System Manual User Manual

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 About this Manual 1
1.2 Welcome to the MEA2100-System 1
2 Important Safety Advice 3
2.1 Important Safety Advice 3
2.2 Guarantee and Liability 4
2.3 Operator's Obligations 4
3 Software 5
3.1 Setting up MC_Rack 5
3.2 System Requirements 7
3.3 First Use of MC_Rack 8
3.4 Setting up the Internal Stimulus Generator 11
3.5 Setting up LTP-Director Software 23
3.5.1 System requirements 23
3.5.2 Recommended operating system settings 23
3.5.3 Installing the LTP-Director Software 24
3.5.4 Installing the LTP-Analyzer Software 24
3.6 Setting up Cardio2D Software 25
3.6.1 Installing the Cardio2D Software 26
3.6.2 Installing the Cardio2D+ Analyzer Software 26
4 Hardware 27
4.1 Hardware Configuration 27
4.2 MEA2100 Interface Board 28
4.3 MEA2100 Headstages 31
4.4 Digital Signal Processor 33
4.5 Bandwidth and Gain Specification 34
4.6 Stimulus Generator 35
5 The MEA2100-System 37
5.1 Setting up the MEA2100-System 37
5.2 Setting up the MEA 41