Sony ERS-311 AIBO Life User manual

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Customer Support

How to contact the AIBO Customer Link.

In the United States and Canada

1-800-427-2988 (USA)

Email address: [email protected].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: [email protected]

In Hong Kong

Sony style

Tel: +852-2345-2966

E-mail address: [email protected].com.hk

“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-311/312 and “AIBO-ware” ERF-310AW01E conform

to OPEN-R version 1.1.1 (software specifications).

“AIBO,” the AIBO logo , “OPEN-R” and the OPEN-R logo are registered

trademarks of Sony Corporation.

“Memory Stick,” “ ” and “ ” are trademarks of Sony

Corporation.

In this manual, the “™” and “®” marks have been omitted.

Other information about AIBO is available on the Internet at the following site:

http://www.aibo.com/

Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All

rights reserved.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Checking the supplied accessories ............................................................. 10

About “AIBO Life” .................................................................................... 11

About AIBO-ware........................................................................... 11

AIBO’s autonomous activities ........................................................ 12

AIBO is a robot. Why does it have to be educated? ....................... 13

Modes and conditions of AIBO ...................................................... 14

Playing with AIBO in Autonomous mode/Station mode................ 16

Emotions of AIBO .......................................................................... 24

Instincts of AIBO............................................................................ 25

Getting to know AIBO................................................................................ 27

Living with AIBO

ChargingAIBO’s battery pack ................................................................... 32

When you want to charge AIBO..................................................... 32

When AIBO wants to be charged ................................................... 34

Sleeping and waking up.............................................................................. 35

Communicating with AIBO

From you to AIBO ...................................................................................... 40

Communicating by touch................................................................ 40

Communicating for training AIBO ................................................. 41

Communicating visually ................................................................. 43

Communicating by voice ................................................................ 44

Helping AIBO to get up .................................................................. 45

From AIBO to you ...................................................................................... 46

Lights .............................................................................................. 46

Body language ................................................................................ 50

Sounds ............................................................................................ 52

From AIBO to AIBO .................................................................................. 53

Raising AIBO

Growing up ................................................................................................. 56

Baby stage....................................................................................... 57

Child stage ...................................................................................... 59

Adolescence.................................................................................... 60

Adult stage ...................................................................................... 61

Finding out AIBO’s maturing stages and character........................ 62

Learning...................................................................................................... 63

Teaching what is good and what is bad (breeding) ........................ 63

Learning its name ........................................................................... 64

Learning actions ............................................................................. 66

For more information about “AIBO” ERS-311/312 (name of parts, settings,

“Memory Stick” use, safety precautions, etc.), refer to the “AIBO” ERS-311/

312 Operating Instructions.

Training........................................................................................... 70

Playing with AIBO

Having AIBO take a photo ......................................................................... 76

Playing with sounds.................................................................................... 80

Mimicking ...................................................................................... 80

Have AIBO hum a melody ............................................................. 80

Have AIBO emit a melody ............................................................. 81

Turn on AIBO step.......................................................................... 81

Have AIBO sing a song .................................................................. 81

Additional Information

Notes on use ............................................................................................... 84

Troubleshooting .......................................................................................... 86

Reference Materials

Words apprehensible to AIBO .................................................................... 90

Maturing stages .......................................................................................... 94

What can AIBO do at each maturing stage?............................................... 96

Getting Started

Welcome to “AIBO Life,” a software application that helps you to raise

your AIBO ERS-310 series into an entertainment robot that is just

right for you.

This chapter provides basic information about AIBO to help you to get

along well with AIBO.

* In this manual, “AIBO Life” ERF-310AW01E is referred to as

“AIBO Life” hereinafter.

Checking the supplied accessories

Check to see if you have the following accessories before you play with AIBO.

xAIBO-ware “Memory Stick”

xUser’s Guide (this manual)

xQuick Guide

xEnd-User License Agreement

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