Phase 3: POS Setup (Synchronisation, Printer, Cash Drawer)
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Now that you have downloaded the application onto your Master POS, you may set up the terminal for use. This includes synchronising the data from the backend (i.e. menu, products, table map), and connecting the POS, cash drawer, and printer to each other.

If you require multiple printers, contact Abacus or your reseller, or click here (a link will be available).

1. Open Abacus on your Master POS. The application can be identified by the blue icon with a white 'A'.

2. Sign in with the same details with which you log into the backend (app.abacus.co). Note: This is not the PIN that you may have chosen during the Onboarding Process.

3. You will see a list of all the staff members you had entered in the Onboarding Process. Press Log In under your name.

4. You will be prompted to Open Register, this means inputting the amount of cash currently in the register.

5. You will be redirected to the Table Map screen. If you have created a table map on the backend (app.abacus.co/), press the the table synchronisation symbol

to update the POS to reflect these changes.

If you have created more than one table map, you will see multiple tabs at the bottom of the screen; press these to alternate between table maps.

If you do not require a table map and wish to be redirected to the Point of Sale screen upon logging in, you can can disable the Table Map by clicking on the Table Map heading to display the navigational drop-down list, pressing Settings, and then sliding the Restaurant Mode switch to the off position (white).

Note: Whenever you change an option in Settings, press

 to override the settings from the backend (app.abacus.co) with these settings that you have altered. If you wish to restore the Settings to what the server (backend) already has, press

.

6. In either case, you will need to synchronise your menu and products. Press the blue Refresh symbol

at the top of the navigational bar to synchronise your POS to the Menu and Products on the backend (http://app.abacus.co/). You will be able to see the changes in your menu by pressing the navigational heading (Table Map or Settings, depending on where you are currently) and pressing Point of Sale.

7. Next, you must ensure that the iPad you are using is set to being the 'Master'. This means that any other iPad terminals will synchronise through it (as 'Slaves'). From the navigational drop-down list, click Settings.

This is where all your settings are: System, Connection, Payment, Sync, and External Devices. You will automatically be in the System tab, signified by the white background. Press the heading Connection in the grey beam immediately underneath the blue header. The tab of the section you are in will be white.

8. On the left of the screen, under Server Mode, ensure that Master is selected. It will be highlighted in blue with a white tick.

9. Having ensured that your iPad is set as the Master, you can then set up the printer and cash drawer. If your printer is not connected to your cash drawer, connect them together using the cord provided.

10. Press the printer icon in the blue beam. Press Refresh to show the available printers. Tap the white circle to make the printer accessible by the POS. You are nearly ready!

11. Tap or slide the three white dots to the left to display the Delete and Settings keys. Tap Settings.

Here, you can test the iPad's connection to the printer by tapping Print. For the simple setup that this article is demonstrating, tick Set Printer as Default and POS Counter (under Printer Locations). The POS Counter printer location is where the bills and receipts will print; it is also where the cash drawer is.

12. You are ready for business! Enter Phase 4: First Transaction.

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