Proteus Manual version 2
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1. 5 Peak performance 17 Athletic Warm Up 6 Peak performance 30 Peak Composure 7 Relaxation 15 Quick work break 8 Relaxation 25 Mind Sauna 9 Relaxation 16 Quick Refresher 10 Relaxation 35 Regeneration 11 Relaxation 60 Deep Meditation 12 Relaxation 15 MindLab Relax 15 13 Relaxation 25 Mindlab Relax 25 14 Relaxation 35 MindLab Relax 35 15 Relaxation 45 MindLab Relax 45 16 Relaxation 60 MindLab Relax 60 17 Learning 10 Quick Alertness 18 Learning 35 Learning With Tapes 19 Learning 15 Relax before Exams 20 Learning 15 Concentration 21 Learning 20 Creativity Enhancement 22 Learning 20 Visualization 23 Learning 15 MindLab Learn 15 24 Learning 25 MindLab Learn 25 25 Learning 35 MindLab Learn 35 26 Learning 45 MindLab Learn 45 27 Learning 60 MindLab Learn 60 28 Well being 25 Mind Body Awareness 29 Well being 22 Afternoon Break 30 Well being 25 Deep Relaxation 31 Well being 18 Goodnight 32 Well being 25 Release the day 33 Visualization 15 MindLab Visualize 15 34 Visualization 25 MindLab Visualize 25 35 Visualization 35 MindLab Visualize 35 36 Visualization 45 MindLab Visualize 45 37 Visualization 60 MindLab Visualize 60 38 Energizing 15 MindLab Energize 15 39 Energizing 25 MindLab Energize 25 40 Energizing 35 MindLab Energize 35 41 Energizing 45 MindLab Energize 45 42 Energizing 60 MindLab Energize 60 43 Sleep 15 MindLab Sleep 15 44 Sleep 25 MindLab Sleep 25 45 Sleep 35 MindLab Sleep 35 46 Sleep 45 MindLab Sleep 45 47 Sleep 60 MindLab Sleep 602. the purchaser understands that Synetic Systems Inc is not certain that it is suitable for all applications or users each of whom may be affected differently by the devices because of individual physical and emotional makeup Persons who have a history of seizures hallucinations or other physical or mental problems should use Proteus only under medical supervision The purchaser further understands that Synetic Systems Inc its agents and em ployees will not be held liable in any way for any occurrence of any kind and na ture whatsoever in connection with his her use of Proteus or another person s use of Proteus that may result or ostensibly result in physical or emotional damage to the purchaser or others Furthermore in consideration of and part payment for the Proteus the purchaser hereby personally assumes all risks in connection with his her use of the product and shall advise other users of the product of the ex perimental nature of this device especially regarding use by those with a history of seizures Furthermore the purchaser assumes all risks in connection with use of the product by other individuals 4 Limitation of damages If notwithstanding the foregoing there should arise any question of liability on the part of the manufacturer or seller the purchaser agrees that such liability should be limited to the cost of replacement of the prod uct 5 Purchaser representations The purchaser represents that he she is of
3. and testing ses sions in realtime while connected to a personal computer PC or b if Proteus is under control of ThoughtStream or other biofeedback device AS Audiostrobe decoder select Use this when playing AudioStrobe encoded compact discs or MP3 s This circuit translates special signals into patterns of pulsed light precisely synchronized withmusic or other audio material The effect can be quite profound and we ve included samples from several AudioStrobe CD s on the disc which is included in the Proteus package Dozens of additional titles are available and 6 you can create your own AudioStrobe sessions using Mind Explorer software included on the enclosed compact disc dL Use this mode to download new sessions into Proteus and to upgrade the internal operating system Note when you turn Proteus on the display will briefly show the installed Operating System version number Your system should show version 2 0 or later You can obtain free updates as they become available from our website www syneticsystems com proteus_resources htm in the software subdirectory Be sure to check the FAQ Tutorials and Session areas for helpful tips and pointers for getting the most from your system Working with Modes Primary memory bank This is the default mode when you first power up your system The display will read Pxx where xx is the currently selected program Note Proteus will always start in wh
4. legal age and legally competent and understands that the terms set forth herein are contractual and not mere recital The purchaser has read or will fully read the product Instruction Guide before using Proteus Synetic Systems International Inc PO Box 95530 Seattle WA 98145 Email sales syneticsystems com Website www syneticsystems com
5. 48 Pyrotechnics 16 Pure entertainment 1 49 Pyrotechnics 10 Pure entertainment 2 Table Three Proteus Sessions 15 PROTEUS LIMITED WARRANTY AND RELEASE FROM LIABILITY 1 Proteus is guaranteed to be free from manufacturing defects for a period of one year from the date of purchase Any defective parts will be repaired free of charge exclusive of shipping costs during that one year period Damage caused by a purchaser s misuse or accident or by fire flood or natural disaster is not covered by this limited warranty When returning Proteus to the Manufacturer purchaser should be sure to include name address telephone number and description of the problem PURCHASER MUST CONTACT MANUFACTURER FOR AUTHORIZATION BEFORE RETURNING UNIT FOR ANY REASON Contact repair syneticsystems com 206 632 1722 2 DISCLAIMER EXCEPT AS PROVIDED INPARAGRAPH 1 ABOVE THE PUR CHASER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HE SHE IS PURCHASING THE PROTEUS AS IS THE MANUFACTURER AND SELLER SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE THE MANUFACTURER AND SELLER ALSO ASSUME NO LIABILITY FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE ARISING FROM THEORIES OF TORTIOUS CONDUCT INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE AND STRICT CONDUCT 3 Release from Liability The purchaser is fully aware that Proteus is an experi mental device that provides audio and visual stimulation Because it is experimen tal
6. DUCT without your doctor s specific guid ance if you or any family member has ever experienced any form of seizure disorder such as epilepsy or if you are or have been taking any form of psychoactive drug such as amphetamines barbiturates cocaine etc Copyright 2001 by Synetic Systems International Inc All rights reserved Proteus LiteFrame and Color Crossfades are trademarks TM of Synetic Sys tems AudioStrobe is a registered trademark of AudioStrobe GMBH 3 and four audio waveforms at one time Proteus ships with 50 programs preprogrammed into memory and these may all be modified with the included Proteus Session Editor software Free software Proteus includes free Windows 98 NT 4 0 Windows 2000 compatible software and serial cable that you can use to create your own sessions edit audio waveforms including binaural beats build your own downloadable albums create Bicolor ramps etc These aren t the only new features you ll find more details in the following pages Introduction Your Proteus package should include the following items Proteus console Headphones MultiColor Liteframes PC connect cable Stereo patch cord Proteus CD Handy carry case This manual You will also need three AA batteries Setting your system up and running your first session Step 1 Install the batteries Remove the sliding battery cover from the back of Pro teus Install three AA batteries Be
7. Proteus ADVANGED LIGHT SOUND STIMULATION SYSTEM Reference Guideand User s Manual Revised for OS Version 2 www syneticsystems com Proteus Light Sound Stimulation Sys tem User s Guide Congratulations You now own the most advanced light sound stimulation system LSS available on the market today Pro teus offers several major advances over earlier models MultiColor LiteFrames Now you can take advantage of the correlation between color and mental state green for re laxation red for stimulation and more than 250 combinations of the two Plus the visual effects are much more intense than with old fashioned monocolor systems Patent pending Improved AudioStrobe decode circuitry We ve added sophisticated new circuitry for an extraordinary new AudioStrobe experience Internet ready Connect Proteus to your computer and transfer new programs into the system The internal operat ing system can be completely updated via free download from our website You ll find free sessions on our site as well www syneticsystems com Large session memory store The two oversized nonvola tile memory banks in Proteus can hold up to 199 programs READ THIS BEFORE USING PROTEUS Proteus is intended for use as a tool for enhancing consciousness and for personal growth It is not intended for use as a medical diagnostic or therapeutic device and no medical claims of any sort are made for it DO NOT USE THIS PRO
8. a the two dials on top of the unit You can stop the session at any time by pressing the top button once to initiate a twelve second soft off or twice to stop abruptly Press it three times to stop dur ing the first eight seconds soft on phase of the pro gram Note Proteus will automatically shut itself off while not in use regardless of switch position If it has powered down while in the on position you will need to slide the switch off and then on again Operating Modes Overview Proteus may be used in several different ways each associ ated with an operating mode You select modes by pressing the middle button When you do this the following characters appear in the display in sequence Pxx This selects the primary memory bank use the bottom key to select which session to run xx session number Proteus ships with 50 sessions preinstalled in this memory bank you can store up to 99 sessions here PO1 through P99 POO is the random session it s different every time you run it Uxx This is a second utility memory bank It works the same way as the primary bank except that it includes 100 session slots U00 to U99 USr This is the User mode use this to experiment with real time changes in pulse rate audio pitch and to toggle the LiteFrames between all lights on off and alternating red green or on off and left right when using monocolor LiteFrames PC Select this if you are either a editing
9. atever mode you were in when it was last shut off So if the last thing you did before shutting the power off was to run P49 the next time you turn it on it will be ready to run that session again Use Press the middle Mode switch until the display reads Pxx Now press and release the bottom Select switch the display will step to the next program stored in memory Next press and hold Select and notice that the display steps through program numbers in sequence three numbers per second after two seconds it steps through them at a rate of six numbers per second Release this key when you have reached the number of the session you wish to use then press the start stop button to begin that session You can cause the display to step backwards as well as for wards if you wish To do this just press and hold the bottom as above and when the display starts to increment press and 7 hold the top button to reverse the display Interlude what happens during a session The preset sessions included with your system always begin with a soft on period during which the lights and sound fade gradually over eight seconds into their maximum programmed levels The same process occurs in reverse at the end the lights and sound fade gently out over the same period If you want to stop a session before it is over pressing the Start Stop key once will cause the session to being a twelve second fadeout Press it twice quickly to end
10. bank and download works in progress into the Utility bank Additional Proteus Operating Details Random session Selecting POO activates a random ses sion every time you run it it s different This is for those of you who are especially interested in the effects of novel stimu lation on your consciousness LiteFrame color selection In order to retain compatibility with older single color LiteFrames you can toggle between monochrome and bicolor display To do this Press the SELECT and MODE keys simultaneously If the left decimal point on the display is flashing then you re set for bicolor display this is the default option since Proteus ships with bicolor LightFrames External audio digital data switch We ve packed so many new features into Proteus that the AUX input jack is do ing double duty It can set to be either an audio or data in put You can toggle between these two choices by simultane ously pressing the SELECT and START STOP top and bottom buttons simultaneously If the middle decimal is flashing you are set to receive DATA If the middle decimal is NOT flashing you are ready for AUDIO These features are only available in the Pxx Uxx and Usr modes The other modes automatically select the appropriate input Stop session soft hard You can stop a session at any time by pressing the START STOP button As usual you ve got several choices available to you If you press START STOP on
11. ce during the eight second soft on sequence the rest of the sequence will be skipped and the lights and sound will be at their maxi mum values If you press START STOP once after the soft on se 11 quence the session will run a soft off sequence then end If you press START STOP twice after the soft on se quence the session will end abruptly Auto off In order to conserve battery life Proteus will auto matically shut itself off after a period of inactivity if You ve selected either the Primary or Utility memory banks and have pressed no switches for 5 minutes A session has been paused for more than 30 min utes In USER mode no keys are pressed for 1 hour 45 min utes In AUDIOSTROBE mode no keys are pressed after 80 minutes In DOWNLOAD mode no keys are pressed nor data re ceived for 15 minutes Since the power shuts off while the power switch is in the on position you will need to move it off then on when you are ready to use Proteus again That s all you need to know to operate Proteus For software updates answers to frequently asked questions FAQ tutori als and additional downloadable sessions visit our website at Www syneticsystems com proteus_resources htm Key s Kev Function Start stop Rae eee Select session select increment Select session decrement Select Start Stop Toggle be tween mono chrome and bicolor LiteFrames Sel
12. closer look at session structure Proteus sessions is consists of a series of segments A seg ment includes a variety of parameters which are defined for the start and the end of the segment For example a seg ment may be defined as being 30 seconds long and with the pulse rate starting at 10 0 Hz and finishing at 20 0 Hz The pulse rate will then automatically increment in a linear fashion over the course of those 30 seconds The example given in Figure 1 above shows a typical case where the pulse rate ramps up from one frequency to an other levels off for the course of the next segment then hops to a third frequency Other parameters that may undergo such a smooth ramp include Light brightness two independent color ramps Audio pitch Binaural beat frequency always set to the same fre quency as the LFO A variety of additional parameters can change every such as which sound is playing liteframe sync whether or not sound is being modulated and whether or not the lights and sound are running a soft on or soft off sequence 14 Ses Category Length min Name 0 Random session varies Pull out the stops I Peak performance 20 Power Regenerator 2 Peak performance 18 Performance Intensive 3 Peak performance 15 Quick Break 4 Peak performance 15 Power Pause
13. de key until the display reads Usr then press Start stop once The light and sound will start an eight second soft on sequence If you press it twice the soft on sequence will be skipped and the program will be gin at full brightness and volume You can now control what is happening in real time in the following ways Press and hold the Select key to increment the current flash rate from 0 4 to 50 0 Hz Press and hold the Select key and when the display starts to increment press the top key to decrement the current flash rate from 50 0 to 0 4 Hz Press the mode key to toggle between LightFrame audio on off and red green left right If the left and right decimals on the display are flashing left right then so are the lights and sound Pressing and holding the two bottom buttons during a session causes the audio pitch to increment to its maxi mum value of 600 Hz then roll over to its minimum 40 Hz AudioStrobe Mode In order to use the Proteus to decode AudioStrobe discs such as the included sampler follow these steps Use the included stereo patch cable to connect the out put of your CD player to the AUX input of Proteus Make sure that the AUX input has been set for AUDIO instead of DATA input the middle decimal point should not be flashing If it is press SELECT and START STOP simultaneously to select AUDIO Press the MODE key repeatedly until the display reads AS Start your AudioStrobe CD and adj
14. ect operat ing mode Turns User mode on Start stop Select Start stop Increment pulse rate Decrement pulse rate Toggle be tween light sound on off and left right Mode Increment au Select dio pitch Press once during session for soft off Press twice during session for instant off Press three times during soft on to stop session Press and hold to increment session number release when desired session is displayed Press and hold SELECT key then press and hold START STOP to decrement session number Release when de sired session is displayed Press SELECT and MODE simultane ously to toggle between monochrome and bicolor display If the left decimal is flashing Proteus is in bicolor mode Each keypress steps to next mode Pressing START STOP once begins an 8 second soft on phase pressing it twice skips the soft on Press and hold SELECT to increment light sound pulse rate from 0 4 to 50 1 hz Usr mode must first be ON Press and hold SELECT key then press and hold Start Stop to decrement light sound pulse rate When left right decimals are flashing in alternation light and sound are al ternating left right as well Press and hold MODE and SELECT to cause audio pitch to slowly increment from 40 to 600 hz Table One Summary of Proteus key commands 13 50 Hz 40 Hz 50 He 20 Hz 10 Hz Segment Segment 2 Segment 3 Figure One Session segment format A
15. sure to observe proper orientation Replace the battery cover Step 2 Connect the LiteFrames and headphones Plug the LiteFrames into the top of the unit Plug the headphones into the jack on the right side of the unit that is nearest the top Step 3 Select a program Turn the unit on using the slide switch on the upper right side of the console The display will briefly flash the installed operating system version 2 0 If the first character on the display is P then proceed to the next step Otherwise press the middle mode button until the first character is P Press and hold the bottom button notice that the dis play increments sequentially P01 P02 etc indi cating which program has been selected When the session you wish to run appears on the display release the button You can find a list of the available programs on the in side back cover of this guide Two decimal points on the display should be flashing If this is not the case press the bottom two buttons simultaneously Step 4 Start the program and adjust brightness and volume Sit or lay down in a quiet comfortable location Press the Start Stop top button to start a program Be sure to close your eyes You may also need to adjust the position of the LiteFrames on your nose in order to obtain the best effect The light brightness and sound volume will fade in for the first eight seconds Adjust the brightness and volume vi
16. the session abruptly If you would like to pause the session at the current pulse rate press the mode pause key The left and right decimals will disappear as an indication that the session is paused Several pieces of information can be displayed during a ses sion Current pulse rate The numbers you initially see on the dis play are the current pulse rate of the session notice that this often changes rather quickly This is always displayed as a decimal number ranging from 0 4 to 50 0 Hz pulses per sec ond Remaining session time Pressing the Select bottom key once will toggle the display into the number of minutes re maining in the session If that number is less than one then you will see the number of seconds remaining Press select again to view the pulse rate No display Press the Select key again and the display will re main off for the remainder of the session This will help ex tend battery life and eliminate the low level ticking sounds associated with the flashing decimal points LightFrame flash mode Notice the two flashing decimal points on the left and right hand side of the display These indicate whether the lights are all flashing together or out of phase red green or left right This works both with older single color or the included multicolor LiteFrames User Mode Use this when you want to control the Proteus pulse rate and pitch without the use of a PC Use press the middle Mo
17. ust the liteframe brightness and audio volume to a comfortable level Note For best audio results we strongly suggest that you connect the LINE output of your CD player to the AUX input of Proteus and connect your headphones directly to your CD player If you do not have a line output then connect the headphone output to the AUX input and connect headphones to the Proteus in the usual manner Download Mode This DL mode is used only to transfer pro grams or software updates into Proteus To do so perform the following steps Connect the DB9 connector of the included serial cable to an available serial port on your computer some older models only had DB25 connectors If yours is like this you will need to buy a DB9 to DB25 adaptor Plug the other stereo mini end into the Proteus AUX input Follow the instructions in the Proteus Session Editor documentation to complete the download You can also find details in the Proteus FAQ section of our web site at www syneticsystems com proteus_resources htm During the download the display will rapidly flicker This indicates that the download is proceeding When this has stopped press the MODE key again to return to the Primary memory bank Pxx You may now se lect and run your new sessions Note Whenever you download new programs into Proteus any previously stored ones are erased Because of this we recommend that you leave the 50 included programs in the Primary memory
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