Molecular Devices Digidata 1550 Quick Start Manual

Digidata 1550 Low-Noise Data Acquisition System

Quick Start Guide

The Digidata® 1550 Low-Noise Data Acquisition System is a high-resolution, low-noise
digitizer intended for electrophysiology experiments. It is a plug-and-play device that is
automatically recognized by the Windows operating system, and supported by the
included software, AxoScope 10.4 (or higher), and by the optional pCLAMP Clampex 10.4
software.

Included Components

• Digidata 1550 digitizer

• Power cord

• USB 2.0 cable

• CD-ROM with AxoScope 10.4 Software for Windows

• Printed Quick Start Guide

Recommended Computer System

• PC with a 2 GHz CPU (or faster)

• Windows 7 (32-bit or 64-bit)

• 2 GB RAM (or more)

• 2 GB hard disk (or more)

• 1024 × 768 display system

• 3 High-speed built-in USB2 ports

Getting Help

User guides for the Digidata 1550 digitizer hardware and the AxoScope software can be
found on the included CD-ROM and on the Molecular Devices® Support website.

Contacting Support

Check the Support section of the Molecular Devices website at

www.moleculardevices.com/Support where there is a link to our on-line Knowledge Base

that contains product-specific questions and answers to many common issues.
Contact Molecular Devices Technical Support at [e-mail] or

1-800-635-5577 (US only); elsewhere, contact your local representative.

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Digidata® 1550 Low-Noise Data Acquisition System Quick Start Guide

Installing AxoScope or pCLAMP Software

The following procedures install the new software and drivers parallel to previously
installed hardware and software, allowing you to continue to use the earlier
Digidata® 1200, 132x, or 1440A Series digitizers and earlier versions of AxoScope or
pCLAMP software. However, if you no longer use older installed digitizers and
corresponding software, uninstall them before you begin the following new installation
procedure.

Note: Before installing the software from a CD-ROM, verify on the
Molecular Devices support web site that it contains the latest version. If you
do not have the latest version, you can download it from the support web
site at www.moleculardevices.com/support.

Install the AxoScope 10.4 or pCLAMP 10.4 software. The Digidata 1550 digitizer drivers

e included in the installation. An AxoScope 10.4 software CD is included. If you have

ar
purchased the pCLAMP 10.4 software suite, install it instead of AxoScope 10.4 software.

1. Insert the Ax

oScope 10.4 or pCLAMP 10.4 software CD into your computer’s

CD-ROM drive.

2. The se

tup dialog is displayed automatically; if not, use Windows Explorer to

open the CD directory and double-click the AxoScope_10_4.exe or

pCLAMP_10_4.exe file. The installation menu appears.

3. F

ollow the on-screen instruction to install the software.

(pCLAMP Only) Installing the Security Key

If you install pCLAMP software, insert the provided pCLAMP 10 security key (dongle) into
any USB port on your computer. The dongle must be connected to a USB port on your
computer for authorized pCLAMP 10.4 software use. Dongles for any previous versions of
the pCLAMP software are invalid.

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