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9. FR RT STIM LITE – same as #8 for the Front Right Stimulus Light.
10. Auxiliary Output #3 – Press the Up button and Enter to turn a device, e.g. house light, that is connected to
the auxiliary output #3 on the rear panel ON during magazine training. Press Enter only to leave the Aux
#3 output disabled.
11. Auxiliary Output #4 – same as #10 except for Aux #4 output.
12. Press Run to Begin – Counters are displayed to monitor animal responses, shaping responses and rewards.
See Schedule Descriptions for additional details.
Schedule Descriptions
The step-by-step setups of each schedule are similar to that described for Magazine Training and will not
be repeated in this section except for settings unique to the operation of the schedule. Use the Down/Up
buttons to scroll down or up the list of available schedules. A separate extinction schedule is no longer
provided. Simply use Magazine Training, Partial Reinforcement, or Fixed Ratio without a reinforcement device
selected. When using Partial Reinforcement, program the stimulus light to come on when the shaping button
is pressed to look at spontaneous recovery.
Magazine Training
a. Both front press bars and the shaping push button increment their respective counters.
b. Reinforcement is given for each selected/acceptable response and for each push button activation.
c. The reinforcement counter is incremented for all reinforcements.
d. The CS lights are available and turn ON at the intensity selected from 1 - 20 when the Run command is
issued. The CS remains ON for as long as the schedule is running.
e. A single Reset pauses the schedule and turns selected outputs OFF. The green status light flashes while
the schedule is paused. Press Run to continue and Reset to terminate the schedule.
f. The Tones and Shock are OFF.
Partial Reinforcement (PRF)
a. All press bars, the Omni-directional lever, and the shaping push button increment their respective
counters.
b. Reinforcement is given for each selected/acceptable response only when the push button is being
pressed.
c. The reinforcement counter is incremented for all reinforcements.
d. The CS lights and tones are available and turn ON at the intensity selected from 1 - 20 only when the
shaping push button is pressed and held. CS is turned OFF as soon as the push button is released.
e. A single Reset pauses the schedule and turns selected outputs OFF. The green status light flashes while
the schedule is paused. Press Run to continue and Reset to terminate the schedule. Use the Down button
to reveal multiple data screens and the Up button to return to previous screens while the schedule is
running or paused. Data will be lost as soon as the schedule is terminated.
f. The Shock is OFF.
