{"id":12537,"date":"2026-10-20T09:35:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T07:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/docs\/terminal-for-events\/"},"modified":"2026-11-14T14:15:06","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T13:15:06","password":"","slug":"terminal-for-events","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/docs\/terminal-for-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting your terminal ready for a market or an event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A market, a fair or a festival means a long day, often outdoors and without Wi-Fi. Ten minutes of preparation the day before saves you surprises at the stall.<\/p>\n<h2>The day before<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Charge the battery<\/strong> of the terminal to 100% and bring the cable with a charger or a power bank.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Make a test payment<\/strong> of CHF 1.- and refund it, so you know everything works. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/docs\/test-payment\/\">Making a test payment<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check the paper<\/strong> (N86 only): put in a new roll and bring two spares. Thermal rolls 57 mm wide, 30 mm in diameter, 12 mm core.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Update the terminal<\/strong> if an update is offered: doing it at the stall, with a queue, is not the right moment.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>At the stall<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Network<\/strong>: the terminal uses the included SIM. If your stall is in a spot with weak coverage (cellar, arcades, valley), check the signal before you open. If needed, connect it to the organiser&#8217;s Wi-Fi: see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/docs\/connect-terminal-internet\/\">Connecting your terminal to the internet<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cold<\/strong>: batteries run down faster in the cold. Keep the terminal sheltered between customers and the power bank within reach.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sign<\/strong>: a clearly visible &#8220;Pay here with TWINT and card&#8221; sign brings people without cash to your stall.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Plan B<\/strong>: keep your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/docs\/qr-pay-code\/\">QR Pay<\/a> code printed. If the terminal stops, customers can still pay with their phone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>At the end of the day<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Open <strong>Statements<\/strong> from the \u2630 menu of the app and check the day&#8217;s summary. You can print it with the N86.<\/li>\n<li>If several people use the same terminal on different days, note who took payments and when: it helps the treasurer.<\/li>\n<li>Put the terminal back on charge for the next day.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Several people or several stalls? You can add a checkout with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/docs\/tap-to-pay-android\/\">Tap to Pay<\/a> on an Android phone, without a second terminal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A market, a fair or a festival means a long day, often outdoors and without Wi-Fi. Ten minutes of preparation the day before saves you surprises at the stall. The day before Charge the battery of the terminal to 100% and bring the cable with a charger or a power bank. Make a test payment [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[205],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-12537","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-terminal-payments"],"acf":[],"year_month":"2026-11","word_count":293,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"1pay.ch","author_nicename":"1pay_admin","author_url":"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/author\/1pay_admin\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Terminal payments","term_url":"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/docs-category\/terminal-payments\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"knowledge_base_info":[],"knowledge_base_slug":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/12537","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12537"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/12537\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12912,"href":"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/12537\/revisions\/12912"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12537"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=12537"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.1pay.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=12537"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}