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BEFORE YOU SET UP THE ARENAS...
ENVIRONMENT HARDWARE
CONFIGURATION AND OPTIONS
TRU SCAN LINC AND COMPUTER SETUP
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SETTING UP THE LINCS
INTERFACE CARD INSTALLATION
MONITOR SETUP
PRINTER SETUP
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SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
DEFINITIONS AND TERMINOLOGY
MEASUREMENT CAPABILITIES
SUMMARY STATISTICS
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FP - FLOOR PLANE SENSOR MEASURES
VP - VERTICAL PLANE SENSOR MEASURES
NP - NOSE POKE SENSOR RING
USING TRU SCAN 2.0 SOFTWARE
CREATE/SELECT PROJECT DATABASE
DATA FILE ORGANIZATION
FILE NAME ATTRIBUTES
FILE OPTION: SETUP/OPTIONS
FILE OPTION: CAGE AND BEAM TRACKING CHECK
FILE OPTION: CREATE AN EXPERIMENT PROTOCOL
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POTOCOL NUMBER
TERMINATE on TIME or TASK
EXPERIMENT TIME UNITS
EXPERIMENT RUN TIME – PAUSES
STIMULUS PRESENTATION
DATA ANALYSIS
EXPERIMENT-RUN HISTOGRAMS
POST-STIMULUS HISTOGRAMS
SELECTING DATA
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FILE OPTION: REVIEW EXPERIMENT PROTOCOL(S)
FILE OPTION: CREATE/REVIEW SUBJECT-DRAW LIST(S)
FILE OPTION: RUN A SESSION
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LOG-IN - CHECK EQUIPMENT
TEST SESSION (NO DATA RECORDED)
SELECT PROTOCOL(S) TO RUN - SELECT SUBJECT-DRAW LIST
YOKED PROTOCOL OPTION
MULTIPLE PROTOCOL OPTION
THE SESSION RUN - THE RUN SCREEN
STATION STATUS CELLS
STIMULUS STATUS CELLS
TRACKING CELLS
EXPERIMENT-RUN INFORMATION CELLS
TERMINATING A SESSION AND REVIEWING THE DATA
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FILE OPTION: IMPORT SESSION
FILE OPTION: STATISTICAL REVIEW / ANALYSIS
FILE OPTION: DATABASE MAINTENANCE
FILE NAME CODES
DEFAULT PASSWORD SETTING
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