Verifone Terminal Troubleshooting Guide

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The most common issues

The following are reasons which account for over 90% of terminal issues. We suggest taking a look at these first.

Turning verifone on and off

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Your terminal needs a restart

The trusty ol' 'turn it off and back on again'.

Rebooting your terminal reinitiates all the settings and solves most problems. Check out this video that will guide you through step by step instructions to reboot your terminal.

Network service outage

If the network is down, your terminal might be too.
Check if there are network interruptions or maintenance in your area with Telstra. If there is an issue with the network, you will need to wait for the service to be back up and running to use your terminal.

See Telstra's network status

Common Error codes

CE (Communication error)

Cannot connect to NW/CE - Host connection fail/CE - Host resolution fail

1. Switch the terminal on and off and try again.
2. If you're still having problems, call our Merchant Service Centre on 1300 369 852 from 8am - 8pm Mon-Fri (AEST/AEDT) and make sure you have your Merchant ID and Terminal ID handy before you call.

Ethernet cable unplugged

Connect your phone line cable and try again.

No answer/CE - No route to host/LC - Disconnected by host/LC - Lost carrier/NT - No dial tone no carrier
1. Check your phone line connection and try again.
2. There may be network interruptions and maintenance work around your area. Our Merchant Help site can direct you how to check for this.
3. If there is network interruptions/maintenance in your area, wait until its resolved then restart your terminal.
4. If you're still having problems, call our Merchant Service Centre on 1300 369 852 from 8am - 8pm Mon-Fri (AEST/AEDT) and make sure you have your Merchant ID and Terminal ID handy before you call.

Z3 error

Model: VX680
1. Press the * button.
2. Press 3 to select 3 Terminal Restart and then press the Select button.
3. The terminal will display Restart terminal Do you want to restart the terminal? press Yes or Select.
Important: VX680 Terminals only - Once the terminal switches back on you should wait 10 - 20 seconds for the 3G signal bars to appear. After 30 seconds continue to step four even if the 3G signal hasn't appeared.
4. Once the terminal has switched back on, press the * button.
5. Press 5 to select 5 Terminal Logon and then press the Select button.

Model: VX820
1. Press the * button.
2. Press 3 to select 3 Terminal Restart and then press the Select button.
3. The terminal will display Restart terminal Do you want to restart the terminal? press Yes or Select for the terminal to restart.
4. After the terminal restarts and you're on the home screen, press the * button.
5. Press 5 to select 5 Terminal Logon and then press the Select button.

NS error

Modem error/TO - CE register or Enable event Notif or Set signal notif/TO - Comms time out
1. Switch your modem and terminal on and off and try again.
2. If you're still having problems, call our Merchant Service Centre on 1300 369 852 from 8am - 8pm Mon-Fri (AEST/AEDT) and make sure you have your Merchant ID and Terminal ID handy before you call.

Line in use or Line busy
Try again later when the line isn't being used.