ELECTION DAY ACTIVITIES
• Checklist of contents of the box
• PCOS machine and its power adaptor
• Thirteen (13) rolls of official thermal paper
• Three (3) security PINS of the BEI;
• One (1) PIN for Re-Zeroing which shall remain
in the PCOS Box
• Modem/BGAN, if any; and
• Two (2) copies of the minutes.
II. Installation
REPUBLICOF THE PHILIPPINES
AUTOMATED ELECTIONS
BEI AUTHENTICATION
Please insert security key for authentication
LCD SW ver 103,15
The Chairman shall place the iButton security key on top of the security key receptacle.
PCOS will beep to indicate that it is ready to accept instructions from the BEI
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REPUBLICOF THE PHILIPPINES
AUTOMATED ELECTIONS
BEI Security Key verified
LCD SW ver 103,15
ERROR VALIDATING SECURITY KEY
Please try again and remember to press firmly
against the reader
LCD SW ver 103,15
IS THIS THECORRECT TIME?
2013:02:1910:00:00
YES NO
Select “YES” if the date and time is correct, and enter such fact in the minutes.
SET YEAR
2013:02:1910:00:00
+++
Select “NO” if the date and time is incorrect. Then screen will ask the BEI to set the correct date and time, and ask for the correct:
A. YEAR. If year is correct, press “DONE”. If not,
+++ / ---- button until the year displayed the current year.
B. MONTH. If month is correct, press “DONE”. If not,
+++ / ---- button until the month displayed the current month.
C. DAY. If day is correct, press “DONE”. If not,
+++ / ---- button until the day displayed the current day.
DONE
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Select “NO” if the date and time is incorrect. Then screen will ask the BEI to set the correct date and time, and ask for the correct:
D. HOUR. If hour is correct, press “DONE”. If not,
+++ / ---- button until the hour displayed the current hour
E. MINUTE. If minute is correct, press “DONE”. If not,
+++ / ---- button until the minute displayed the current minute.
SET HOUR
2013:02:1910:00:00
+++ DONE
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Wait until the MAIN MENU is displayed
SET HOUR
2013:02:1910:00:00
+++ DONE
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OPEN VOTING
INITIALIZING VOTECOUNTERS
(Ensuring that vote counters are
set to zero)
PLEASE WAIT…
RESULTS HAVE BEEN ZEROED
OPEN VOTING - INITIALIZATION
WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRINT MORE COPIES OF THE ZERO TAPE?
PRINTING INITIALIZATION
REPORT
PLEASE WAIT…
YES NO
Press “NO” if you do not want to print more copies of
Zero Tape.
OPEN VOTING - INITIALIZATION
Insert ballot in the PCOS machine
Voting Process Flow Diagram
The Chairman shall place the iButtonSecurity key on top of the iButtonSecurity key receptacle.
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PCOS will print 8 copies of Election Returns for the National positions
PCOS will print 8 copies of Election Returns for the Local positions
If after 3 attempts, the transmission medium still fails, call the Technical support personnel.
After successful transmission to C/MBOC, Central and Transparency Servers, PCOS will display this message.
READY TO PRINT 22COPIES OF ELECTIONRETURNS.
PLEASE REPLACETHERMAL PRINTERPAPER ROLL.
PRESS OK WHENREADY
Replace thermal paper rollAnd press OK button.
22 Copies
22 Copies
PRINTING 22 COPIESOF NATIONAL
RETURNS
WOULD YOU LIKETO PRINT MORE COPIES OF THIS
REPORT?
A prompt for more copies will appear. Detach the report
and press NO.
22 Copies
PRINTING 22 COPIESOF LOCAL RETURNS
WOULD YOU LIKETO PRINT MORE COPIES OF THIS
REPORT?
A prompt for more copies will appear. Detach the report
and press NO.
22 Copies
PRINTING STATISTICAL
REPORT
WOULD YOU LIKETO PRINT MORE COPIES OF THIS
REPORT?
A prompt for more copies will appear. Detach the report
and press NO.
22 Copies
PRINTING AUDIT LOG
REPORT
WOULD YOU LIKETO PRINT MORE COPIES OF THIS
REPORT?
A prompt for more copies will appear. Detach the report
and press NO.
PCOS shall automatically create Backup files.
IX. Manual Task
WOULD YOU LIKETO PRINT MORE COPIES OF THIS
REPORT?
A prompt for more copies will appear. Press NO option.
If failure of transmission occurs inany of the target servers, the PCOS will print Transmission Report
1
RE-TRANSMIT RESULTS
Wait until transmission isSuccessful. If after three (3)Attempts, the transmissionMedium still fails, call theTechnical support personnel.
Repeat re-transmission ifThere are more than one (1)Target servers failed.
2
Type 1 and tap ENTER button
Type 1 and tap ENTER button
a. Disconnect the battery from the PCOS machine;b. Disconnect the battery cable from the battery;c. Disconnect the power adaptor of the PCOS machine from the electrical outlet;d. Disconnect the power adaptor from the PCOS machine;
f. Open the POLL WORKER slot and remove the MAIN MEMORY card and place inside the envelope;g. Place the PCOS iButton inside the printer compartment of the PCOS, cover the printer and seal with plastic security seal;h. Retain the Backup Memory card at the Administrator slot and remain it locked;i. Place the battery and its peripherals inside the
battery box;j. Turn-over the box containing the PCOS and its
peripherals to the logistics provider.
ELECTION DAY ACTIVITIES
ReceptionInstallationAccessing Main MenuOpen Voting – InitializationOpen Voting – Election ProperClose VotingPrinting of 8ERs Nat’l. & LocalTransmissionPrinting of 22ERs Nat’l. & LocalPrinting Statistics, Audit LogBackup (automatic)ShutdownRemove Main Memory CardTurn-over
ELECTION DAY ACTIVITIES
ReceptionInstallationAccessing Main MenuOpen Voting – InitializationOpen Voting – Election ProperClose VotingPrinting of 8ERs Nat’l. & LocalTransmissionPrinting of 22ERs Nat’l. & LocalPrinting Statistics, Audit LogBackup (automatic)ShutdownRemove Main Memory CardTurn-over
FINAL TESTING AND SEALING ACTIVITIES
ReceptionInstallationDiagnosticsAccessing Main MenuOpen Voting – InitializationOpen Voting – Test VotingClose VotingPrinting of 8ERs Nat’l. & Local(No Transmission)ZeroingShutdownInstall Backup MemorySealing
Note : PROCEDURES WITH RED TEXTS ARE UNIQUE TO THE ACTIVITY.
THANK YOU!