Sony ERS-7M3 User Guide Entertainment Version manuel d'utilisation

A-CC2-100- 11 (1) When prin ting this document to legal si ze paper , place a check mark beside the “A uto-rotate and center pages” option of the Pr int dialog bo x. This pri nts the documen t on the center of the page .[...]

2 T able of contents Getting Started What is AIBO Entertainment Player Ver. 2.0? . . . . . . . 7 Playing with Navigator/Mind Scope . . . . . . . . . 7 Using the camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Enjoying music and news with the Player . . . . . 8 Have fun with the AIBO robot’s Diary . . . . . . . 8 Display explanation . . .[...]

3 Listening to music files via drag & drop . . . . . . 44 Registering music files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Listening to mu sic by showing the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot a registered image (VPR function) . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Registering an image (VPR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Listening to music by showing the AIB[...]

4 Setting your Preferences To change settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Network Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 AIBO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Diary Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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Getting Started W elcome to the wonderf ul world of AIBO Enter tainment Pla yer! This software pac kage utilizes th e wireless LAN capability of your AIBO ® En ter tainment Robot ERS- 7M3 to bring you a wide variety of e nter t aining funct ions that op erate in conjunction with y our PC. The f ollowing pages will demonstrate basic operation steps[...]

Getting Started 7 What is AIBO Enter tainment Pla yer V er . 2.0? AIBO Entertainment Player V er . 2.0 make s it possible to freely control your AIBO ® Entertainment Robot from your PC. Responding to your co mmands, the AIBO robot can perform a v ariety of actions. Y ou can take a picture or shoot a movie using th e AIBO robot’ s built-in camera[...]

Getting Started 8 Enjo ying music and ne ws with the Pla yer (page 39) Listen to music f iles or CDs in your PC, and hav e the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot dance to th e music. Or ha ve the AIBO robot read you the ne ws from the Internet. There are many ways of ha ving an enjo yable time with your AIBO robot. • Listening to music CDs and music f i[...]

Getting Started 9 Displa y explanation The software has a dif ferent display for e ach function, namely the Navigator screen, Player screen, and Diary screen. Normally , you will use your PC’ s mouse to operate the softw are, but k eyboard shortcuts are also a vailable (page 98). In this section, some common display elements and functions are exp[...]

Getting Started 10 Connect b utton/Mode selector b uttons These buttons let you turn the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot connection on and of f and sele ct the operation mode for the AIBO robot. Minimize button An icon appears in the W indo ws ® system tray . Windows system tray (at bottom right of Deskt op) z Hint Whene ver AIBO Entertainment Pl ayer[...]

Getting Started 11 The AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot operation modes Y ou can connect to the AIBO robot while it is in Autonomous mode or in Station mode. While th e AIBO robot is connected to AIBO Entertainment Player , the follo wing modes are av ailable. * For details on Autonomous mode or Station mode, see the “User’ s Guide (B asic)” for [...]

Getting Started 12 Chec king system requirements T o use AIBO Entertainment Player , the fo llowing system requirements must be met. P C environment requirements • Operating system: Microsoft ® Windows ® XP (SP 1, SP2 ), *1 Microsoft ® Windows ® 2000 (SP 4) *1 • CPU/Memor y/HDD Minimum requirements: CPU: Intel ® P entium ® III processor ,[...]

Getting Started 13 Preparation steps T o prepare your PC to run AIBO Entertai nment Player , please proceed as follows: Install softw are • AIBO WLAN Manager 3 • AIBO Enter tainment Pl a yer V er . 2.0 • Additional package f or AIBO Enter tainment Player V er. 2.0 (Windows 2000 users only) • Microsoft ® DirectX ® 9 Micros oft ® Inter net[...]

Getting Started 14 Installing the software This section explains ho w to install AIBO Entertainment Player and its rela ted software. Notes • AIBO Entertainment Pl ayer runs only on W indows XP and W indows 2000. Other operating sy stem versions are not supported. • Before starting the installati on, l og on as Administrator or as a member of t[...]

Getting Started 15 3 Install Micr osoft ® Wi ndows Media ® Player 9 or 10 If required, do wnload this software from the Microsoft web site (http://www .microsoft.com) and install it according to the inst ructions on the site. If the software is already installed, this step is not necessary . When using Microsoft W ind ows 2000, p roceed to step 4[...]

Getting Started 16 Star ting and ending AIBO Enter tainment Play er When you hav e installed AIBO Entertainment Play er on your PC and the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot is ready to communicate via wireless LAN, you can start AIBO Entertainmen t Player . z Hint For details on connecting the AIBO robo t to a wireless LAN, see “User’ s Guide (PC·Ne[...]

Getting Started 17 2 Select the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot to contr ol. z Hints • If the desired AI BO robot is not shown in the list, or if it is not found when using “Find” in W indo ws XP , check whether Univ er sal Plug & Pl ay is installed, and if the se tting to block UPnP framework is ena ble d in the Wi ndows Fire wall. For detai[...]

Getting Started 18 AIBO Entertainment Player starts and the Navigator screen appears. When you co nnect to the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot, its mode indicator flashes blue, sho wing you that the AIBO robot is connectin g to your PC. The AIBO robot’ s current posture and the image captured by the AIBO robot’ s camera are shown on the screen. Aft[...]

Getting Started 19 z Hint If you hav e inadvertently clicked “K eep Blocking” on the “W indows Security Alert” screen, ca ncel the blocked status as follo ws. 1 Click “Start” - “Control Panel”. 2 Double-click “W indows Fire wall”. 3 On the “Windo ws Firewall” screen, clic k the “Excepti on” tab. 4 Select the “V AIBOser[...]

Using Navigator Navigator allows y ou to free ly control the AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot ERS-7M3. Once y ou hav e mastered the technique , you can mak e your AIBO robot do a n umber of fun things. In addition, Mind Scope lets y ou check what the AIBO robot has recognized and w hat condition it is in.[...]

Using Navigator 21 Basic Na vigator operation The Navigator screen is comprised of vari ous controls to remotely operate your AIBO ® Entertainment Robot, and you can also use it to vie w on yo ur 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 secti[...]

Using Navigator 22 T alk/Hear/A utoMotion/Rotate b uttons and head control area The function of these buttons and area is as follo ws. Action/Motion/Chat panel Clicking these buttons displays the following panels. Action panel Lets you make the AIBO robot play with the AIBOne to y and the pink ball (page 25). Motion panel Lets you control various m[...]

Using Navigator 23 Contr olling the AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot This section describes ho w you can use the v arious b uttons and controls to mov e 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 hav e the AIBO robot move out o[...]

Using Navigator 24 W alking, turning, changing posture W ith the w alk control dial, you can mak e the AIBO ® Entertainment Ro bot walk ex actly as you want. The dial lets you set the direction and speed of the AIBO robot’ s mov ement. Y ou can also make the AIBO robot turn and change posture. Clicking the b uttons on the dial has the follo wing[...]

Using Navigator 25 Pla ying with the AIBOne toy and the pink ball Y ou can hav e the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot perform kicks and headers with the pink ball, and hav e it pick up or drop the AIBOne toy . Y our skill in opera ting the controls will turn the AIBO robot into an e xpert player in no time. The Action panel is used for these functions. [...]

Using Navigator 26 Pla ying with various motion patterns Y ou can hav e the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot perform v arious motion patterns by using the Mot ion panel. 1 Click the (Motion) button. The Motion panel appears. 2 Select the desired motio n patter n and click the (Motion playback) b utton. The AIBO robot performs th e selected motion patter[...]

Using Navigator 27 Using Mind Scope to chec k the AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot’ s recognition and current status Besides sho wing what the AIB O robot’ s camera is seeing, the camera dis play 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 [...]

Using Navigator 28 Using the chat function Y ou can cha t with family members or friends via the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot. This is do ne by ha ving the AIBO robot speak any te xt 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 us ed for [...]

Using Navigator 29 Switching the sound Y ou can talk into your PC’ s microphone and hav e the sound reproduced by the spea k er built into the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot. Con v ersely , you can rep roduce the sound picked up by the AIBO robot’ s microphones via the speakers of your PC. T o switch between these tw o func tions, click the (T alk[...]

Using Navigator 30 Monitoring the AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot’ s current operation and recognition stat us on the 3D/map displa y The 3D/map display area shows the AIBO robot’ s current status and where its memorized locations are. This is con venient for checking on the AIBO robot when it is currently out of vie w and for knowing where it is [...]

Using Navigator 31 Changing the 3D displa y angle Click the (Rotate) or (Mov e) button an d drag the mouse in the 3D display area to move t he 3D display in the desired direction. When this function is select ed, the b utton color changes to yellow: ( Rotate), (M ov e ) Note The 3D display and the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot’ s actual move ments [...]

Using the Camera The camer a built into th e AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot can tak e still pictures or movies (video), which is another fun thing to do with your AIBO robot.[...]

Using the Camera 33 Basic camera operation The Navig ator sc reen also lets you control the camera functions to take pictures an d movies. Click the Navigator b utton to brin g up the Na vigator screen. The controls and areas for camera operation are described belo w . z Hints • Pictures and movies tak en with AIBO Entertainment Player are st ore[...]

Using the Camera 34 T aking a picture Y ou can capture the image from the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot’ s camera as a still pict ure. The picture is stored as a JPEG file in the alb um. z Hints • Up to 200 pictures per day can be stored in the album. When the number of pictures per day exceeds 200 or when a vailable hard disk space is lo w , an [...]

Using the Camera 35 Shooting a mo vie Y ou can capture the image from the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot’ s camera as a mo vie (video). The movie is stored as a W indo ws Media V ideo (WMV) file or Motion JPEG (A VI) f ile in the alb um. When the AIBO robot is in House Si tting mode, you can also automatically record video at pres et interv als. Not[...]

Using the Camera 36 Interval recor ding By selecting “Interval” as the recording method, you can automatically record visual info rmation at preset intervals. Also, when interv al record ing is selected, the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot can be set up to automatically perform continuous recordin g when it detects motion or sound. For e xample, if[...]

Using the Camera 37 Vie wing the alb um No w , let’ s watch some pictures and movies taken by the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot. Sinc e these are stored in the albu m, you need to click the (Album) button to access the data. z Hints Pictures and movies in the album ar e stored in the following locations on the hard disk of the PC. • Pictures: Dri[...]

Using the Camera 38 Vie wing movies Click the “Movie” tab . A list of stored movies appears. T o play a movie, double-click on it or select it and clic k “Play”. The movie will be played with a suitable softw are on the PC. z Hint Clicking on the “Date list” or “Informa tion list” title field sort s the movies in ascending or descen[...]

Using the Player The Pla yer function le ts you enjo y music or Internet radio via your AIBO ® En ter tainment Robot ERS-7M3. While you listen to y our fa vo r ite songs , the AIBO robot can sho w you some cool dance moves in rh ythm with the music. Y ou can also ha ve the AIBO ro bot read you the news or a b log.[...]

Using the Player 40 Basic Pla yer operation Clicking the Player b utton displays the Player screen. From this screen, you can play music via the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot, select and listen to Internet radio stations, or have the AIBO robot read you the ne ws or a blog. The controls and areas for the Pl ayer function are described belo w . z Hint[...]

Using the Player 41 Listening to m usic with the AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot The AIBO robot can play your fa vorite music. There are se veral ways that this function can be acti v ated: • Select from a media list • Gi ve the AIBO robot a v oice command • T ouch the AIBO robot • Drag & drop music files • Sho w the AIBO robot a registe[...]

Using the Player 42 Listening to a m usic CD Note AIBO Entertainment Player can onl y play music CDs in the CD-D A format. Copy-controlled CDs, CD Extra , and multi-session CDs cannot be played. 1 Insert the music CD in the CD-R OM driv e of the PC. 2 Select “CD Drive” fr om the media list and click the (Play) button. The music is played and ca[...]

Using the Player 43 Listening to m usic by giving the AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot a v oice command Listening to a music CD When you say “Play CD” to the AIBO robot, a music CD inserted in the CD-R OM dri ve of the PC will start playing from the f irst track. Listening to music files When you say “Play music” to the AIBO robot, a song from [...]

Using the Player 44 Listening to m usic files via drag & dr op Y ou can directly drag & d rop a music file to the playback control area to play them through the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot. Registering m usic files Songs do wnloaded via the Inte rnet and songs sa ved from a music CD onto the PC can be recorded in “My Library” of AIBO En[...]

Using the Player 45 The “Create a new Mus ic Folder” sc reen appears ag ain. 4 Click “OK”. The music f iles in the specified folder are re gistered in “My Library”. Directly registering a f older Y ou can also register the music files in “My Library” by directly dragging and drop ping a folder containing music f iles to the media li[...]

Using the Player 46 Listening to m usic b y sho wing the AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot a registered image (VPR function) By reg istering an image su ch as a CD jacket, postcard, photo, or similar image in AIBO Ente rtainment Player , you can ha ve the AIBO robot play the associ ated music simply by sho wing it the image. Registering an image (VPR) H[...]

Using the Player 47 3 While watching the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot camera view as shown on the “VPR Registration” screen, sho w the image to the AIBO robot as illustrated below . Observe the follo wing points. • Do not hold the image too close to the AIBO robot. The AIBO robot must be able to see the entire image. The proper distance is abo[...]

Using the Player 48 5 Select the song that the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot should play when the register ed image is identif ied, and click “OK”. z Hint Besides playing music, you can also register motion patterns or tex t to be read. T o register more images, repeat steps 2 - 5. 6 When the registration pr ocess is f inished, click “Close”.[...]

Using the Player 49 Ha ving the AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot read y ou the news or a bl og Y ou can hav e your AIBO robot read you content from an Internet ne ws site or a blog. When (AutoMotion) is On, the AIBO robot will perform some interesting motio n patterns on its o wn. Note In order to ha ve the AIBO robot read you Internet-b ased news or a[...]

Using the Player 50 Star ting the reading function by giving a v oice command Y ou can also initiate the news or blog reading by saying “AIBO, r ead the news” . The AIBO ® Entertainment Robot will ask “Which cate gory should I read?”. T o select the genre, you can answer “News” , “Sony” , “AIBO” , “Blo g” , or “Others” [...]

Using the Player 51 Having the AIBO r obot contin ue to read Y ou can set up the AIBO robot so that it will ask whether to continue reading after a certain number of ne ws items hav e been read (page 52). When the AIBO robot asks “Read next?”, you can answer “Y es” to have the AIBO ro bot read more ne ws. If you answer “No” , the AIBO r[...]

Using the Player 52 2 Enter the URL and click [Settings]. The contents list is obtain ed from the Internet site. 3 Make settings f or items to be read, v oice synthesis engine, etc. By clicking [T est play .], you can v erify that the item can be read correctly . 1 Enter the URL of the RSS site. 2 Click this b utton. Select the check bo xes fo r it[...]

Using the Player 53 4 Click [OK]. The RSS site is no w registered in AIBO Entertainment Player . z Hint When the RSS link for a site has be en changed, it may no longer be possible to connect to a pre viously registered site. In such a case, change the URL information to reflect th e current condition. T o change a registered U RL, select [Ne t New[...]

Using the Player 54 Listening to Internet radio Y ou can listen to Internet radio stations through the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot. If the (AutoMotion) button is ON, the AIBO robot will mov e in various ways along with t he sound. Note T o be able to listen to Internet ra dio, the PC must be connected to the Internet. For best results, an “al way[...]

Using the Player 55 Using a v oice command to listen to Internet radio Y ou can also start to listen to Internet radio by saying “Play the radio” to the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot. z Hint If the check boxes “Play Conten ts by V oice Recognition” and “Remote control AIBO via V o ice/VPR Recognition” under the “ AIBO” tab in the “S[...]

Using the Player 56 3 Click “OK”. The Internet radio station is re gistered with AIBO Entertainment Player . z Hint Sometimes the URL (with HTML) or .asx f ile information for a radio station may change, and a connectio n may no longer be possible. In this case, edit t he information for the r egistered radio station. T o change the name or .as[...]

Using the Player 57 Enjo ying motion patterns AIBO Entertainment Player comes with v arious built-in AIBO ® Entertainment Robot motion patterns (gestures). z Hint Y ou cannot program new motion patterns. Pla ying back a motion pattern Select the motion pattern genre from the media list, select the motion pattern from the contents list, and click t[...]

Using the Player 58 Getting the AIBO r obot to dance (A utoMotion) When you set the (AutoMotio n) button to ON, the AIBO robot will perform v arious danc e mov es along with the music or Internet radio sound. z Hints • If music is played for more th an 30 minutes continuously with AutoMotion on, AutoMotion will turn itself OFF aut omatically . ?[...]

Using the Player 59 Ha ving the AIBO ® Enter tainment r obot read wor ds and phrases to y ou By registering w ords or phrases as text in AIBO Entertainment Player , you can have the AIBO robot read them to you. If the text co ntains certain keywor ds that ha ve been specially registered, t he AIBO robot will perform motion patterns that hav e been[...]

Using the Player 60 • Sound reproduced by the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot robot itself may be picked up and interpreted as a voice command. T o pre vent this, you should av oid using words that are listed in “W ords understood by the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot” (page 96). The entered text is re gistered under “V oice Synthesis”. z What i[...]

Using the Player 61 Pla ying a recor ded sound thr ough the AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot AIBO Entertainment Player can be used to play your voice or other recorded sounds back via the AIBO robot. Recor ding Note T o use this function, a microphone must be connected to the PC (or the PC must ha ve a b uilt-in microphone). 1 Click the (Record) button[...]

Using the Player 62 Pla ying the recorded sound via the AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot From the media list, select “My V oice”, select the desired f ile from the contents list, and c lick the (Play) button. The recorded sound will then be pl ayed back through the AIBO robot’ s speaker . 3 Click here . 1 Select “My V oice”. 2 Select file. Ho[...]

Using the Player 63 Creating a pla ylist Y ou can freely combine mus ic file s, motion pattern s, and v oice synthesis actions, to create your original AIBO ® Entertainment Robot playlist. Creating a pla ylist 1 Select “Playlist” and click the (New contents) b utton. The “Edit Play List” screen appears. 2 Select the song to add and click ?[...]

Using the Player 64 Pla yback with a pla ylist From the media list, select the playlist and click the (Play) button. The AIBO ® Entertainment Robot will play the songs and perform motion patterns and other re gistered actions in the playlist. Saving pla ylist data A playlist created with AIBO Entertainment Player can be exported to the PC. 1 From [...]

Using the Player 65 z Hint • T o import a playlist stored on the PC into AIBO Entertainment Player , proceed as follows. 1 Select the playlist from the m edia list, right-click, and select [Impor t] from the menu that appears. 2 Select the desired playlist file (*.aepl) among the files stored on the PC. Note When an RSS net ne ws site has be en r[...]

Using the Diar y function With the Diary function, you can re ad the contents of the AIBO ® Enter tainment R obot’ s Diar y , or you can register schedule data and ha v e the AIBO robot remind y ou of upcoming events . What did I do on August 1st…? I’ll check the AIBO’ s diary![...]

Using the Diary function 67 Basic Diary operation Clicking the Dairy b utton displays the Diary screen. At this screen, you can perform functio ns such as reading the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot’ s Diary and up loading the contents of the Diary to your own blo g. If you imported schedule data, you can hav e the AIBO robot playfully remind you of [...]

Using the Diary function 68 Reading the AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot’ s Diary The AIBO robot will take a photo and write a Diary entry e very 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. Y ou can also hav e the AIBO robot read you the Dia[...]

Using the Diary function 69 Reading the AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot’ s Diary Let’ s see what photos the AIBO robot has tak en and what Diary en tries it has created. If you ha ve en tered your profile data u nd er [Diary Settings] in [Settings], the AIBO ro bot may mak e a special entry in the Diary and decorate the daily photo with unique flo[...]

Using the Diary function 70 Entering a title and comments f or the AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot’ s Diary Let’ s enter a title and comment for the Diary entry . Y ou can also enter a title and comment for an older Diary entry . z Hint The AIBO robot will not respo nd to anything you write as a comment. Uploading the Diary to a blog After adding [...]

Using the Diary function 71 2 Click [Y es]. When the upload is succes sful, a message is shown. After you hav e uploaded a Diary entry to a blog, the upload date will appear in the comment f ield of the Diary entry . Having the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot read the Diary When you say “AIBO, r ead the diary” , the AIBO robot reads the most rece n[...]

Using the Diary function 72 Creating a schedule Let’ s create a schedule in AIBO Entertainment Player . A scheduled e vent can be linked to the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot motion pattern and activity . For example, yo u could ha ve the AIBO robot w ake you with your f av orite music e very morning. It is also possible to import schedule data from[...]

Using the Diary function 73 2 Make settings f or the various items and click “OK”. The scheduled e vent is registered. 1 Enter the name of the ev ent to be shown in the Scheduler. 2 Click and select an icon from the list. 3 If you w ant to have the AIBO ® Entertainment Robo t read you the scheduled ev ent, select this chec k box. 4 Select the [...]

Using the Diary function 74 Impor ting schedule data fr om Micr osoft ® Outlook ® By clicking the (Imp ort) button, yo u can use schedule data from Microsoft Outlo ok in the AIBO Entertainment Player sched uler . Notes • Data can be imported only from Microsoft Outlook 2000 and Microsoft Outlook 2003. • In the foll owing cases, t he settings [...]

Using the Diary function 75 2 Change the settings as re quir ed, and click “OK”. The scheduled e vent is changed. Deleting a scheduled e vent 1 Select the month and day and select the scheduled ev ent. Then click the (Delete schedule) button. A confirmation message is sho wn. 2 Click “OK”. The scheduled ev ent is deleted. Click this button.[...]

Using the Diary function 76 Ha ving the AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot tell y ou y our schedule z 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. • Set the (AIBO audio) button in AIBO Entertainment Player to ON, and [...]

Setting your Preferences This section e xplains how to set v arious options for AIBO Enter tainment Pla y er .[...]

Setting your Pref erences 78 T o c hange settings Click the (Settings) button to display the “Settings” screen. The v arious tabs gi ve access to the follo wing settings. • Network Settings Lets you change settings fo r the connection to the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot. • AIBO Lets you change settings for the operation of the AIBO robot. ?[...]

Setting your Pref erences 79 Netw ork Settings Y ou can change variou s settings for the connection to th e AIBO ® Entertainment Robot. The system searches for the AIBO robots within the same network as the PC. Y ou can then select the AIBO robo t to connect to from the list. Clicking on “Search” will list AIBO robots within the same network a[...]

Setting your Pref erences 80 AIBO Y ou can change various setti ngs for the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot functions such as the camera pictur e and sound quality . * 1 During movie recording, the “Picture Qual ity” and “Sound Quality” settings cannot be changed. * 2 If the wireless LAN slows do wn or occasionally cuts out when the “3D View [...]

Setting your Pref erences 81 Diary Settings Y ou can register up to three o wner prof iles to be used in the Dia ry . The [D iary Setting] screen sho ws a pictu re of the ow ner taken by the AIBO ® Entertainm ent Robot at the tim e of ow ner registratio n. Notes • The informatio n entered here will be used only for the AIBO Photo Diary of AIBO E[...]

Setting your Pref erences 82 Blog Settings Y ou can specify a blog to which the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot’ s Diary entries should be uploaded. z Hints • Before making the blog settings, you must first obtain a blog account. For details rega rding blog settings, see the AIBO offici al web site. • The blog site must support one of the followi[...]

Setting your Pref erences 83 V oice Synthesis Y ou can change various setti ngs for reading of chat messages, te xt, and schedule entries. Selects the v oice synthesis (text-to- speech) engine to be used for the chat, text, and schedule reading functi ons. The voice synthesis engine selection f or the chat panel setting in the Navigator screen and [...]

Setting your Pref erences 84 Key wo rd Y ou can change settings for keywords that wi ll prompt certain motion patterns of the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot when reading chat messages, text, or schedule entries. T o delete a registered keyw ord, se lect the entr y from the “K eyword” list and click this b utton. Enter the k eyw ord here. List of r[...]

Setting your Pref erences 85 3D Y ou can cus tomize the 3D display . Pre view the changes here. Select the color f or the AIBO ® Enter tainment Robo t. Change the wall type. Click “Browse” and select an image file (.bmp) to use f or the wall representati on. Change the floor type. Click “Bro wse” and select an image file (.bmp) to use f or[...]

Setting your Pref erences 86 Mo vie Y ou can change various setti ngs for movie recording. Specify whether sound sho uld also be recorded during continuous recording. Select the video file format. Select this setting to record continuously from star t to finish. Select this setting to record intermittently at cer tain inter vals. When this setting [...]

T roubleshooting Check these points if there se ems to be a problem.[...]

T roubleshooting 88 T roub leshooting If you experience an y diff iculties, use this guide to check for possible causes before contacting AIBO Customer Link (for custo mer support). Also refer to the trou bleshooting sect ions in the “Use r’ s Guide (Basic)” for the AIBO robo t ERS-7M3 and the “User’ s Guide (PC·Network)” for the AIBO [...]

T roubleshooting 89 The connectio n between the PC and the AIBO ® Entertainment Robot is interrupted, or data transfer speed drops. • There is interference with anot her access point or wireless LAN. c T ry changing the wireless LAN channel used by the access point: see “User’ s Guide (PC·Network)” for the AIBO robot ERS-7M3. • Sev eral[...]

T roubleshooting 90 The AIBO robot’ s current posture and/or the imag e from the AIBO robot ’ s camera are not displayed. • The fire wall function of the PC is enabled. c When the fire wall function of the PC is enabled, the AIBO r obot’ s curren t posture or the image from the AIBO robot’ s camera may not be displayed , or control of the[...]

T roubleshooting 91 AIBO ® Entertainment Robot does not perfo rm an action at the time of an event th at has been registered. • The AIBO robot and the PC are not link ed via wireless LAN. c Check the network settings: see “User’ s Guide (PC·Network) ” for the AIBO robot ERS-7M3. • The AIBO robot or PC is not turned ON at the time of the[...]

T roubleshooting 92 While the AIBO ® Enter tainmen t Robot robo t is playing m usic, it switc hes to Autono mous Monitor mode and m usic pla yback stops. • When the time set in “minutes until returning to Autonomous Mode” has elapsed, the AIBO robot w ill switch to Autonomou s Monitor mode, even if music is currently playing. c Change the ti[...]

T roubleshooting 93 Diary en try som etimes does not show ph oto. • The AIBO robot takes a photo and decides on using it for the Diary according to the actions that occur on that day . On some days, depending on the action pattern and the time the AIBO robot was acti ve, the AIBO robot may not take a photo or not use it for the Di ary . Date of A[...]

T roubleshooting 94 AIBO news is not read to the end. • RSS ne ws or blog articles may be dist ributed in truncated form. c If you touch the front and midd le back sensors simultaneously wh ile the AIBO robot is reading the news, the web bro wser will open and show the related ne ws page. Y ou can check the full text there. Symptom • Cause c Re[...]

Other Information[...]

Other Information 96 W ords under stood b y the AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot This section lists words (v oice commands) that the AIBO robot can understand when using AIBO Entertainment Player . For information on words the AI BO robot can understand at other times, see the “User’ s Guid e (Basic)” for the AIBO robot ERS-7M3 and “User’ s G[...]

Other Information 97 The AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot touch sensor operation z In Remote Control mode z In A utonomous Monitor mode T ouch sensor ope ration pattern Action T ouch head sensor for 3 seconds Switch to Autonomous mode. T ouch head sensor and front back sensor Play prev ious contents. T ouch head sensor and middle back sens or Start/sto[...]

Other Information 98 Contr olling the AIBO ® Enter tainment Robot’ s actions with the keyboar d Shor tcut key Action Ctrl + D Switch wireless LAN conne ction between the AI BO robot and PC on and off. Ctrl + R Switch to Remote Control mode. Ctrl + A Switch to Auton omous Monitor mode. Ctrl + G Start charging/stop char ging/leav e Energy Station.[...]

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