1. PCOS Basic Operation

2. Security key receptacle
The contact point for the Operator LCD
Security key screen with counter
An integrated ultra-
high contrast
Ballot entry slot electronic display
A narrow paper
tray in the front
slot where ballots Printer
are inserted Compartment
The three opening
or door located on
Administrator Access
top of the unit
Compartment
Input in the front left hand
side contains the write-
protect backup removable Transmission Port
memory card
Port is an RJ45 interface on
the right side used for
Operator access / POLL Worker connecting the external
compartment input modem/cellular device for
results transmission
Input in the front right hand side
contains the primary removable
memory card

3. Battery Power port
Ballot Exit slot This is where to put the
battery pack that will use for
Opposite of the Ballot backing up the power
entry slot at the back of
the unit where valid ballots
are ejected after passing
through a feed
mechanism.
AC Power port
This is where to put the
power supply of the
PCOS machine

4. Light Indicators

5. REMOVABLE MEMORY CARD
The PCOS machine uses a COMPACT FLASH
removable Memory card .
This is where the application is stored and is
used for backing up data, like election result
and audit logs.
THERMAL PAPER
This is the paper that is used for printing
election results and is located at the
THERMAL PRINTER.
SECURITY KEY
The security key is a special device that is
assigned to each PCOS machine

6. Power Supply AC adapter that comes with the PCOS
Machine which Uses 220 volts and an
Output of 20 volts AC.

7. Device that will be used for the Transmission

8. 2. Accessing the main menu
The initial screen that you would see as soon as
you turn on the PCOS machine

9. 2. Accessing the main menu
Tap the security key to the security key receptacle

10. 2. Accessing the main menu
Tap “OPEN VOTING” to open the election

11. 3. Authenticating the pin code.
The screen would prompt for the first BEI pin code

12. 3. Authenticating the pin code.
The screen would prompt you for the second BEI pin
code

13. 4. Initializing reports.
Tap the button “Initialize Vote Counters” to print the
Initialization report

14. 5. Voting process
The LCD screen would display that it is ready to
accept votes

15. 5. Voting process
The proper way to insert the ballot

16. 6. Close of voting
To display the menu options you need to tap the
security key to the receptacle

17. 6. Close of voting
Tap the “CLOSE VOTING” button to begin the
process in closing the voting

18. 6. Close of voting
A confirmation screen would display in the LCD
tap the “YES” button to confirm

19. 6. Close of voting
The screen would prompt for the first BEI pin code

20. 6. Close of voting
The screen would prompt for the second BEI pin
code

21. 6. Close of voting
The screen would display the message “THE POLL IS
BEING CLOSED…….PLEASE WAIT”
POLL IS BEING
CLOSED. PLEASE
WAIT. . .

22. 8. Printing 8 copies
Screen would display “Preparing Election Returns.
…please wait...”
PREPARING
ELECTION
RETURNS.
PLEASE WAIT. . .

23. 8. Printing 8 copies
The PCOS machine will print 8 copies of Election
Returns for National Positions
PRINTING 8 COPIES
OF ELECTION
RETURNS (ER) FOR
NATIONAL POSITIONS
PLEASE WAIT. . .

24. 9. Transmission
The screen would display a message that the PCOS
is ready to transmit and ask the BEI to plug the
transmission cable.
READY TO TRANSMIT
PLEASE PLUG IN
TRANSMISSION CABLE
TO ELECTRONICALLY
TRANSMIT ELECTION
REPORTS

25. 9. Transmission
After the BEI plugs the transmission cable, the PCOS
would automatically transmit the results to the
designated recipients.
ELECTRONICALLY
ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTING
TRANSMITTING ELECTION REPORTS
ELECTION REPORTS TO KBP, POL
TO MBOC PARTIES AND
CITIZENS ARM
PLEASE WAIT. . .
PLEASE WAIT. . .

26. 9. Transmission
After the PCOS finished transmission the screen
would give a confirmation message that all election
reports are transmitted.
ELECTION REPORTS
SUCCESSFULLY
TRANSMITTED TO
KBP, POL PARTIES
AND CITIZENS ARM

27. 9. Printing 22 copies
The screen would remind the BEI’s to replace the
Thermal Paper

28. 9. Printing 22 copies
The PCOS would print the 22 copies of the Election
Returns
PRINTING 22 COPIES PRINTING 22 COPIES
OF ELECTION OF ELECTION
RETURNS (ER) FOR RETURNS (ER) FOR
NATIONAL POSITIONS LOCAL POSITIONS
PLEASE WAIT. . . PLEASE WAIT. . .

29. 9. Printing 22 copies
It would also print the Statistic reports and the Audit
logs
PRINTING PRINTING AUDIT LOG
STATISTICS REPORT
PLEASE WAIT. . .
PLEASE WAIT. . .

30. 10. Closing functions
The screen would display the message that all
closing functions has been successfully completed
and it would back up the data
ALL CLOSING
FUNCTIONS HAVE
BEEN SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED. BACKING UP
THE PCOS WILL NOW ELECTION DATA
BACKUP ELECTION PLEASE WAIT. . .
DATA AND
WRITE PROTECT THE
BACKUP CARD

31. 10. Closing functions
The screen would display the message that all
closing functions has been successfully completed
and it would back up the data
ALL CLOSING
FUNCTIONS HAVE
BEEN SUCCESSFULLY
COMPLETED. BACKING UP
THE PCOS WILL NOW ELECTION DATA
BACKUP ELECTION PLEASE WAIT. . .
DATA AND
WRITE PROTECT THE
BACKUP CARD

32. 10. Closing functions
Tap the shut down button to start the process in
shutting down the PCOS machine.

33. 10. Closing functions
The screen would ask you if you are certain that
you want to shut down the PCOS, Tap “YES”

34. 10. Closing functions
The screen would display that the PCOS is shutting
down
SHUTTING DOWN. . .