Analizer Cortex Metasoft

New Cortex Software
User Guide
Initial Set Up
• Turn on the Cortex and leave to warm up for
approximately 15 minutes before calibrating
• Load MSS Toolbox from the desktop
Initial Set Up
• From the toolbox menu
select Calibration
• Select Calibration Gases
and choose CORTEX
calibration gas
• Check the values on the
gas bottle and enter in the
Vol% O2 and Vol% CO2
the exact values on the
bottle (e.g. 17.01 O2 and
5.03 CO2)
• Click save and exit MSS
Toolbox
Subject Input
• Open Metasoft Studio from
the desktop
• Before calibrating a subject

will need to be input
• The screen shows the opening
page of Metasoft Studio
• On the left hand column,
ensure that General CPET is
selected
• On the right hand side select
New to input a new subject
• Alternatively if you are re-
testing a subject simply select
from the list and then click
Calibrate Flow Sensor (this will
enable both the gas and
volume calibration to be
carried out) before clicking
next at the bottom left hand
corner of the screen
Subject Input
• Fill out the
details of the
person you are
about to test
• Only the *
boxes are
required (last
name, first
name, sex,
DOB, height,
weight and
mask size
• Click ok at the
bottom left to
continue
Gas sensor and Flow sensor calibration
• Both the gas and flow

sensor calibration can be
carried out in the metasoft
studio software once a
subject has been input
• Select Calibrate Flow Sensor
Gas sensor and Flow sensor calibration
• Begin by calibrating
the gas sensor
• Ensure that the
clear gas sample
line is clear of any
interference
• Blue and pink dots
will appear along
the lines
• Run until it
automatically stops
Sample
line
Gas Calibration
• Once the ambient air measurement
has been completed, plug the
sample line into the plastic tube on
the calibration gas bottle (as
shown)
• Click start calibration step 2
• Allow to run through until it
automatically stops
• Calibration successful will appear
below the calibration graph
Turbine and Sensor Connection
• To connect both parts, twist the bottom of the turbine until
the small ridge at the bottom is almost totally obscured
• Then slide in the sensor and twist the bottom of the turbine
once again to lock it in place. Note the groove in the sensor
needs to be facing the bottom of the turbine
Twist this
part
Locking
groove
Sensor Turbine
Volume Calibration
• Connect Hans-Rudolph device to gas turbine
and sensor
• Insert plug into volume

sensor before
calibrating volume
Volume Calibration
• After completing the gas calibration,
press back to return to the home
screen
• Click Calibrate Flow Sensor
• Once the turbine and plug are
connected to the syringe, click on start
calibration measurement in the flow
sensor box
• On the outstroke the line on the graph
will need to be in the top purple zone
• On the instroke, in will need to be
between the lower purple zone
• This may take several attempts but
will come with practice!
• Once 5 good strokes are registered,
calibration successful will also appear
• Once complete, click back at the
bottom left corner of the screen
Starting a test
• Once the subject has been
created and the calibration
done, select next in the
bottom right hand corner
• Before continuing expand
the sensor adjustment box
at the bottom right of the
screen
• Click start sensor
adjustment and wait until
calibration successful
appears on the screen
• Click next again as nothing
needs to be altered here
Starting a test
• When you reach
the testing page
you will need to
change the
screen to look
like the one
shown
• Click and
from the list
choose ‘Student
Testing’
Starting a test
• You are now
ready to start
the test
• Click
to begin data
collection
Stopping the test
• Assuming
everything is
working
correctly data
should appear
on the screen
• To stop the test,
press the stop
button which is
located where
the start test
button is
Exporting data to Excel
• At the end of
the test, whilst
still on the test
screen click
next
• Then click
• Excel will open,
simply save as
you would a
normal file
• Click finish to
exit or start
another test

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• Before calibrating a subject

• Both the gas and flow

• Insert plug into volume

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