How do I set up my Verifone VX 805 PIN pad?

This article will show you how to set up and initialize your Verifone VX 805 PIN pad. If you need help at any point, please give us a call at 408-295-8360 and we will walk you through it.

ON THE PIN PAD:

1. Press F2 and F4 simultaneously

2. Press Choose ‘2’ for Edit Parameters

3. Select GID_1

4. Press Enter

5. The screen will show "File: Config.SYS_"

6. Press Enter

7. Press ‘1’ for New

8. Enter parameter: COMMPORT; Value: 1

9. Press ‘1’ for New

10. Enter parameter: BAUDRATE; Value: 9600

11. Press ‘1’ for New

12. Enter parameter: FORMAT; Value: 8N1

13. Press ‘Cancel’

14. Press ‘1’ for Restart

ON YOUR VERIFONE VX 520, FROM THE COMMSERVER/CREDIT/DEBIT SCREEN:

1. Press ‘9’

2. Press MORE

3. Choose Settings

4. Choose Common

5. Press ‘F2’ for Next 6 times to find the option PIN PAD UPD

6. Press ‘F3’ for Edit and change the setting to Enable

7. Press ‘F3’ to select

8. Press ‘Cancel’ and save changes if asked

9. Press ‘Cancel’

10. Choose Update PinPad

11. Enter the Pin Pad terminal ID which will be the TID with the first ‘7’ replaced with an ‘8’

12. Press Enter twice and the update will start.

ONCE THE UPDATE HAS COMPLETED, FROM THE MAIN SALE SCREEN ON THE VX 520:

1. Press Enter

2. Press More to find Init Ext PP

3. Wait about 5 minutes. When the PIN Pad screen reads ‘Welcome,’ run a test transaction to ensure setup has been completed correctly.

If you need help, don't hesitate to call us at 408-295-8360.