Sony AIBO Life2 User Manual page 27

Pause mode
When you press the pause button located on the chest
of AIBO, the chest light turns off and power is shut
down. Be sure to put AIBO into this mode before
replacing the battery or the "Memory Stick." To start
up AIBO, press the pause button on the chest again.
The chest light turns on green, and AIBO starts
moving around.
Where is the name of the pause button derived from?
Unlike other conventional home electrical products, AIBO has no Power switch
since AIBO is designed as an "autonomous robot that moves and learns on its own
will while communicating with its surroundings." AIBO carries out autonomous
actions when it wants to play, while it asks you to charge it when its battery power
grows weak. When it feels sleepy, it enters Sleep mode on its own to rest. Although
you can put AIBO into Sleep mode to sleep, it wakes up when it wants to. Therefore,
no Power switch is necessary for AIBO.
However, when you need to stop AIBO in an emergency, press the "pause button" to
temporarily stop AIBO's movement. We, therefore, call the button located on the
chest of AIBO the "pause button" instead of the "power button."
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