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47200 Instruction Manual (Rev. 1)

 

 

 

 

 

By moving the 

black vertical line

 (indicated by the arrows in the above screenshot) left 

or right along the slope, the user will be able to select a specific moment in the test.  

To  save  it,    select  the  “

Add  Note

”  button,  left  on  the 

“Analysis Notes Tool”. 

The note is remove by the button on the right. 

 

 

Note  that  the  Info  Panel  now 
shows the data relating to  the 
point currently selected. 

Moreover,  the  recorded  peak 
measure  is  pointed  out,  asso-
ciated with time. 

6.3.5 

Accessories 

In  this  section  you  will  find  the  Export  Data  to  Excel  and 
the Open Data Folder buttons.  

 

6.4 

Exporting and saving data 

Once the analysis of the experiment is accomplished, it is possible to export the data to 
Excel or to open a data folder.   

 

Summary of Contents for 47200

Page 1: ...UGO BASILE S R L sales ugobasile com service ugobasile com www ugobasile com instruction manual GSM Grip Strength Meter Cat No 47200...

Page 2: ...FOLLOWED TO ENSURE SAFE OPERATION AND TO RETAIN THE INSTRUMENT IN SAFE CONDITIONS SERVICE AND ADJUSTMENTS SHOULD BE CARRIED OUT BY QUALIFIED PERSON NEL AUTHORIZED BY UGO BASILE ORGANIZATION ANY ADJUST...

Page 3: ...her T shaped trapeze shaped or grid whose height is adjustable The bar is fitted to a force sensor connected to the control unit which can be used as a stand alone or connected to a PC via the USB por...

Page 4: ...PDF DCA 1 DCA SOFTWARE SOFTWARE DCA M CM 458 F 1 38500 303 1 EXTERNAL TRIGGER PEDAL SWITCH TRIGGER ESTERNO PEDALE 52010 325 1 USB CABLE CAVO USB 47200 325 1 GRASPING GRID FOR MOUSE GRIGLIA TOPO 47200...

Page 5: ...FETY INSTRUCTIONS 7 3 6 ADDITIONAL SAFETY CONSIDERATION 7 4 OPERATION 7 4 1 GETTING FAMILIAR WITH THE COMMAND KEYS 8 4 2 ROUTINE OPERATION OF THE INSTRUMENT 10 4 2 1 TURNING THE INSTRUMENT ON OFF 10 4...

Page 6: ...ATA 23 6 5 SLOPE FUNCTION 24 6 5 1 CHANGING THE SLOPE 24 6 6 DOWNLOADING DATA FROM GSM TO PC 25 7 MAINTENANCE 26 7 1 CHARGING THE INTERNAL BATTERY 26 7 2 LONG INACTIVITY 26 7 3 CUSTOMER SUPPORT 26 8 O...

Page 7: ...liquid crystal dis play An integrated measurement of the four limbs can also be obtained by using one of the optional grids available see paragraph 2 2 1 1 1 Principle of Operation The force transduc...

Page 8: ...ols that help the operator in consistently applying the force at the desired rate See the below screenshot of the Grip Strength meter software showing the force trace in blue and the desired target fo...

Page 9: ...ly with its display at maximum brightness for approximate ly 16 hours When GSM is switched OFF it goes into a standby mode in which it takes almost no current from the battery alt hough it still updat...

Page 10: ...can be chosen among the three provided as standard a T shaped bar rat trapeze and mouse trapeze de pending on the animal on test and on per sonal preference All tools may be con nected to the same tra...

Page 11: ...measure the hind limbs specifically compared to the T or the trapeze Both grids are included with the standard package Figure 3 Grasping Grids 3 INSTALLATION 3 1 Unpacking Preliminary Check Check the...

Page 12: ...the foot pedal into the GSM elec tronic unit by using the connectors located in the back panel Do not connect the elec tronic unit to the PC yet The GSM electronic unit is battery operated the instrum...

Page 13: ...which the instrument has been designed and the warnings stated in the in struction manual supplied with the instrument replacement of original components accessories or parts with others not ap prove...

Page 14: ...eing used and F3 is Configure Press Measure A screen will appear similar to After a few seconds the instrument completes an Autozero operation and then the dis play shows Do not apply force while the...

Page 15: ...esting time and the time at which the peak force occurred Press Accept or Reject and the screen changes to Press Exit to return to the Measure menu By pressing Next option you will reach View Ac quire...

Page 16: ...ion The GSM is operated through a number of menus by pressing the three soft buttons F1 F2 and F3 below the display The current functions of these soft buttons are indicat ed by the lower line lines o...

Page 17: ...ts of 6 options which will be described in details in the next paragraphs Measure Peak Force see paragraph 4 4 1 View Acquired Data see 4 4 2 Transfer Data to PC see 4 4 3 Change Max Force see 4 4 4 M...

Page 18: ...o and checking offset pro cedures during which it is important not apply force Then the following display appears The user should now perform the measurement As soon as the initial force threshold is...

Page 19: ...Data from the Measure menu and pressing Select this dis plays briefly the total number of stored measurements and then a screen similar to Which shows the first stored test No 1 Press Next to view the...

Page 20: ...ssumption that future measurements will be similar in length to those already stored in fact the number of tests that can be stored depends on the duration of each test Press Back to return to the fir...

Page 21: ...xample 120gf s or marked by the underlining as in this screen where force lvl is the selected option Select the correct option adjust if necessary go to the next or press Exit When Exit is pressed you...

Page 22: ...e Measure menu Do not 1 12 2 Show the offset value before each measurement Do not 1 13 3 Adjust the display brightness from 1 to 10 with a default value of 10 1 14 4 Adjust Clock see also paragraph 5...

Page 23: ...ot advisable to allow the battery to drop to this critical level 5 2 Memory Limit Warning Each time the user starts a new measurement GSM checks that data memory is suffi cient to store the new datum...

Page 24: ...ible and many of GSM s features are determined by its internal software program or firmware as it is often called When improvements and additions are made to the firmware existing users may update eas...

Page 25: ...then run the Ugo Basile DCA Data Collection Application Software program from the Windows Start Menu or from the DCA icon on the desktop In the screen which appears the Info Panel informs Device foun...

Page 26: ...lling force intensity along time Note that the pulling force ap pears as a blue line overlap ping a straight black line the latter indicates the desired target force rate as set via in the instrument...

Page 27: ...ECT The current value and the overall peak are displayed in the related boxes together with the time 6 3 4 Analysis Control Panel and Notes Tool All data files are stored in the folder C UB Data in su...

Page 28: ...ed from the device to the computer push the button Analyze to open the folder where the PAM files are saved and stored during the test Select the file from the window which automatically appears When...

Page 29: ...Notes Tool The note is remove by the button on the right Note that the Info Panel now shows the data relating to the point currently selected Moreover the recorded peak measure is pointed out asso ci...

Page 30: ...s displayed as a blue line while the straight black line slope shows the target force rate set from the device configuration menu see paragraph 4 5 1 Configure Menu Options option 1 The target force i...

Page 31: ...download is also controlled by the GSM device First ensure that the controller is properly connected to the PC and that the software is working properly Then using the menu and buttons on the GSM con...

Page 32: ...also paragraph 5 1 Battery Low Warning 7 2 Long Inactivity The instrument does not require any particular maintenance after long inactivity 7 3 Customer Support For any further information you may de...

Page 33: ...rive including 47200 302 Instruction Manual DCA Software 9 INSTRUMENT SPECIFICATIONS Operation Commands via soft buttons Read out multifunction graphic display Starting via keys on the Controller fron...

Page 34: ...se R Barone et alia Endurance Exercise and Conjugated Linoleic Acid CLA Supplementation Up Regulate CYP17A1 and Stimulate Testostero ne Biosynthesis PLoS ONE 8 11 e79686 2013 Mouse N Lange et alia Beh...

Page 35: ...Bone Adaptation IN Young Adult Rats but Loss in Mature Rats Exper Gerontology 72 204 217 2015 Rat M Savic et alia Behavioural Characterization of Four Endemic Stachys Taxa Phytother Res 2010 Rat A Col...

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Page 39: ...GRIP STRENGTH METER Catalog number 47200 It is manufactured in compliance with the following European Union Directives and relevant harmonized standards 2004 108 CE relating to electromagnetic compat...

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