VeriFone Carbon 8, Installation Manual

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Device Overview
This chapter provides a brief description of the Carbon 8 system, a modular
merchant- and consumer-facing device, enabling use as a handheld or stand-
mounted payment solution.
Features and
Benefits
Carbon 8 provides magnetic-stripe card reader (MSR), smart card (SC) and
contactless (CTLS) payment processing with a 5-inch (12.7 cm) color TFT
capacitive touch panel LCD screen integrated with an 8 inch (20.3 cm) tablet. The
Stand provides additional expansion options (such as a bar code scanner and
weighing scale), connectivity features (USB, Ethernet and Cash Drawer), and
power charging. A removable printer module contains an embedded internal
thermal printer (ITP).
Device Connectivity •
1 micro SD slot
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1 micro USB 2.0 OTG (can be used for charging)
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1 audio jack
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Service ports
Stand Connectivity •
4 USB 2.0 Host ports
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1 Ethernet RJ45
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1 Mod 12 (cash drawer)
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Power
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Service port (Service use only)
Performance •
Consumer Display:
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512 MB SDRAM and 512 MB Flash memory
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5-inch color TFT display capacitive touch panel LCD (854 x 480)
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Software-controlled backlight
NOTE
Verifone ships variants of the Carbon 8 system for different markets. Your device
may have different features described in this section.
NOTE
You can find the Carbon 8 service ports on the lower right area behind the
5-inch screen. The Stand ports are accessible from the underside of the unit,
while the tablet ports and slots are on the sides of the lower right corner.