POS entry mode · ISO 8583 DE 22 · EMV tag 9F39
04Optical character reader (OCR)
What does POS entry mode 04 mean?
Optical character reader (OCR). The card number was captured by optical character recognition, for example a scanner reading the embossed or printed PAN.
Tag 9F39 value
04
DE 22 values
040 · 041 · 042
Defined by
Mastercard
PIN digit options
0, 1, 2, 8
What it means for the transaction
- Treated like keyed entry: no chip or track data to authenticate the card.
How 04 appears in DE 22
In ISO 8583 field 22 the first two digits are the PAN entry mode and the third is the terminal's PIN entry capability. EMV tag 9F39 carries only the two-digit entry mode.
| DE 22 | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 040 | Optical character reader (OCR) · PIN entry capability unknown |
| 041 | Optical character reader (OCR) · Terminal can accept PIN |
| 042 | Optical character reader (OCR) · Terminal cannot accept PIN |
Decode any value
Paste a 2-digit tag 9F39 value or a 3-digit DE 22 value to decode both the entry mode and the PIN capability digit.
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