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PC Moderator ™ Installation and User Guide 23

3. Press the function keys of the users (F1-F8) to be enabled that day, one at a time.

4. Press <Esc> to exit from User Setup prompt.

The user can now log in (F1-F8, password) and use the computer according to the limit

and range settings for that day. Once the user has been logged in, the computer can be shut

down and turned on and off that day without requiring re-enabling by the parent. However,

if the computer is turned off before the user logs in, then the parent will need to re-enable

for that day before the user can log in.

Alternately, users can be enabled from the Setup Menu item number 4 , “Manually

enable/disable users for today”. Once I user has been enabled and logged in, they cannot

be disabled using this menu item. See Setup Menu item 3, Enable/disable users (until

date)”, described in the following section.

Enable/disable users (until date)

Users can be enabled and disabled from the Setup Menu. When a user is disabled, an

option is available to input a date to be re-enabled. This allows parents to institute

grounding from the computer as a consequence of some undesired behavior. Since the date

is entered into the device, it is easier for parents to hold to their consequence as it is easier

to leave the current settings (and hear the child gripe) than to run the Setup menu and

make the change. It is recommended that you consider the grounding carefully. The length

of the grounding should not be so long that the computer loses its role as an effective

motivator. You want the consequence to teach an effective lesson and not serve to alienate

you from your child.

Bonus time

There may be circumstances where a parent may want to add time for a user at that

moment. An example might be a late school project or as a special privilege. Rather than

making permanent setting changes, an easy and quick method is provided to allow a one-

time addition of between 10 and 90 minutes for a user regardless of the time limit or range

settings. The easiest way to log in a user and add bonus time is:

1. At the login prompt, press the function key of the user (F1-F8).

2. At the password input screen, press a single numeric (0-9) key corresponding to

the amount of time to add. Pressing 1 corresponds to 10 minutes, 2=20 minutes,

3=30,… 9=90 minutes, etc. Pressing 0 will clear any bonus time previously set.

Press <Enter> and the password input screen will appear reset (single purple bar

at the top of screen).

3. Enter the Setup (F10) password instead of the user’s password followed by

<Enter>.

Alternatively, bonus time can also be provided using the Quick Change options as

follows: