POS Settings

Main Store · Downtown

POS Settings

Checkout behaviour, receipts, scanner, cash drawer, shortcuts and scale settings for every register.

Sales defaults

What a new sale starts with on every register.

Attached to a sale when the cashier does not pick a customer.

Customer groups can override this per customer.

Product screen layout
Tax display

Applies to shelf prices shown on the register and printed on receipts.

Allow selling out-of-stock itemsCashiers can ring up products with zero stock; stock goes negative until the next delivery is received.
Show product images in the gridTurn off for faster loading on older tablets.
Ask for customer phone at checkoutPrompts for a phone number so loyalty points are awarded to walk-in shoppers.
Require a customer for credit salesBlocks “Pay later” unless a customer with available credit is selected.
Quick-sale modeSkips the payment screen when the exact cash amount is tendered.

Receipt options

Paper size, what prints on the receipt and the message at the bottom.

Receipt paper
Auto-print after paymentSends the receipt to the default printer as soon as the sale completes.
Extra copies are marked “Merchant copy”.
Show store logo
Show address and phone
Show cashier and register
Show tax breakdown
Show loyalty points earned
Print receipt barcodeLets cashiers scan the receipt to start a return.

Plain text only. Keep it short on 58 mm paper.

FRESH MART GROCERY

120 Market Street, Springfield, IL 62701
+1 (555) 010-7788


Sep 23, 2026 10:42#R2-10513
Aisha KhanRegister 2

Organic Bananas 1.25 lb3.11
Whole Milk 1 gal × 29.98
Sourdough Loaf4.50
Free-range Eggs 12 ct5.49

Subtotal23.08
Sales tax 5%1.15
Rounding+0.02
TOTAL24.25
Cash30.00
Change5.75

You earned 24 points · Balance 1,240

Thank you for shopping at Fresh Mart! Returns accepted within 7 days with this receipt.

Barcode scanner

How scans are read and what happens when a product is (or is not) found.

Keyboard-wedge scanners type the code like a keyboard.
Add to cart automatically on scanOff = the scanned product opens in the search box for confirmation.
Increase quantity on repeat scansScanning the same product twice adds 2 instead of a new line.
The key your scanner sends after every code.
Shorter input is treated as typing, not a scan.
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Keystrokes slower than this are ignored as manual typing.
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What the register does when no product matches.

Waiting for a scan — press Enter after typing to simulate one.

Hold & park sales

Let cashiers park a basket while the shopper fetches something and serve the next customer.

Enable hold salesAdds the Hold and Recall buttons to the register.
The oldest held sale must be resumed or cancelled first.
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Items return to stock when a held sale expires.
Require a note or customer nameMakes held baskets easy to recognise when the shopper returns.
Allow other cashiers to resumeAny cashier on the same register can recall the sale.
Print a hold ticketA slip with a QR code to hand to the shopper.

Discount limits by role

The most each role can discount at the register without a manager.

Manage roles
Role Item discount Order discount PIN above Price override
Super Admin
Emily Carter
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Admin
2 users
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Store Manager
3 users
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Cashier
6 users
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Inventory Manager
2 users
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Ask for a manager PIN above the thresholdAnything over a role's “PIN above” value needs a manager to enter their PIN.
Allow discounts to stack with couponsOff = a coupon replaces any manual discount on the same line.
Hard cap in dollars, even for managers.
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Cash drawer

Drawer hardware, opening float and how shifts are counted.

How the drawer is wired to the register.
Open automatically on cash salesPops the drawer when a cash payment is completed.
“No sale” opening needs manager approvalCashiers must enter a manager PIN to open the drawer without a sale.
Cash placed in the drawer at the start of every shift.
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Differences within this amount are not flagged at close.
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Prompts a cash drop to the safe when the drawer exceeds this amount.
$
Blind closeCashiers count the drawer without seeing the expected total.
Force a cash count at shift endThe shift cannot be closed until the drawer is counted.

Sounds & shortcuts

Audio feedback and keyboard shortcuts for fast checkout.

Beep on successful scan
Chime when a sale completes
Error tonePlays for unknown barcodes, declined cards and limit warnings.
70%
Action Shortcut Enabled
Focus product search / scan
Hold current sale
Recall held sales
Apply discount
Change customer
Go to payment
Open cash drawer
Reprint last receipt
Clear the cart

Offline mode

Keep selling when the internet drops; sales sync automatically afterwards.

Online — everything is in sync0 sales waiting · last sync today at 10:41 AM · 486 products and 1,204 customers cached
Enable offline sellingRegisters cache the catalogue and queue completed sales on the device.
Selling pauses on the register once the queue is full.
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How often the register checks for a connection.
Sync automatically when back online
Accept card payments offlineStore-and-forward: card sales are approved later, so the store carries the decline risk.
Per-transaction ceiling while offline.
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Rounding & tips

Cash rounding rules and the tip prompt shown to customers.

Apply to

Example: a $24.23 total becomes $24.25 (+$0.02). The difference is posted to “Rounding” on the receipt.

Ask for a tip at checkoutShows tip buttons on the customer-facing screen and card terminal.
Suggested tip percentagesThree quick-pick buttons.
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Calculate tip on
Allow a custom tip amount
Who receives the tips recorded on sales.

Weighing scale & labels

Deli and produce scales, plus the barcode format printed on price labels.

Enable scale integrationReads the weight directly into the cart for products sold by weight.
Detected on Register 2.
Weight unitPrices are shown per this unit.
Auto-tare after each itemZeroes the scale when the item is removed.

Two digits, 20–29 are reserved for in-store labels.

Embedded value

Print on label

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