Validation and card consultation

The automatic charging system is based on the contactless card technology and is designed to ensure an accurate information for passengers and a quick validation of the transport cards.

The validation machines can easily perform several types of operations, such as validating the card for one or more people, validating the subscription on the common route and consulting the transport titles loaded on the card.

For each type of operation, the validators display specific messages, followed by audible and light signals, as long as the transport cards are nearby the validators.

Transport card validation

The validation is performed by approaching the card to the central area of the validator, at a distance of 1-2 cm from the area specially marked for this purpose, for 2-3 seconds.

The validator confirms the validation of the card by displaying the message „Călătorie plăcută!” ("Have a nice trip!") and by a short beep, followed by the ignition of the green led.

Multiple validation

Multiple validation is performed by pressing button 2 (in STB SA vehicles, except for Otokar and Mercedes Citaro hybrid buses) or the “+” button of the validator (in Otokar and Mercedes Citaro hybrid buses) and by approaching the card to the validator, after the card has been previously validated for one person.

This operation must be repeated for each person, and the value of the trips is deducted from the card.

The validator confirms each validation of the card by displaying the message „Călătorie plăcută!” ("Have a nice trip!") and by a short beep, followed by the ignition of the green led.

Card consultation

The card consultation is performed by pressing button 1 (in STB SA vehicles, except for Otokar and Mercedes Citaro hybrid buses) or the “i” button of the validator (in Otokar and Mercedes Citaro hybrid buses) and by approaching the card to the validator, until all the information written on the card is displayed.

The operation is finished when the validator displays the message „Retrageți cardul” („Remove the card”).

Attention!

If the card is not loaded with a transport title and it is brought close to the validator, the validator displays the message „Ne pare rău, nu aveți titlu de călătorie valabil” ("Sorry, you don’t have a valid transport title") and makes a long beep, followed by the ignition of the red led.

If a card is the already validated an is brought close to the validation equipment, the validator displays the message "Card deja validat" (”Card already validated”) and makes a short beep, followed by the ignition of the green led.

When the card does not interact enough time with the validator, the processing of the information on the card is not completed and the validator displays the message „Repetați validarea la același validator” ("Repeat validation on the same validator") and makes a long beep, followed by the ignition of the red led.