System Manual Instruction Manual

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Table of Contents
1 Introduction 1
1.1 About this Manual 1
1.2 Welcome to the USB-MEA256-System 2
2 Important Safety Advice 3
2.1 Operator's Obligations 3
2.2 Guarantee and Liability 3
2.3 Important Safety Advice 4
3 Software Installation 5
3.1 Software Installation 5
3.1.1 System Requirements 5
3.1.2 Recommended BIOS settings 6
3.1.3 Driver Installation 6
3.1.4 First Use of MC_Rack 7
4 USB-MEA256-System 9
4.1 The USB-MEA256 Data Acquisition 9
4.2 The USB-MEA256 Filter Amplification 9
4.3 256MEA 10
4.4 256 Thin MEA 11
4.5 256-9well MEA 11
4.6 The USB-MEA256-System 12
4.7 Connecting the USB-MEA256-System 12
4.8 Setting Up the Amplifier 13
4.9 The USB-MEA256 Device 19
4.9.1 Rear Panel 19
5 Troubleshooting 23
5.1 Troubleshooting 23
5.2 No Computer Connection / No Recording Possible 23
5.3 Triggering / Digital Input does not Work 24
5.4 Noise on Single Electrodes 24
5.5 MEA is defective 25
5.6 Overall Noise / Unsteady Baseline 25
5.7 Missing Spikes or Strange Signal Behavior 26