WowWee Tri-bot User manual

Ages 8+

Item No. 8042

User

manual

Contents

Contents p1

Introduction

Packagecontents,Importantsafetyinformation p2

Quick overview p3

Battery details

Tri-bot p4

 Remotecontroller p5

Getting started p6

 Demomode

 Volumecontrol

Controlling Tri-bot

Drivingcontrol,Tiltsensorcontrol p7

 Falldetection,Homingfunction p8



Modes

Program Mode p9

Free Roam Mode, Guard Modep10

Alarm Mode, Standby Mode, Sleep Mode p11

Games

Patterngame,Mazegame,Mineeldgame p12

FAQs p13

Limited warranty p14

Important safety information

PleasenotethefollowingwhenoperatingTri-bot:

•DonotimmerseTri-botoranypartsofhiminwateroranyotherformofliquid.

•Donotdrop,throw,orkickTri-botasthismightdamagehismechanicalfunctions.

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing Tri-bot™ from WowWee™!

Introduction

TheRSsymbolidentiesWowWee’sexclusiveRobosapien™products,whichfeaturea

uniquefusionoftechnologyandpersonality.EachRSproductincorporatesthelatest

inrobottechnology,skillfullymixedwithadynamicandentertainingpersonality.

TheWowWeeRobotics[RS]symbolisasignofquality,ensuringeachcustomerofa

uniqueandemotiveroboticexperience.

Tri-bot™isoneofthelatestinthelineofpersonalrobotsfromWowWee™.

Thisinnovativetalkingcompanionismorethanjustyouraveragerobot--Tri-bot

isfreshofftherobotassemblylineandisreadytointeractwithyou,whetherheis

makingcommentsorinvitingyoutoplayhisbuilt-ingames!Rememberthough,he’s

onlyayoungrobotsohewillneedyoutohelphimbygivinghimcommandsusing

theremotecontroller.

TakeafewminutestolookthroughthisusermanualtogetyourTri-botworking!

NOTE:WhenusingTri-bot,adultsupervisionisrequired,especiallywhenchangingthe

batteries.

Package contents:



1xTri-bot 1xRemotecontroller 1xUsermanual

Quick overview

Tri-bot

Remote controller

Quick overview

Clockwiseturn

button

Directionpad

Programbutton

LEDsignal

indicator

Movingeyebrows

LEDeyes

LEDmouth

Tiltwaist

Batterycompartment

(underneath)

“Pop-top”head

(earsandhead)

IRsensors(back)

IRsensors(front)

Poseablearms

Omni-directional

wheeledbase

IRsensors

Tilttrigger

Battery

compartment

Counter-clockwise

turnbutton

Stopbutton

Playbackbutton

Brainbutton

Underside of

remote controller

Side view of

remote controller

Battery details - Tri-bot

Battery details

Battery requirements

Tri-botrequires8x“AA”sizealkalinebatteries(notincluded).

Theremotecontrollerrequires3x“AAA”sizealkalinebatteries(notincluded).

Installing or changing batteries in Tri-bot:

TochangethebatteriesinTri-bot,rstcarefullylayhimonhisback.Donotbalance

himorplacehimnearatableedge.Installthebatteriesasfollows:

1. UsingaPhillipsscrewdriver(notincluded)removethescrewsonthe 

 batterycompartmentcoverlocatedontheundersideofTri-bot’swheel

 base.

2. Insertthebatteriesaccordingtothediagram.Ensurethatthepositiveand

 negativepolaritiesmatchtheillustrationsinsidethebatterycompartment.

3. Replacethebatterycompartmentcoverandreplacethescrewsusingthe

 screwdriver.Donotover-tighten.

NOTE:YouwillknowwhenTri-bot’sbatteriesarenearlydepletedbecausehewill

makeacomment.

IMPORTANT BATTERY INFORMATION

•Useonlyfreshbatteriesoftherequiredsizeandrecommendedtype

• Donotmixoldandnewbatteries,differenttypesofbatteries[standard(Carbon-Zinc),

 Alkalineorrechargeable]orrechargeablebatteriesofdifferentcapacities

•Removerechargeablebatteriesfromthetoybeforerechargingthem

• Rechargeablebatteriesareonlytobechargedunderadultsupervision

• Pleaserespectthecorrectpolarity,(+)and(-)

• Donottrytorechargenon-rechargeablebatteries

• Donotthrowbatteriesintothere

• Replaceallbatteriesofthesametype/brandatthesametime

• Thesupplyterminalsarenottobeshort-circuited

• Removeexhaustedbatteriesfromthetoy

• Batteriesshouldbereplacedbyadults

• Removebatteriesifthetoyisnotgoingtobeplayedwithforsometime

• Thepackagingshouldbekeptbecauseitcontainsimportantinformation

Battery details - remote controller

Installing or changing batteries in the remote controller:

1. OpenthebatterycompartmentontheremotecontrollerusingaPhillips

 screwdriver(notincluded)toremovethescrewonthebattery

 compartmentcover.

2. Insertthebatteriesaccordingtothediagram.Ensurethatthepositiveand

 negativepolaritiesmatchtheillustrationsinsidethebatterycompartment.

3. Replacethebatterycompartmentcoverandreplacethescrewusingthe

 screwdriver.Donotover-tighten.

NOTE: TheremotecontrollerisequippedwithanLEDindicatorthatlightsupwhen

youpressanybutton.Youwillknowwhenthebatteriesintheremotecontrollerare

nearlydepletedwhentheLEDindicatorshinesdimly.

Getting started / Demo mode / Volume control

Getting started

AfteryouhaveinsertedbatteriesinTri-botandtheremotecontroller,youareready

tomeetyourTri-bot!First,placehimupright,onalargesmooth,atsurface,away

fromedgesandobstacles.Next,locatethepowerswitchontheback,justabovethe

wheels.PressitoncetoturnTri-botON.

Hewillbeginoneofhismanystart-up

routinesasheintroduceshimself!Hewill

rovearound,speak,andhisfacewillbe

animated.Ifyouwanttostophimatany

timeduringhisstart-uproutine,pressany

buttonontheremotecontroller.

Demo mode

Tri-bothasvariousdemoroutinestoshowhismotions,animationsandpersonality!

Hewilltellyoumoreabouthisfeaturesandevenjokewithyou.Toaccessthese

functions,pointtheremotecontrolleratTri-botandpresstheDEMObutton.

NOTE:Tri-botmovesaroundduringanydemoroutine.Ensurehissurroundingareais

freefromobstaclesandedges.

Volume control

Tri-bothasthreevolumelevels:high,mediumorlow.Youcannotchangethevolume

whenTri-botisinafunctionmodeorplayingagame.Thebesttimetochangethe

volumeiswhenheisrstturnedon.Thedefaultvolumeis‘high’.

Tochangethevolume,dothefollowing:

1.GentlypressTri-bot’sheadinavertical,

downwardsdirection,asshown.

2.Presshisheadoncetosethisvolumeto

‘medium’,andtwicefor‘low’.Pressinghis

headathirdtimewillsetthevolumeback

to‘high’.

Controlling Tri-bot

Tri-bothasathree-wheeledomni-directionalbase.Hecaneasilymoveinany

direction(includingdiagonally),turn,andevenspinonthespot.Hedetectssignals

fromtheremotecontrollerregardlessofthedirectionheisfacing.

Driving control

Tocontrolhismovementsyoucan

usethedirectionpadontheremote

controller.Forexample,pressthe

leftdirectionbutton,tomoveTri-bot

tohisleft.Tomakehimturnonthe

spot,usethearrowbuttonsforeither

clockwise,orcounter-clockwiseturns.

Ashedrivesaround,Tri-botcandetectobstaclesinhisrange.Hecanonlysee

obstaclesthataredirectlyinfrontof,orbehindhim.Hecannotdetectobstacles

whenheisdrivingsideways,diagonallyorturningonthespot.Hetalksandmakes

commentsashegoes!

Tilt sensor control

Theremotecontrollerisequippedwithatilt

sensor.YoucanmoveTri-botleft,right,

forwardsandbackwardsbypressingthe

triggerlocatedonthebackoftheremote

controllerwhiletiltingit.Tri-botwillcomment

thatheisreadyforcommands.



Controlling Tri-bot - Driving control / Tilt sensor control

Counter-clockwiseturn

Clockwiseturn

Forward

Right

Left

Stop

Backward

Tri-bot’s direction

Tri-botmovestohisleft

Tri-botmovestohisright

Tri-botmovesbackwards

Tri-botmovesforwards

Tilt direction

Left

Right 

Up

Down



Remote controller

direction

Fall detection / Homing function / Follow me function

Thetiltsensorfeatureworksbestwhenyouarelocatedafewpacesawayfrom

Tri-bot.

NOTE:YoucannotusethetiltfunctiontomakeTri-botturnorspinonthespot,or

movediagonally.

Fall detection

IfTri-botfallsoverhewilltellyou.Hiswheelswillautomaticallystopspinning,but

youwillneedtostandhimbackuprighttogethimgoingagain.

Homing function

Tri-botisequippedwithahomingfunctionwhichallowshimtofollowyou,orlocate

andmovetowardsyou.Besuretogivehimtimetolocateyou,beforeyoustart

moving,ifyouwanthimtofollowyou.

PressandholdtheHOMEbuttonon

theremotecontroller.Tri-botwilllook

foryou,andmakecommentsashegoes.

Ifhemovesawayfromyou,continueto

presstheHOME buttonashescansthe

areaandlooksforyou.Ifyoureleasethe

HOME button,Tri-botthinkshehas

reachedhome,andwillmakeanother

comment.PresstheHOME buttonagain

ifyouwanthimtocontinuetrackingyou.

NOTE:AvoidusingtheHomingfunctioninaclutteredarea,asitwillconfuseTri-bot

andmakeitharderforhimtodetectthehomingsignal.Tri-bot’sIRsensorsarebased

reection.Hecanseehighlyreectivesurfaces,suchaswhitewallsormirrorsmore

easilyandfromgreaterdistancesthanmatteorblacksurfaces.

Modes

Tri-bothasseveraldifferentfunctionmodesandgameswhicharedescribedinthis

section.

Program Mode

InProgram Modeyoucanprogramandstoreasequenceofupto60drivecommand

programstepsthatTri-botcanplaybackonrequest.Hecannotdetectoravoid

obstacleswhileheisinProgram Mode.

ToenterProgram Mode,dothefollowing:

1.PresstheProgrambutton.Tri-botwillmakeacommentwhenheisready

toreceivedrivingcommands.

2.UsethedirectionpadontheremotecontrollertodirectTri-bot’smovements.He

willstorethelengthofthemovementasasingleprogramstep.

3.Toaddmoreprogramsteps,repeatstep2.

4.Ifyouwanttoaddapausetothesequence,presstheSTOPbutton.Thelength

oftimeyouholdthebuttonwillbeequaltothelengthofthepause.

5.Whenyouhavenished,pressthePlaybackbutton.Tri-botwillexit

Program Modeandplaytheprogramback.

NOTE: Ifyoudonotenteranycommandsforapproximately30seconds,

Tri-botwillstoretheprogramandexitProgram Mode.

6.Tocleartheprogram,enterProgram Mode bypressingtheProgrambutton

andpressthePlaybackbutton,withoutenteringanydriveinstructions.

Toplaybacktheprogramatanytime,pressthePlaybackbutton.Tri-botwillnot

rememberanystoredprogramsonceyouturnhimoff.

NOTE:Tri-botcanonlystoreoneprogramatatime.Ifyoustoreanewprogram,you

willoverwriteanddeletethepreviouslystoredprogram.

Modes - Program Mode

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