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  • Page 1 A-CC2-100-11 (1) When printing this document to legal size paper, place a check mark beside the “Auto-rotate and center pages” option of the Print dialog box. This prints the document on the center of the page.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of contents Getting Started What is AIBO Entertainment Player Ver. 2.0? ..Playing with Navigator/Mind Scope ..Using the camera ......Enjoying music and news with the Player .
  • Page 3 Listening to music files via drag & drop ..44 Registering music files ....44 Listening to music by showing the AIBO Robot a registered image (VPR function) .
  • Page 4 Setting your Preferences To change settings ......78 Network Settings ......79 AIBO .
  • Page 5 Sony Corporation. • Sony Corporation assumes no responsibility for any inconvenience caused by misuse or any use not stated in this document. • The supplied software cannot be used with any device other than those devices specified herein.

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    Getting Started Welcome to the wonderful world of AIBO Entertainment Player! This software package utilizes the wireless LAN capability of ® your AIBO Entertainment Robot ERS-7M3 to bring you a wide variety of entertaining functions that operate in conjunction with your PC. The following pages will demonstrate basic operation steps to familiarize you with what the software can do.

  • Page 7: What Is Aibo Entertainment Player Ver. 2.0

    What is AIBO Entertainment Player Ver. 2.0? AIBO Entertainment Player Ver. 2.0 makes it possible to freely control your AIBO Responding to your commands, the AIBO robot can perform a variety of actions. You can take a picture or shoot a movie using the AIBO robot’s built-in camera.

  • Page 8: Enjoying Music And News With The Player

    Enjoying music and news with the Player (page 39) Listen to music files or CDs in your PC, and have the AIBO Entertainment Robot dance to the music. Or have the AIBO robot read you the news from the Internet. There are many ways of having an enjoyable time with your AIBO robot.

  • Page 9: Display Explanation

    Display explanation The software has a different display for each function, namely the Navigator screen, Player screen, and Diary screen. Normally, you will use your PC’s mouse to operate the software, but keyboard shortcuts are also available (page 98). In this section, some common display elements and functions are explained, using the Navigator screen as an example. Connect button/ Mode selector buttons See next page.

  • Page 10: Connect Button/Mode Selector Buttons

    Connect button/Mode selector buttons ® These buttons let you turn the AIBO Entertainment Robot connection on and off and select the operation mode for the AIBO robot. Connect/Disconnect button Turns the wireless LAN connection between the AIBO robot and the PC ON and OFF. Remote Control Mode button Switches the AIBO robot to Remote Control mode.

  • Page 11: The Aibo ® Entertainment Robot Operation Modes

    ® The AIBO Entertainment Robot operation modes You can connect to the AIBO robot while it is in Autonomous mode or in Station mode. While the AIBO robot is connected to AIBO Entertainment Player, the following modes are available. * For details on Autonomous mode or Station mode, see the “User’s Guide (Basic)” for the AIBO robot ERS-7M3. Mode indicators OFF Autonomous mode...

  • Page 12: Checking System Requirements

    *3 If your computer connects to an access point via wireless LAN, it must have a wireless LAN function that conforms to the IEEE802.11b standard. ® *4 Only Sony brand products are guaranteed to operate correctly. *5 To listen to Internet radio, an “always-on” connection to the Internet is recommended.

  • Page 13: Preparation Steps

    Preparation steps To prepare your PC to run AIBO Entertainment Player, please proceed as follows: Install software • AIBO WLAN Manager 3 • AIBO Entertainment Player Ver. 2.0 • Additional package for AIBO Entertainment Player Ver. 2.0 (Windows 2000 users only) ®...

  • Page 14: Installing The Software

    Installing the software This section explains how to install AIBO Entertainment Player and its related software. Notes • AIBO Entertainment Player runs only on Windows XP and Windows 2000. Other operating system versions are not supported. • Before starting the installation, log on as Administrator or as a member of the Administrator group.

  • Page 15: Uninstalling Aibo Entertainment Player

    ® Install Microsoft Windows Media If required, download this software from the Microsoft web site (http://www.microsoft.com) and install it according to the instructions on the site. If the software is already installed, this step is not necessary. When using Microsoft Windows 2000, proceed to step 4. When using Microsoft Windows XP, the software installation process is now complete.

  • Page 16: Starting And Ending Aibo Entertainment Player

    Starting and ending AIBO Entertainment Player When you have installed AIBO Entertainment Player on your ® PC and the AIBO Entertainment Robot is ready to communicate via wireless LAN, you can start AIBO Entertainment Player. Hint For details on connecting the AIBO robot to a wireless LAN, see “User’s Guide (PC·Network)”...
  • Page 17 ® Select the AIBO Entertainment Robot to control. Hints • If the desired AIBO robot is not shown in the list, or if it is not found when using “Find” in Windows XP, check whether Universal Plug & Play is installed, and if the setting to block UPnP framework is enabled in the Windows Firewall.
  • Page 18 AIBO Entertainment Player starts and the Navigator screen appears. ® When you connect to the AIBO Entertainment Robot, its mode indicator flashes blue, showing you that the AIBO robot is connecting to your PC. The AIBO robot’s current posture and the image captured by the AIBO robot’s camera are shown on the screen.

  • Page 19: Second And Subsequent Startups

    Hint If you have inadvertently clicked “Keep Blocking” on the “Windows Security Alert” screen, cancel the blocked status as follows. 1Click “Start” - “Control Panel”. 2Double-click “Windows Firewall”. 3On the “Windows Firewall” screen, click the “Exception” tab. 4Select the “VAIBOserver” check box and click “OK”. Second and subsequent startups Double-click the icon on the Desktop.

  • Page 20: Using Navigator

    Using Navigator ® Navigator allows you to freely control the AIBO Entertainment Robot ERS-7M3. Once you have mastered the technique, you can make your AIBO robot do a number of fun things. In addition, Mind Scope lets you check what the AIBO robot has recognized and what condition it is in.

  • Page 21: Basic Navigator Operation

    Basic Navigator operation The Navigator screen is comprised of various controls to remotely operate your AIBO it to view on your PC what your AIBO robot is “seeing”, what it has recognized, and what its current status is. A general introduction to the controls and screen sections is given below. Camera view/Mind scope area Shows the image from the AIBO robot’s camera and what the AIBO...

  • Page 22: Talk/Hear/Automotion/Rotate Buttons And Head

    Talk/Hear/AutoMotion/Rotate buttons and head control area The function of these buttons and area is as follows. Talk button When you speak into your PC’s microphone, the sound is reproduced via the speaker built ® into the AIBO Entertainment Robot (page 29). Hear button Sound picked up by the microphones built into the AIBO robot is reproduced via the PC...

  • Page 23: Controlling The Aibo ® Entertainment Robot

    Controlling the AIBO This section describes how you can use the various buttons and controls to move the AIBO robot. At first, you should try this out while watching the PC screen and the AIBO robot at the same time. When you get the hang of it, you will then be able to have the AIBO robot move out of sight and play entertaining games with family and friends.
  • Page 24 Walking, turning, changing posture With the walk control dial, you can make the AIBO Entertainment Robot walk exactly as you want. The dial lets you set the direction and speed of the AIBO robot’s movement. You can also make the AIBO robot turn and change posture. Clicking the buttons on the dial has the following effect.

  • Page 25: Playing With The Aibone Toy And The Pink Ball

    Playing with the AIBOne toy and the pink ball ® You can have the AIBO Entertainment Robot perform kicks and headers with the pink ball, and have it pick up or drop the AIBOne toy. Your skill in operating the controls will turn the AIBO robot into an expert player in no time.

  • Page 26: Playing With Various Motion Patterns

    Playing with various motion patterns ® You can have the AIBO Entertainment Robot perform various motion patterns by using the Motion panel. Click the (Motion) button. Click this button The Motion panel appears. Select the desired motion pattern and click the (Motion playback) button.

  • Page 27: Using Mind Scope To Check The Aibo

    Using Mind Scope to check the AIBO Robot’s recognition and current status Besides showing what the AIBO robot’s camera is seeing, the camera display area can also be used to check what the AIBO robot has recognized and what its current condition is. Let’s use Mind Scope to check what the AIBO robot is seeing and how it is processing this information.

  • Page 28: Using The Chat Function

    Using the chat function You can chat with family members or friends via the AIBO Entertainment Robot. This is done by having the AIBO robot speak any text you input at the PC. Sometimes, things might be easier to say when not face-to-face. In such a case, let the AIBO robot be your messenger! The Chat panel is used for this function.

  • Page 29: Switching The Sound

    Switching the sound You can talk into your PC’s microphone and have the sound reproduced by the speaker built into the AIBO Robot. Conversely, you can reproduce the sound picked up by the AIBO robot’s microphones via the speakers of your PC. To switch between these two functions, click the (Hear) button.

  • Page 30: Monitoring The Aibo ® Entertainment Robot's Current

    Monitoring the AIBO operation and recognition status on the 3D/map display The 3D/map display area shows the AIBO robot’s current status and where its memorized locations are. This is convenient for checking on the AIBO robot when it is currently out of view and for knowing where it is located with regard to known places.

  • Page 31: Changing The 3D Display Angle

    Changing the 3D display angle Click the (Rotate) or (Move) button and drag the mouse in the 3D display area to move the 3D display in the desired direction. When this function is selected, the button color changes to yellow: (Rotate), (Move) Drag mouse in the direction...

  • Page 32: Using The Camera

    Using the Camera ® The camera built into the AIBO Entertainment Robot can take still pictures or movies (video), which is another fun thing to do with your AIBO robot.

  • Page 33: Basic Camera Operation

    Basic camera operation The Navigator screen also lets you control the camera functions to take pictures and movies. Click the Navigator button to bring up the Navigator screen. The controls and areas for camera operation are described below. Navigator button Hints •...

  • Page 34: Taking A Picture

    Taking a picture You can capture the image from the AIBO Robot’s camera as a still picture. The picture is stored as a JPEG file in the album. Hints • Up to 200 pictures per day can be stored in the album. When the number of pictures per day exceeds 200 or when available hard disk space is low, an error message will appear.

  • Page 35: Shooting A Movie

    Shooting a movie You can capture the image from the AIBO Robot’s camera as a movie (video). The movie is stored as a Windows Media Video (WMV) file or Motion JPEG (AVI) file in the album. When the AIBO robot is in House Sitting mode, you can also automatically record video at preset intervals.

  • Page 36: Interval Recording

    ® Recording pictures and movies ® • Sony Corporation does not accept any liability whatsoever for any problems arising between the user and third parties with regard to pictures and movies taken with the AIBO robot.

  • Page 37: Viewing The Album

    Viewing pictures Click the “Picture” tab. You can view stored pictures one by one. Click here. Shows the date and time when the picture was taken. “Sony” “AIBO Deletes the displayed picture. Click Pictures saved in the the previous picture...

  • Page 38: Viewing Movies

    Viewing movies Click the “Movie” tab. A list of stored movies appears. To play a movie, double-click on it or select it and click “Play”. The movie will be played with a suitable software on the PC. Click here. Shows the date when the movie was recorded.

  • Page 39: Using The Player

    Using the Player The Player function lets you enjoy music or Internet radio via ® your AIBO Entertainment Robot ERS-7M3. While you listen to your favorite songs, the AIBO robot can show you some cool dance moves in rhythm with the music. You can also have the AIBO robot read you the news or a blog.

  • Page 40: Basic Player Operation

    Basic Player operation Clicking the Player button displays the Player screen. From this screen, you can play music via the AIBO select and listen to Internet radio stations, or have the AIBO robot read you the news or a blog. The controls and areas for the Player function are described below.

  • Page 41: Listening To Music With The Aibo

    Listening to music with the AIBO The AIBO robot can play your favorite music. There are several ways that this function can be activated: • Select from a media list • Give the AIBO robot a voice command • Touch the AIBO robot •...

  • Page 42: Listening To Music Cds And Music Files

    Listening to a music CD Note AIBO Entertainment Player can only play music CDs in the CD-DA format. Copy-controlled CDs, CD Extra, and multi-session CDs cannot be played. Insert the music CD in the CD-ROM drive of the Select “CD Drive” from the media list and click (Play) button.

  • Page 43: Listening To Music By Giving The Aibo ® Entertainment Robot A Voice Command

    Listening to music by giving the ® AIBO Entertainment Robot a voice command Listening to a music CD When you say “Play CD” to the AIBO robot, a music CD inserted in the CD-ROM drive of the PC will start playing from the first track.

  • Page 44: Listening To Music Files Via Drag & Drop

    2Click here. The “Create a new Music Folder” screen appears. Click The “Browse for Folder” screen appears. Select the folder containing the sample data (C:\Program Files\Sony\AIBO Entertainment Player\Sample Music), and click “OK”. (New contents) 1 Select this. Click here.
  • Page 45 The “Create a new Music Folder” screen appears again. Click “OK”. The name of the selected folder is automatically entered here. You can change this to any other title if desired. Click here. By selecting this check box, you can add all music files in the specified folder.

  • Page 46: Listening To Music By Showing The Aibo ® Entertainment Robot A Registered Image (Vpr Function)

    Listening to music by showing the AIBO Robot a registered image (VPR function) By registering an image such as a CD jacket, postcard, photo, or similar image in AIBO Entertainment Player, you can have the AIBO robot play the associated music simply by showing it the image.
  • Page 47 ® While watching the AIBO Entertainment Robot camera view as shown on the “VPR Registration” screen, show the image to the AIBO robot as illustrated below. Hold parallel Observe the following points. • Do not hold the image too close to the AIBO robot. The AIBO robot must be able to see the entire image.

  • Page 48: Listening To Music By Showing The Aibo Robot A Registered Image

    Select the song that the AIBO Robot should play when the registered image is identified, and click “OK”. Hint Besides playing music, you can also register motion patterns or text to be read. To register more images, repeat steps 2 - 5. When the registration process is finished, click “Close”.

  • Page 49: Having The Aibo ® Entertainment Robot Read You

    ® Having the AIBO a blog You can have your AIBO robot read you content from an Internet news site or a blog. When (AutoMotion) is On, the AIBO robot will perform some interesting motion patterns on its own. Note In order to have the AIBO robot read you Internet-based news or a blog, the PC must be connected to the Internet.

  • Page 50: Starting The Reading Function By Giving A Voice Command

    ® The AIBO Entertainment Robot will ask “Which category should I read?”. To select the genre, you can answer “News”, “Sony”, “AIBO”, “Blog”, or “Others”. The AIBO robot will read RSS sites in this genre, starting from the top. Hint The options “Play Contents by Voice Recognition”...

  • Page 51: Having The Aibo Robot Continue To Read

    Having the AIBO robot continue to read You can set up the AIBO robot so that it will ask whether to continue reading after a certain number of news items have been read (page 52). When the AIBO robot asks “Read next?”, you can answer “Yes”...
  • Page 52 Enter the URL and click [Settings]. 1Enter the URL of 2Click this button. the RSS site. The contents list is obtained from the Internet site. Make settings for items to be read, voice synthesis engine, etc. By clicking [Test play.], you can verify that the item can be read correctly.
  • Page 53 Click [OK]. Click this button. The RSS site is now registered in AIBO Entertainment Player. Hint When the RSS link for a site has been changed, it may no longer be possible to connect to a previously registered site. In such a case, change the URL information to reflect the current condition.

  • Page 54: Listening To Internet Radio

    Listening to Internet radio You can listen to Internet radio stations through the AIBO Entertainment Robot. If the (AutoMotion) button is ON, the AIBO robot will move in various ways along with the sound. Note To be able to listen to Internet radio, the PC must be connected to the Internet.

  • Page 55: Using A Voice Command To Listen To Internet Radio

    Using a voice command to listen to Internet radio You can also start to listen to Internet radio by saying “Play ® the radio” to the AIBO Entertainment Robot. Hint If the check boxes “Play Contents by Voice Recognition” and “Remote control AIBO via Voice/VPR Recognition”...
  • Page 56 Click “OK”. The Internet radio station is registered with AIBO Entertainment Player. Hint Sometimes the URL (with HTML) or .asx file information for a radio station may change, and a connection may no longer be possible. In this case, edit the information for the registered radio station. To change the name or .asx file information etc., select “Radio”...

  • Page 57: Enjoying Motion Patterns

    Enjoying motion patterns AIBO Entertainment Player comes with various built-in ® AIBO Entertainment Robot motion patterns (gestures). Hint You cannot program new motion patterns. Playing back a motion pattern Select the motion pattern genre from the media list, select the motion pattern from the contents list, and click the button to have the AIBO robot perform the motion pattern.

  • Page 58: Getting The Aibo Robot To Dance (Automotion)

    Getting the AIBO robot to dance (AutoMotion) When you set the (AutoMotion) button to ON, the AIBO robot will perform various dance moves along with the music or Internet radio sound. Hints • If music is played for more than 30 minutes continuously with AutoMotion on, AutoMotion will turn itself OFF automatically.

  • Page 59: Having The Aibo ® Entertainment Robot Read Words And Phrases To You

    ® Having the AIBO phrases to you By registering words or phrases as text in AIBO Entertainment Player, you can have the AIBO robot read them to you. If the text contains certain keywords that have been specially registered, the AIBO robot will perform motion patterns that have been assigned to the keywords, while reading the text.

  • Page 60: Having The Aibo Robot Read To You

    ® • Sound reproduced by the AIBO Entertainment Robot robot itself may be picked up and interpreted as a voice command. To prevent this, you should avoid using words that are listed in “Words ® understood by the AIBO Entertainment Robot” (page 96). The entered text is registered under “Voice Synthesis”.

  • Page 61: Playing A Recorded Sound Through The Aibo

    Playing a recorded sound through the AIBO AIBO Entertainment Player can be used to play your voice or other recorded sounds back via the AIBO robot. Recording Note To use this function, a microphone must be connected to the PC (or the PC must have a built-in microphone).

  • Page 62: Playing The Recorded Sound Via The Aibo

    Playing the recorded sound via the ® AIBO Entertainment Robot From the media list, select “My Voice”, select the desired file from the contents list, and click the recorded sound will then be played back through the AIBO robot’s speaker. 1Select “My Voice”.

  • Page 63: Creating A Playlist

    Creating a playlist You can freely combine music files, motion patterns, and voice synthesis actions, to create your original AIBO Entertainment Robot playlist. Creating a playlist Select “Playlist” and click contents) button. 2Click this button. The “Edit Play List” screen appears. Select the song to add and click “Add”.

  • Page 64: Playback With A Playlist

    Playback with a playlist From the media list, select the playlist and click the ® button. The AIBO Entertainment Robot will play the songs and perform motion patterns and other registered actions in the playlist. 1Select playlist. 2Click here. Saving playlist data A playlist created with AIBO Entertainment Player can be exported to the PC.
  • Page 65 Hint • To import a playlist stored on the PC into AIBO Entertainment Player, proceed as follows. 1 Select the playlist from the media list, right-click, and select [Import] from the menu that appears. 2 Select the desired playlist file (*.aepl) among the files stored on the PC.

  • Page 66: Using The Diary Function

    Using the Diary function With the Diary function, you can read the contents of the ® AIBO Entertainment Robot’s Diary, or you can register schedule data and have the AIBO robot remind you of upcoming events. What did I do on August 1st…? I’ll check the AIBO’s diary!

  • Page 67: Basic Diary Operation

    Basic Diary operation Clicking the Dairy button displays the Diary screen. At this screen, you can perform functions such as reading the AIBO Entertainment Robot’s Diary and uploading the contents of the Diary to your own blog. If you imported schedule data, you can have the AIBO robot playfully remind you of your entries with motion patterns and/or music.

  • Page 68: Reading The Aibo Robot's Diary

    ® Reading the AIBO The AIBO robot will take a photo and write a Diary entry every day, at a time when it feels like it. On the Diary screen, you can read the AIBO robot’s Diary, add comments, or upload the Diary contents to a blog.

  • Page 69: Reading The Aibo ® Entertainment Robot's

    ® Reading the AIBO Entertainment Robot’s Diary Let’s see what photos the AIBO robot has taken and what Diary entries it has created. If you have entered your profile data under [Diary Settings] in [Settings], the AIBO robot may make a special entry in the Diary and decorate the daily photo with unique flourishes on special days such as your birthday.

  • Page 70: Entertainment Robot's Diary

    Entering a title and comments for ® the AIBO Entertainment Robot’s Diary Let’s enter a title and comment for the Diary entry. You can also enter a title and comment for an older Diary entry. Hint The AIBO robot will not respond to anything you write as a comment.

  • Page 71: Having The Aibo Entertainment Robot Read The Diary

    Click [Yes]. When the upload is successful, a message is shown. After you have uploaded a Diary entry to a blog, the upload date will appear in the comment field of the Diary entry. ® Having the AIBO Entertainment Robot read the Diary When you say “AIBO, read the diary”, the AIBO robot reads the most recent Diary entry.

  • Page 72: Creating A Schedule

    Creating a schedule Let’s create a schedule in AIBO Entertainment Player. A scheduled event can be linked to the AIBO Robot motion pattern and activity. For example, you could have the AIBO robot wake you with your favorite music every morning.
  • Page 73 Make settings for the various items and click “OK”. The scheduled event is registered. 1 Enter the name of the event to be shown in the Scheduler. 2 Click and select an icon from the list. ® 3 If you want to have the AIBO Entertainment Robot read you the scheduled event, select this check box.

  • Page 74: Importing Schedule Data From Microsoft ® Outlook

    Importing schedule data from ® ® Microsoft Outlook By clicking (Import) button, you can use schedule data from Microsoft Outlook in the AIBO Entertainment Player scheduler. Click this button. Notes • Data can be imported only from Microsoft Outlook 2000 and Microsoft Outlook 2003.
  • Page 75 Change the settings as required, and click “OK”. Click this button. The scheduled event is changed. Deleting a scheduled event Select the month and day and select the scheduled event. Then click the schedule) button. 1Select month. 2Select day with event to delete. 4Click this button.

  • Page 76: Having The Aibo ® Entertainment Robot Tell You

    ® Having the AIBO Entertainment Robot tell you your schedule Hints • The AIBO robot can only perform this function if the AIBO robot and the PC are currently connected via wireless LAN, and if AIBO Entertainment Player is running on the PC. •...

  • Page 77: Setting Your Preferences

    Setting your Preferences This section explains how to set various options for AIBO Entertainment Player.

  • Page 78: To Change Settings

    To change settings Click the (Settings) button to display the “Settings” screen. Click this button. The various tabs give access to the following settings. • Network Settings Lets you change settings for the connection to the AIBO Entertainment Robot. • AIBO Lets you change settings for the operation of the AIBO robot.

  • Page 79: Network Settings

    Network Settings You can change various settings for the connection to the AIBO Enter the IP address of the AIBO robot that you want to connect to. Hint If you don’t know the IP address of the AIBO robot, you can check it using the Clinic mode.

  • Page 80: Aibo

    AIBO You can change various settings for the AIBO When this is selected, the AIBO robot moves its mouth according to the music. Sets the time delay before the AIBO robot automatically returns to Autonomous Monitor mode when no action is taken. Enables the AIBO robot to respond to voice commands by playing music, performing motion patterns, or reading schedule...

  • Page 81: Diary Settings

    Diary Settings You can register up to three owner profiles to be used in the Diary. The [Diary Setting] screen shows a picture of the owner taken by the AIBO Notes • The information entered here will be used only for the AIBO Photo Diary of AIBO Entertainment Player. It has no effect on the actions of the AIBO robot itself.

  • Page 82: Blog Settings

    Blog Settings You can specify a blog to which the AIBO Hints • Before making the blog settings, you must first obtain a blog account. For details regarding blog settings, see the AIBO official web site. • The blog site must support one of the following specifications: ATOM, Movable Type API, MetaWeblog API, Blogger API. Select this check box if you wish to use GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) when indicating the blog update time.

  • Page 83: Voice Synthesis

    Voice Synthesis You can change various settings for reading of chat messages, text, and schedule entries. The voice synthesis engine selection for the chat panel setting in the Navigator screen and the Player screen are set to the default. Selects the voice synthesis (text-to- speech) engine to be used for the chat, text, and schedule reading functions.

  • Page 84: Keyword

    Keyword You can change settings for keywords that will prompt certain motion patterns of the AIBO chat messages, text, or schedule entries. List of registered keywords Click this button to register a keyword. After changing settings, click this button. ® Entertainment Robot when reading To delete a registered keyword, select the entry from the “Keyword”...
  • Page 85 You can customize the 3D display. Preview the changes here. ® Select the color for the AIBO Entertainment Robot. After changing settings, click this button. Change the wall type. Click “Browse” and select an image file (.bmp) to use for the wall representation. Change the floor type.

  • Page 86: Movie

    Movie You can change various settings for movie recording. Select the video file format. Select this setting to record continuously from start to finish. Select this setting to record intermittently at certain intervals. When this setting is selected, you should also set the recording interval and specify whether to switch to continuous recording when motion or sound is detected.
  • Page 87 Troubleshooting Check these points if there seems to be a problem.

  • Page 88: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you experience any difficulties, use this guide to check for possible causes before contacting AIBO Customer Link (for customer support). Also refer to the troubleshooting sections in the “User’s Guide (Basic)” for the AIBO robot ERS-7M3 and the “User’s Guide (PC·Network)”...
  • Page 89 Symptom The connection between the PC and ® the AIBO Entertainment Robot is interrupted, or data transfer speed drops. The video image from the camera stops. The Mind Scope or map display does not appear. The Diary is not created. AIBO Entertainment Player does not reflect words registered for voice recognition.
  • Page 90 Symptom The AIBO robot’s current posture and/or the image from the AIBO robot’s camera are not displayed. ® The AIBO Entertainment Robot is not correctly rendered on the 3D display. The outline of still images or movies has a blue tinge. When playing a recorded movie, the sound is choppy or plays as if in fast- forward.
  • Page 91 Symptom ® AIBO Entertainment Robot does not perform an action at the time of an event that has been registered. The AIBO robot does not read text entered in the chat panel. The AIBO robot does not read scheduled events after giving the voice command “My schedule”.

  • Page 92: Entertainment

    Symptom ® While the AIBO Entertainment Robot robot is playing music, it switches to Autonomous Monitor mode and music playback stops. Music or radio sounds are suddenly heard from the AIBO robot. The Diary is not created. • Cause Remedy •...
  • Page 93 Symptom Diary entry sometimes does not show photo. Date of AIBO robot’s Diary entry is wrong. Cannot upload AIBO robot’s Diary entry to a blog. The AIBO robot does not read the news or a blog. • Cause Remedy • The AIBO robot takes a photo and decides on using it for the Diary according to the actions that occur on that day.
  • Page 94 Symptom AIBO news is not read to the end. • Cause Remedy • RSS news or blog articles may be distributed in truncated form. c If you touch the front and middle back sensors simultaneously while the AIBO robot is reading the news, the web browser will open and show the related news page.
  • Page 95 Other Information...

  • Page 96: Robot

    Words understood by the AIBO Entertainment Robot This section lists words (voice commands) that the AIBO robot can understand when using AIBO Entertainment Player. For information on words the AIBO robot can understand at other times, see the “User’s Guide (Basic)” for the AIBO robot ERS-7M3 and “User’s Guide (PC·Network)”...

  • Page 97: The Aibo Robot Touch Sensor Operation

    ® The AIBO Entertainment Robot touch sensor operation In Remote Control mode Touch sensor operation pattern Touch head sensor for 3 seconds Switch to Autonomous mode. Touch head sensor and front back Play previous contents. sensor Touch head sensor and middle Start/stop contents playback.

  • Page 98: Controlling The Aibo Entertainment Robot's Actions With The Keyboard

    ® Controlling the AIBO Shortcut key Action Switch wireless LAN connection between the AIBO Ctrl + D robot and PC on and off. Ctrl + R Switch to Remote Control mode. Ctrl + A Switch to Autonomous Monitor mode. Ctrl + G Start charging/stop charging/leave Energy Station.
  • Page 99 © 2005 Sony Corporation...

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