PAX S300 - EBT Balance Inquiry

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4.3.3 EBT Balance Inquiry
Note
Balance Inquiry transaction is used for inquiring balance of EBT cards.
Example: X wants to check the amount of the fund in his EBT card. So
he goes to Y’s shop to ask Y to do an EBT Sale. Y takes the EBT card
and does an EBT Sale transaction on S300 POS terminal and ECR. X
gets the receipt and knows the balance amount of his EBT card
 X-EBT card holder; Y-Merchant of shop
STEP
ACTION
DISPLAY
1.
Be sure the terminal is at the Idle Prompt
2.
ECR sends message about the EDC Type and Transaction Type to POS.
The EDC Type is “EBT” and the Transaction Type is “BALANCE”. If ECR
(Simulator) sends Transaction Type (00), it means the order of Transaction
Type is not available, press on the screen to select “BALANCE” on S300.
Notice: If needed, message including Transaction Type, Amount, Tip,
Account, Exp. Date, Cashback, Clerk/Server ID, EBT Type, can be input
through ECR.
3.
Swipe the Card, or manually enter the Account Number and Exp. Date.
4.
Press [1] for Food Stamp
OR
Press [2] for Cash Benefit
EBT BALANCE
Please Select Account Type
1.FoodStamp
2.CashBenefit