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V2.2 ( Sept em ber 2011) • Trackit Mk3 int roduced: USB I nt erface det ail added t o Sect ions 1.2, 1.3, 3.1, 3.2 and 4.2. • Large m em ory cards ( FAT32) added in Sect ion 5.6.
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Trackit m anufact ured by: Lifelines Lt d, 7 Clarendon Court , Over Wallop, near St ockbridge, Ham pshire SO20 8HU, UK Telephone + 44 ( 0) 1264 782226 www.LLines.com sales@LLines.com 0 0 8 6...
The inform at ion in t his sect ion is subj ect t o change w it hout not ice. Except as st at ed below, Lifelines Lt d m akes no warrant y of any kind wit h regar d t o t his m at erial, including, but not lim it ed t o, t he im plied warrant ies of m erchant abilit y and fit ness for a part icular purpose.
Software and Virus Protection Lifelines t akes all reasonable st eps t o ensure t hat it ’s soft ware is virus- free. I n line wit h m odern com put ing pract ice, it is advisable t hat cont inual prot ect ion against viruses, t roj ans, m alware, ad- ware et c.
Use wit h ot her equipm ent I nt erference Maint enance and cleaning Disposal of equipm ent Connect ions for Trackit Mk3 set up Overview Connect ing t he Trackit Mk 3 Swit ching on Warning sym bols on t he display...
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Appendix 7: Trackit Set up Wizard Appendix 8: Troubleshoot ing guide COM port problem s wit h Bluet oot h com m unicat ion t o Trackit Mk3 Problem s st art ing t he recording File review problem s Appendix 9: Manufact urer’s Declarat ion...
Figure 35 Pulse oxim et er and oxim et er probe Figure 36 Connect ing t he oxim et er t o Trackit Mk3 Figure 37 Connect ing t he oxim et er t o t he oxim et er probe...
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Figure 56 Trackit Default s | Bluet oot h Set up Tab 1 ( General) Figure 57 Trackit Default s | Bluet oot h Set up Tab 2 ( Profile) Figure 58 Trackit Default s | Bluet oot h Set up Tab 3 ( Serial)
EEG exam inat ions and is fam iliar wit h EEG equipm ent and pract ice. 1. 2 Cautions and Warnings CON TRAI N D I CATI ON S: Do not use t he Trackit Mk3 in an MRI environm ent , in an explosive at m osphere or during defibrillat ion.
Trackit Mk3 User Manual 1. 3 Explanation of symbols Type BF equipm ent Follow operat ing inst ruct ions I nput / out put connect ion I nput connect ion Special recycling required, do not dispose of in landfill. When t his equipm ent has reached t he end of it s useful life, it m ust be disposed of in an environm ent ally- friendly way.
Trackit - 24/ 8) , a 24- channel ( Trackit 24/ 0) and a 12- channel ( Trackit - 24/ 0) . The version is dis- played on t he Trackit Mk3 LCD at swit ch- on. This m anual applies t o all versions, t he only difference being t he num ber of channels.
The Pat ient Connect ion Unit ( PCU) connect s t he st andard 1.5m m t ouchproof EEG recording elec- t rodes at t ached t o t he pat ient t o t he Trackit Mk3 unit . I t is available eit her as a ‘Cabled’ t ype which is connect ed via a screened cable or a ‘Clickon’...
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The Trackit set up soft ware runs under Microsoft Windows 2000 ( wit h SP2) , Windows XP, Windows Vist a or Windows 7 on t he host PC and is used t o set up and review t he Trackit Mk3 recorder for an am bulat ory recording session.
3 Assem bly inst ruct ions for t hird- part y product s will be found in t heir packing cases. I t is recom - m ended t hat t hese inst ruct ions be filed wit h Trackit Mk3 t echnical reference m at erials.
2. 6 Interference Trackit Mk3 will cont inue t o operat e in t he presence of radio frequency m agnet ic fields ( RF) and t he effect s of elect rost at ic discharges ( ESD) and ot her int erference, in accordance w it h t he require- m ent s of EN60601- 1- 2.
Trackit Mk3 User Manual 3 Connections for Trackit Mk3 setup 3. 1 Overview Below is an overview diagram showing t he principal com ponent s when connect ed t o a PC during syst em set up. Figur e 1 Con ne ct ing t he Tr a ck it M k 3 for r e cor de r se t - up...
The Trackit Mk3 is sim ply plugged int o t he PC USB port using t he cable supplied. Not e: only use t he USB cable part num ber 1277 ( wit h t he red t ip) for t he Trackit Mk3 as show n below:...
Aft er several seconds t he LCD display indicat es t hat Trackit Mk3 is perform ing a self- t est for sys- t em int egrit y. On com plet ion of t he self- t est t he LCD indicat es t he st at us of t he Trackit Mk3 re- corder.
Vist a and Windows 7. When Trackit Mk3 is connect ed t o t he host PC, t he soft ware allows t he user t o define param et ers for t he recording, such as recording m ont age, st art t im e and st op t im e, m ode of recording et c.
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Step 2 Define the signals Defining signals is usually done once only – before using Trackit Mk3 for t he first t im e. The Trackit Mk3 recorder arrives wit h a default set of signals t hat should suffice for m ost applicat ions in am bu- lat ory EEG, hence it m ay only necessary t o add signal t ypes for polygraphic recordings ( airflow, respirat ion et c) .
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual 2 Double click on t he signal you want t o edit . This brings up t he Signal edit or t ab) , allowing you t o creat e a relevant signal or label t o be ent ered int o t he signal list .
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Figur e 1 0 Se t up Re cor ding dia log The order of t he signal labels in t he pull down list is t he sam e as t he order of t he signals in t he sig- nal list defined using t he signal- edit ing t ool.
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2 The Trackit Mk3 firm ware m ust b revision 2.1.X or lat er. 3 I t m ay be necessary t o ent er an unlock code int o Trackit Mk3 t o enable t his feat ure. I f t he fea- t ure is not enabled, a warning m essage appears when a set up is sent t o t he recorder.
4. 2 Configuring the recorder When you have finished set t ing up t he recording prot ocol, connect t he Trackit Mk3 recorder t o t he host com put er. St eps 5 t o 9 describe configurat ion and set - up of an am bulat ory EEG.
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Aft er a couple of seconds Trackit St at us shows ‘Trackit Online’ and t he soft war e displays t he re- cording param et ers loaded int o Trackit Mk3 in t he st at us bar at t he bot t om of t he screen.
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Not e t hat furt her st at us inform at ion is available on t he 2 t ab shown below. This includes Trackit Mk3 t im e, Bat t ery capacit y, Recording t im e and CF card MB t ot al and MB rem aining.
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4 Click t he Send Set up but t on. Pe r iodic: Trackit Mk3 records for specified periods of t im e at a defined int erval ( eg for periods of 30 m inut es, wit h a 45- m inut e int erval) : 1 Under Record Mode, choose Periodic.
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Panel > Advanced Operat ions > Set t ings > Set Trackit default s) The Trackit Mk3 is now recording t o t he flash card and will cont inue unt il t he card is full or t he bat - t eries have run low on power.
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual The prim ary purpose of viewing t he ongoing t races is t o verify t hat t he signals are correct before st art ing an am bulat ory recording. You can view select ed t races in blocks of 12 channels ( at 256Hz or 200Hz) or 16 channels ( at 128Hz) for t he Mk 1 or up t o 40 channels wit h t he Mk 2.
Trackit Mk3 User Manual N ot ch filt e r : t o set a not ch filt er, use Ot her Opt ions from t he View Menu. Not ch filt ers are eit her 50Hz or 60Hz depending on w here t he syst em is t o be used ( USA 60Hz; Europe 50Hz) .
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual edit ed ( and if special, t he channel sensit ivit y and filt ers) . All t he ot her 16 user m ont ages are fully definable and can have t he following param et ers set for each channel: 1.
Changing batteries 1 Open t he Trackit Mk3 rear Bat t ery box/ door wit h t he special t ool provided. The unit ’s war ning beeper will sound and t he Door Open sym bol will flash on t he display.
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For t he Lit hium rechargeable opt ion, first ly slide out t he t ray t hat holds t he bat t ery inside t he box. Not e t hat t he Trackit Mk3 will cont inue recording for a couple of m inut es, depending on t he num ber of channels, befor e shut t ing down.
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Changing the flash card 1 Open t he Trackit Mk3 rear Bat t ery box/ door wit h t he special t ool provided. See Figure 23. The unit ’s war ning beeper will sound for a few seconds and t he Door Open sym bol on t he display will flash.
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Card access CF card slot Card eject button Figur e 2 7 Re m oving a n d r e pla cing t he fla sh ca r d 3 When t he yellow LED is not lit , rem ove t he card by carefully pressing t he black ej ect but t on on t he left edge of t he card slot wit h a plast ic ball- point pen or sim ilar.
5 Posit ion t he PCU above t he Trackit Mk3 as show n above in Figure 31 and lower it down en- suring t hat t he t wo t abs locat e fully int o t he slot s in t he t op of t he Trackit Mk3.
There are also m iscellaneous cont rols for: Se t Tr a ck it Tim e / D a t e : if t he Trackit Mk3 is not recording, t his m anually set s t he Trackit ’s t im e and dat e t o t hat of t he PC.
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W a r n if < 8 m ins ca r d t im e : t he Trackit Mk3 st art s beeping when t he card has room for only an- ot her 8 m inut es of recording.
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3 but t on Off ( or 2 ) : unchecked by default , allowing Trackit Mk3 t o be t urned off using only t wo but t on presses ( on/ off but t on and down ar row but t on sim ult aneously) . Trackit Mk 1 only.
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• Aut o- r e cor d a ft e r r e st or e se t up a t pow e r - on. When checked, t his enables t he Trackit Mk3 t o cont inue recording if it was recording t he last t im e is was powered- off, using t he recalled Set up and Pat ient Nam e and Recording I D, but only if it has been powered- off for 15 m inut es or less.
Trackit Mk3 User Manual 1 I nsert t he flash card int o t he Trackit Mk3 and connect t o t he host com put er. See St ep 6 Connect Trackit for Set up. 2 Open t he Get Card I nfo dialog box.
Appendix 1: Trackit Mk3 Specifications N ot e : Lifelines reserves t he right t o change product specificat ions at any t im e wit hout not ice. This is in- line wit h t he com pany’s policy of cont inual product developm ent .
Trackit Mk3 User Manual Aux. high-level DC Inputs Num ber of Aux channels 4 on Aux. connect or ADC Resolut ion 16 bit s Sam pling 1 t o 256Hz or 25 t o 200Hz rat e, sim ult aneous sam pling all...
Trackit Mk3 User Manual Safety and EMC standards EN60601- 1 and European st andard for m edical elect rical equipm ent , general re- EN60601- 2- 26 quirem ent s and EEG syst em s. UL60601- 1: 2003 USA st andard for m edical elect rical equipm ent , general require- m ent s.
Not e t hat t he XPOD oxim et er and Probe t ake power from t he Trackit Mk3 and t he t ypical recording t im e will be reduced by approxim at ely 22% . The lat er version of t he XPOD which is coloured blue inst ead of grey, is lower- power and only reduces t he recording t im e by approxim at ely 13% .
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AUX input s and creat e a record- ing channel as per norm al. 5 Connect t he Trackit Mk3 t o t he host PC. Swit ch on, and click on Connect in t he Trackit Cont rol Panel.
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual 7 St art t he recording. SaO is st ored as an analogue DC signal wit h a scale 0- 100% . 8 To display O Sat urat ion values on t he t race display, under t he channel label, click t he SaO channel label, and put a checkm ark by Num eric.
Phot ic st art / st op event s are recorded as shown above. By using t he Trigger out put from t he Phot ic St im ulat or and connect ing t o an Aux input on t he Trackit Mk3, t he act ual Phot ic flash ‘t icks’...
Trackit Mk3 User Manual Not e: t o set up a suit able Phot ic t rigger signal definit ion open t he Signal library as described in sec- t ion 4.1, and define a signal wit h a nam e “ Phot ic” , set it t o t ype DC, unit s m V and Physical Signal Am plit ude of + - 1000m V/ V.
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Click on t he Hypervent ilat ion icon on t he t op t oolbar t o bring up t he cont rol window as shown be- low. Figur e 4 4 H ype r ve nt ila t ion cont r ol w indow This provides a digit al t im er, w hich is used as follows: •...
Advanced Operat ions in t he Trackit Cont rol Panel. 1. Connect t o t he Trackit Mk3 and set up in t he norm al w ay. Connect ion can be eit her USB, or Bluet oot h.
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual plat form s such as a not ebook or a t ablet which could be easily accom m odat ed wit hin t he pat ient environm ent , as show n below. Remote control Trackit...
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Se r ve r Se t - up 1. I n t he norm al way, connect t o t he Trackit device via eit her serial connect ion or Bluet oot h. See Trackit Cont rol Panel above.
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual 2. Select Rem ot e Client . 3. Ent er t he I P address of t he server as shown in t he pr evious sect ion. 4. Click t he Connect but t on and leave t he Rem ot e Connect ion window open.
• Synchronized video acquisit ion and recording • EEG recorded on t he Trackit Mk3 wit h t im e sync infor m at ion sent via cable or Bluet oot h wire- less t o t he video acquisit ion PC •...
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual • Snapshot capt ure m ode for a record of t he pat ient im age • Live m onit oring of EEG and video on t he host PC w hen recording in am bulat ory m ode...
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Figur e 4 5 Tr a ck it vide o pr e vie w Vide o t a b The Video t ab allows t he cam era t o be select ed and also t he pict ure size and fram e rat e. I f an ex- cessively large pict ure size is inadvert ent ly select ed, t he set up t abs can becom e inaccessible off- screen t hus m aking re- sizing im possible.
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Com pr e ss t a b The Com press t ab allows t he com pression codec t o be select ed. Opt ions t a b The Opt ions t ab allows various opt ions t o be select ed as show n below.
Becom ing a Bluet oot h client norm ally requires an act ion by t he device operat or, such as an at t em pt t o browse a rem ot e com put er, print a file, dial out on a m odem or connect t o a Trackit Mk3.
Serial Port convert ers and even built - in t o PDA devices, Lapt ops and deskt ops. The Trackit Mk3 will com m unicat e wit h all t hese devices t hrough t he st andard Trackit Set up or Wizard Set up program s t hat have been enhanced t o provide t ransparent Bluet oot h funct ionalit y.
Trackit Mk3 User Manual • Connect wirelessly as a second user ( a Guest ) and review Trackit st at us and also m onit or Ongo- ing t races, I m p.Check, Event s et c. • Mark an event over t he wir eless link •...
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Figur e 4 8 A t ypica l Blue t oot h Pla ce s vie w Once a Bluet oot h connect ion is est ablished, t he Bluet oot h icon is displayed on t he Cont rol Panel and also against t he port num ber.
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Figur e 4 9 Tr a ck it M a in Scr e e n This num ber given as a percent age is an approxim at e indicat ion of t he am ount of dat a received as a rat io t o t hat expect ed, calculat ed every second.
Trackit Mk3 User Manual Applica t ion PC Se t up There are t wo aspect s t o Set t ing Up – first ly, t he Applicat ion running on t he PC and secondly, t he Trackit and it s Bluet oot h Module. Bot h part s of t he set up are accom plished from t he PC. This sec- t ions covers t he Applicat ion set up, t he next sect ion t he Trackit set up.
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Figur e 5 1 Opt ion s Ta b 2 Networking and PC recording Options (Trackit plus only) • Aut o Tr a ck it con ne ct . I f t icked t his will cause t he applicat ion t o at t em pt t o reconnect t o t he designat ed Trackit aft er a disconnect .
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual • Use File Le ngt h inst e a d of ED F Le ngt h. This a playback feat ure and if t icked, t he file lengt h is used inst ead of t he edf lengt h param et er em bedded in t he edf header. Due t o t he fact t hat t he Trackit ’s m em ory card can be rem oved at any t im e, t here can be a part ial 1s dat a block at...
Con ne ct a t pr ogr a m la u nch. I f checked, t he program will aut om at ically connect t o t he Trackit at launch. Only applied t o t he Trackit Mk3 USB int erface.
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Trackit Default Options | Tab 2 (General) These are addit ional opt ions not specifically relat ed t o Bluet oot h. Please refer t o sect ion 5.6 for det ails. Figur e 5 3 Tr a ck it D e fa ult s Ta b2 Trackit Default Options | Tab 3 (Bluetoot h Trackit ) Tab 3 cont ains t he first set of Bluet oot h opt ions as shown in Figure 54 below.
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual t he Bluet oot h link would not work) , swit ch- off t he Tr ackit , connect t he Bluet oot h Module t o t he Trackit and swit ch- on. The Trackit will rem em ber it s init ialisat ion t ask, will det ect t he Bluet oot h Module and init ialise it wit h default values ( sufficient t o enable it t o work) .
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual t his feat ure if a regular connect ion t o t he I solat or is m ade. Also not e t hat it is possible t o m an- ually init iat e a backup bat t ery charge sequence.
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Clicking on t he W r it e but t on causes all values current ly being displayed t o be writ t en across t o t he Module which st ores t hem in it s non- volat ile m em ory.
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Bluet ooth Setup | Tab 2 (Profile) Tab 2 cont ains t he second set of Bluet oot h opt ions as shown in Figure 57 below. Figur e 5 7 Tr a ck it D e fa ult s | Blue t oot h Se t up Ta b 2 ( Pr ofile ) Wireless Multidrop This sect ion covers t he m ult iple- connect ion capabilit ies of t he Module.
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Client Profile • Serial Port • Dial- up net working • LAN access • None This list s all t he possible services offered by t he Module when operat ing as a client . I n t he Trackit sit uat ion, t he Module is always t he server ( it accept s incom ing connect ions) and never a client .
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Figur e 5 9 Tr a ck it D e fa ult s | Blue t oot h Se t up Ta b 4 ( Ve r sion) Here is list ed all t he versions of t he various hardware and soft ware com ponent s in t he syst em .
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual • Allow configu r a t ion ove r Blue t oot h ( t his conne ct ion) . This is a read only param et er and sim ply indicat es t he fact t hat t he current connect ion is allowing configurat ion over Bluet oot h.
Tr a ck it Blue t oot h M odule Spe cifica t ions N ot e : Lifelines reserves t he right t o change product specificat ions at any t im e wit hout not ice. This is in- line wit h t he com pany’s policy of cont inual product developm ent .
Trackit Mk3 User Manual RF out put power : Class 1, m in –28dBm , m ax + 17dBm ( 50m W) Not e : 0 dBm = 1 m W, 20 dBm = 100 m W Receive sensit ive level : - 94dBm EI RP ( 0.1% BER) Receive input level ( m ax) : Max + 5dBm Out put frequency : 2.402 –2.480 GHz, I SM band.
Trackit Mk3 User Manual FCC St a t e m e nt This device com plies wit h Part 15 of t he FCC Rules. Operat ion is subj ect t o t he following t wo condit ions: ( 1) t his device m ay not cause harm ful int erference, and ( 2) t his device m ust accept any int erference received, including int erference t hat m ay cause undesired operat ion.
Trackit Mk3 User Manual RF- e x posu r e St a t e m e nt This port able m odular t ransm it t er MUST have a separat ion dist ance of at least 2.5cm bet ween t he ant enna and t he body of t he user or nearby persons, excluding hands, wrist s, feet , and ankles.
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual Ra dio Fr e que ncy Ex posur e The Serial Port Adapt er cont ains a sm all radio t ransm it t er and receiver. During com m unicat ion wit h ot her Bluet oot h product s t he Serial Port Adapt er receives and t ransm it s radio frequency ( RF) elect rom agnet ic fields ( m icrowaves) in t he frequency range 2400 t o 2500 MHz.
Trackit Mk3 User Manual Tr a ck it Blue t oot h Ba t t e r y Pow e r Consum pt ion The Trackit Bluet oot h Module t akes it s power from t he Trackit ’s m ain bat t eries. All t he circuit ry has...
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual 3. Ext ernal Class 1 USB- t ype ( long range) fit t ed eit her wit h a st ub ant enna, m anufact ured by Sena ( Parani UD100 USB/ Bluet oot h device) 4.
Trackit Mk3 User Manual Blue t oot h Know le dge Ba se 1. The list of adapt er hardware used by Lifelines so far is as follows : • Belkin Bluet oot h USB adapt er F8T001 • Ezurio/ TDK Bluet oot h USB adapt er “ go blue”...
Trackit Mk3 User Manual Appendix 6: Trackit quick setup and operation guide Ca ut ion: D o n ot r e m ove Tr a ck it ’s CF ca r d w hile t he a cce ss LED is on .
Trackit Mk3 User Manual Appendix 7: Trackit Setup Wizard There is a Set up Wizard w hich som e users m ay prefer as a sim plified set up m et hod. I t is enabled via t he Help m enu and appears t he next t im e ( and ev ery t im e, unt il disabled) t he Trackit program is invoked.
Trackit Mk3 User Manual Appendix 8: Troubleshooting guide COM port problems with Bluetooth communication to Trackit Mk3 The COM port is available but is being used by anot her application. This could well be t he case if an applicat ion such Microsoft Act ive Synch is inst alled and polling t he COM port for a Windows CE device.
Trackit Mk3 User Manual File review problems The card is not formatted in FAT16 When a recording is m ade on a card form at t ed in FAT32 it will appear t o be severely t runcat ed and m ost probably unreadable.
Trackit Mk3 User Manual Appendix 9: Manufacturer’s Declaration EMC Compatibility This sect ion cont ains specific inform at ion regarding t he device’s com pliance wit h EN 60601- 1- 2. N ot e : Medical elect rical equipm ent needs special precaut ions regarding EMC and needs t o be in- st alled and put int o service according t o t he EMC inform at ion provided here.
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EN 60601-1-2 The Trackit Mk3 is int ended for use in t he elect rom agnet ic environm ent specified below. The cus- t om er or user of t he Trackit should assure t hat it is used in such an environm ent .
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Trackit Mk3 User Manual I m m unit y Te st EN 6 0 6 0 1 Te st Le ve l Com plia n ce Le ve l Ele ct r om a g ne t ic Envir on m e n t Guida nce...
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RF com m unica- t ions equipm ent ( t ransm it t ers) and t he Trackit Mk3 as recom m ended below, according t o t he m axi- m um out put power of t he com m unicat ions equipm ent .
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