Getting started: transcript

Actual Macarius workflow screens with sample data. Some show an earlier visual style.

Start your shift

Welcome to Macarius Retail POS. This short guide uses sample training screens. Some unchanged workflows have an earlier visual style. Start by signing in with your own staff PIN. Check that you are in the correct shop, that the basket is empty, and that the printer, scanner, drawer and configured payment terminal are ready.

Know your checkout

On the updated home screen, scan or enter a barcode at the top. Your six main actions are close at hand, and Current sale stays on the right on a wide display. Check the item name, price and quantity after every scan. Use Find a product for a name search. You can adjust the layout through Layout and display settings.

Add a weighed item

Choose Weighed item for produce or another weighed purchase. Enter a clear name, the weight in kilograms, and the price per kilogram. For example, seven hundred and fifty grams is zero point seven five kilograms. At two pounds per kilogram, the total is one pound fifty. Check the line total and choose Add to sale. Use the weight from your actual scale.

Review before payment

Add the remaining products and any carrier bag. Use the plus and minus controls to correct quantities before payment. Add the correct customer if required. To pause this customer while serving another, choose Hold sale. Recall the saved basket later rather than scanning everything again. When the customer is ready, check the total and choose Take payment.

Take cash carefully

For cash, enter the money the customer actually hands you. This example shows a one pound sixty sale with five pounds received, so the change is three pounds forty. Use Exact amount only when the amount is exact. Check the displayed change, then complete the cash sale once. Give the correct change. A printer fault afterwards is not a reason to charge again.

Card and split payments

For a separate card terminal, take the correct amount on that terminal and wait for approval before recording Card paid separately in Macarius. An integrated connection must be configured and tested for your provider. For split payment, check each method and the remaining balance. If the payment result is uncertain, check the terminal or provider before retrying. This avoids a duplicate charge.

Offer a receipt

After successful completion, ask whether the customer wants a receipt. Choose Print or No receipt. If printing fails, find the completed sale and reprint it. Do not create another sale. Check that the next basket is ready before you serve the next customer. At handover, hold any unfinished basket and log out so the next cashier can use their own account.

Learn more. Protect your shop.

The Help hub contains a searchable manual, an offline PDF and a one page daily checklist. Owners should also read the stock, reports, staff, safety and encrypted backup chapters. Check the last successful backup before closing. Optional connected services need their own setup and testing. For support, contact Macarius with the app version and the exact issue. Never send a PIN, card details or recovery passphrase.