Instruction Manual

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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
About this Manual 1
Terms of Use 2
Limitation of Liability 2
Important Safety Advice 2
First Use of MC_Rack 3
Welcome to MC_Rack 3
Installing MC_Rack 4
Step by Step Tutorial 7
Using the Step by Step Tutorial 7
Monitoring and Recording Activity 8
Starting MC_Rack 8
Defining the Data Source 9
Advanced Configuration 24
Adding a Data Source 32
Channel Tool 35
Monitoring Activity Continuously 36
Recording Data 42
Starting Data Acquisition and Recording 44
Monitoring and Recording Triggered Activity 45
Triggering MC_Rack on the Stimulus 45
Monitoring Triggered Activity 47
Recording Triggered Data 48
MEA2100-System 51
MEA2100-System 51
Wireless-System 64
Wireless System 64
MC_Rack Features 67
About MC_Rack Features 67
Data Acquisition Settings 67
Data Source Setup 67
Defining Hardware Settings 83
Channel Tool 86
Grouping Multitrode Channels 87
Simulation Mode 87
Data Streams and Channels 90
Data Stream Types 90
Channel Selection 91
Continuous and Triggered Data 92
Averaged Data 94
Digital Data and Binary Code 96