A manual imprinter should be used when one of the following events occur:

• The point-of-sale terminal failed to read the magnetic stripe on the credit card.
• The point-of-sale machine is not operational.
• The proper authorization was not obtained or a voice authorization was obtained.
• The credit card number is manually entered and/or keyed into the point-of-sale terminal.

• An electronic printer was not used to print a receipt as a record of the transaction.