6
Gift Card
Transaction
Types (Opt.)
If you are participating
in Chase Paymentech’s
proprietary Gift Card
program, your terminal
supports various gift
card transaction types.
Refer to this section for
information on what gift
card transactions are
available and when to
use them.
Access the Gift Card
menu by pressing
[FUNCTION]
,
[74]
and
[ENTER]
.
Gift Card Transactions (Optional)
To initiate
Issuance/Add Value
Adds value to the gift
card account. This transaction can be used to
issue and activate a new card, or to reload an
active card with incremental value.
Select
Issue/Add
Value
.
Activation
Create a consumer’s gift card
account by assigning value to a card. One or
more gift cards can be activated at one time.
Activations can only be performed on cards that
have not been previously activated.
Select
Activation
.
Redemption
Decreases the value stored on the
consumer’s gift card account. This transaction is
performed when a consumer uses the card to
purchase goods or services.
Select
Redemption
.
Balance Inquiry
Print a receipt that displays
the customer’s available gift card balance
(without changing it).
Scroll to and
select
Balance
Inquiry
.
Force
Perform a force redemption, activation or
issuance with a valid approval code from the
voice authorization center when connectivity to
the host is available.
Scroll to and
select
Force
Redemption
,
Issuance
or
Activation
.
Deactivate
When enabled, change the status
of a card from active to inactive. Inactive cards
may not be used for redemptions.
Scroll to and
select
Deactivate
.
Reactivate
When enabled, this transaction
allows the merchant to change the status of a
card from inactive to active. This transaction can
only be used to activate “deactivated” cards.
Scroll to and
select
Reactivate
.
