User guide

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 About this Manual 1
1.2 Terms of Use for MC_Stimulus II 1
1.3 Limitation of Liability 1
2 Important Information and Instructions 3
2.1 Operator's Obligations 3
2.2 Guarantee and Liability 3
2.3 Important Safety Advice 4
3 First Use of the Stimulus Generator 5
3.1 Welcome to the STG and MC_Stimulus 5
3.2 Setting Up and Connecting the STG 7
3.3 Driver Installation 8
3.4 Installing the Software 8
4 Operating the STG 9
4.1 Operation Overview 9
4.2 Operating Multiple STGs 12
5 Programming Stimulus Protocols 13
5.1 MC_Stimulus II Sample Files for STG 4000 Series 13
5.2 Neuroelectrophysiology / MEA-System 13
5.3 General Demo Files 14
5.4 MC_Stimulus II Worksheet 15
5.5 Pulse Types 16
5.6 Autorepeating Pulses and Protocols 18
5.7 Autocreating Entries and Editing Columns 21
5.8 Auto Sync for Autocreating Trigger Pulses 29
5.9 Adjusting the Stimulus Intensity Level 31
6 ASCII Import / Export 33
6.1 Loading Files 33
6.2 Exporting Files 34
6.3 Supported File Formats 34
7 Stimulus Display 43
7.1 Selecting Channels 43
7.2 Display Settings 43
7.3 Display Tools 44