Multichannel Systems USB-MEA256-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 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