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MindPlace Procyon AVS - User Manual

MindPlace Procyon AVS
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Summary

READ THIS BEFORE USING PROCYON

Important Safety and Usage Precautions

Essential warnings and guidance before operating the Procyon for safe and effective use.

I. Introduction

Understanding Color and Awareness

Consciousness as Art-form

Explores the potential of Procyon for creating consciousness-altering art.

Color, Mood, and Awareness

Discusses the profound effect of colors on cognition, perception, mood, and mental states.

Benefits

Tranquility and Calming

Sessions designed to induce relaxation using calming colors like blue and green.

Before Bed

Gentle, slow sessions focused on blue and green light to clear the mind before sleep.

Learning

Sessions based on superlearning paradigms to induce a hypnagogic state for learning.

Peak Performance

Sessions using rainbow colors and frequencies for mental activation and peak performance.

Energy;Rejuvenation

Active sessions with rapid pattern shifts for preparing mind and body for activities.

Visualization;Artform;Entertainment

Sessions showcasing aesthetic aspects, inducing complex imagery for altered states.

Features

Compact Full-Color Personal Display

Describes the advanced surface-mounted optoelectronic emitters for millions of colors.

Ganzfeld Feature

Allows creation of pure, non-flickering color fields for meditation or color exploration.

Independent Color Channel Programming

Enables assigning brightness and frequency to each color channel for complex effects.

Large Internal Program Store

Details the capacity for over 1500 segments stored in internal flash memory.

USB Port

Facilitates session transfer, OS updates, and PC control.

Digital Audio Input;Output

Offers low-noise, CD-quality audio for mixing and precise control.

Internal Audio Synthesizer

Generates binaural beats synchronized with color channel frequencies.

SynchroMuse

Synchronizes audio content from CDs with internally stored sessions in full color.

II. Setting Your System Up

Step 1: Install the Batteries

Instructions for installing three "AA" alkaline batteries for standalone operation.

Step 2: Connect GanzFrames and Headphones

Guidance on connecting the GanzFrames display and stereo headphones to the console.

Step 3: Select and Run a Session

Steps to turn on the unit, select sessions, adjust volume/brightness, and stop sessions.

III. Using Your Procyon

How to Have a Perfect Session

Tips for creating an ideal session environment, including posture and ambient light.

On;Off and Power-Saving

Buttons, Connectors, and Display Overview

Controls, Dials, and Connectors

Explains the function of the mode buttons, audio/light dials, and various input/output connectors.

Selecting a Session

The Random Session

Brightness and Volume Controls

System Modes

Connecting to a PC

Connecting to the PreSage Biofeedback System

Session Workflow

Color, Mind, and Mood Effects

Mandala Imagery

Light Waveforms: Red, Green, Blue

Color Mixing Techniques

Flicker vs. Ganzfeld

Internal Audio Synthesis

Audio Mixing

Advanced External Control

Guide to Preset Sessions

Glossary

BioConnect²

A serial data protocol for controlling parameters via biofeedback equipment.

Clipped Waveform

A waveform limited to its maximum allowed amplitude.

Color Channel

Defines a single color (red, green, blue) and its associated parameters.

DC Offset

Controls the mix of steady (ganzfeld) light with flickering light.

Flash Memory

Nonvolatile memory used for operating system and data storage.

Frequency (Hz)

The rate of waveform cycles per second, measured in Hertz.

Ganzfeld

A field of light that glows steadily, without flickering.

Hertz (Hz)

Measure of oscillations per second, equivalent to cycles per second.

Phase

The relationship between two or more waveforms' start times.

Phase Shift

The degree to which two waveforms are out of phase with each other.

Programmable Parameter

Any aspect of a session that can be altered, like waveform or brightness.

Pulse Width

Measures the duration a light remains on within a waveform cycle.

Pulse Width Modulation

The change of pulse width over the course of a segment.

Segment

The basic unit of structure for a session, with variable length and parameters.

Session

A sequence of segments forming a complete audio-visual experience.

Wavetable

A series of numbers representing visual or audio waveforms.

Appendix: Procyon Features and Programming

Unique Features Overview

Summarizes the Procyon's unique features, including visual effects engine and audio codec.

Visual Effects Programming Basics

Segments and Session Format

Programmable Visual Effect Parameters

Introduction to Session Creation

Testing Segments and Sessions

Color Channel Advanced Concepts

How Phase Shift Affects Color Mixing

How to Create a Ganzfeld

DC Offset: Waveform Flicker and Clipping

MindPlace Procyon AVS Specifications

General IconGeneral
CategorySynthesizer
ConnectivityUSB
Light OutputLED
Audio Channels2
Sound OutputStereo
External InputsStereo audio
Power SourceBattery or AC adapter
CompatibilityPC/Mac via USB
Device TypeMindPlace Procyon AVS