Sony ERS-110 Party Mascot ERA-102M, ERS-111 Party Mascot ERA-102M User Guide

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Customer Support

How to contact the AIBO Customer Link.

In the United States

1-800-427-2988 Email address: aibosupport@info.sel.sony.com

In Europe

English line: +44 (0)-20-7365-2937 German line: +49 (0)-69-9508-6309 French line: +33 (0)-1-5569-5117 Email address: aibo@sonystyle-europe.com

“OPEN-R” is the standard interface for the entertainment robot system that Sony is actively promoting. This interface expands the capability of the entertainment robot through a flexible combination of hardware and interchangeable software to suit various applications. “AIBO” ERS-110/111 conforms to the OPEN-R version 1 (software specifications).

“AIBO,” the AIBO logo

, “OPEN-R,” and the OPEN-R logo are registered trademarks of Sony Corporation. “Memory Stick,” “

,” “ ,” “Party Mascot” and “Performer Kit” are trademarks of Sony Corporation. In this manual the “™” mark has been omitted.

Other information about AIBO is available on the Internet at the following site: http://www.aibo.com/

T-0130320 “Stroll” Music by Hisaishi Jyo “I am so hungry” Music by Oonaka Megumi “Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence” Music by Sakamoto Ryuichi

Table of Contents

Before you start

Checking the supplied accessories ...................................................7

What is Party Mascot? .....................................................................8

Preparing AIBO for Party Mascot..................................................10

Choosing a game ............................................................................13

AIBO’s operation modes and how to resume the game.................16

Sensor tests.....................................................................................17

Party Mascot

Game 1: Song and dance................................................................20

Game 2: Roulette ...........................................................................23

Game 3: Countdown ......................................................................24

Game 4: What’s AIBO hiding? ......................................................26

Game 5: AIBO curling ...................................................................29

Game 6: Hunt the ball ....................................................................32

Game 7: Rock-paper-scissors.........................................................34

Game 8: Reflex game 1..................................................................36

Game 9: Reflex game 2..................................................................38

Game 10: Guess that sound............................................................40

Game 11: Count game....................................................................43

Additional information

Notes on use ...................................................................................45

Troubleshooting .............................................................................47

For more information about “AIBO” ERS-110/111 (names of parts, settings, safety precautions, etc.), please refer to the “AIBO” ERS-110/111 operation manual.

Checking the supplied accessories

Check to make sure that you have the following items:

x AIBO-ware “Memory Stick” (1) x “Memory Stick” case (1) x Color cards (orange/blue/green, 1 each) x Memo paper for the What’s AIBO hiding? game (pink 1) x User’s guide (1) x Quick guide (1) x End-User License Agreement (1)

Other items you need to play

x Pink ball supplied with AIBO ERS-110/111 x Sound controller supplied with AIBO ERS-110/111

Before you start

What is Party Mascot?

Christmas, a birthday or a wedding—a party is always an occasion for an entertaining game. With Party Mascot your AIBO will transform into a great entertainer and liven up the party with eleven appealing games!

Party Mascot ERA-102M is designed exclusively for use with AIBO ERS-110/111.

Game

Song and dance (page 20)

Before you start

AIBO will make your party go with a song and dance routine.

Game

Roulette (page 23)

AIBO will turn around and around to become an amusing roulette.

Game

Countdown (page 24)

At the preset time, AIBO will surprise you with a bang!

Game

What’s AIBO hiding?

(page 26)

Guess the answer that’s concealed in AIBO’s mouth.

Game

AIBO curling (page 29)

The ideal game for a gathering of AIBOs. See who gets the near pin prize.

Game

Hunt the ball (page 32)

A race to see which AIBO finds the ball first.

Game

Rock-paper-scissors

(page 34)

Play rock-paper-scissors with AIBO.

Game

Guess that sound (page 40)

See how good your sense of sound is.

Before you start

Game

Reflex game 1 (page 36)

Test your reflexes against AIBO.

Game

Reflex game 2 (page 38)

Even more difficult than Reflex game

Game

Count game (page 43)

See how accurate your internal clock is.

Preparing AIBO for Party Mascot

Check that the pause button on AIBO’s chest is pressed in.

The button should be depressed about 1 mm from the surface.

Before you start

Grasp AIBO securely by the body and open the rear cover.

Slide the unlock button to open the cover.

Notes

• Pick up AIBO by the body, not by its extremities.

• Do not touch the charging terminal on the underside of AIBO directly with your hand. Doing so may soil the terminal and cause poor contact.

Insert the Party Mascot “Memory Stick” in the direction of the arrow with the label side up.

Unlock button

Insert so that only the colored part of the label is visible.

Arrow

Insert the battery in the direction of the arrow until it clicks into place.

Close the rear cover and place AIBO on the floor as shown on the right.

Place it on a flat, non-slippery surface, such as a carpet with a short nap. And choose a quiet place so that AIBO can hear the sound controller.

Note

Be sure to place AIBO on the floor as illustrated. This will prevent AIBO from moving unexpectedly and being damaged when you press and release the pause button.

Press the pause button on AIBO’s chest.

AIBO flashes its green eye lights and wags its head and tail while the software is being loaded from the “Memory Stick.” When the software has been loaded, AIBO will stretch its legs, then assume the game choice standby posture and turn on its green eye lights.

Game choice standby mode

Before you start

PICK

Set AIBO’s command type to that of the sound controller.

Set the command type switch on the sound controller (hereafter referred to as “controller”) to “A” or “B,” and send the command

know AIBO’s current command type.)

Command type A: Corresponds to the lower octave. Type A numeric commands

Before you start

Command type B: Corresponds to the higher octave. Type B numeric commands

Tip

AIBO tends to find the higher notes (type B) easier to distinguish.

Now AIBO has been prepared for Party Mascot. Let’s choose the game!

SEND

. (Do this procedure even if you don’t

and type L single sound commands are enabled.

and type H single sound commands are enabled.

GAME

VOL

SEND

ABLH

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Choosing a game

Select a game when AIBO is in the game choice standby mode. To select a game, use the controller to emit the sound corresponding to the game you want. If the surroundings are too noisy for AIBO to catch the sounds, you can also select a game by pressing the pad sensors (next page).

Using the controller

With the controller, you can choose a game directly. Just press the two number buttons corresponding to the game you want and then

SEND

press

List of commands

Game 1: Song and dance Game 2: Roulette Game 3: Countdown Game 4: What’s AIBO hiding? Game 5: AIBO curling Game 6: Hunt the ball Game 7: Rock-paper-scissors Game 8: Reflex game 1 Game 9: Reflex game 2 Game 10: Guess that sound Game 11: Count game

SEND

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Before you start

Choosing a game with two pad sensors

1 Repeatedly press the pad sensor on the left front-leg to select the eye lights

assigned to the game you want. 2 Press the pad sensor assigned to the game you want. You can reselect a game any number of times.

Choose game

Roulette

Before you start

Song and dance

Green lights

Countdown

Press

Sound test

Light test

T ouch test

Green/red lights

AIBO curling

What’s AIBO hiding?

Hunt the ball

Flashing green lights

Guess that sound

Reflex game 1

Press Press

Count game

Flashing red lights

Rockpaperscissors

PressPress

Red lights

Reflex game 2

For example, to select the Rock-paper-scissors game, repeatedly press the pad sensor on the left front-leg to turn on the red eye lights, then press the pad sensor on the right front-leg.

Confirm choice

Confirmation

Before you start

AIBO lowers the leg with the chosen pad and lowers its head.

Standby for the game to start

Please refer to the pages for each game. 1: Song and dance (page 20) 2: Roulette (page 23) 3: Countdown (page 24) 4: What’s AIBO hiding? (page 26) 5: AIBO curling (page 29) 6: Hunt the ball (page 32)

Confirm:Give a sharp tap to the touch

sensor.

Cancel: Lightly press the touch sensor for

two or more seconds.

7: Rock-paper-scissors (page 34) 8: Reflex game 1 (page 36) 9: Reflex game 2 (page 38) 10: Guess that sound (page 40) 11: Count game (page 43)

AIBO’s operation modes and how to resume the game

If an object gets caught in AIBO’s joint or if AIBO falls down, follow the procedure below to restore AIBO to the game choice standby mode.

When you set AIBO to the charging posture

To recharge AIBO or to get it to rest, press

Before you start

set AIBO to the charging posture.

Press

SEND

and

SEND

When charging is complete, remove AIBO from the station and set it to the crouching position.

AIBO assumes the

charging posture

When AIBO assumes the charging posture, place it on the station to recharge the battery.

Jam mode

When your finger or other object is caught in one of AIBO’s joints, AIBO loosens its legs.

Set AIBO to the crouching position and press the touch sensor for five or more seconds.

Game choice standby mode

Fall mode

When AIBO falls down, it gets up by itself.

Recovers automatically.

Set AIBO to the crouching position and press the touch sensor for five or more seconds.

Pick up mode

When you pick AIBO up from the floor, it loosens its legs.

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