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star wars - How exactly did Obi Wan Kenobi alter the hidden message to the remaining Jedi who were alive?


After the Order 66 execution we see Obi Wan Kenobi and Master Joda in the Jedi Temple. In the next scene we observe Master Kenobi trying to alter the hidden message to all the remaining Jedi. He tried to do so by (using the Force I guess) waving his hand upon the Jedi Temple's Archives data storage unit.


How is a database supposed to work with the Force, and how without using a computer was he able to alter the hidden message from the database?


In conclusion, how exactly did Obi Wan Kenobi alter the hidden message to the remaining Jedi who were alive?



Answer



The film's official novelisation indicates that he used the Force




In the main holocomm center of the Jedi Temple, high atop the central spire, Obi-Wan used the Force to reach deep within the shell of the recall beacon’s mechanism, subtly altering the pulse calibration to flip the signal from come home to run and hide. Done without any visible alteration, it would take the troopers quite a while to detect the recalibration, and longer still to reset it. This was all that could be done for any surviving Jedi: a warning, to give them a fighting chance.


Revenge of the Sith: Official Novelisation



The junior novel also implies that he added some extra safeguards to prevent its detection.



Still, avoiding the clones took time. It was full night by the time they reached the main control center. Yoda stood guard while Obi-Wan reset the beacon and then added a few twists to hide what he had done. When Yoda gave him an impatient look, Obi-Wan explained, “I’ve recalibrated the code to warn any surviving Jedi away.” That was much better than simply disabling the beacon.



However, we learn in Star Wars: Rebels that he found time to get a longer, visual and audio message to fleeing Jedi. It's not entirely clear whether this was included in the beacon message or somehow sent subsequently.






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