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 devices
near it and dip their chip cards. The Dock for Square Reader can help you do
this. Learn more at
square.com/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 device or card near the reader to trigger payment.
Dip
In the Square app, tap
Charge
and wait for a single green light
to appear on the reader. Your customer can then insert a chip
card. Leave it in place until you see four green lights.
Swipe
Insert Square Reader for magstripe into your device’s headset
jack. Run traditional magnetic-stripe cards without a chip
through the magstripe reader.
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