UGO BASILE 47350-005 User manual
Instruction manual
Shock and detection controller
for treadmill AirPuff
April 2021 Revision 1.1
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SAFETY
CONSIDERATIONS
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Although this instrument has been
designed with international safety
standard, this manual contains
information, cautions and warnings
which must be followed to ensure safe
operation and to retain the instrument
in safe conditions.
Service and adjustments should be
carried out by qualied personnel,
authorized by ugo basile organization.
Any adjustment, maintenance and
repair of the opened instrument under
voltage should be avoided as much as
possible and, when inevitable, should
be carried out by a skilled person who
is aware of the hazard involved.
Capacitors inside the instrument may
still be charged even if the instrument
has been disconnected from its source
of supply.
Instruction Manual
April 2021 Revision 1.1
General Treadmill Airpuff > 3
• This device is an add-on of the Ugo Basile
Treadmill and can ONLY be used with the Ugo
Basile Treadmill devices with the following SKU
number:
47300, 47300-001, 47302, 47303, 47313.
This device itself without the Ugo Basile
Treadmill MUST not be used.
• You CAN NOT use together the standard
Treadmill shock assembly and this device, you
need to decide before starting the test, which
one of the 2 assembly use and mount only one
at a time.
• This device provide a double choice incentive
for the animal to run; the standard Ugo
Basile Treadmill provide a smooth adjustable
electric shock only, this “Shock and detection
controller for treadmill AirPuff” provide booth,
electric incentive and a smooth air puff.
• This device must be connected to an air
delivery system by a provided tube of 6 mm of
external diameter and 4 mm internal diameter.
The maximum input air pressure has not to
exceed the value of 1 MPa (10 Bar)
If your air delivery system exceed the
maximum value above indicated you will need
to add a pressure regulator between your air
delivery system and this device, to lower the
input value at the Max indicated.
• The Ugo Basile Treadmill computer will
automatically recognise the incentive assembly
installed giving You the relatives options on the
touch display.
• AirPuff add-on will provide a puff of a
maximum 0.8 MPa (8 Bar) of air pressure.
Product features and general informations
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4 < Treadmill Airpuff General
Check list
Your “Shock and detection controller for treadmill AirPuff” package contains the following items:
• The Shock and detection controller for treadmill AirPuff assembly itself
• The 3 Mt long plastic tube of 6 mm of external diameter and 4 mm internal diameter.
to connect the AirPuff assembly to your air delivery system.
• 6 blockage nuts for the air ow conguration for different animals.
• 6 nozzles for the air ow conguration for different animals.
• 1 Allen key tool 2.5 mm to be used to open or close the nozzle and the plug.
• Please ensure to load the latest rmware version of the treadmill software before installing
the Shock and detection controller for treadmill AirPuff, minimum version required is 1.5.6.0
Check-list
General Treadmill Airpuff > 5
Summary
Check list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page4
Install the AirPuff assembly in state of the standard schock assembly: . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page6
Adapt the AirPuff assembly for mice or for rats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page7
Treadmill functions for Air Puff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page8
How to set the Minimum Air puff time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page8
Performing the test with the Air puff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page9
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6 < Treadmill Airpuff General
Install the AirPuff assembly in state of the standard shock assembly:
1. Remove the standard shock assembly from the Treadmill:
a. Switch the Treadmill OFF and detach the power cord at the rear.
b. Remove the upper lane assembly.
c. Detach the right side grey connector pulling it to the right handling it by the grey part.
d. Lift all the shock assembly up, it will slide up and place it in a safe place.
2. Take the AirPuff assembly from the package and clear it from all the packaging material.
3. Slide the AirPuff assembly in the Treadmill in the same position of the one you just
remove, pay attention to align guide carefully.
4. Connect the grey connector paying attention to the polarisation position, identify the position
rst and then push the connector in.
5. Mount the choosen lane assembly.
Connect power cord and switch on the treadmill, and after selecting the right animal on the
display you should see the following icon beside the Ugo Basile logo at the right.
This will ensure you the AirPuff assembly has been recognized by the system.
Please ensure to load the latest rmware version of the treadmill software before installing the
Shock and detection controller for treadmill AirPuff, minimum version required is 1.5.6.0
General Treadmill Airpuff > 7
Adapt the AirPuff assembly for mice or for rats
While the Treadmill can be used for rats or for mice, you need to congure the system before
running the test, you also need to prior decide if you want to use the AirPuff or the standard
shock incentive.
Treadmill wise if you need to use mice please load the lane assembly for mice (6 lane) and refer
to the Treadmill instruction manual for infos.
If you need to use the Treadmill with rats, please load the 3 lane assembly for rats.
If you choose to use the standard electric schock assembly, please refer to the Treadmill instruc-
tion manual.
If you choose to use the Air Puff incentive assembly you need to congure it depending the ani-
mal you will use.
To congure your AirPuff for the use with rats or with mice you need to change the metal plug
positions.
As standard AirPuff assembly is congured to be used with mice, if you need to use with rats
please change the plug position as follow:
To remove a plug from the assembly use the provided alley key tool and unscrew (turning un-
clockwise)
To mount the plug screw it in, turning clockwise but please pay attention to avoid tighten too
much.
Here follow the mice and rats plug conguration:
MICE CONFIGURATION
RATS CONFIGURATION
Air ow blockage nuts
Air ow nozzle
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8 < Treadmill Airpuff General
Treadmill functions for AirPuff
While installing the AirPuff assembly the Treadmill will automatically recognize the added device
and change some setting on the screen.
Please refer to the Treadmill instruction manual for general Treadmill functions.
All the standard feature of the Treadmill with the electric shock assembly installed are available
also with the AirPuff.
While you install the AirPuff you will have one more parameter you can set.
With the AirPuff assembly installed you can controll the MINIMUM AIR PUFF TIME
This is the minimum time the puff can be released.
Meaning:
If the animal stays land to the grid the AirPuff is activated and continue blowing for the “MINI-
MUM AIR PUFF TIME” set even if the animal esacpe the grid.
if the animal stays on the grid the Air puff will blow till the “Schock Cut off timer is reached”
This parameter can be set in a range of 300 to 2000 ms. (0.3 to 2 Seconds.)
How to set the Minimum Air puff time
In the Setup windows You can press the AirPuff buttom to access this setting parameters.
General Treadmill Airpuff > 9
Performing the test with the AirPuff
With the AirPuff assembly installed you can controll both of the running incentive; AirPuff and
electrick schock.
To controll electric schock please refer to the Treadmill instruction manual.
AirPuff will blow in any case while AirPuff assembly installed and you can regulate the pressure of
the puff using the left side pressure handle:
Turning the handle you can adjust the pressur of the AirPuff reading the value on the
manometer; depending of the pressure of your air delivery system you will have different possi-
ble values.
eg. for mice a value of MPa 0.5 is normally enought to push mice to run away the grid and start
exserciting on the Treadmill.
The way to activate or deactivate lanes for the AirPuff is exactly the same way you use for the
standard shock incentive, please refer to the Treadmill instruction manual for use.
While in run mode you only need to press the related lane button to activate the incentive to run,
be it electrical or air puff or a mix of booth.
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