VeriFone Carbon 8, Installation Manual

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Conventions and
Acronyms
This section describes the conventions and acronyms used in this guide.
Document
Conventions
Various conventions are used to help you quickly identify special formatting.
Table 1 describes these conventions and provides examples of their use.
Acronym Definitions Various acronyms are used in place of the full definition. Table 2 presents
acronyms and their definitions.
Table 1 Document Conventions
Convention Meaning Example
Blue Text in blue indicates terms that
are cross referenced. See Conventions and
Acronyms .
The pencil icon is used to
highlight important information. If exchanging cables, use a
Verifone-approved cable.
The caution symbol indicates
possible hardware or software
failure, or loss of data. Using an incorrectly rated power
supply can damage the unit or
cause it to malfunction.
The lightning symbol is used as
a warning when bodily injury
might occur. For safety, do not string cables
or cords across a walkway.
NOTE
CAUTION
WARNING
Table 2 Acronym Definitions
Acronym Definitions
COM Communications port
CTLS Contactless
EMV Europay, MasterCard, and Visa
ETH Ethernet
HW Hardware
I/O Input/Output
ITP Internal thermal printer
LCD Liquid crystal display
LPS Lines per second
MSAM Micromodule-Size Secure Access Module
MSR Magnetic-stripe card reader
PCI Payment Card Industry
PIN Personal Identification Number
POI Point of Interaction