BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Before using Kernel Flow for the first time, you must
set up your organization using the Researcher Portal:
Refer to your purchase confirmation email to confirm
your primary user account login information. Use this
web-based portal to perform the following tasks:
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Add researchers to your team
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Create studies
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Create participant IDs
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Generate participant invitation codes
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Create task names
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Upload surveys for study participants
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View, analyze, and download study data
NOTE: Before beginning the steps in this guide, you
must, at a minimum, create a study and one partic-
ipant ID, and the intended participant must accept
the invite code (in the Kernel App on iOS or Android)
granting permission for their data to be viewed.
Detailed instructions for all these tasks are available at:
Once you’re ready to begin, follow the steps in this
guide to connect, prepare, and configure your Flow
headset and to record your first session.
Unpacking Kernel Flow
IMPORTANT: Before proceeding, review the
safety warnings on the first page of this booklet.
Kernel Flow is shipped with specialized protective
packaging. Upon unpacking,
be sure to preserve
and save these materials
so the device can be safely
moved or shipped in the future.
1.
Remove the foam tray containing the Module
Storage Boxes and set it aside.
2.
Remove the Instapak foam insert covering the
headset. Do not discard this.
3.
Take the Flow headset out of the case. This
wrapped package contains the headset as well
as the headset stand.
4.
Remove the anti-static bag covering the headset.
5.
Unscrew and remove the red Restraining Bolt
that holds the headset to the stand.
Handling the Headset
• When you remove the headset from the case,
remove the Headset Stand with it.
• Whenever possible, use the headset stand.
• Always use the flat Support Tabs (under the
Temporal plates) to lift or carry the device.
• Never lift or hold the headset by the hinges on
the top or by a single plate.
The headset should always be kept tightly tensioned.
Loosening should only be done temporarily to get the
device on and off the stand or a participant’s head.
Even while moving the headset from one support
element to another, tightening keeps the plates from
excessive movement which can damage the device.
• To tighten, turn the Tension Dial clockwise until
it is snug.
• To loosen, turn the Tension Dial a half-turn
counterclockwise to release the tension, then
gently pull the plates apart as needed to fit the
device on or off of a support element.
Using EEG
This guide does not include instructions for using the
EEG modules.
To learn about installing and using the provided EEG
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