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5.4.1 Shock Detect Settings
When the Treadmill Shock Detection unit is detected, the following controls are available:
Use the mouse to select the text boxes and enter the following parameters:
• Session Number: 1 to 10. Not needed. Included for consistency with other software.
• Number of Active Channels: 1 to 8. Set for the number of animals, typically 3 or 6.
• Number of Visits to Grid: 1 to 999. Limits the shock by the number of visits to the grid.
• Number of Shocks: 1 to 999. Limits the shock by the total number of shocks received.
Likewise, the following statuses for each channel are also provided:
• Active: The shock is on. The grids are active and monitored for shocks received.
• Idle: The shock is off. A limit has been reached, either the number of visits or shocks.
• No Shock: The shock is off. Temporarily disabled for the current period in a profile mode
experiment.
5.4.2 Incline Settings
When the Incline Controller is detected, the capabilites of the apparatus are displayed and the following
controls are available:
Use the mouse to select the text boxes and enter the following parameters:
• Belt Angle: Limited by the “Range” as indicated above.
• Inc_Rate: Non-editable. Set to the maximum rate of the incline apparatus.
The rate of inclination (Inc_Rate) is set to the maximum the apparatus will allow to provided the highest
speed and lowest transistion times between different angles.