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Pro tip:

Your reader will go to sleep after a period of inactivity. To wake it up, simply 
press the power button once. 

HOW TO TAKE A PAYMENT 

PUT YOUR BEST READER FORWARD 

 
Position your Square Reader so customers can hold their contactless cards or 
devices near it and insert their cards. The Dock for Square Reader can help 
you do this. Learn more at 

square.com/uk/dock

.

Tap

In the Square app, tap 

Charge

 and wait for a single green 

light to appear on the reader. Your customer can then hold a 
contactless card or device near the reader to trigger payment. 

Insert

In the Square app, tap 

Charge

 and wait for a single green 

light to appear on the reader. Your customer can then insert 
their card. Ask your customer to enter their PIN on your 
smartphone or tablet, then leave the card inserted until the 
customer sees four green lights on Square Reader.

Swipe

Insert the Square Reader for magnetic-stripe cards into your 
device’s headset jack. Run traditional magnetic-stripe cards 
without a chip through the magstripe reader.

Summary of Contents for A-SKU-0513

Page 1: ...Getting Started ...

Page 2: ...utton Charging port Card slot Indicator lights Chip and PIN and contactless Micro USB cable Magnetic stripe Use this cable to charge your reader Plug this magnetic stripe reader into the headset jack of your device to swipe cards without a chip ...

Page 3: ...ur device Turn on Bluetooth usually found in your device s settings Open the Square app Tap top left Settings Card Readers Connect a Reader Square Reader You ll see the Pair Your Reader screen Leave this on 2 Update Make sure you have the latest software for your smartphone or tablet and the latest version of the Square app If you re new to Square download the app from the App Store or Google Play...

Page 4: ...it for a single green light to appear on the reader Your customer can then hold a contactless card or device near the reader to trigger payment Insert In the Square app tap Charge and wait for a single green light to appear on the reader Your customer can then insert their card Ask your customer to enter their PIN on your smartphone or tablet then leave the card inserted until the customer sees fo...

Page 5: ...u HARDWARE PROTECTION If something goes wrong with your reader you re covered for up to one year Simply go to square com uk returns so we can make things right 2019 Squareup International Ltd Square the Square logo and Square Reader are trademarks of Square Inc App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc Other marks and brands are the property of their respective owners M LIT 0180 02 ...

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