Instruction Manual

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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
About this Manual 1
Welcome to Cardio2D and Cardio2D+ 1
Important Information and Instructions 3
Important Safety Advice 3
Guarantee and Liability 4
Operator's Obligations 4
Terms of Use for the Program 5
Limitation of Liability 5
Software and Hardware Installation 7
Installing the Cardio2D Software 7
First Use of Cardio2D after Installation 9
Data Acquisition Hardware 10
Cardio 2D Software 17
The Cardio2D Program : Overview 17
Control Window 25
Control View 26
Viability 27
Labbook 27
Compound / Basic 29
Stimulation of MEA Electrodes 33
Stimulation with MEA2100-System 37
Analyzer Settings 47
Start / Stop 50
Log File 50
Summary Window 51
MEA Window 52
MEA Electrodes 53
Single Channel View 54
Latency / Velocity Window 56
Color Map 58
General Software Features 62
Experimental Proceeding 65
General Performance / Noise Level 65
Detection Parameter 66
Automated Waveform Detection 67