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CONFIGURING THE SOFTWARE 5Setting Up the Software to Detect Your Hardware Model 5Eliminating Electrical Line Frequency Noise 6

Setting Up Dual Screens using Windows Extended Mode Display Option 6Set-Up and Testing of Dual Monitor Displays 6Using Dual Display Mode with PHYSIOPILOT Physiolab Software 6

Choosing a Color Scheme 7

OVERVIEW OF THE SOFTWARE INTERFACE 8

SELECT CLIENT 9

RUN SESSION 11

Ensuring a Good Connection 12

Checking For Good Signal Data 14

TOOLBARS OVERVIEW 17Selecting Display Screens 18

FINE-TUNING SIGNALS 18

Signal Control Toolbar 19

UNDERSTANDING ACTIVE, INACTIVE & PROHIBITED FUNCTIONS 24

Session Control Toolbar 26Accessing Online Help 26Exiting a Session 26Reset and Freeze Features 27Printing Screens during the Session 27

Recording Data 27Event Marking 28

PART I: HOW TO SELECT A PROTOCOL: 29

PART II: HOW TO SELECT A TASK: 31

PART III: HOW TO FINE-TUNE BIO/NEUROFEEDBACK GOALS: 32FINE TUNE EMG and EEG Bands 32

Auto-Thresholds: 36Respiration, Heart Rate, Skin Conductance: 36

Sounds 371. Setting Up Music Synthesizer Audio Feedback 392. Setting up Pre-Recorded Audio File Feedback 41

PhysioLab 2010 – C2 Plus Applications Guidelines page 1 of 84 pages.

3. Setting up Windows Media Player Feedback 41Media Player Troubleshooting 42

PART IV: OPTIMIZING FEEDBACK: 44

PART V: THE ART OF SCREEN SELECTION: FINDING THE BEST FEEDBACK DISPLAY. 46

FEEDBACK DISPLAYS- The TASK-LINKED SECONDARY SCREENS: 47END OF SECTION 47

PART VI: SETTING UP PICTURE-REVEAL / PHOTO FILL GAMES 48Feedback Time Settings for Games 48Feedback Sound Settings for Games 50Selecting a Game Screen 50Picture-Reveal Screen Types 51Selecting Game Images 52

PART VII: SAVING SESSION DATA, SAVING LAST SETTINGS & VERIFYING CLIENT NAMES 53

PART VIII: MANAGING DATA 54Deleting Session Data 54Viewing Session Data and Generating Reports 54

Changing Signal Views in Manage Data 55Printing Screen Images 56Saving Screen Images 57Printing Quick Reports 57

APPENDIX 58

Creating Excel Reports 58Exporting Data to Excel or Your Own Database 58

EXPORT TO ACSII: [ NOT EXCEL] 62Automatically Generating Filenames for Export Data 62

APPENDIX : 68Installing PHYSIOPILOT Physiolab Software from CD-ROM 68Downloading Updates from Our Website 68System Requirements 68

Setting Up Tasks 70Specifying Tasks Manually 70Running Preset Programmed Tasks 70Customizing Programmed Tasks 71Programmed Tasks: Instructional Text Boxes 73Programmed Tasks: Audio Files 74

Creating Your Own Programmed Tasks 75Saving Programmed Tasks 75USING A TABLET 76


TROUBLESHOOTING 80

INSTALLATION PROBLEMS: 80

SIGNAL PROBLEMS: 81EEG/EMG/ECG: 81ExG signals all of the sudden go from separate reactivity to reacting across signals. 81HR sometimes goes abnormally high or low, then returns to normal. 81SC is flat. 81TEMP does too low or too high. 81

SIGN ON PROBLEMS? 81

INTERMITTANT SIGN ON PROBLEMS? 82

DATA MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS: 82

SLOW COMPUTER 83

The C2-Plus Series Biofeedback equipment is classified by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a Class II Medical Device (www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsma/dsmaclas.html). Class II devices are those regulated by the FDA to assure safety and effectiveness. Regulations include professional guidance documents (e.g. that biofeedback equipment is not to be used to make diagnoses), clear labeling requirements (e.g., use is restricted to relaxation), mandatory device performance standards (medical device quality control procedures), and post market surveillance ( e.g. ethical advertising). Class II biofeedback equipment has been approved for relaxation training and/or muscle re-education. Class II medical devices are sold only to licensed health care professionals.

Published 5/4/15


AVOID STATIC DAMAGE WHEN CHANGING BATTERIES

Unplug USB cable, then change batteries. Avoid changing batteries in a carpeted area because static sparks can jump from the battery posts and ruin the electronics.

Use an anti-static spray or mat in a carpeted area and around equipment to protect electronics.


Configuring the SoftwareSetting Up the Software to Detect Your Hardware Model You will need to follow the instructions below after your initial installation and after each software upgrade.

Click on the PhysioPilot desktop icon to get to the opening window.

Click Run Session to bring up the Select Application window.

IMPORTANT:Click on the drop-down arrow in the Hardware Type box and select the type of J&J device that you have connected. (The software supports many different hardware devices so it is important that you have selected the specific hardware that you are using.) In the

application list, click on the name of the application you plan to run. Next click Setup.

COM or USB? In the Hardware Setup window, be sure that the correct port (COM or USB) that you used to connect your device is selected. If you are using an old COM port connection, be sure the COM port number matches the one you are using. NOTE: Since 2004, we no longer support applications using COM ports.

Eliminating Electrical Line Frequency Noise In North America the electrical line frequency is 60Hz, but in many countries line frequency is 50 Hz. 50 or 60 Hz? The notch filter is defaulted to 60Hz so, if you live in a country where the electrical line frequency is 50 Hz, you will need to configure the software for your area.

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In the Hardware Setup window (pictured above) check to see that the line frequency for your area is selected in the Notch filter box. If the setting is incorrect you will see noise appearing as spikes at regular frequencies in the signal FFT displays. (For additional information please see the “Artifact Detection” section in your Hardware Manual.)

Setting Up Dual Screens using Windows Extended Mode Display Option Many newer laptop computers can support a second monitor with two different simultaneous displays. Many desktop computers can be upgraded to this capability with the addition of a dual-monitor video card available at most computer stores.

The optional Dual Screen Mode feature allows you to have a therapist screen and a separate client screen with monitor and control functions on therapist screen #1 and a simple feedback display or game on client screen #2.

Set-Up and Testing of Dual Monitor Displays If you have this capability on your computer, it can be turned on as follows:Right-click on the desktop, then click Properties, then Settings. Right-click on “2”, then click Attached. (A check mark should appear next to “Attached”.) Check the box labeled Extend my Windows Desktop. Set the screen resolution to the same resolution as primary screen #1, preferably 1024x768. Please see your computer owner’s manual for help with this set-up.

When this is set up properly, your computer should boot-up with your normal desktop on Monitor #1 and the desktop background picture without any icons on Monitor #2. You should be able to run PHYSIOPILOT software with dual displays. If you have trouble getting the dual monitor desktop function working, please check with your computer supplier.

Using Dual Display Mode with PHYSIOPILOT Physiolab Software The PHYSIOPILOT software supports dual monitors on specific screens that are marked in the screen name with letter D or Dual. To enable this feature in PHYSIOPILOT, from the USE-3 Sign-On Screen click on Options and check mark Dual. Do not do this unless you are sure dual monitor mode with extended desktop is working on your computer.

Click the Dual Display Icon to see a list of all available Dual Screen Displays in an application. To select a feedback screen to appear on a second monitor, click on a dual screen display name and click APPLY.


The second monitor display will have a feedback only with no controls or mouse functions. All the settings on the feedback screen will be slaved to a display on Monitor #1. (The exception to this is Windows Media Player used as a feedback screen.)

In Dual Mode on laptop computers you may notice a speed reduction when the screen is updating. This is due to your computer’s display driver limitations. It should not affect feedback.

In most applications the feedback display on Monitor #2 will also be shown on Monitor #1 as a smaller sub-display. To make changes in the feedback display, you need to highlight the display and signal on Monitor #1 and use the left-hand tool bar to make changes. These changes will be reflected in the feedback display on Monitor #2.

Choosing a Color Scheme Physiolab has been designed to mirror the colors of your chosen desktop color scheme. If you wish to change the color scheme for all of your Windows applications including Physiolab, right-click on an icon-free area of your desktop and choose Properties. Click on the Appearance tab. Then click on the down arrow in the “Color Scheme” box and select a color scheme to see a preview of it in the Display Properties window. When you find a color scheme you like, click “OK” at the bottom of the Properties window.


Overview of the Software InterfaceRunning Applications - overview of basic screen sequence for setting up sessions

To begin running an application, first double-click on the PHYSIOPILOT icon from your desktop.

The program will load to the Main Menu .Click on Select Client – you may also do this at the end of the session. Do it first and it loads last session setting for that client.

Click on Run Session. and choose an application from the list.Start that Session.

o Next you will see the Sensor Test Screen. Hook up the sensors using the picture as a guide. The bars display the impedance of each sensor. A red bar indicates a potential problem on that input. There is either no lead hooked into the input, the impedance is too high or a lead is broken. If the lead is connected into the input and not broken, the contact may not be good. Re-prep the skin to establish a better contact. A yellow bar indicates marginal values that may or may not work properly. Prep the skin again to assure a good contact. A green bar indicates that the impedance or the signal range is good.

o Other sensor inputs will show a green bar when working properly and the bar will move with sensor input changes.

o Click on Check Signals button. This screen is used to verify all of the signals. It is not intended for feedback. All signals have auto-gain turned on so that scale adjustment is not necessary.The top screen toolbar provides buttons to select a screen. Once you have determined the quality of the signals, click on one of the screen choices. The screen button which is highlighted shows the name of the current screen being displayed. Most of the top buttons have pull-down menus of alternate screen choices. Clicking on the side bar buttons activates this pull-down menu. When a screen is selected from this menu, it is assigned to this button.The left edge toolbar provides buttons to change the display characteristics and will affect only one display (window) or signal at a time.The bottom screen toolbar provides control for recording and various screen features such as screen freeze and sweep reset.Refer to other parts of this help index for more details about each specific icon.

Select a Protocol, select a Task, start a session, adjust thresholds, stop and save data. Review session immediately in Manage Data.


SELECT CLIENT

To begin running an application click on the PHYSIOPILOT icon from your desktop. The program will load to the Main Menu.

Click on Select Client. Select a client name in the “Select Client” Window. Recorded session data will be saved under this client name. Click the “Select” button. If you skip this step, you will be prompted later to select a client if you record data. (For information on adding new

clients, editing, and deleting client records, please see the “Adding and Deleting Client Information” section.)

Adding and Deleting Client Information

To add a new client, on the main menu click Select Client, then click New.


SELECT CLIENT

Enter the new client’s information. In the top textbox you have a choice of letting the program generate an alias name by leaving the box blank or of entering your own alias name.Alias Names: Alias Names, i.e., coded names, are required in the United States to protect the identity of one client from another. Automatically generated alias names consist of the first two letters of the last name followed by the first two letters of the first name. If two clients have similar names so that identical aliases are generated, the program will add a number after the duplicate alias to differentiate them. The alias name will be generated when you exit the window by clicking OK.

Alias names is always enabled. To see the real names, de-check ‘Alias Names’ form the View Drop-Down Menu.

Now you will see real names.

The Alias Names are switched on every time you re-start the program, for security purposes.

To edit a client record , click Select Client as above,

then click Edit. Modify the client information as desired, and then click OK.

To delete a client including all session data for that client: On the main Physiolab entry window click Select Client, highlight the client alias name, then

click “Delete”. Click “Yes” at the warning prompt to delete the record. It is a good idea to click Edit to verify that you have the correct client name before

deleting client records.

For information on viewing client data see the Managing Data section.


RUN SESSION

Next, click on Run Session. This will bring up the Select Application window.

Make sure that the J&J device that you have connected to your computer is selected in the “Hardware Type” drop-down box. Each hardware type has its own unique application list. Click on the name of the application that you wish to run. The programs running the C2 Plus 12 ch are different from the C2 Plus 6 ch and from the other Hardware Types.

Click Start.NOTE: START BUTTON only brings up a screen. It does not start Recoding.If you receive an error message, click OK; check the connection to your computer, then retry. If you have trouble starting a session, please refer to the “Troubleshooting” section in your Hardware Guide.

Hook Ups: Which Cables go into Each Input?On the Impedance Screen you will see a set of black rectangles on the screen, one for each input. The C2 + 6 has two inputs, A and B. The C2+ 12 has four inputs, A, B, C, D.Each box is labeled with the correct connector cable. In some case, it may say that no iconnector is required for that input. Some examples are:

In this example the EMG cable goes into Input A, the ECG into B, the Temp/SC cable into C, and the Resp. cable into D. Other examples:

About Sensor cable connections:Make sure you check the each cable connection diagram for proper input.

Are the signals reliable?We use two different screen to check the reliability of the signals. The first screen, the Sensor Impedance Test screen is designed to test the integrity of the connections themselves. If there is an unreliable signal of if the skin resistance is too high, the resulting signal will not reflect what the client is doing. If you see that the signal is impeded on this screen, you can correct it


before going on the look at the signals themselves on the second screen. The second screen , the Check Signals screen, is designed to ensure the quality of your signal. You should check both of these these screens each time you start an application.

Humm. Made a mistake? Want to start over? Once you have started an application you must exit it using the arrow in the lower left-

hand corner, NOT the red X in the upper right-hand corner . Some computers will occasionally ‘hang up’ a program when you try to restart it. If this

occurs, 1) check the battery, and 2) exit the program completely before trying to restart it o make sure it starts clean.

Ensuring a Good Connection Be sure to check the battery before every ession. In every application session, the first screen you will see is the Sensor Test Screen.

Hook up the sensors using the picture as a guide. Please refer also to your Hardware Guide for information on cable/electrode configurations for your device and connection tips for different modalities.

IMPEDANCE: The Sensor Test Screen displays the impedance of each EMG/ECG/EEG electrode as a bar graph. The digital bar values are in K Ohms (K=1000 Ohms). J&J’s impedance testing feature is important because it enables you to determine the quality of your signals.

High impedance levels allow environmental electrical noise to contaminate your signals. Values in the green range indicate optimal functioning, yellow indicates marginal functioning and red indicates that the connection is inadequate and needs attention. (Please see the “Impedance Testing” section of your Hardware Guide.) The bar colors are intended as guidelines only. The values needed to ensure good signals are dependent upon the amount of electrical noise in your location and the signal level of interest. (For more information please see the “Artifact Detection” section in your Hardware Guide.)


Are the Electrodes making good contact?DRY IMPEDANCE TEST: Remove sensors completely from the skin.

Find a greed ground electrode. Use either the green electrode on the 3-wire EMG/ECG/EEG or the Green finger skin

conductance electrode on the SC cable. Touch the positive electrode to the green ground.

The Impedance Bar should go down into the green. Touch the positive electrode to the green ground.

The Impedance Bar should go down into the green.

If the word 'break' appears, the cable or snap connect is cut or degraded and needs to be replaced.

WET IMPEDANCE TEST: If not, the problem is in the skin preparation. The cream or gel

must SATURATE abraded skin and form a moist connection. Snap on 3 electrode pellets. Put some gel on them to increase

conductance. Prepare the skin surface by abrading and cleaning the skin. Attach the sensors to the skin. Touch the positive electrode to the green ground.

The Impedance Bar should go down into the green. Touch the positive electrode to the green ground.

The Impedance Bar should go down into the green. If the word ‘break’ appears, or impedance is still high, check all components for

unexpected resistance and replace or redo until impedance values drop into the Yellow zone.

NOTE: If the skin is very dry, it may take a few minutes for the electrode cream to saturate the skin and reduce impedance.

Are you really preparing the skin properly? Skin can be dry or oily, clean or covered with lotion or makeup. It does not matter.

ALWAYS 'abrade' the skin with a pad, using circular motions. And scrub hard - the skin should look red. Use an abrasive lotion. Use alcohol to remove residue, and scrub in circles with a dry pad. The idea is to remove dead skin.

Ready? Do not put the electrodes on yet. Use a cue-tip to put a dab of electrode gel on the spot where the electrode will be placed. Spin the gel into the skin.

Place the pre-gelled electrodes over the sites and ask the client to press hard around the edges.

Now test impedance. Remember that impedance is proportional to the degree

that the gel merges with the skin. Often as the skin warms the gel makes better contact and impedance improves over 1, 5, and even 10 minutes.

sEMG: If you use pre-gelled ‘sticky’ electrodes without a stick-on color, it may help to soak them in sterile water for 3 minutes before placement.


Low EEG Impedance is most critical! Poor EEG impedance .will generate artifact that is amplified in the low delta-theta frequencies. Your 'neurofeedback' training could be biased, giving false 'theta' bursts. EEG impedance

ECG Electrodes: Any ExG electrodes may be use for ECG. Placement is important.

We recommend wrist-to-wrist placement for clinical studies.

White on left arm. Black and Green on the right. Signal bars for modalities other than EMG/ECG/EEG display green for normal

operation, yellow for needing adjustment, and red for disconnected or broken.

These devices are powered by batteries. A digital battery indicator display near the bottom of these screen tests and displays the remaining voltage.

Checking For Good Signal Data Click on Check Signals, the second screen tab.


This screen displays all signals available in the application and currently being acquired so that you can inspect them to verify that they appear in normal ranges. It is not intended for feedback.

In Applications with EMG or ECG, the display includes a frequency spectrum (FFT) display which is particularly useful for detecting environmental electrical noise. (Please see the “Artifact Detection” section in your Hardware Guide.)

Select a Protocol Screen , and START ScreenBefore 2008: Early applications did not have a screen for these features.PhysioPilot Applications : These features and screens are in integral part of all experimental PhysioPilot applications made after 2010. You can download PhysioPilot app here:http://jjengineering.info/About_Downloads.html

A typical Protocol Selection screen from the PhysioPilot series is shown below.

In this example, there are four potential protocols to choose from. By default, it arbitrarily starts with Skin Conductance, highlighted as Yellow in the top indicator, third from the left.


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If you would rather use the EMG protocol, select the ON button on the EMG Master Control Window. You must alo de-select the orange SC Master Control Window by toggling On to OFF.

The next screen, the START Screen, allows you to start protocols by clicking on a Start Button. Some Start Screens include Signal Control Windows, and some do not.


In this example, click on the green EMG Start Button. It will take you to an EMG feedback screen, and start recording.

REMINDER: Some early programs lack protocol and start screens. Don’t worry. Select a feedback screen, and press the RECORD Button on the bottom toolbar. This will record up to 20 minutes of data.

Toolbars Overview The top Screen Select Toolbar provides buttons for choosing a

specific display screen. The left edge Signal Control Toolbar provides buttons to change

the display characteristics. The Session Control Toolbar at the bottom of your screen provides controls for specifying tasks, recording data, marking events in the data, and for invoking various screen features such as screen freeze and sweep reset.

The Session Status Bar, located below the Session Control Bar, indicates elapsed and remaining times for both the current task and the entire session.

The Task Progress Bar located above the Session Control Bar indicates progress through one or more preset timed task intervals. It is a graphical representation of the numbers in the Session Status Bar.

VIEW/HIDE TOOLBARS: You can increase display screen area and minimize distraction by hiding toolbars that you are not using. Simply click View, and then click next to the names of the toolbars you wish to hide. This will remove the checkmark next to the toolbar name and make the toolbar disappear from view. You can retrieve toolbars individually by again clicking View, then clicking the names of the toolbars you wish to reinstate OR you can retrieve all of the toolbars at once by clicking All Bars On.


MOVE TOOLBARS: Not only can you hide toolbars, you can move them for more screen space. Click and Drag the Signal Toolbar above the Screen Select Toolbar. See the Appendix under ‘Tablet’ for examples.

Selecting Display Screens The top Screen Select Toolbar lists all of the available display screens in an application. Use this toolbar to select a specific display screen. Screen buttons change to a highlighted color when chosen. The screen button which is highlighted shows the name of the current screen being displayed.

Most of the top buttons have pull down menus (as shown above) of alternate screen choices. Clicking on the down arrow next to the screen name activates this pull down menu. Whenever you select a screen from the pull down menu, it is assigned to the top menu button. This ensures that your favorite screen in each menu group will be only one click away. On slower computers, click on the drop-down arrow and hold it down while mousing over the drop-down menu area, if the drop-down menu doesn’t at first appear.

Fine-Tuning SignalsJ&J has lots of signal modification options. You would think that to change a signal’s gain you would click on the gain icon and adjust it. However there is a first step common to all J&J signal changes : First click on a component to highlight it.

Un-Highlighted

Highlighted


Signal Control Toolbar First, of course, run your cursor over the graph or object and click to highlight it. Then go over to the left side Signal Control Toolbar. It has several buttons to change display characteristics, like signal gain, the resolution preferred to show the signal changes. These buttons can only modify only one signal at a time, regardless of the number of signals on a graph.So dealing with one signal is straight-forwards: Highlight the graph and modify the signal.

What about signals on a multi-signal display screen?. As with single-signal screens, the multi-signal screen will become highlighted with light blue to indicate it has been selected. It will also activate the Signal Control buttons have been assigned to it. To change a signal, you have a new, additional step to perform: you must then click click directly on the signal display on the top of the display, to highlight one of the little colored squares beside each signal name on the top row of the display. Sometimes you are not permitted to highlight additional colored squares on a multi-signal display. If you look closely, you will see that these are all the same signal types [EEG A, EEG B, EEG C] and the signals have been linked and locked together. For these multi-signal types, clicking on a button to change a single signal will change all signals. There is also another multi-signal type. Usually a single graph contains different signal types, like EMG, tep, and SC on a single graph. When more than one signal type appears in the same graph, all of the signal names are clickable. This means that separate scales are available for each signal. It also means that each signal can be manipulated separately. Select the signal you wish to modify by clicking on the tiny colored square next to the name of the signal within the top of the display. When you click directly on a colored square, a white dot in the center of the square

indicates that particular signal is selected. Then se the buttons on the Signal Control Toolbar to modify the selected signal. If the signal names are not clickable, it means that the signals have the same scale and are locked together so that the signal controls modify all signals together.

Using Signal Control Buttons:First click on a graph or display to highlight it. Then move to the Signal Control Toolbar.

The Signal Up button and the Signal Down button are used to move the signal line higher or lower on the display.

o The Auto-offset button toggles on and off the Auto center feature which automatically keeps the signal centered on the screen. To manually adjust the signal higher or lower on the screen, click Auto-offset OFF and use the above

Signal Up and Signal Down buttons.

The Gain Up button is used to increase signal size and sensitivity. Spaces between scale units increase indicating greater signal sensitivity.


The Gain Down button is used to decrease signal size and sensitivity.

The combination of Gain Up and Gain Down plus the Signal Up and Down arrows allow you to size and position the signal anywhere on the display.

o The Auto gain button toggles the Auto gain feature on and off. For your convenience you can leave Auto gain on or you have the option of turning this feature off and manually adjusting the gain according to your preference. After

you click Auto gain on, wait up to 30 seconds for the signal to self-adjust.

COMMENT: Turning the Auto gain or Auto center features on or off for one signal will not change the settings for the other signals on the screen. Each signal’s settings are adjusted individually.

The Faster Graph and Slower Graph buttons are used to increase and decrease sweep speed for all signals except FFT. This increases/decreases the time span that can be displayed within a single window.

COMMENT: For FFT displays the Faster Graph & Slower Graph buttons change the frequency span of the FFT displays. It is recommended that you leave FFT displays at the maximum frequency scale

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The Averaging Interval button changes signal appearance. This button brings up the Select Averaging Interval window which allows you to increase or decrease the averaging interval by seconds or fractions of seconds.

Increasing the averaging interval smoothes the selected signal. Decreasing the interval makes signal detail more visible.

The Zoom button is used to magnify any individual display to fill up the entire screen. Simply click on the desired display to select it, and then click on the Zoom button.


To return to the original display, re-click the Zoom button. This feature is particularly useful for simplifying feedback to one signal, then toggling back to a multi-signal display.

Clicking on the Adjust Threshold button is enabled if “THR” is in the signal name of one of the available signals for a particular display. This button brings up the Threshold Control window.

An empty checkbox indicates that Auto Threshold is OFF. To turn this feature ON, click in the checkbox next to “Enable Auto Threshold”. To manually set the threshold, click on the check mark next to “Enable Auto Threshold” in order to deselect it. Click on the Down/Up arrows next to the “Level” box or type a numerical value in the box. Close the control box by clicking on the small x.

COMMENT: There are many ways to change threshold values. You can drag and drop the threshold line on the display screen. Place the cursor in the display area and click the mouse once to activate the drag-and-drop feature for that display. As you move the cursor over the threshold line, a hand appears. Hold down the left mouse button when the hand appears and drag the threshold line up and down on the screen, releasing the button at the point where you want the threshold line to stay.

The Show/Hide Signal button brings up a control box to turn on or off the display of a signal on the selected display. Simply click on the check marks of each signal you wish to hide. To make the signals reappear, again click on the Show/Hide signal icon and click on the empty boxes next to the names of the signal(s) to you wish to re-display. Close the control box by clicking on the small x.

The Select Sound button brings up the Audio Control Window. Please see the Audio Features section for


information on the use of audio controls.

The Sound button toggles the speakers on and off. This button must be down in order for Media Player feedback screens to work.

The Modify Settings button is used to specify numerical parameters, such as

1. Breathing rate, 2. Duration of inhale/exhale and hold times for the Breathing Pacer


3. It is also used to set time over threshold discreet reward feedback

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The Select Second Screen button for Dual Screen Mode will open a window with a list of available second screen displays.

To select a feedback screen to appear on a second monitor, click on a display name and click APPLY. You can run Dual Screen Mode IF your computer has Extended Monitor enabled AND The PHYSIOPILOT software is set to Dual Screen Mode AND

A second screen display is available in the application you are using (For more information see the section in this manual on setting up Dual Screen Mode).

The Show/Hide Sub windows button is rarely used. When it is used, it allows you to hide and restore sub windows in “All Signal” displays. This allows you to custom configure a display of any combination of the available signals. This feature is not currently in use in our bundled applications.

With the Game Pictures button you can select still and animated images when you are on a game screen.


The Task Averaging button opens a window that lists the mean average for each signal and each task as it is recorded. This is used by some neurofeedback trainers to review average Band Amplitudes and adjust thresholds closer to current levels.

DARK or COLOR-FILLED ICONS? If any of the above buttons are turned off they will appear darker and less colorful. This indicates that the button’s feature is enabled for that display, but is merely OFF, and the feature will be available if the button is clicked ON. Not all features are available for all displays. Decisions have been made as to which features are feasible and/or useful for each display.

If a feature is not available for a particular display, its button will appear grayed out instead of “off” (darker).

UNDERSTANDING ACTIVE, INACTIVE & PROHIBITED FUNCTIONS

Some toolbar buttons are active, some are inactive and some are completely disabled permenantly. Disabled functions are prohibited. Remember the concept of Signal Profile- each object has a different set of allowed adjustments. The only way to discover a graph's signal profile is to click on and highlight the graph. Then view the left-hand signal toolbar.


You will see three types of signal functions for that graph [or bar or other object]: Active, Inactive and Prohibited.

ACTIVE FUNCTIONS: If any of the SIGNAL-CONTROL buttons are turned on they will appear light blue.This indicates that the button’s feature is enabled for that display, and the feature is available.

INACTIVE FUNCTIONS: If any of the SIGNAL-CONTROL buttons are turned off they will appear darker and less colorful. This indicates that the button’s feature is enabled for that display, but is merely OFF, and the feature will be available if the button is clicked ON.

PROHIBITED FUNCTIONS: Not all features are available for all displays. Decisions have been made as to which features are feasible and/or useful for each display. If a feature is not available for a particular display, its button will appear grayed out instead of “off” (darker).

Raw and RMS EMG

SIGNAL PROFILES DETERMINE PROHIBITED FUNCTIONS

Each Application has a master screen, 'Run Manual Session.' The master screen allows you to view all signals live, and select those signals you want the client to view on their screen, on a second monitor.

With our dual display mode, you can connect a second monitor to display a signal screen and a feedback screen at the same time.Only use these screens if you had previously set up both Physiolab AND PHYSIOPILOT for extended monitor mode.[ If you do not, and you select ['apply'] a dual screen, it will write on top of your single monitor and corrupt you viewing. You must exit completely and restart.]Only use these screens if you had previously set up both Physiolab AND PHYSIOPILOT for extended monitor mode.[ If you do not, and you select ['apply'] a dual screen, it will write on top of your single monitor and corrupt

you viewing. You must exit completely and restart.]

SIGNAL BAR SHOWS DEFAULT SETTINGS: Different SIGNAL PROFILES are shown in their default settings on the Signal Control Toolbar.BLUE: Active settings are shown in color, usually BLUE. SIGNAL BAR SHOWS BLOCKED SETTINGS: Some SIGNAL PROFILES can not be made to offest away from zero. OPAQUE: These settings turn opaque, a light grey to indicate they are permenantly disabled.

GREY: Inactive settings are shown with dark.greyed out images. Click to make active.

Functions like Sounds, modify Settings, Dual Screen etc. may also be permanently disabled for a screen. Disabled items will be opaque. Some items will be active, but not enabled until you click and highlight and object, like the Breathing Pacer. Highlight the Breathing Pacer object, then click Modify Settings. The Pacer Control Settings Window pops up.


Session Control Toolbar The Session Control Toolbar at the bottom of your screen provides controls for specifying tasks, recording data, marking events in the data, and for invoking various screen features such as screen freeze and sweep reset.

Accessing Online Help

Click on the help icon near the bottom of your screen to access a hyperlinked Table of Contents to an electronic version of this manual. This feature is not currently active.

Exiting a Session Exit each session using the arrow in the lower left hand corner In order to review data, generate reports, export data into a database, manage client or

session data, or to quit the program, you must first exit the session. In order to exit the software both the Pause and the Record buttons must be OFF. If you have recorded data, the Save Session Data window will automatically open when you exit the software (See the Saving Session Data section).

EXITING A SESSION

EXITING SOMETIMES REQUIRES TWO OR THREE STEPS. The key is to follow the instructions in the bottom Information Bar's BLACK BOX.

EXIT when CLEAR: If the box is blank ………... , or says a simple ‘pause’, like this. PAUSE just press

EXIT . This brings up a SAVE and EXIT Window.

PROBLEMS EXITING – and SOLUTIONS:

However-If box says REC. First STOP RECORDING:

If box turns blank ……….. . press EXIT


However If box says PAUSE 1:33 remain, , your Task Sequence is still enabled.

To abort, first GET OUT of Pause. Press the grey toolbar [] [] Pause button. REC

resumes. This is correct. When REC resumes, click on the red Rec Button . The black box will clear and Now you can EXIT..

Reset and Freeze Features Use these buttons while training. Freeze a screen to discuss what happened, to coach a new behavior, to point out a change, or to ask a question. Different buttons allow you to freeze the screen but keep recording or freeze both the screen and pause recording.

The Reset Screen button refreshes all of the displays on the screen. Resetting the screen has no effect on data recording.

The Freeze Screen button freezes all screen displays to allow for discussion of the signals with the client while PHYSIOPILOT Physiolab continues to monitor and record data.

The Auto Freeze button freezes all graph displays when the selected signal display reaches the end of its signal sweep. This does not affect data recording. To restart the signal display, click the Freeze Screen button.

The Pause Game Windows button pauses certain game and feedback screens without affecting data recording. To resume the game, re-click the button.

o The Pause Task button pauses both the data recording and the feedback screen. The Unpause Task button [][] resets the feedback screen and resumes recording of the current task.

o The Pause Game button does not affect recording. It merely freezes the feedback screen while the underlying data recording continues.

Printing Screens during the Session

The Print Screen button allows you to print the current screen. Click this icon and wait a few moments for the screen image to appear. Click “Print” in the top menu, modify printer settings as needed, and click OK. You are given the opportunity to abort without printing by selecting “Close” instead of “Print”.

Recording Data

The Record button toggles recording on and off. NOTE: The color difference between on and off is hard to see. Look on the black event box on the bottom center toolbar to see if it says REC. or is blank


The Pause button pauses data recording. Re-click it to resume recording. Look on the black event box on the bottom center toolbar to see if it says PAUSE . or is blank

o The Menu button allows you to specify the erase time interval invoked by the Record Backup button.

o The Record Backup button erases a specified time interval of recorded data, and records over the erased portion so that the data record is seamless. You can change the Backup interval using the Menu button.

o The Task Averaging button opens a window that lists the mean average for each signal and each task as it is recorded. It verifies what is being recorded. This feature was added at the request of researchers.

Event Marking

The Event Mark button enables you to add data markers into the recorded data when significant events occur during the session. The button pops up a window into which you can type a name or brief comment which is inserted with the marker into the data record.

Character limit for marker label is 3 characters, like ‘123,’ ‘abc,’ or ‘bl1.’

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BIO/NEUROFEEDBACK TRAINING

PART I: HOW TO SELECT A PROTOCOL:Protocols help shape ‘feedback training. Protocols are behavioral prescriptions, or specific exercise patterns applied to mind-body awareness training.Protocols contain specific signal settings allowing a specific feedback task, like EMG and/or HRV tasks. Protocols set up signals, but are not specific for screen displays. Tasks add screen display groups that feature just the signals set aside for feedback.

Below are examples of Pre-set Protocols that come built-in to several applications:

Selecting a Protocol reprograms the signals controls to allow the exact kind of feedback you are looking for. It also deselects signals that are not wanted during feedback. Those ’outside’ signals are still being recorded, and you could manually select them for feedback if you so desired.

To find protocols, you must click in the Save Settings Icon. The Save Settings button brings up the Settings Window. J&J provides each application with a set of protocols to get you started. Simply highlight a protocol, and IMPORT its settings.

At some point you may wish to modify a protocol. First EXIT the settings window and adjust settings [e.g. above and/or Below Thresholds]. Open the Settings Window, Name your protocol and EXPORT it.

By typing in a protocol name, this window allows you to save [export] all signal adjustments and settings as the defaults for future sessions. If you wish to use the current settings, type in a protocol name, and click EXPORT. Then click EXIT. Many setting combinations may be saved for each application. To recall a previously saved protocol, click the Save Settings button to pull up this window, select the name of the protocol from the list, and click IMPORT.

YOU CAN EMAIL YOUR OWN PROTOCOLS: You can easily email protocols. They are small files kept in a folder called ‘Saved Settings’ in the ProgramFiles/J&JPhysioPilot Plus/Physiolab for I300 folder.


You will end up with hundreds of protocols. To find them for export, we recommend you use a naming convention like J&Js : The prefix for your protocol should begin with the code for that application. For example, [3a], or [5a], etc.


BIO/NEUROFEEDBACK TRAINING

PART II: HOW TO SELECT A TASK:A biofeedback task requires a screen or group of screens all showing the current feedback task. An EMG protocol requires EMG tasks. J&J has provided each application with a menu of Tasks. For an EMG protocol, click on the button ‘EMG FB.” When clicked, it will ring up a default EMG screen, start recording, and start a feedback sound.If during the session you wish to change screens, you may do so using either the drop-down menu or the Dual-Screen Menu. EMG screens are grouped together to help navigate quickly.

How do you know which task goes with a protocol?The Task screen uses a row of Yellow Indicator light is ACTIVE for FEEDBACK. If an indicator is grey, it is not active.

In this example, EMG is ACTIVE, so select the Task Button, EMG FB.

In this example, all three signals are active, so select either ‘Phase 1 EEG’ or ‘Manual Mode Tasks.{It is possible to select form two or more tasks that share the same feedback protocol. This is rare].END OF SECTION


BIO/NEUROFEEDBACK TRAININGPART III: HOW TO FINE-TUNE BIO/NEUROFEEDBACK

GOALS:The Art of Threshold Adjustments.

J&J uses two kinds of thresholds: ‘Manual’ Thresholds – The threshold is not adjusted by or linked to the signal changes. All

changes are made by the operator, in co-operation with the client. Always tell clients when thresholds are changed.

J&J uses Manual thresholds for EMG and EEG. Auto-Thresholds: J&J uses auto thresholds on signals that vary a lot or are cyclical: Temp, SC,

HR, and Respiration.

FINE TUNE EMG and EEG Bands Frequent Adjustments Required!

Manual-Thresholds:

FINETUNING.THRESHOLDSEMG and EEG thresholds require your active participation. EMG and EEG thresholds must be adjusted based on baseline, fatigue and interference issues during a session. Always tell clients you are changing thresholds before you do so.

THRESHOLDS ARE THE KEY TO 'FEEDBACK: Studies on human /earning and performance indicate that new ski/is are /earned fastest if the tasks are shaped and if goals are used to fine-tune the desired response. While a continuous tone from a physiological signal is informative, the information is graded. Adding thresholds allows the trainer to specify particular levels of performance. More practically it allows the trainer to make the task more or less difficult depending on performance.Physiolab has several ways of adjusting thresholds. Make sure you understand and practice these threshold-adjustment techniques before attempting training.

These 3 figures show the 3 ways to change EEG thresholds: [1] Click on the ADJ TH Arrows in the EMG Control Window. [2] Click-and-drag on the Threshold Bar. [3] Click and Drag on the Threshold Graph.

Changing one will change the others.


Modifying Threshold SignalsThresholds are signals, too. Each threshold is linked to a raw signal, forming a signal-threshold pair.

As with all other signal types, the key to modifying threshold signals is to first HIGHLIGHT the screen object containing the signal-threshold pair.

Click-and-drag to move threshold.

Adjust Threshold Button

Highlight a Signal+Threshold Graph, then Click here to set threshold:

Highlight and click on the Adjust Threshold buttonUse this button to change threshold levels. This button will modify only one threshold value at a time.

To select an individual threshold signal from a signal-threshold-pair screen, click on the display.The display will become highlighted with light blue to indicate it has been selected and that the Signal Control buttons have been assigned to it. Modify the signal threshold using the Adjust Threshold icons to the left.Clicking on the Adjust Threshold button is enabled if "THR" is in the signal name of one of the available signals for a particular display. This button brings up the Threshold Control window.An empty checkbox indicates that Auto Threshold is OFF. To turn this feature ON, click in the checkbox next to "Enable Auto Threshold". To manually set the threshold, click on the check mark next to "Enable Auto Threshold" in order to deselect it. Click on the Down/Up arrows next to the "Level" box or type a numerical value in the box. Close the control box by clicking on the small Adjust


Threshold 'Hand*

This is a fool-proof way of adjusting a threshold. It always works. The only thing to remember is to click to highlight, and then click the icon.

CLICK-AND-DRAGThere is another way to change Thresholds – click and drag. You can drag and drop the threshold line on the display screen. The cursor changes to a 'hand1.

Place the cursor in the display area and click the mouse once to activate the drag-and-drop feature for that display. As you move the cursor over the threshold line, a hand appears. Hold down the left mouse button when the hand appears and drag the threshold line up and down on the screen, releasing the button at the point where you want the threshold line to stay.

Select the signal threshold you wish to modify by clicking on the tiny colored square next to the name of the signal within the top of the display.

A white dot in the center of the square indicates that particular signal is selected. Use the Signal Control Toolbar to modify the selected signal. If the signal names are not clickable, it means that the signals have the same scale and are lockedtogether so that the signal controls modify all signals together.

There is another way to change Thresholds – use up-down arrow buttons. This only works for MASTER CONTROL DISPLAYS.

Find the Master Control Displays and click on Threshold Adjust. Click on the up-down arrows to fine-tune the threshold.

NOTE: The 'THRESHOLD LINE' does NOT move. This is a different kind of screen. When you adjust thresholds, the signal moves. Why? This assures you that at a glance you can always see the threshold.


PERCENT THRESHOLD: These displays also present a percent threshold readout as a number on the bottom right panel.

AVERAGE ADJUST: This is a way of smoothing signals. Use cautiously.

EEG Threshold Adjust: EEG signals are broken up into bands. Each band has a Master Control

Window, or ‘box.’ The EEG Band Master Control window has the following buttons: FDBK ON – toggles band to be active for feedback or inactive. ART ON – toggles whether artifact will be superimposed on the band graph

for the artifact detector. THR. ADJ – same as for other signals. You can move threshold by 1/10 th

uVolt. This is very useful for true shaping. Small steps are needed for training.

AVERAGE ADJUST – This ‘smoothes’ the signal. However it also delays the signal, creating a delay of reinforcement issue. Used if you want to imitate non-J&J devices for neurofeedback that ‘smooth’ raw signals.

AUTOTHRESHOLD BUTTON: Be very careful with auto-threshold.

When enabled, it will automatically adjust the threshold about once every few seconds.There is currently no way to adjust this. We include it here only as a connivance while setting a manual threshold. It is a set-up trick. If your signal is very large or very small, BRIEFLY enable auto-threshold. The signal will stabilize to fill the screen. Immediately disable auto threshold. Then fine tune manually.

HP & LP: Set your upper and lower band pass levels in Hz. Slider: Middle arrows allow you to slide HZ windows by 0.2 Hz steps.


Auto-Thresholds:

Auto-Threshold signals do not require any adjustment. Graphs and Bars with these auto-signals are pre-set to auto-gain and auto-offset the signals for optimum screen visibility. Wait at least 20 seconds for an auto-signal screen to optimize a signal. Don’t be in a hurry. It needs a long sample of the signal to calculate the best screen resolution.

Occasionally you may want to change the screen resolution. Be sure to take the screen out of auto-gain or auto-offset mode before adjusting.

Respiration, Heart Rate, Skin Conductance: No Adjustments Required!

AutoThresholding Signals look like this:For Respiration:

Observe the ‘steps on the right. Respiration rose faster than the threshold, resulting in above-threshold sounds feedback, a simple tone or chirp.

On the left, note that you do not see a ‘threshold’ line on the master control boxes – this is your indicator that the threshold is ‘hidden’ – i.e., on automatic.The chart on the left side of the picture above is the master Respiration control box. The client sees a Respiration chart on the right, and gets feedback sounds for each ‘step’ of respiration completed in an inhale. The sound is silent during exhale.

How to train Auto-Threshold Tasks: Ask the client, “How many steps can you do in a row before you exhale?” A rhythm is encouraged. Sounds on during inhale – sympathetic response] and off during exhale

[parasympathic response].

For Heart Rate Feedback:


The idea is the same. ‘How many steps in a row can your HR make?’ Encourage a nice rhythm and link eventually to breathing [Activate both HR-Above and Respiration-Above to train Cardio-Respiratory synchrony].

For Skin Conductance Feedback:

SC is silent until an arousal occurs. This is a nice way of doing desensitization and/or mindfulness training.

For Temperature Feedback:

By auto-thresholding Temperature, the sound [step] is on while warming and off if temp remains the same or drops. Link to breathing and HRV to encourage blood flow to fingers during exhales.

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Sounds Fine-Tuning Audio Feedback Sounds are an important part of feedback. Some prefer dreamlike sounds for feedback. J&J sounds can be dreamlike [we have a ‘whale call’ for example]. Generally our sounds are meant to be short and distinct, not dreamlike. This distinctiveness coupled with the immediacy of reinforcement is designed to speed up learning, based on proven learning principles.

There are two audio icons in the left control bar. The Sound ON/OFF button toggles the speakers on and off. IMPORTANT: This button must be ON in order for audio and video features to work. PHYSIOPILOT Plus USERS MANUAL page 37 of 84 pages.

The Select Sound button brings up the Sound and Game Control window.

This window is used to set up three types of media feedback: The computer music synthesizer which generates audio pitches that change with the

signal. Pre-recorded audio files of spoken words or sound effects that are triggered when

signal thresholds are crossed. Pausing and unpausing Windows Media player audio-visual displays when

thresholds are crossed.

COMMENT: You may have up to three signals with audio feedback simultaneously functioning, each with a different type of media feedback. It is not possible to simultaneously run the same TYPE of media feedback on more than one signal in a display. For example, you may have one signal with audio file feedback, one signal with synthesizer feedback and one signal with Media Player feedback, BUT NOT three signals all with simultaneous Media Player feedback.

CAUTION: If you set up Media Player for more than one signal in the Sound and Game Control window, Media Player will not work.

The top box displays the list of signals for which audio is available in the current display screen.

To enable sound for a particular signal, click on the empty check box next to the signal name. A checkmark will appear to indicate that sound is enabled for that signal. To disable sound for a particular signal, click on the check box to remove the checkmark next to that signal name. A checkmark simply turns the sound on or off; it does not affect signal settings.

Audio feedback must be set up separately for each signal. To modify settings for a particular signal, click on that signal name to highlight it.

Click on the left-hand Event Control drop-down box. Select ABOVE or BELOW threshold depending upon whether you wish audio feedback

to sound when the signal crosses above or below the threshold line. (NOTE: Some signals, such as EEG bands or a combination of skin resistance and temperature, have multiple thresholds yoked together so that together they are considered to be a single logical threshold. When all thresholds are simultaneously satisfied, audio-visual feedback is triggered. For these displays you will select the name of the yoked threshold instead of ABOVE or BELOW.)

After selecting your threshold choice, click on one of the following three buttons: Voice and Music Files, Music Synthesizer or Media Player. For further instructions go to the section below which matches the button you have selected. (To change the signal


threshold, see the instructions for the Threshold button in the previous Modifying Signals section.)

1. Setting Up Music Synthesizer Audio Feedback

The Sound drop-down list displays all available built-in musical instrument sounds. These have a pitch scale similar to a piano keyboard.The numbers in the Lowest/Highest Pitch boxes represent notes on the musical scale. The usable range is approximately 20 for the lowest pitch to 100 for the highest pitch. The most audible and pleasant range will vary for each instrument. Each instrument has its own preset values, but you may wish to experiment and modify these to find a desirable range for each instrument.

The current note played always represents the difference between two signal values - the current signal value and one of three reference values listed below:

(1) The signal value at the point when you clicked “Adjust Reference”, or(2) The scale value at the bottom of the display, or (3) The threshold value.

You can anchor the scale to the “Fixed Signal Value”, the “Edge of Display” or the “Threshold Value” by clicking the small circle in front of your choice. A dot will indicate your selection.


The Set Reference Pitch slider changes the value of the reference note (displayed in the small box to the right). The slider is only moveable between the values specified in the Lowest Pitch and Highest Pitch boxes. The reference pitch is the note that will be played when the current signal value equals the selected reference value. Musical pitches will go up or down from this reference pitch to the highest or lowest values specified in the Lowest Pitch and Highest Pitch boxes.

The Fixed Signal Value is the signal value at the point when you click the “Adjust Reference” button. If Fixed Signal Value is selected, the reference pitch note will be re-set to the current signal value whenever you re-click the Adjust Reference button. The number in the box to the left of the Adjust Reference button is the value of the reference pitch note. The number in the box to the right is the value of the current note.

If Edge of Display is selected, the reference pitch is anchored to the scale value at the bottom edge of the display, with musical pitches becoming higher from that point.

If Threshold Value is selected, the reference pitch (set with the slider) is anchored to the threshold so that the musical pitch goes up as the signal rises above the threshold and down as the signal falls below the threshold (unless Invert Pitch is selected).

Normally, if the signal goes up, the musical pitch goes up. Checking Invert Pitch causes the opposite: the musical pitch becomes higher as the signal values become lower and the musical pitch goes down as signal values go up. With Invert Pitch selected the reference pitch should be set to a higher number.

The Signal Change per Note Step value determines the number of units of change on the signal scale required to produce the next pitch.

The Delay Next Note value determines the time in seconds that must pass before the next note is played.

The length of the note is dependent upon the musical instrument selected and is a fixed value that cannot be changed.

If Repeat Note is checked, the same pitch will be repeated when there is no signal change greater than the Signal Change per Note Step interval. If unchecked, the signal must change the amount specified in the Signal Change per Note Step box before the next note will be played.

If Don’t Skip Note is selected, each pitch in the musical scale will be played with the time interval delay specified in the “Delay Next Note” box between each note. This provides a gradual, musically pleasing transition between pitches, but can cause the pitch to lag behind the signal during sudden large signal changes.


2. Setting up Pre-Recorded Audio File Feedback

WAV FILES: PHYSIOPILOT comes with a wide selection of WAV files with pre-recorded voice feedback and sound effects. A WAV file is triggered when a threshold is crossed. The entire 1-3 second file is played. If threshold is maintained, then next WAV file will play after your chosen delay time.

To set up audio file feedback, first enable (check) the signal you wish to set up, click on the signal name to highlight it, and make your threshold choice in the drop down box. Then click the Voice and Music Files button.

Click the Folder button above. Double-click the Sounds folder. Click on a sound collection folder to select it, and then click OK.

You may choose to play all of the files in the folder in order, play all of the files randomly, or you may choose to play just one file from the folder. Click the small circle in front of “Play All in Order”, “Play All Random” or “Play Selected” to indicate your choice.If you choose “Play Selected”, you must click the drop-down box under Select Voice or Music Files and click on a specific file name.

3. Setting up Windows Media Player Feedback To set up Media Player feedback, first enable (check) the signal you wish to set up, click on the signal name to highlight it, and make your threshold choice in the drop down box. Then click the Media Player button and close the window.


If you are running single display mode , Media Player will be minimized in the task bar. It may not be visible until the connected signal crosses the threshold. Click on Media Player in the task bar to bring up the Media Player window. If you are running dual display mode, next click the Select Second Screen Icon, then highlight media player in the Screen list and click Apply.

Next click Open at the top of the Media Player window. The top drop-down box in the “Open” window defaults to the Physiolab Media Player folder. Click on a file name to select it, and then click Open. You can add your own audio and video files to the C:\Program Files\J&J Engineering\Physiolab\Media Player folder or you can use the top drop-down arrow box in the Open window to browse to the location of any audio or video file that you wish to play either on your hard drive or on a CD in your CD-ROM drive. Music files are normally stored in the folder My Documents\My Music. In the “Open” window drop-down box you may have to go up several folder levels to get to your CD-ROM drive or music file folders.

If you are playing a music file in Media Player, the background visualization will default to the settings from the last time you used Media Player.

Media Player Troubleshooting Changes to the Select Sound window in Physiolab may deselect the play file in Media Player. Click Open in the Media Player window and re-select the audio or video file.

If your Media Player window does not appear to be functioning (clicking on Open does not work to select a file OR the screen appears frozen while a file is playing), click on MBP Media Player in the bottom task bar to make sure Media Player is selected as an active window.

If Media Player is running, you are getting no sound, and the Media Player window says “Paused” in the lower left-hand corner, then check the following:

1. Make sure the Sound ON/OFF button is pressed.

2. Open the Select Sounds window with the Select Sound button . Make sure that Media Player is listed as the sound type for the signal you are expecting. If not, see the section above on setting up Windows Media Player feedback.

If Media Player is running, you are getting no sound, and the Media Player window says “Playing” in the lower-left hand corner, then check the following:

1. Windows Speaker volume controls in Start>Control Panel>Sounds

2. External Speaker connections to the computer and to the power outlet

UNRESOLVED ISSUES:o MBP Player Error Message: Go to the Microsoft website and get the Media

Player version 9 update. You need to have Windows XP in with all Microsoft update downloads or a later Windows operating system (Windows Vista SP1 is similarly recommended).


o VISTA BUG: We have had reports of Media Player failures in Vista. The Audio no longer stops and starts at threshold. As of 3/2009, we have not been able to get Vista Media Player to work on Vista computers.


PART IV: OPTIMIZING FEEDBACK: Specificity, Immediacy and Memory Consolidation.

We have several features developed in learning laboratories that we have applied to optimize ‘feedback training. The key features apply to the issues of specificity of what is trained, delay of reinforcement, and post-reinforcement pause for memory consolidation.

Specificity [no time requirement]PROPORTIONAL SINGLE-BAND FEEDBACK: Specific sounds are associated with specific signals. To assure specificity, Feedback is proportional to the amplitude of the signal above the threshold.The ONLY CRITERIA is to be above Threshold. There is no requirement for how long the signal needs to be above threshold.This threshold-driven continuous reinforcement with audio-feedback consisting of proportional MIDI synthesizer music. You may also select recorded voice or music WAVE files, Media Player video files or music CDs. This type of feedback uses traditional line graphs or bars with thresholds. Feedback sounds are controlled using the Sound Select window described in the Audio Features section.

Immediacy [delay of reinforcement & time above threshold]DISCRETE-TRIALS MULTI-BAND FEEDBACK (SCORE) This kind of feedback combines proportional feedback with a second requirement - time On Target. This kind of feedback, called SCORE by Dr. Barry Sterman, is based on operant conditioning - shape both the amplitude and the time above threshold. More critically it allows you to add multiple sub-tasks. For example both EMG and skin temperature must be above threshold at the same time. In another example, SMR must be 'up' (above Threshold) while Theta is also down (below Threshold).

A special box allows you to control Score:

The basic unit of this kind of feedback is the Step. Score is response-reward-timeout feedback with a beginning, discreet steps, and an end, which is a reward period after a fixed number of steps. Progress is measured in rewards per minute. Rewards screens can be signals or consist of pictures revealed in steps or specialized AVI files that show one image frame per step.

Memory Consolidation: [Time Out between Steps:]


A distinguishing feature of Score feedback is the option of having the display freeze briefly when a correct response is made.

This freeze effect speeds up learning. Brief ‘freezing’ does not distract a subject with extraneous screen movements at the critical point of learning. Even Games can freeze briefly.

Of course you have total control, and can uncheck the Special Pause boxes to disable this feature

The Score or On Target function is designed to provide a discreet reward (step) for holding a set of threshold conditions for an interval of time.

Examples are: displaying a new portion of a larger picture puzzle or displaying the next picture in a sequence of pictures. The bar to the right of the word Score at the bottom of your screen displays progress through completed steps The number of steps represented in this bar is determined by the setting you choose in the Steps to Score drop-down box in the Score Properties window.

In Neurofeedback, the Score OnTarget function combines the threshold outputs from all EEG bands into a single output. When all EEG Band indicators are either green or Grey (off), indicating a threshold success state, the Score timer is started. Feedback is provided after a time interval that you specify.

* GREEN START: The Top Green Bar fills and HOLDS when the signals meet or exceed the time interval. * RED ON TARGET: This signals a tone, and the display STOPS for 2 seconds (post-reinforcement pause). Each time feedback is provided the On-Target Score bar moves one step to the right. * YELLOW: LAPS: Each On Target response steps the bar one unit. When the On Target bar is filled, it resets itself and moves the LAPS bar up by one.

Score may be shown NUMERICALLY in other displays as well: Score steps up a signal on a graph, and advances a counter Each lap is recorded numerically. In addition, other counters record the current Rate of Score Responses and also shows

the last rate of responding in the prior trail (here only 1.0).

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PART V: The Art of Screen Selection: Finding the Best Feedback Display.

First, not all ‘Screens’ have displays. NON- FEEDBACK DISPLAYS- The First FOUR SCREENS:

At the top of the session window in each application is a Select Screen Bar with drop down lists of screen choices and hot key buttons that can change to provide a quick link to the most recently selected screen in each list. For example:

The top Screen Select Tool bar provides buttons for choosing a specific display screen. As you learn each application, click on the first tab on the left. Follow instructions. Then click on the second tab. Follow instructions. Proceed to the third tab, and follow instructions, etc.

The first 4 Tabs on the Screen Selection Toolbar are found on all applications.ALWAYS SETUP AN APPLICATION on each TAB, from LEFT-to-RIGHT.

When you start an application, it opens the WELCOME Screen.The WELCOME SCREEN asks to check impedance.

The Check Signals Screen asks to check signal waveforms.

Next select a protocol on the SELECT PROTOCOL Screen.

Select a Task from the SELECT TASK Screen.The Task Buttons launch other screens.... Like those shown to the left.

FEEDBACK DISPLAYS- The TASK-LINKED SCREENS:Task Screens are organized by common protocols. EMG Task Screens are organized by sharing an EMG signal. Some EMG Task Screens show graphs, or circles, or bars- but all share EMG as the common protocol.

For example, from our EMG Tutorial Program, we have these Task Screens on the top tab menu.

Each Tab has a sub-menu of similar screens, such as the different EMG screens shown here:


FEEDBACK DISPLAYS- The TASK-LINKED SECONDARY SCREENS:

Don’t overlook the ‘hidden’ dual or secondary screens. Field testing shows they are the best for clients. They show only the task at hand – no toolbars, no windows toolbars, only what is relevant.

How do you find these hidden screens? First set up for Extended mode in windows, then click Dual on our Options menu and hook up a second monitor. After all that, just click on the dual-screen icon on the left toolbar.

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PART VI: Setting up Picture-Reveal / Photo fill Games

Photo fill Games were developed for neurofeedback researchers looking for an informative way of ‘rewarding’ success with out having the display wipe out the memory by continuing to move. Photo fill works wonderfully. It fills in a picture, gives feedback immediately, and stops everything for about 2 seconds to allow for consolidation. Photo fill Games are now part of every ‘feedback application.SIDEBAR: If you don’t want it to pause, you can turn off ‘Special Pause’ in Score Properties during each session.

Overview of Picture-Reveal / Photo fill GamesEach picture-reveal game screen consists of a grid of squares that can be uncovered to reveal a larger picture. The picture is revealed in discreet steps with the final step completing the remainder of the picture. The name of each game screen indicates the number of squares in the columns and rows of the screen grid. Multiply the column number by the row number to determine the total number of squares in the grid.

MATCH PHOTOFILL TILES TO STEPS TO SCORE:: Knowing the number of grid squares will help you to set an

appropriate number of steps for the client to complete in order to fill one set (or image) for that screen. For example, for picture-reveal type games the step number needs to be less than or equal to the number of grid squares. A higher step number reveals a smaller portion of each picture at each step. A lower step number setting yields a higher reward rate because all the remaining squares are revealed on the final step.

In screens with fewer grid squares, more of each picture is revealed at each step. Screens with a lower number of grid squares are appropriate for use with children, for

example the 6X1 screen can be used for simple race games. For adults, you may want to use art or travel photos with an 8X8 screen.

Feedback Time Settings for Games

To modify feedback parameters from the default preset values, click Score at the

bottom of the screen, then the Modify Settings button in the left toolbar. In the Properties window you can set the number of steps to complete a screen,

specify time intervals, and setup feedback sounds.


The top time variable, Steps to Score, is the number of success state intervals required to complete a set (fill the Score indicator bar). An appropriate number Steps to Score is determined by the type of game being used. Some games require a fixed number of steps to operate properly and, in many cases, the number of steps will be preset by the game. We recommend you accept these default values.

The Response Time Per Step is the length of time in seconds that all thresholds must be continuously green to generate a step in the game and move one step- increment on the Score indicator bar. The client must keep signals within threshold parameters for the interval you set in order for feedback to occur. Response Time per Step is normally set from .25 to .5 of a second.

The Timeout between Steps is the dead time after a step has been completed. The Timeout between steps is normally set from 0 to 1 second.

Timeout after Score is the timeout after a set has been completed.


Feedback Sound Settings for Games The sounds associated with Score are selectable from pull-down lists and can be individually turned on and off for the following functions:

Start New Game sound occurs once only at the start of a Score set. An example would be a game whistle.

Response Start sound is played any time all of the thresholds are simultaneously green with no time delay. It indicates that the threshold conditions have been met. This sound should be short (less than the Response Time per Step).

Response Complete sound occurs when all of the thresholds have been held for the required time (Response Time per Step). This occurs at the same time that the feedback display is triggered.

Score sound occurs at the end of a Score set (Score Bar filled - feedback display completed)

Selecting a Game Screen CAUTION: The same game screens are available for single monitor display and dual screen display setups. YOU CAN NOT CHANGE THE PICTURES ON THE SECONDARY DUAL

SCREEN WHEN BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCREENS CONTAIN PICTURES. The picture-changer defauts to the first picture screen and ignores the second.To change pictures on the dual screen, first make sure that the Main Screen does not also show Photofill Screen.If you are using a single monitor, select a game screen from the drop-down menu in the top Screen Select Bar. If you are using a two


monitors click the Dual Monitor button to bring up the windows for selecting game screens for the second monitor, highlight your screen choice, and then click Apply.

The Secondary Screen List contains all screens available for display on a second monitor, including game screens, bar and line graph displays, Media Player and AVI screens. All of these same screens are available with single monitor display but the non-game screens are selected from other menus in the software.

Photo Fill / Picture-Reveal / Screen Types

COMMENT: Are you a perfectionist? Do you want your filled picture to reset to zero exactly when On-Target completes a 'lap?' If so, read on. If not, skip this component.If you want to make sure a mosaic is filled and reset every time On-Target completes a 'lap,' see below. You must do some math here. How many tiles in a mosaic? They must equal exactly the number of steps to Score in the Score Settings Window.

The following screens randomly reveal one square of an image per step:For example:6x1 is a 6-square grid especially suited for left-right-fill pictures.3x2 and 3x3 are displays in which pictures are revealed from left to right in rows.8X8 is a 64-square grid with the Score bar along the bottom.5x4 is a 20-square grid with the Score bar along the bottom.13x4 is a 64-square grid with the Score bar along the bottom.

The following display screens reveal one entire picture or one square of a larger picture per step in a sequential order. Games Sequential - reveals an entire image on each step.

AVI Screen allows AVI files to be played one frame at a time. A sample AVI file is provided with the software to allow vendors to view the software functionality for the purpose of developing and marketing games.

Picture-Reveal Screen Types The following screens randomly reveal one square of an image per step:

8X8 1 is a 64-square grid with the Score bar along the bottom. 8X8 2 is a 64-square grid with band output displays along the bottom showing band 1

from channels A&B as reinforcement and band 2 from channels A&B as inhibits. 5x4 is a 20-square grid with the Score bar along the bottom. 13x4 is a 64-square grid with the Score bar along the bottom.

The following display screens reveal one entire picture or one square of a larger picture per step in a sequential order. Vendors have developed specific games, such as races, to go with these screens. Contact J&J for a game vendor list.


Games Sequential - reveals an entire image on each step. 6x1 is a 6-square grid especially suited for race games. 3x2 and 3x3 are displays in which pictures are revealed from left to right in rows.

EEG AVI Screen allows AVI files to be played one frame at a time. A sample AVI file is provided with the software to allow vendors to view the software functionality for the purpose of developing and marketing games.

Selecting Game Images Each screen type is designed to be used with a specific group of game pictures.

All the pictures that are used for game feedback are in the Game Pics folder. The Game Pics folder is already selected by default in applications that ship with the J&J software. In the Game Pics folder are sub-folders containing specific types of pictures. You can select these subfolders by clicking the Game Windows button . All of the subfolders with names, such as animals, travel, etc. are scenic images designed to be used with screens that reveal images randomly.

If you purchase games developed by other vendors for use with J&J applications you will need to click the Game Windows button and select a game picture folder provided by your vendor. The game picture folder you choose should have the same name as the name of the Screen you select.

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PART VII: Saving Session Data, Saving Last Settings & Verifying Client Names

If you have recorded any data, the Save Session Data Window will automatically open when you exit the software (using the lower left-hand Exit Arrow). You have the option of discarding the data or saving the data to a specific client name file. The names displayed in the dropdown box are alias names. You may select any alias name in the drop down box. In order to verify that the alias refers to the client that you intend, click Verify Name. If you did not select a client name before you ran the session, you can click New Client and enter client information after exiting the session. For directions on entering client data see the “Managing Client Information” section)

Signal names that are checked will be saved. You may uncheck those signals that you do not wish to save.

If a specific client was selected before the start of the session, their last set of settings may be saved to the client file. Make sure that Save Settings to Current Client File is checked, and Save to Database.

Click Save to Database. After saving or discarding data, click the X to close the Save window.

If you click Export before closing the Save window, you have the option of exporting the current session data to Excel or to another database as described in the Exporting Data section.


PART VIII: Managing DataIf you are running a session, stop data recording, exit the session to the Physiolab Main Menu and click Manage Data.

In the View Session window, select a client alias in the top drop-down box. If you wish to see the client name, click Verify Name. Select the application you used to record data in the second drop down box, and then click on a session date and time to select it.

At this point you can view data and generate reports, export data to Excel or another database, delete data or archive data.

(Troubleshooting Tip: If the session data you are looking for is not present in the session window, it was probably collected under a different application name. Select a different application in the second drop-down window.)

Deleting Session Data If you wish to discard session data follow the steps above to get to the View Session window, highlight the session date and time, then click Delete. To delete an entire client record including all session data for that client, see the “Adding and Deleting Client Information” section.

Viewing Session Data and Generating Reports The View function gives you the ability to review session data in a graphical environment, replay signals, print screens and generate reports. Follow the instructions for selecting session data under Managing Data section above. Then click View.

A screen will pop up. IF THE SCREEN IS MOSTLY BLANK, click anywhere, and a screen graphic will be written. It will NOT be to scale. You must highlight a graph, adjust the screen sweep, and then adjust each signal for the optimal view. The result will look something like this:


This is a Report generated from View. It is a full stress profile. Orignally the signals were not as detailed as they are shown. It was necessary to highlight each graph, and change each signal’s view, as explained below.

Changing Signal Views in Manage DataIn the Session Review Window, you can replay the session signals, selecting and adjusting the signals using the buttons in the Signal Control Bar in the same way as if you were running a session.

If more than one screen selection button is present at the top of the window, you can use them to select the signal grouping that you wish to view.

If the signals are against the top or bottom of the display area, you must select the signal by clicking on the colored box in front of the signal name, then use the Signal Up

or Signal Down button to manually adjust the height of the signal. (You must first turn Auto gain and Auto-offset Off.)

Using the Faster Graph button and Slower Graph button you can change the amount of session time displayed within the window, from focusing on a small segment or single task to condensing an entire session onto one screen.

Use the Show/Hide Signals button to zero in on just one signal or any combination of signals.


With the Averaging buttons in the bottom Review Session Bar, you can increase or decrease the smoothing of the signal. Click multiple times until you reach the desired degree of smoothing.

Use the Rewind, Scroll Forward, Scroll Back, and End buttons

o To navigate through the recorded session.

You can hide and re-display:

o Task Markers with the Task Mark button

o Event Markers with the Event Mark button

o Task Bar with the Task Bar button and the

o Digital Cursor with the Digital Cursor button .

When the Digital Cursor is toggled on, you can click anywhere in the display to create a vertical cursor line. The signal values at the point where the cursor bisects each signal line are displayed next to the signal names as shown below:

Printing Screen Images When you have adjusted the signal displays as you want them to appear, click the Print

Screen button in the bottom toolbar. Wait a few moments for the screen image to appear.


Click “Print” in the top menu, modify printer settings as needed, and click OK. You are given the opportunity to abort without printing by selecting “Close” instead of “Print”.

Saving Screen Images In addition to printing a screen image, you have the option of saving a screen image as

a graphics file. Click on the Save Picture button . In the window that appears, browse to the location where you want to save the image file in the top drop-down box. Give the file a unique filename and click OK.

NEW: An alternative screen capture utility can also be used. Greenshot http://getgreenshot.org/ is an free donation-oriented open-source capture utility.

Printing Quick Reports You can fine tune your data views by adjusting the signal displays then printing Quick Reports.

First select a client, an application, and a session as described above in the”Managing Data” section. Manipulate the signals to obtain the screen view to be inserted into your report as outlined above in the “Changing Signal Views” section. Then, to print a pre-

formatted Quick Report, click on the Generate Report button button. This brings up the Generate Report window. Accept the defaults or use the checkboxes to designate the types of information to be included. Select a different averaging interval or accept the default. Accept the Average Only default or choose Basic Statistics. Average only includes mean averages for each signal over the selected interval. Basic Statistics includes standard deviation, minimum and maximum for each interval.

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http://getgreenshot.org/

APPENDIX Creating Excel Reports

Click on the Generate Report button . Accept the default or select the desired averaging interval for your report, click Excel Report.

You will see a pre-formatted report generated in Excel with the current Session Review Screen image inserted into the report. You will be prompted to save your report. Browse to your desired folder location and give your Excel report a name, then click “Save”. To view or print your report, insert text, or chart data you will need to re-open the report from the location where you saved it.

You can insert rows and merge cells to create text boxes for expanding and personalizing your Excel report. Click on the row number to the left above which you wish to insert rows of text. Click on Insert>Rows. Repeat this to insert as many rows as you wish. Left-click on the cell where you want the top left corner of your textbox to be. Holding the left mouse button down, drag the cursor down and to the right to highlight the number of rows and cells desired. In the top menu choose Format>Cells. Click the Alignment tab. In the “Horizontal” drop-down box choose “Left”. In the “Vertical” drop-down box choose “Top”. Check “Wrap Text” and “Merge Cells”. Click OK. You now have a text box in which to insert paragraphs of text. It is best to start with a text box slightly smaller than you think you will need. If you need a larger box, click in the existing text box and, holding the left mouse button down; drag the cursor to highlight cells to the bottom and/or right. . In the top menu choose Format>Cells. On the Alignment tab, click “Wrap Text” and “Merge Cells”. Click OK.

You can use the Excel Chart Wizard to create graphs. Select single columns of signal data because Excel can only chart one scale at a time.

Click the Chart Wizard Icon in the top menu.

Select the type of chart you want. You can try out different options and view them in the preview window to see which displays of the data are most effective. You may find that your sample rate is too high or too low to create a meaningful chart. You can re-send the report to Excel at a different sample rate using the Excel Report button, resave it to a new filename, and re-chart it using the Excel Chart Wizard.

You can save your Excel report using the File>Save menu commands and/or print out your report using the using the File>Print commands in the Excel menu bar.

Exporting Data to Excel or Your Own Database Exporting to EXCEL is an easy one-button process, , once the two programs - J&J and Excel have been configued properly.

First run a program and EXIT and SAVE. You can save twice if you would like, once to J&Js 'Save to Database,' and once to

'EXPORT.' However it is safest to ALWAYS save to J&Js Database BEFORE


exporting. You can export J&Js data files at any time to Excel, but if Excel is not working or you erase the spreadsheet, you can only recover by retrieving J&Js Datafile.

So to Export, just select EXPORT from the Data Management Window, check off the signals and Update times and press OK.

TROUBLESHOOTING: There is a Maximum of 29 allowed Exported Signals Many applications save more signals than are needed for research. For example, 'HR-Above' is a signal that counts the number of beats above a HR threshold. This is not usually needed for research, so you may wish to 'remove' it [use the back arrow] before exporting to EXCEL.

Exporting data does not affect the original data record. It only exports copies of the data. To export data, first follow the instructions for selecting session data under the Managing Data section above. Then click Export.

In the right side of the Export Dialog window, uncheck any information you do not wish to include. In the Update drop-down box, choose the update rate, which is the averaging interval time in seconds (decreasing the rate reduces file size and makes charting the data more feasible). Select either Average Only or Basic Statistic (described in the Quick Reports section). If you don’t want to export all of the signals, highlight individual signals and move them into the Saved Signals box using the left-arrow.

NOTE: There is a Maximum of 29 allowed Exported Signals.

If you wish to export to Excel, select Excel in the Export Type box and-click OK. Click Yes in the save prompt pop-up window, browse to a folder location, type in a unique filename and click Save. If you wish to include screen captures in your Excel report, or add textboxes or charts, you may want follow the directions in the Creating Excel Reports section instead of exporting data.

If you wish to have Physiolab automatically generate filenames and save to a pre-selected target location, check the Auto save checkbox, and then follow the instructions below in the Automatically Generating Filenames section.


When Auto save is checked Excel will pop open and populate with data, then the save window will briefly appear and disappear as the file is automatically saved to your target location, and Excel will close. It may take a few minutes for these steps to execute, especially with large files.

TROUBLESHOOTING:Some users have reported getting Export Errors. The General Exception error provides a spreadsheet with no data columns. A more frequent error is the a warning of Excel for a moment as the data is written to the spreadsheet, then the whole Excel program disappears.

SOLUTIONS:A careful, step-by-step analysis of this problem revealed no apparent problems with the J&J Export program as a whole; however users with these errors can get it to export properly by spending a little time re-configuring the Export Window.


Here is how to get it working again:1. Change Update Unit: Trial Length or 10 sec. seems best for troubleshooting.2. Use Average Output, not Basic Statistics.3. Remove [<--] all Signals except for the most basic EMG, HR, Sc, Temp, SUDS, etc:

After each step, press OK to test that EXCEL is now working.

It appears that some attempts to export to Excel do not synchronize cells in the right order for Excel. Once the J&J Export Window is re-configured, these problems go away, and everything works.By re-configuring the Export Window users have been able to 'recover' data sets that many researchers thought were corrupted or beyond salvage.

BOTTOM LINE: DO NOT ERASE 'BAD' DATA. Save them, and Archieve them. [See How to Archieve].

Reminder: Excel may take a long time to fill a spreadsheet. So be patient and do nothing until you see the pop-up window:"Do you want to save the changes you made to Book 1?'Answer Yes to have it Save as 'book1.' This is not recommended, and is only if you are in a hurry!Click on Cancel, and then "Save As" .. in a folder for later Excell Analyisis.

LIMIT ON NUMBER OF SIGNALS IS 29.

A few applications save more than 29 signals. Some Excel programs limit the number of Excel exports to 29 signals. To see if you have more than 29, count up all the Exported Signals.Solution: Move unnecessary signals to the left side box, Saved Signals.When you are left with 29, press OK.


EXPORT TO ACSII: [ NOT EXCEL] If you are using your own database program, use the instructions supplied with that program for importing and manipulating data.

If you wish to export to another database, select Asci in the Export Type box.You must click Change File to specify an initial target location. In the pop-up window, browse to the folder into which you want to save the data. You must replace the asterisk (*) with a unique filename, then click Open.

It is important to specify which symbols your database will be looking for in order to interpret divisions between data elements. Click the radio button next to the appropriate symbol combination in the “Data Delimiter” box.

Do not close the Export Dialog window using the X in the upper right corner. The file will not be saved until you click OK in the Export Dialog window.

Automatically Generating Filenames for Export Data Once you have used Change File to specify an initial target location and filename, you can let Physiolab automatically generate a new filename and export to your initially specified location by default each time you export data. When you click Export the next time, the target location and filename from your last export will be used again unless you specify something different. It is important to select Auto Increment in the Export Dialog window or the exported data will overwrite the previously saved file with the same filename. When Auto Increment is checked, the number in the Auto Increment textbox will be added to your initial filename. When you click OK at the bottom of the Export Dialog window, the data will be exported and the Auto Increment number will increase by one integer. You can start Auto Increment over at zero or at any other number you choose by typing that number in the textbox to the right of the Auto Increment check box.

Even with Auto Increment selected, you always have the option of manually specifying a unique filename by clicking on the “Change File” button, typing your new filename, and then clicking Open. The number in the Auto Increment textbox will be added to your manually typed filename when you click OK in the Export Dialog window to export your data. This new filename will become the new default template filename unless you change it back.

To automatically generate data export filenames using a client name as the filename template, both the Use client name as Template and the Auto Increment checkboxes must be checked. Even if you have exported data before using “Change File” to specify a location, you must specify an initial target location again when switching to using the client name as a filename template. When “Use client name as a template” is checked, the “Change File” button opens a window to select a file export location only, without a textbox for specifying a filename. Browse to the data destination folder of your choice, and then click OK to confirm your target location and close the window. Click OK in the Export Dialog window to export your data. For future data exports, once you have selected a data session and clicked Export,


your target location and filename will be automatically set and you will need to simply click OK to export.

KUBIOS ANALYSIS FOR HRV RESEARCH APPLICATIONS:PhysioPilot's signals are truly research-grade. In our project consultations we have listened to the needs of our researchers, and designed two simple ways to record and save data in formats that are easily opened by leading data management programs:1. Excel-based Time Series: For general signal analysis, data is imported in Excel and asc2 formats, allowing a large variety of spreadsheet and database-structured statistical programs to use the data.2. Kubios Event-based Series: This applies only to the IBI data. A special conversion is needed to convert IBI data for use in the widely-used free Kubios HRV Analysis program.

Protocol for Exporting IBI Data: NOTE: These IBI files are not saved in Excel format. They are saved in .asc format. These files can however be read in Excel as .asc files. If you have trouble locating a file, search for .asc files.1. After recording your session, press the diagonal arrow to exit and save data.2. A small window will pop up in the middle of the screen asking you to select and name a client. 3. Click "Save to Database" and then "Export."4. A new window will pop up. On the top left, click on "HR/IBI" and make sure to double check where your file will be saved by clicking on the drop down menu. Also double check all the signals that will be exported in the bottom right hand side of the window.

5. Click ok. Your data should be exported in IBI format to the file you have chosen to save it in.

DETAILS OF THE SET UP:NOTE: Sometimes the Kubious software will not register IBI inputs properly. Use this guide to clean it up:"> 1. If you go to your J&J software start screen, you should see a button that says "Manage Data." PHYSIOPILOT Plus USERS MANUAL page 63 of 84 pages.

> 2. Select the appropriate client and then select "Export."> 3. Another window will pop up. On the top left, click on “HR/IBI” and make sure to double check where your file will be saved by clicking on the drop down menu. J&J usually saves files in some hidden folder like your computer's program files, so you may want to create a new folder on the desktop or somewhere that is easier for you to find to save your data in.If your application supports a special folder called [] Archive my session data files here, select that.> 4. Double check all the signals that will be exported in the bottom right hand side of the window.> 5. Click ok. Your data should be exported in IBI format to the file you have chosen to save it in. Now you should be able to physically open it and look at the data. You have 2 options here.:1. You can either open it in Excel, in which you could add an extra column for time, or

2. you can open it in Notepad (which is what I usually do) by right-clicking and manually choosing the program to open your data with. When you go back to Kubios, just choose the same file in the "Open File" tab on the toolbar and Kubios should be able to open it as well. As long as your data is in IBI format, Kubios can open it regardless of whether you saved it in Excel or Notepad.

Try this to see if you can physically look at your data in IBI format...Files that Kubios can't open are usually because a 0 is contained in the IBI data. This list of numbers is where you should find 0s. To answer your question about the data having been recorded in the same manner - it doesn't matter here because ectopic beats or irregular heart rhythms are more likely to appear when a person is in the stressor phase for example.

Protocol for HRV Biofeedback manual cleanup using Kubios HRV1. Open Kubios HRV software, then open your data through this program in the File dropdown menu. 2. At the same time, open up the actual notepad or excel file that you are cleaning and position the window next to the Finnish program.3. When you've opened the file in the Finnish program, it will show you what it actually looks like on the top right hand portion of the screen in the form of a graph with Time as the X-axis and RR(s) as the Y-axis. Each data point (blue dots in the picture) corresponds to each # in the Notepad or excel file and represents one second of data. The picture will help you to be able to see visually which data points might be ectopic. If the graph looks too hectic and you have trouble being able to see any trends, you can extend the range. There is a box directly under the graph to the very right labeled "Range(s)." To spread out the data, manually type in a smaller # here. 4. To the left hand side of the screen approximately in the middle, there is a box labeled "Remove trend components." In the Methods dropdown menu, change the option from "None" to "Smoothn Priors." This will add a curve to the graph by averaging out the center of the data points.5. Unfortunately, the criteria for deciding what data points to clean is arbitrary. You just have to eyeball the data and see which data points look abnormal and which represent actual significant trends. For example, if the data points gradually go up, then you probably won t need to delete any, but if there is a small cluster of data points that are far removed from everything else that do not appear to be part of a trend, it would be best to delete them. Remember, it s better to average out any points that might be ectopic than to leave them as is. Methodologically, it s probably a good idea to note which sets of data you have removed and PHYSIOPILOT Plus USERS MANUAL page 64 of 84 pages.

to offer an explanation via your observations during the recording session. Ectopic beats can be caused by anything, such as the participant laughing, coughing, moving their hand, changing seating position, etc…If your data has specific subsections in it (i.e. baseline, paced, stressor, recovery, etc…) and you want to examine each section separately but have not already manually separated them into discrete files, you can manipulate the graph by extending or narrowing the highlighted region to reflect the length of time of these segments. Double click on the graph until a compass appears, then drag the edge of the highlighted portion to correspond with the time segments you have. For example, if you are only interested in examining the paced breathing section which occurs from minutes 5-8, drag the highlighted portion to highlight only these minutes. The statistics in the report will give you numbers calculated based off the highlighted regions only. 6. Using the picture to gauge which points you ll need to delete, find these same beats in the notepad or excel file. This step is extremely tedious and the data point may be difficult to find. If you have trouble finding it, you can either use the seconds on the x-axis of the picture in the Finnish program or look at the #s in the file. For example, in the notepad or excel file, if all of the #s are in the 600 range and then you all of a sudden see a # that is 750, it s probably the one you want to delete. Remember again, each of the data points you see in the Kubios graph represents each of the #s you have in IBI format and correspond by time as well, so if you are specifically looking at an ectopic beat that occurs at the 1 minute marker in Kubios, you can scroll 60 #s down in your data file to find that #. 7. Once you ve found the data point you want to take out, go to the notepad/excel file and delete it. Replace it with the average of the 2 #s on either side of it, or in other words, the average of the #s directly preceding and following it.8. Each time you do this, resave the notepad or excel file and reopen it using the Finnish software to see what the new file looks like. This way, you can keep track of the changes you made and not have to repeat any of your work in case something happens. 9. Continue to do this for each and every single file. 10. When you put the data into SPSS, go to the toolbar of the Finnish program and go to "report sheet" under "View" in the top left hand corner.11. In the Report, look at the left column of data that s labeled "Time Domain Results." Under "Statistical Measures," you ll see:-Mean RR*-STD RR (SDNN)-Mean HR*-STD HR-RMSSD-NN50-pNN50-RR Triangular Index-TINNYou want to take note of everything but STD of mean HR and NN50 (underlined above).

12. In the bottom left column you ll see "Frequency Domain Results" that are faintly highlighted blue. Of the 4 columns (peak; power: ms2; power: %; power: n.u.), take notes of the last 2 power columns (% and n.u.) for all bands: VLF, LF, HF, and LF/HF. 13. Still in the Frequency Domain on the right column, you ll see the parametric spectrum labeled AR Spectrum for Auto-Regressive Peak. Take note of the highest first peak in this PHYSIOPILOT Plus USERS MANUAL page 65 of 84 pages.

graph and its PSD value. 14. Under the Nonlinear Results at the bottom of the report, take note of the SD1 and SD2 under the "Poincare Plot" as well as the Approximate Entropy (ApEn) under the "Other" table. The Approximate Entropy tells you how regular the signal is.

*Each of these measures will be a separate column in SPSS.


END OF BASIC MANUAL

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APPENDIX : Installing PHYSIOPILOT Physiolab Software from CD-ROM

o Click Start, then My Computer. Then double-click on the letter of your CD-ROM drive. Double click the blue Setup icon. You will then get a series of screens.

o Welcome screen - click next.o Software License Agreement – click Yeso User Information – type in your name and company and then click next.o Destination Location – defaults to C:\Program Files\PhysioPilot4. Please accept

the default location because future upgrades will automatically install to this location. Click Next

o Accept the default Program Folder, click NextFiles are then copied.When setup is complete, click FinishClick the X to close the window.

Downloading from Our Website We make new software and updates available on our information website, at physiopilot.com for the GP-8, or at jjengineering.info for the C2 SEries.Search there for updates, mentoring, training and product information.

System Requirements The operating system requirement is Windows XP or later with all Microsoft updates.

Computer: The minimum hardware requirements are an Intel- or AMD-based processor at a speed of 1.6 Gigahertz, 1 KB or more of RAM and a video card with at least 128 MB RAM.

Second monitor: In order to use the optional dual monitor mode, you will need to run the software on either a laptop computer or on a desktop computer with a dual head video card.

We strongly recommend isolating the computer that runs our software. Outside programs for Internet connections, defragmentation, malware sweepers, anti-virus, and even Microsoft’s background Vista utilities [Vista restore points run all day in the background and are not detectable on the desktop] have been reported to slow down or interfere with data collection. Users who dedicate a computer to our system and isolate it rarely contact us for software problems.

If you want our recommended computer, we have found that the $360 Asus tablet series running XP on a virtual 1024 x 768 is more than adequate. It runs our most processor intensive 4 channel EEG and EMG intensive programs with no problems.

Recommended Additions: PHYSIOPILOT Plus USERS MANUAL page 68 of 84 pages.

GREENSPOTPhysioData does have a kind of screen capture program, but it is limited . Greenspot is a free Screen Capture program from Sourceforge.. It allows you to capture any screen or part of a screen and automatically place it in any number of programs.

Try it. You may be surprised.

1. USB-audio with SPEAKERS:Most users report no problems with XP or Vista audio. However some users of Vista and a few with XP experience a frustrating sound problem: trying to activate more than one sound together with another sound may disable all sounds! Not only that, but the problem persists until you exit and re-start PHYSIOPILOT. This means you

have to exit and restart to regain sound control. That’s frustrating. This is a hardware problem, not a J&J bug. Unless you have this problem, this discussion does not apply.

The culprit is a laptop or desktop with a cheap audio card. The cards amplifiers saturate / overload and shut off further input.

Vista is most sensitive to sound saturation problem because Microsoft switched requirements for sound amplifiers. Our testing also indicates instabilities in Vista itself cause audio problems.

The solution is to purchase USB-only speakers. These speakers disable the native audio driver and run high quality USB audio, even Dolby audio, directly into USB-powered amplifiers.

Look carefully- these special speakers never have plug-in to the earphone jacks. THEY ONLY HAVE USB CONNECTORS. If yours has a USB and a standard headphone-like jack, do not purchase it! Some speakers use a USB port just to power their speakers, not as sound-boards.

The USB-only speakers include an internal motherboard audio digital decoder plus an amplifier, hidden in one speaker. The decoder and speakers require a


USB port. Do not confuse them with traditional speakers that plug into a stereo phone jack. Those old speakers will not work.

2. Add an Extended Monitor and run in ‘Dual’ or ‘extended’ screen mode”You can of course share your screen with clients. Field reports universally confirm that this is a bad idea. Clients are confused and distracted by toolbars and windows icons. If you are in a place where to are forced to use a single screen, try turning all toolbars off [see View drop-down menu]. A better solution is to add a second monitor, and adjust it for the same resolution as your primary monitor, 1024 x 756. Monitors range from 15” for about $120, to VGA projectors covering an entire wall.

HARDWARE LOCATION – CABLE EXTENSIONS: Keep the C2-Plus Amplifier at least 3 feet away from electronic equipment, especially laptops, monitors and printers. Florescent fight flicker can cause interference. Do not use USB wired extension cords. We have tested commercial wireless USB 2.0 devices from D-Link and they work well up to about 15 feet. We also have an extension cord from the Amplifier input to the sensor cable. This adds 3 feet, giving you about 6 feet to the sensor. This is good for groups or for movement physiology.

Setting Up Tasks Tasks are data recording intervals which can be named to enable interpretation of session data. Task interval marks and color-coded time interval bars are inserted into the graphic record. Task labels are inserted into the recorded data file.

Specifying Tasks Manually

To manually set up tasks, click on the Select Task icon in the bottom Session Control Toolbar.


In the Programmed Task Schedule window, you can select different task labels manually at whatever time intervals you wish. In the lower left-hand corner click Manual Task to create a

check mark. Click on the desired task name to highlight it, and then click Run Selected Task. The task name will appear in the task progress bar at the bottom of your screen and will be

inserted into the recorded data. When you are ready to change tasks, repeat the above steps, highlighting a new task name. Click the record icon to start recording the task. You can

change the task name while recording or you can opt to click the Pause button between tasks.

Running Preset Programmed Tasks

Click on the Select Task button in the bottom Session Control Toolbar to bring up the Programmed Task Schedule window. In the Select Schedule drop-down box select a Task Schedule name. The list of tasks in that schedule will appear in the large task status box. Click on a task name in the list and click Run Selected Task.

Scheduled tasks are set to either progress on to the next task immediately or to pause before starting the next task. Check marks will appear in the task list next to each task that has been run and recorded in the session. If a preset task stops recording and the green “Pause” status message is flashing, you can opt out of the timed pause by clicking the Pause ON/OFF button to immediately run the next task.

To manually pause while a task is running click the Pause ON/OFF button. Re-click the Pause button to the resume the task.


To stop a task before it is finished and move on to the next task or to skip to a later task, click Record ON/OFF, then the Select Task button. Click on the name of the task you wish to run, then click Run Selected Task.

To cancel a task schedule before it is finished and exit the session, click Record OFF. Then exit the session using the lower left-hand exit arrow and either save or discard the data.

When a schedule of tasks finishes running, the final task will remain paused until you click the exit arrow.

You may run each task once per session. To maintain data integrity, the data must then be saved and the session exited before you can run the same tasks again.

Customizing Programmed Tasks You can create multiple task schedules with unique customized tasks in each. The easiest way to start is to modify an existing task schedule for your own unique needs. When you finish modifying tasks as outlined below, be sure and Click Update Schedule to save all of your changes.

To begin, first click on the Task button, then click Edit Mode On. Click the Select Schedule drop-down box and click on the task schedule name that most closely matches the list of customized tasks you wish to create.

You may move tasks up or down in the list, add new tasks to this list, delete tasks from the list, and modify the remaining tasks. Each task must be customized individually. (If the task you want to modify has already been run during the session the Task Properties button will be grayed out and you must exit the session and re-enter a new session before modifying the task.) Highlight the name of the task you wish to customize, and then click Task Properties. Click Advanced to expand the window.

In the Task Properties window you can edit the name of a task by simply typing over the existing task name (TIP: This task name may function as an instruction to the client since the PHYSIOPILOT Plus USERS MANUAL page 72 of 84 pages.

task name is displayed at the bottom of the feedback screen). “Category” is an optional sort field not used in the current PHYSIOPILOT View function.The Start Screen drop-down box should be left at NONE unless you want the program to jump to a pre-selected screen at the beginning of the task.

If you do wish to jump to a particular screen, select the screen name in the Start Screen drop-down box. Specify a Task Record Time in seconds. Choose “This task bar only” to display the progress bar for this single task across the entire width of the screen. Choose “All task bars” if you wish the progress bar to show progress through all of the tasks in the task schedule.

You can loop through a single task or through a series of tasks a specified number of times. Check Loop then select the name of the task that you wish to have as the start of your loop. You may only loop back to tasks in the list that are above the currently selected task. (NOTE: You will need to click the drop-down arrow and the tiny scrollbars to see all the tasks in the list.) Type in a Number of Loops to indicate the number of times you want the program to loop through the tasks before it moves beyond the loop to the next task in the list.

If Pause Record on Start is unchecked, recording will automatically start at the beginning of the task and continue for the number of seconds you specify in the top right Task Record Time box.

You may set a pause at the beginning of the task and let the task auto run so that the task begins recording after the time interval that you specify. Check Pause Record on Start and specify a number of seconds in the Pause and Text Time box in the middle of the window. If you wish to manually start each task, you will want to specify a long pause time at the beginning of each task. When you run the task, click the Pause ON/OFF button to manually override the pause and begin the task. PHYSIOPILOT Plus USERS MANUAL page 73 of 84 pages.

Programmed Tasks: Instructional Text Boxes If you wish for a text box with instructions to appear at the beginning of the task, you can select one of the text instruction files in the Select Name drop-down box.

Click Test Text to position and resize the window and to view the text. PHYSIOPILOT Physiolab comes with a large selection of instruction text files but, if you wish to add your own, you can create text files and save them. These files must be in .rtf file format and must have unique file names. If you wish to change the wording of J&J’s instruction files, click Edit Text after selecting the filename that you wish to edit. Be sure to click Save As and change the file name so that your customized files will not be overwritten during software updates.

Check End text window on pause or record click if you wish the test instruction window to close when recording begins (either an auto run pause times out or you click Pause ON/OFF to manually override the pause).

If End text window on pause or record click is unchecked the text window will appear during the entire length of the task. NOTE: You must click Test Text and resize the window in order for the text to display properly.

If you wish a task to be instructional only, with no data recording, check the Record Off box.

Programmed Tasks: Audio Files PHYSIOPILOT Physiolab comes with many audio files which you may elect to play when the task starts, when recording starts or at the end of the task.

Text Window Start files are alert beeps or verbal instructions up to one minute in length. To play an audio file at the beginning of the task, check Text Window Start and select an audio file name in the drop-down box to the right.

Record Start audio files may be used as alert tones or as stressors (i.e. baby crying) in a stress profile task. To play an audio file at the beginning of recording, check Record Start and choose an audio file name in the drop down list.

If Pause Record on Start is checked , you may specify both Text Window and Record Start sounds since the text window will appear at the beginning of the task and recording will start later. If Pause Record on Start is unchecked, then the text window will display at the same time that recording starts and only the Text Window Start audio file will be heard.

Task End should be used with care. You may not have both an ending audio file for the current task and a beginning audio file for the following task. If you specify both an ending sound for the current task and a beginning sound for the following task, then the ending sound file will be overridden by the following start task audio file.

The easiest way to become familiar with PHYSIOPILOT Physiolab audio files is to go to the C:\Program Files\J&J Engineering\Physiolab\Sounds folder and double-click on each WAV format audio file to play it. The subfolders are sounds that are used in game feedback screens and are not available as task sounds. You may add your own files to the Sounds folder. They must be WAV format audio files and have unique names so that they will not be overwritten during software upgrades. PHYSIOPILOT Plus USERS MANUAL page 74 of 84 pages.

Creating Your Own Programmed Tasks Start by clicking on the Select Task icon to open the Programmed Task Schedule

window. Click Edit Mode On. Click in the top Select Schedule box and type a new unique name for your task. (Naming Tips: This name cannot be edited so choose carefully. If you want a particular Schedule to appear at the top of the list keep in mind that schedule names are arranged alpha-numerically in ascending order.) Click Add Task. Then follow the same process for each task as outlined in the section on Customizing Programmed Tasks above. If you wish to add a new task in the middle of the task list, click on an existing task name above which you want the new task to appear. Click Insert Task and proceed to create the task in the same manner as for adding a new task.

After you have specified settings for each task, click OK in the middle of the Task Properties window. When you have finished setting up all tasks, click Add as New Schedule in the Programmed Task Schedule window to save your settings.

Saving Programmed Tasks After you finish modifying or creating each task you must click OK in the upper portion of the Task Properties box. If you click Cancel or close the window with the X your settings will be lost. If you are finished modifying tasks for an existing task schedule, click Update Schedule. If you are finished adding new tasks to a new Task Schedule, click Add As New Schedule at the bottom of the Programmed Task Schedule window.

COMMENT: The settings for Task Schedules will be lost when you upgrade your software since they are part of the updated application. You can keep your current (older) version of the application with your customized tasks by going to the C:\Program Files\J&J Engineering\Physiolab folder and renaming the .mdb file for each application you wish to save. These renamed customized applications will be not be updated. When you start PHYSIOPILOT Physiolab and click Run Session, two identical application names will appear in the application list. Find the one with your customized tasks and run that one until you have time to customize your newer version of the software.

We recommend that you print screen captures of Task Properties windows for all of your customized tasks so that you can re-create them in the upgraded software. (Instructions: Open the Task Properties window for each task and click Alt+Print Screen on your keyboard, then open Start> Programs> Accessories > Paint. In the Paint program click Edit, then Paste. Click File, then Print.)


USING A TABLET

Tabletss are being used to run our software. They are inexpensive, between $360 and $450 US, and have 7 to 10 inch screens, big enough for a dedicated computer. Windows Tablets include Windows 8.1, and have an often have Atom Intel Processors and a single USB port. They do NOT have a CD/DVD player.

If you dedicate your tablet to just running our software, and refrain from adding on email programs etc, you will have no problems, and be happier. The one exception is the 4 EEG program; Tablet often times slow a screen because the procesor is overtaxed for a while.

All you need to do is install J&J software and adjust settings. First you have to transfer our installation CD files to a USB flask drive [or SD card, if your tablet has an SD card reader]. Insert the USB SD card in the tablet and install as usual.

CAUTION: Make sure the screen supports 1024 x 768 pixels before purchasing. Most come with a 1024x600 hardware screen. Some can be reprogrammed in software, via Display panel in Windows 8.1, to extend the screen beyond the physical edge of 600 pixels to a virtual 756 pixels.

Tweaking a Tablet screen for full J&J screens:

.If you do not have a standard resolution screen, it may be possible to tweak the screen setup so you can see all the screen icons.

We have two solutions:The simplest is to make all the icons fit in the 600 pixel space.

You need to move the Windows toolbar from the bottom of the screen [you gain 50 pixels], and move the J&J Signal toolbar [with a few icons not seen] to the top of the J&J screen [gaining another 100 pixels]. Voila! You get a full screen and have no problems running and using icons.

Let’s start by moving the Windows Toolbar:

Unlock the Windows toolbar: right click on the toolbar, and deselect “Lock toolbar.’

Drag the toolbar to the left margin:

This allows the J&J Screen to fill all 600 pixels.

Note: Unless you re-lock the Windows toolbar in the new position, it may accidentally slip back to the bottom as you slide the mouse around the screen!

Now let’s move the J&J left-side toolbar to the top:Open the J&J application. Run a Session. At the opening screen, you will see a toolbar on the left margin:


Look in the lower left corner. Note that some icons are hidden. This is bad.To solve this problem, look at the very top margin of that left-side tool bar. It has a thin muted line. Put your mouse pointer on that line, click and hold, and drag the entire toolbar to the very top, just above the ‘View’ tab. Let go of the mouse button, and your toolbar is repositioned, showing everything.

Click-and-drag left toolbar to top, above Screen Tabs, like this…..

Your new Signal Controls Toolbar is now out of the way, positioned above.


In fact I like the position of this upper toolbar so much that I have been using this for years on my big computer, even if size is not an issue. I find it easier for me to manage signal, sound, dual screen and photo fill decisions if they are clustered above the Screen Tabs toolbar. Select a Screen, look above to see what I need to change on that screen to fine tune signals, sounds, special properties [ breath rates, Score Properties, EMG smoothing], and Photo fill Choices.

NOTE: If you like, you can move two toolbars onto the same screen, like this:

Be careful here, and do not try this the first time while you are with clients. If your release is not exactly right, the second toolbar may completely cover the first, making training impossible. A little practice, however, and you will do fine.

The second way of increasing J&J screen size is to download a screen resolution expansion utility, PowerStrip, and configuring it for a larger resolution. http://entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm

The result will be a ‘virtual screen’ of about 1154 x 756 on the tablet. To see the edges you move the mouse to an edge, and the entire underlying screen shifts to expose that edge. You never see the entire screen, but you see most of it. You can center just the J&J window in the middle and control the session that way. Since you should be using a Dual screen, the client will never see this sliding edge on their monitor.

The utility is called PowerStrip. It Is free, but they request a $30 registration free, from EnTech, Tiawan. Search Google and download from the manufacturer. Install and run it. It does not require a purchase to run as a trail.Follow the set up instructions. Be sure to install on the Windows Toolbar.After installation, find the PowerStrip icon on the desktop [not the toolbar], and open the program.

It automatically searches for your video processor and promotes you, asking if it found the correct processor. Just say, Yes. The Quick Setup window opens. There is nothing for you do use here so close it.

Now find the PowerStrip Icon on your Windows Toolbar:

Right click on the toolbar icon, and a menu appears:


http://entechtaiwan.com/util/ps.shtm

Select Display Profiles. Configure. You are about to add some additional screen display resolutions. These resolutions are specific for you video hardware, and may not perfectly fit the ideal resolution of 1024 x 756. Choose ones that are close or a little bigger:

Slide the ‘resolution button. It tells you what resolutions are allowed for your video card:

For the Mobile Intel [R] 945 Express Chipset Family, a common tablet, screen, resolutions range from:640 x 400 to 1920 to 1080.We need a resolution close to the ideal.The two closest are:1024 x 768 our ideal.Find that resolution and Save as…Exit and your screen will slide to the ideal resolution.

Want to return to 102 x 600?Right click on the Toolbar Icon, and select Default.


That’s it.

SIDEBAR: You can also change resolutions from windows now: go to Display Properties, Settings, and use the Screen Resolution Slider there:

TROUBLESHOOTINGOur system is very reliable. Nevertheless, like all biomedical devices, there are many processes that must occur to detect, transduce, filter, and display a signal. Some of the more common issues are listed here:INSTALLATION PROBLEMS:

"INVALID DATABASE" Error?Keep this in mind - sometimes a download is corrupted by the transfer process and when you run it, you get an 'invalid database' error.The soultion? Download again - until you get a full set.VISTA users - if you get this error, the download may be corrupted AND/OR Vista is blocking you. Vista by default is set to block almost everything, because you are not installing as 'administrator.' The Vista Solution is to right-click, and select ' Install as Administrator.'


Then disable the User Acconts.Go to Control Panel -> User Accounts -> Turn On / Off User

SIGNAL PROBLEMS: EEG/EMG/ECG: The greatest problem is poor skin preparation. First check the electrodes alone. Take off the sensors and touch each + and - lead to a Ground. Impedance should drop to near-zero. OK? Then the problem is with the skin: Use a circular motion to rub the site first with an abrasive material, then alcohol, then a dry swab. The skin should look slightly red with local blood flow. Then dab a dot of electrode cream on the site and attach the pre-creamed electrode into place. If you pre-gelled EMG electrodes, put some cream on the electrode and site anyway.Remember that the green SC connection is also a system ground for ECG, EMG and EEG signals. Sometimes to improve those signals, you should also improve conductance on this sensor by using a conductive medium like water or conductive gel. ExG signals all of the sudden go from separate reactivity to reacting across signals. The battery level is too low. Change beaateries.HR sometimes goes abnormally high or low, then returns to normal. HR is calculated and updated after every heart beat. This is instantaneous or beat-to-beat HR. Anything that disrupts a regular ECG rhythm will also disrupt HR. Obviously large muscle movements like sneezing, tensing or hand movements risk temporarily disrupting the pure ECG signal. A typical solution is to instruct a client to make such a movement, see the effects on the screen, and discuss how to keep these movements down during training. The other disruption can come directly from the cardiovascular system as skipped or double beats. This is likely to occur occasionally. This is common in people under stress of all kinds, but could also indicate a potential medical risk. As far a biofeedck training goes, you make wish to complete a short session using simple respiration wave feedback, and note if slowing respiration helps bring HR back into better control. Be sure to save the data, ask if they have seen a phycician recently, and explore whether they have have had a medical ECG from their doctor. If not, recommend they see one as soon as possible., and be sure to tell them this is not a medical ECG.If they agree to continue with you, get a medical refer [ral and explore dealing with other signals associated with stress, like SC. If you are trained for it, you make explore a desensitization proceure for cardio-phobia and/or Engel’ feeddack protocols of persons with abnormal ECGs Engel, BT, Schneiderman, N. Operant conditioning and the modulation of cardiovascular function. in: Annual Review of Physiology. Annual Reviews, Palo Alto; 1984:199–210

SC is flat. If SC reads at 0.5, the resistance is so high that not signal can be detected by the hardware. First connect the green ground directly to the white lead. You should see a completed signal and full conductance, with little or no resistance. If not, the cable and sensor or the hardware circuit is broken. If it reads OK, then the skin itself is acting as an insulator. Take the sensors off, and use a little water to spray on the skin and/or sensors. TEMP does too low or too high. Check the bolttom toolbar to see that you are dealing with Fahrenheit or Centigrade.SIGN ON PROBLEMS? If your computer sometimes has problems signing on, there are 4 reasons:

1`. Low battery. Battery voltage is 6.5 V max and 4.3 V min. for the C2 Plus.2. Wrong hardware type. See RUN SESSION/ Setup/Hardware Type.3. Competing programs are knocking out access to the processor - you MUST turn off and remove Internet, Norton, defrag, scanner virus and anti-spyware.4. The fourth reason may be that your Vista operating system is not optimized for 'feedback. You may need to reinstall J&J Applications as as Administrator, 5. You have a computer that is not optimized for fast signal processing and screen drawing. If you have solved the first two problems, and still can not sign-on, strip everything out of the computer, re-install XP or Vista, delete all anti-virus and internet programs, and reload PHYSIOPILOT. Go to the SLOW COMPUTER section for details.


INTERMITTANT SIGN ON PROBLEMS? Intermittant problems usually are caused by an intermittent failure in some part of the computer.If your computer sometimes has problems signing on, try this:.Turn off and remove Internet, Norton, defrag, scanner virus and anti-spyware.4. The fourth reason may be that your Vista operating system may have updated and reset some internal Administrator file. Save your old data.mdb file and reload the program.5. You have an old computer. If you have solved the first two problems, and still have sign-on problems your CPU-Video card combo may be failing.How do the Impedance Bars work? Are they the same in every application? The impedance bars are set by each application developer and generally 100K for EMG, 200K for ECG, and 10K for EEG is used for the yellow green threshold and about three times that for the red yellow.DATA MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS:

General Exception Error – see DATA MANAGEMENT-EXCEL .MISSING DATA? You bring up a saved session and it is not come up. Your data has been corrupted. Once you save a certain number of files, the data management system files up. It sends a warning when it is about 80% full. Then maximum is 1 GB. After that, older data is automatically dropped out. This creates an unstable database thet may or may not retrieve the remaining data. The solution is to Move and Achieve data files. If you want to start with a new data management file, simply remove the data.mdb file to an archieved folder and the program will automatically add a new data.mdb file the nex time you save a session. If you want to explore retrieving old data, set the Archieve Window to retrieve the old data.mdb file as an archieved file, and Import the data fles you need into the program again.


SLOW COMPUTER How to speed up your computer when it slows down.Press Ctl-Alt-Del keys. This brings up a menu. Then select Start Task Manager.In Task Manager, select the Processes tab. Make sure the checkbox Show processes for all users is checked. Then select the Memory label above the forth column. You may need to select it twice. Make sure the processes consuming the most memory are on top.Usually svchost.exe is on or rear the top.

In this example the computer was slowed by several processes. After highlighting sychost.exe, click on the button to End Process. Click on the Performance tab as needed until thr CPU Useage and Physical memory graphs indicate low consumption.

NOTE: This is just on example of an ongoing process that may slow down your computer. Chrome.exe, explorer.exe are other examples. You may need to end these processes as well.

If at all possible, use a computer where this kinds of processor-intensive programs have been deleted or at least permanently disabled. This programs may appear dormant most of the time, but – when they become active- will slow down a computer. If you are


making money using the C2+ or GP 8 on a regular basis, why risk a slow down that will make your work almost impossible?


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