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Sail POS & Focus POS: A terminal is down - troubleshoot it and keep serving from another station

Sail Troubleshooting

Common things to try first Look at the back of the station for the network cable - it clicks in like a phone cord. Unplug it, then push it back in until it clicks. Follow that cable to the wall or to the small box with blinking lights, and do the same at t...

product
sail-pos
audience
customer
topic
failover
provenance
ai-assisted
version
Sail POS & Focus POS - all current versions
customer_terms
terminal not working; station down; POS frozen; screen won't turn on; backup path not found; can't connect to server; terminal won't connect
last_verified
2026-10-06
product
focus-pos

Sail POS: A card reader isn't working — troubleshoot it and take payments on another terminal

Sail Troubleshooting

Common things to try first Is it just one card reader or terminal, or is this happening on every terminal in the store? If it's just one, use a different terminal to keep taking card payments while you troubleshoot that one. Summary. When a single card r...

product
sail-pos
audience
customer
topic
failover
provenance
ai-assisted
version
Sail POS - all current versions
customer_terms
card reader not working; credit card not reading; chip reader broken; tap not working; CC down; cards slow; credit card machine is slow; payments slow; card not going through; processor down;
last_verified
2026-10-06
topic
credit
topic
charge

Sail POS: A kitchen printer is down — reroute its tickets to a working printer

Customer Facing Hardware

Common things to try first Is the printer powered on but not receiving any print jobs at all? Reseat the network cable at the back of the printer, then at the wall or switch. Give it a minute, then send a test order to that station. Is it printing, but fad...

product
sail-pos
audience
customer
topic
failover
provenance
ai-assisted
version
Sail POS - all current versions
customer_terms
kitchen printer not printing; ticket printer down; printer offline; printer not receiving tickets; faded kitchen ticket; print stops partway through; stuck print head; printer jam
last_verified
2026-10-06

Sail POS & Focus POS: The whole system seems down - start here

Customer Facing Hardware

Summary. For callers who say their whole system is down but don't know why. Walks through a few quick checks anyone at the counter can do - no manager login, no Backoffice access - to narrow down what's actually wrong, then points to the right specific article...

product
sail-pos
product
focus-pos
audience
customer
topic
failover
provenance
ai-assisted
version
Sail POS & Focus POS - all current versions
customer_terms
system completely down; everything is down; nothing is working; POS completely down; whole system down; don't know what's wrong
last_verified
2026-10-06

Sail POS: Buttons or menu items missing on the terminal - triage before you call

Sail Troubleshooting

Common things to try first If this is a fixed station, run a terminal sync. Give it a minute, then check if the button shows up. If this is a handheld, refresh the cache. Give it a minute, then check again. Still missing? Is it one specific item, or a who...

product
sail-pos
audience
customer
topic
menu-setup
provenance
ai-assisted
version
Sail POS - all current versions
customer_terms
buttons missing; items missing from POS; category not showing on terminal; item won't ring up; new item not showing up
last_verified
2026-10-06

Sail POS & Focus POS: Can't close the day - troubleshoot it

Sail Troubleshooting

Common things to try first Sail: Daily Close says a table is still open, but it doesn't show up anywhere when you look for it (Orders screen, under any server)? Run a terminal sync, then try the close again. Still won't close? You'll be given the option to...

product
sail-pos
audience
customer
topic
day-close
provenance
ai-assisted
version
Sail POS & Focus POS - all current versions
customer_terms
can't close the day; daily close failed; table won't close; closing day stuck; close day error; business day doesn't match; table still open
last_verified
2026-10-06
product
focus-pos

Sail POS: The time showing on a station is wrong

Sail Troubleshooting

Common things to try first Is the time wrong on just one station? On that station's login screen, type 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1, then hit Login - this closes Sail. Relaunch the app, give it a minute, then check the time again. Summary. Closing and relaunching S...

product
sail-pos
audience
customer
topic
station-time
provenance
ai-assisted
version
Sail POS - all current versions
customer_terms
time is wrong on a station; wrong time on screen; clock is wrong; incorrect time on terminal; time shows wrong on POS
last_verified
2026-10-06

Focus POS: The back-office computer won't turn on

Sail Troubleshooting

Common things to try first Check that the power cable is firmly plugged in at both the computer and the outlet. If it's plugged into a surge protector or battery backup, confirm that unit is powered on and hasn't tripped or run out of battery. Try a diffe...

product
focus-pos
audience
customer
topic
hardware
provenance
ai-assisted
version
Focus POS - all current versions
customer_terms
Focus computer won't turn on; back office computer is dead; server won't power on; main computer not turning on; Focus server down
last_verified
2026-10-06

Sail POS: A report won't run or won't finish - triage before you call

Sail Troubleshooting

Common things to try first Is the issue only with running/viewing reports, or were they actually unable to ring in orders or take payments during the day, and they're only noticing it now because the end-of-night report won't run? If it's the latter, this i...

product
sail-pos
audience
customer
topic
reports
provenance
ai-assisted
version
Sail POS - all current versions
customer_terms
report won't run; report won't finish; report stuck; can't access reports; end of night report failed; report access denied; missing timecard report error
last_verified
2026-10-06