The POS Handoff

Elite 712 and Elite 770 POS Terminals INGENICO The transaction is being processed - the customer hands the cashier a card and a PIN must be entered. Instead of spinning the terminal around, the clerk simply hands over the PIN pad.

Ingenico's Elite 712 retail and restaurant counter-top terminal offers another solution for businesses looking for ways to speed up the length of time their customers spend at the cash register.

Introduced at ETA 2002 in Orlando, Fla., the Elite 712 is a compact wired terminal featuring a PIN pad that's tethered to the base and lets the operator safely and easily hand it to the customer to key in the numbers.

It also has an integrated smart card reader and accepts both credit and debit cards.

"A terminal with an integrated PIN pad placed on a swivel display that is continuously turned to customers for PIN entry will eventually strain the communication and power cables, causing unnecessary downtime," said Mike Hackney, Ingenico's Financial Systems Vice President and General Manager.

"A terminal placed on a swivel requires three times more counter space than a terminal with an external PIN pad.

"The 712 solves these issues by integrating the PIN pad and by tethering the terminal to the base for secure customer PIN entry, providing a much more reliable and space-efficient payment solution."

The Elite 712 features EMV level 1 and 2 approval, standard 1 MB of memory, bi-directional magnetic stripe reader, smart card reader and optional secure access modules, all integrated into a small and lightweight package for superior investment protection.

The keyboard has a large, bright graphical display for ease of use and intuitive transaction entry - further speeding up customer checkout.

The thermal printer produces crisp, legible receipts on easy-to-load paper and requires no ribbon replacement.

The Elite 712 is built on Unicapt architecture for optimum application portability, secure multi-application acceptance and a proven development environment.

The 712 joins Ingenico's Elite family of POS terminals, including the 510 counter-top and 770 short-range and 780 long-range wireless terminals.

Ingenico also recently announced that its Elite 770 short-range wireless EFT POS terminal is now available in the United States. The terminal is designed for electronic payment acceptance in retail, service, hospitality and restaurant establishments.

Ingenico packed a lot into this 1.2-pound compact design. For businesses and merchants who want to accept customer payments at multiple locations anywhere in the establishment, the Elite 770 offers portable payment and customer-convenience options while reducing risks of card skimming.

It is EMV levels 1 and 2 approved and features an integrated smart card reader for credit and debit card acceptance.

A standard one MB of memory, bi-directional magnetic stripe reader and optional secure access modules provide excellent investment protection. Like other terminals in the Elite line, the 770 is built on Unicapt architecture.

User-friendly features include a four-line back-lit graphical display and back-lit keyboard for use in any light. The Elite 770 also has a thermal printer with easy paper-load and clear receipt printing.

"The 770 has a powerful short-range modem and secure PIN pad we've built in that allows it to remotely communicate with the base for both credit and debit authorization, providing the payment platform that customers and merchants need," said Hackney.

"Up to five Elite 770 terminals can communicate with a single base for transaction authorization and settlement. A cost-effective charging base without a modem is also available.

These features add up to an economical payment solution for businesses that need multiple short-range wireless terminals to optimize customer service while reducing the opportunity for credit card skimming."