Columbus Instruments 0184-006M, User Manual

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6.2 Performing Treadmill Experiments
After schedules have been specified for all connected Treadmill Controllers the rest of the
Oxymax experiment can be configured as it normally would. When the experiment is started,
Oxymax will again check that the switch on the front of the Treadmill Controller to “Run” or
“Accel” so that it can take control of the treadmill motor.
If the “Start Schedule Manually” option was not selected before the experiment begins the
Treadmill Controller will immediately proceed to the first step of the schedule. If the manual ‐
start option was selected, the treadmill will continue at the warm ‐ up pace until the schedule is
started by the user. The option to start the treadmill schedule appears in the “Experiment”
menu as “Start Experiment Schedule”.
Schedules set to repeat will continue to repeat until the experiment is stopped or the treadmill
schedule specifically is stopped. Any running treadmill schedule can be stopped without halting
an experiment with the “Stop Experiment Schedule” menu option under the “Experiment”
menu.
Whether the treadmill schedule is stopped manually or with the conclusion of the experiment,
the treadmill will proceed to the cool ‐ down speed specified in the settings. When the Oxymax
for Windows program is closed, the Treadmill Controller will immediately stop the motor. At
this point, the controls on the front of the Treadmill Controller will remain disabled until the
black “Reset” button in the lower ‐ left corner of the front panel is pushed.