battery has

    • 3 green bars at the top means a full charge
    • 3 grey bars at the bottom means a partial charge
    • All grey bars means almost no charge
       

    The plug icon shows when your card machine is getting power from the mains. The icon shows when your card machine is sitting in the base unit.

    The GPRS icon lets you know when your card machine is connected to the mobile network.

  • On-screen set up

    At this point, you’ve got your Barclaycard Mobile equipment sorted. Now, you’re ready to finish up with the on-screen setup.


    1. Before you start

    If you make a mistake or want to start again, press CANCEL twice to go back to the start of the setup process.

    2. Press Enter

    Press ENTER.

    Your card machine displays KEY MERCHANT NUMBER.

    3. Find your merchant number

    Your 7-digit merchant number is on the blue sticker on the side of your card machine.

    Key in your merchant number, and press ENTER.

    Your card machine then does some setup on its own. It shuts down and restarts, and displays a sequence of different messages during this time. Just wait till it's done - about 5 - 10 minutes.

    4. Before you start

    When your card machine is ready for you to continue, it displays: 

    SET DATE/TIME
    Enter Current Date
    dd/mm/yy

    Enter today’s date – 2 digits for the day, then 2 digits for the month, then the 2 last digits of the year.

    Key in the date using the keypad, then press ENTER.

    5. Set the time

    Key in the time using the keypad, then press ENTER.

    Enter the time, using the 24-hour clock.

    6. Before you start

    Check the list that your card machine prints out. The list shows all of the card types you are able to accept.

    If any card types are missing, or if the list displays CARD TYPES NOT ACCEPTED, contact us.

    7. Before you start

    Your card machine displays READY, and your merchant number.