User guide

8 PC Moderator ™ Installation and User Guide

Logging In

Once the Login Prompt graphic is displayed, the user may “log in” and assuming time is

available for that user, the PC Moderator will enable the display and the keyboard attached

to the PC Moderator. To log in from the Login Prompt:

1. Select a user number by pressing a number key 1–8 (User), 9 (Parent) or 0 (Setup).

If you select a valid user number that has been setup, a red screen with a steady solid

purple bar at the top will be displayed. If you select the wrong user press [-] (on keypad)

until the Login Prompt appears and repeat this step. If the user has been disabled using the

grounding feature, the screen will flash solid red after the user presses the User Number.

2. Enter your password followed by [Enter]. As the password is entered, the display will

extend downward with small blue and red bars appearing for each character pressed. Press

the [Enter] key after the password has been entered. If you make a mistake while typing a

password you can backspace or just press [-] (on keypad) to clear your entry. Pressing [-]

twice will return you to the Login Prompt.

If the password is entered correctly (and for Users 1-8, they are currently allowed use), the

display and keyboard are immediately enabled. If no time available is available now for

the user, the screen will flash a red pattern three times.

If the password is entered incorrectly, the display will flash a solid red and then the steady

solid purple bar will again be displayed at the top of the screen to prompt the user to

reenter the password. If the password is entered incorrectly three times, the PC Moderator

displays a red screen, clears the user number, waits 10 seconds and goes back to the Login

prompt. If the password is entered incorrectly 9 times, the PC Moderator displays a red

screen, waits one minute and makes an internal record of possible tampering. This

information is displayed as a red flashing pattern instead of blue during all power up

sequences until a Setup or Parent user logs in. This warns the parent of possible tampering

or power cycling of the computer or the PC Moderator without logging in.

If the User 1 Auto Login feature was enabled for User 1, the PC Moderator continually

checks the available time amounts and ranges for User 1 during the Login Prompt. As soon

as time is allowed, the PC Moderator will automatically log in User 1. When time is no

longer allowed, then User 1 is automatically logged off.

Shutting Down and Logging Off the PC Moderator

At any time the user may log off the PC Moderator by either shutting down the computer

or manually logging off the PC Moderator. The PC Moderator will also automatically log

off the user when the display is placed in standby or shut off by the operating system using

the screens saver settings.