User guide

PC Moderator ™ Installation and User Guide 17

Bonus time does not reduce available allowance time and balances are maintained to the

nearest minute. There is a great deal of flexibility on how allowance can be given.

Allowance time can be fixed where parents clear any remaining balance and add a fixed

number of hours to be used during the week or allowance can be earned with tokens,

points or upon meeting certain responsibilities. The current allowance balance can be

obtained using the User Status Report. Adding and clearing allowance time or disabling

the allowance feature is accomplished in a manner similar to adding bonus time:

1. At the login prompt, press the numeric key of the user (1-8).

2. At the password input screen, enter a two digit number between 00 and 99

corresponding to the amount of allowance time, in hours to add:

01-98 : Add this number of hours to child’s available allowance time.

00 : Clear allowance balance and disable the user until the allowance feature is

disabled of more allowance time is added.

99 : Clear the allowance balance and turn off the allowance feature

3. Press [Enter] and the password input screen will appear reset (single purple bar at

the top of screen).

4. Enter the Setup (0) password instead of the user’s password followed by [Enter].

The display should confirm the entry by showing, in sequence 1) the number of

horizontal bars corresponding to the value of the first digit entered above and

then 2) the number of horizontal bars corresponding to the value of the second

digit entered.

Enable or Disable Vacation Mode

Vacation mode allows parents a relaxed setting for holidays or vacation periods without

the need to make editing changes to the days of the week settings. The settings for this

mode were input during first time setup or when a user was created or edited using the

Setup Menu. When Vacation mode is enabled, the current day and all following days (until

disabled) are considered Vacation days and use the settings for those types of days.

It is recommended that Vacation mode be turned off 2-3 days before the actual vacation is

over to get your child back on a schedule more suitable for school or work.

To enable or disable Holiday/ Vacation mode:

1. Log in as the Setup user (0)

2. Press Hotkey twice. The screen turns a dim purple.

3. Press the [7] key to enable Vacation mode or [1] to disable Vacation mode.

When Vacation mode is enabled, the flashing pattern for the Login Prompt changes to blue

and purple (normally blue and red) as a reminder that it is enabled.