User guide

PC Moderator ™ Installation and User Guide 15

Logging In

Once the Login Prompt is displayed, the user may “log in”. Once logged in (and assuming

time is available for that user), the PC Moderator will enable the display and keyboard.

This process requires two steps 1) entering the user’s number (F1-F10) and 2) entering the

password. The user can be a Parent user (F9), Setup user (F10) or users F1-F8. The

passwords for each user were set during first time setup or by using the Setup Menu. To

1. Select a user number by pressing a function key F1 – F8 (users), F9 (Parent) or F10

(Setup). After you select a valid user number (F1-F10) that has been setup, a steady solid

purple bar will be displayed at the top of the screen. If you select the wrong user press

<Esc> until the Login Prompt appears and repeat this step. If the user has been disabled

then the screen will flash red after the user presses the function key.

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 <Esc> to clear your entry. Pressing

<Esc> twice will return you to the Login Prompt.

Note: Entering the Setup password for users F1-F8 will enable them

(Manual Daily Enable) for that day. Also entering <+> from 1 to 9

times, followed by <Enter> before entering the Setup password will

add from 10-90 minutes of bonus time to that user.

If the password is entered correctly (and for F1-F8 users, 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 a 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.