User guide

PC Moderator ™ Installation and User Guide 3

PC Moderator™ PCM-1 Installation and User Guide

Thank you for purchasing the PC Moderator™ from Woog Labs™. You have made an

important investment toward reclaiming valuable time that your child would otherwise

have lost due to excessive computer use. Installation of the PC Moderator™ is easy. Just

follow the Quick Installation Guide. The only tool required is a small Phillips screwdriver.

Setup is also easy. Power up the computer, type a few keys and the setup runs

automatically with no software to install. Simply answer the questions one-by-one.

Refer to the Quick Installation Guide for installation instructions. Once the PC

Moderator is installed and set up, proceed to “Before Using the PC Moderator”.

Features

 Supports 8 password protected users (in addition to parent and setup users)

 Independent limit settings for each user (time ranges/amount in 1-minute intervals)

 Limit settings can be set independently for each day of week

 Easy setup of a restricted time period during the day for homework, chores or meals

 Holiday settings allow relaxed limits during child’s vacation or holidays from school

 Daily use can be restricted until parents manually enable user (i.e. homework complete)

 Allowance feature enables parents to set hourly limits over weeks or months

 Bonus time feature allows from 10-90 minutes of time easily added by parent

 Computer grounding feature with re-enable date

 Automatic User 1 login feature enables computer at allowed times without password

 Nighttime display dim helps reduce biological effects of late night computer use

 Computer Use Report provides daily usage and period average use statistics

 Parent User allows unlimited use without setup access to reduce risk of tampering

 Automatically logs out users when computer is turned off, standby or shutdown

 Internal Setup Override Jumper forces Setup Login allowing Setup program to be run

to reset passwords if Setup password forgotten or unintentionally changed

 Lithium battery-backed real time clock with Daylight Saving Time option

 Time remaining graphic and screen flash warnings at 10, 5 and 1 minutes remaining

 No software installation – works with any operating system

 Tamper resistant design using heavy-duty 18-gauge stainless steel enclosure

 Software hack resistant since it operates completely independent of the computer

 Easy step-by-step first time setup with on screen tutorial

 Advanced setup menu allows for advanced controls and reports

 Compatible with virtually any desktop computer (not Macs) with VGA display

 Padlock with hardened steel shackle included

 Optional DVI Port Upgrade Kit and USB Port Upgrade Kit with Login Keypad

System Requirements: Computer with VGA monitor and PS/2 keyboard or USB port