BSL PRO Software Guide - Biopac

Introduction 25b) You may have a device or software (init) conflict, which may prevent you from using the BSL PRO software. Ifyou have any problems communicating with your computer, there is probably a setting in your computerconflicting with the setting used by the BIOPAC program. See your System Administrator and then, ifnecessary, contact BIOPAC for Technical Support.After personalizing your copy —and assuming you have alreadyconnected the MP Unit to yourcomputer — you will see thefollowing:This will flash briefly each timeBiopac Student Lab is launched.This screen lists the Biopac StudentLab PRO release number, which isuseful if you ever need to callBIOPAC for technical support. Thesame information is accessible viathe “About Biopac Student Lab”option of the Help menu.Assuming everything is properlyconnected and there are noconflicts, an empty Biopac StudentLab PRO graph window will begenerated.A “window” is the term used forthe area on your computer’s screenwhere data is displayed and/ormanipulated. Data can be displayedduring acquisition. The graphwindow on the screen is designedto provide you with a powerful yeteasy-to-use interface for workingwith data.At this point, you can use the newwindow, open a template, or openan existing data file.MP3X users• To create a new graphwindow, chooseFile>New. It’s a good ideato create a new graphwindow for eachacquisition.To open an existing data file or atemplate, choose File>Open andthen choose a file from the list inthe dialog box. If you choose toopen an existing file, you may wantto close the new, blank window.