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Aibo pal; ers-310 series
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  • Page 1 4-664-236-11(1)
  • Page 2 THIS DOES NOT AFFECT YOUR prior written approval. STATUTORY RIGHTS. EXCEPT AS SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH Sony Corporation reserves the right to IN THE END-USER LICENSE make any modification to this manual or AGREEMENT, SONY CORPORATION the information contained herein at any PROVIDES THIS MANUAL, THE time without notice.
  • Page 3 No part of this software or document may be reproduced in any form by any means and rental of this software may not be allowed without prior authorization of Sony Corporation. • Sony Corporation assumes no responsibility for any inconvenience caused by misuse or any use not stated in this document.

  • Page 4: Regulatory Information

    For Customers in the U.S.A. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
  • Page 5 For Customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. For Customers in Germany (Für Kunden in Deutschland) CE (EMC) Marking Conformity Remarks a) This equipment complies with EN55022.
  • Page 6 “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-310 series and “AIBO Pal Special Edition”...
  • Page 7 First of all, check that you have the following items. x AIBO-ware “Memory Stick” x User’s Guide (this manual) x Quick Guide x End-User License Agreement...
  • Page 8 Table of Contents Getting Started Welcome to “AIBO Pal”! ................12 Look at my wake-up dance! ............12 I am an adventurous explorer! ............12 Give me your attention! ..............12 Tips on how to live a happy life with AIBO ........13 Emotions and instincts of AIBO ..............
  • Page 9 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 ....................
  • Page 10 Playing with sounds ..................64 Mimicking ..................64 Have AIBO hum a melody ............. 65 Have AIBO emit a melody ............. 65 Turn on AIBO step ................66 Have AIBO sing a song ..............66 Asking AIBO to work as a watchdog ............67 Additional Information Notes on use ....................

  • Page 11: Getting Started

    “AIBO Pal” is AIBO-ware for the AIBO ERS-310 series that gives AIBO an active and lively life. This chapter provides basic information about AIBO Pal to help you to get along well with AIBO. * In this manual, “AIBO Pal Special Edition” ERF-310AW09E is referred to as “AIBO Pal” hereinafter.

  • Page 12: Welcome To "Aibo Pal

    Welcome to “AIBO Pal”! “AIBO Pal” is AIBO-ware that gives AIBO an active and lively life. When AIBO is loaded with AIBO Pal, it acts on its own judgement, expresses its feelings, and collects information and learns a lot from you and its surroundings.

  • Page 13: Tips On How To Live A Happy Life With Aibo

    Tips on how to live a happy life with AIBO When AIBO does not seem to be paying Listen to me. attention to you... Say “Listen to me” to AIBO to get its attention. When you have AIBO’s attention, talk to it again. Watch DVDs or videos with AIBO You and AIBO can enjoy DVDs or videos together, as long as they support the Media link function (see page...

  • Page 14: Emotions And Instincts Of Aibo

    Emotions and instincts of AIBO Emotions Discontent AIBO has six emotions: joy, sadness, anger, surprise, fear and discontent. These emotions will change in Sadness Fear response to a variety of factors, affecting the behavior of AIBO. Listed below are common scenarios in which AIBO may be seen expressing Anger Surprise...

  • Page 15: Instincts

    Instincts AIBO has five key instincts that provide motivation for its actions: love instinct, search instinct, movement instinct, recharge instinct, and sleep instinct. Love instinct : AIBO is naturally inclined to interact with people who will give it care. If left alone for a long time, AIBO will call its owner’s name or feel an urge to play.

  • Page 16: Modes And Conditions Of Aibo

    Modes and conditions of AIBO Autonomous mode Lift AIBO up or push its tail switch in the back direction for 3 seconds while lifting it up. AIBO moves around on its own: basic mode of AIBO Pal. Place AIBO on the floor or push the tail The mode switch in the front direction for 3 seconds indicator...
  • Page 17 With AIBO Pal, AIBO can change into the following modes and conditions. Station mode Pick-up condition Place AIBO on the Station. The mode AIBO plays even on the Station. When you lift up indicator AIBO, it becomes The mode lights. still and quiet in this indicator mode.

  • Page 18: Playing With Aibo

    Playing with AIBO What can AIBO do in Autonomous mode? Communication The horn light between AIBOs slowly flashes light blue. AIBO responds to another AIBO when talked from it, and then tries to communicate with it (see page 55). Entering Happy mode Teaching the name When AIBO bursts with joy thanks to...
  • Page 19 When AIBO is in Autonomous mode or Station mode, it can play with you or another AIBO. These modes allow AIBO to communicate with an audio/visual device such as a DVD player and VCR. What can AIBO do The horn light Taking a photo flashes blue.
  • Page 20 Autonomous mode This is AIBO’s basic mode when AIBO Pal is loaded to it. When you start up AIBO Pal, AIBO enters Autonomous mode first. AIBO obtains information on its surroundings through its camera/microphone/ sensors, and carries out various autonomous actions based on its instincts or emotion as follows.
  • Page 21 Happy mode In Happy mode, AIBO is bursting with joy! AIBO’s horn light flashes in pink slowly, and AIBO repeats a joyful gesture to indicate how much it loves you. AIBO enters Happy mode when it is frequently talked to, when it has enjoyed communicating with another AIBO, or when you turn it on after a long break.
  • Page 22 Pick-up condition When you want to enjoy holding AIBO or lift up AIBO to take a photo of you and AIBO, AIBO draws its legs in to make it easier for you to hold AIBO (“Pick-up condition”). This condition is to prevent you from getting surprised by the movement of AIBO when picking it up, and then dropping it.
  • Page 23 Jam condition If something gets jammed in any of AIBO’s joints, AIBO changes to this condition and all of its joints become loose. This mode is provided to protect you from your fingers being caught and injured between the joints of AIBO. The mode indicator flashes.
  • Page 24 Rest mode When you play with AIBO in a small place, or when you do not want AIBO to move around, put AIBO into this mode. In this mode, AIBO stops walking around. Push the tail switch in the right direction for 3 seconds. The mode indicator lights and AIBO lies down or sits down, and then carries out autonomous actions.
  • Page 25 Station mode When you place a moving AIBO on the station, it enters Station mode. The mode indicator goes off. The station is a place provided for AIBO to rest, so in this mode, AIBO takes a nap to be charged. AIBO moves its head and front legs even on the station, but it will not move from the station on its own.
  • Page 26 Pause mode When you press the pause button located on the back of AIBO, the back light turns off and power is shut down. Be sure to have AIBO in this mode before changing/ replacing the battery or replacing the “Memory Stick.” To start up AIBO, press the pause button on the back again.

  • Page 27: Preparations

    Preparations Let’s get AIBO ready to use AIBO Pal. Grasp AIBO securely by the body, turn it upside down, and slide its cover toward the rear with pressing the mark to open the cover. Notes • Lift AIBO by its body, and not by its extremities. Do not hold any part around its collar.
  • Page 28 Insert the supplied AIBO Pal “Memory Stick” into AIBO. Insert the “Memory Stick” as far as it Round will go with the V mark down. Make corner sure that the round corner of the “Memory Stick” faces toward the rear part of the body of AIBO.
  • Page 29 Push here. Insert the battery pack supplied with AIBO until it clicks into place. Charge up the battery pack. Refer to the “AIBO” ERS-310 series Operating Instructions for how to charge up the battery pack. Adjust the volume level of AIBO. Refer to the “AIBO”...
  • Page 30 Place AIBO on the floor as shown on the right. Place AIBO on a flat, non-slippery surface, such as a carpet with a short nap. And choose a quiet place to place AIBO so that it can hear whatever you say to it. Notes •...

  • Page 31: Living With Aibo

    Living with AIBO This chapter explains the feeding (charging) and sleeping habits of AIBO.

  • Page 32: Charging Aibo's Battery Pack

    Charging AIBO’s battery pack AIBO operates on battery power, so you have to recharge the battery pack whenever it grows weak. Since the battery pack is only partially charged at the factory, the first thing you have to do is to charge the battery pack. AIBO can operate for about 2.5 hours (in Autonomous mode) with a fully charged ERA-301B1 Lithium Ion Battery Pack.
  • Page 33 When charging has finished The back light goes off, and AIBO enters Pause mode. To start up AIBO, press the pause button. Charging with the ERA-301P2 Energy Station Core (optional) When you place AIBO on the stand onto which the optional Energy Station Core is attached, AIBO is automatically charged up.

  • Page 34: When Aibo Wants To Be Charged

    When AIBO wants to be charged When the battery pack of AIBO grows weak, AIBO lets you know that it wants to be recharged, and then changes to the charging posture. When the battery power level becomes low: Horn light : slowly flashes blue. Mode indicator : lights up.

  • Page 35: Sleeping And Waking Up

    Sleeping and waking up AIBO “sleeps” when it enters Sleep mode. AIBO does not respond to you even if you touch it or speak to it. To make AIBO hear you, wake it up by gently shaking it. Note that the battery pack of AIBO will discharge slightly even while AIBO is sleeping.
  • Page 36 When you want to have AIBO sleep, but consider how AIBO feels When you say “Good night” to AIBO, it makes a drowsy gesture for a while, and then enters Sleep mode. However, if AIBO does not want to sleep, it may not sleep. After AIBO has slept enough, it wakes up again on its own to start moving.
  • Page 37 Placing a sleeping AIBO (in Sleep mode) on the station Lift a sleeping AIBO and place it on the station. After a while, AIBO wakes up automatically and then enters Station mode. To wake up AIBO when it is sleeping on the station, move it from the station. To place AIBO on the stand Press the pause button that is located on the back of AIBO to have AIBO enter Pause mode (the back light goes off) before placing it on the stand.

  • Page 39: Communicating With Aibo

    Communicating with AIBO When you touch the switches of AIBO or talk to AIBO, AIBO understands that you want to communicate with it. AIBO expresses its emotion or instinct through the use of lights, sounds and movements. In addition, it communicates with an audio/visual device such as a DVD player and VCR or exchanges greetings with another AIBO.

  • Page 40: From You To Aibo

    From you to AIBO There are several ways that you can communicate with AIBO: touching AIBO, showing an object such as a ball to AIBO, talking to AIBO, calling its name and etc. When you talk to AIBO frequently, it may enter Happy mode (see page 21) to show you how much it loves you! Communicating by touch AIBO’s body has a total of six switches consisting of three types that allow AIBO...

  • Page 41: Communicating For Training Aibo

    Communicating for training AIBO AIBO’s head (switch located inside the head) and tail switches allow you to train AIBO by praising and scolding AIBO. Through this training communication, AIBO learns a lot, and then tends to do the behavior you praised, and not to do what is scolded.
  • Page 42 Scolding AIBO “Don’t do that” Gently press the head so that AIBO faces upwards, or push the tail switch (in any direction) quickly. AIBO understands that it is being scolded, and will do less of its current behavior. You can also scold AIBO by saying “Don’t do that” to it.

  • Page 43: Communicating Visually

    Communicating visually A color camera and a distance sensor provide AIBO with sight, allowing it to recognize colors, movements, and distance to judge them totally. AIBO responds best to a pink ball (supplied), a moving object, your hand, a wall or steep drop.

  • Page 44: Communicating By Voice

    Communicating by voice AIBO uses a stereo microphone located at its ear to recognize a variety of sounds and words. Therefore, you can greet, instruct or ask AIBO a question by saying appropriate words. AIBO almost always responds to you, but may ignore you if it feels sleepy or is in a bad mood.

  • Page 45: Helping Aibo To Get Up

    Helping AIBO to get up AIBO tries to get up by itself or asks you to help when it falls. If it asks you to help, help it to get back on its feet as shown below. If you do not help AIBO or AIBO cannot get up by itself, it is exhausted, and then may enter Sleep mode (see page 35).

  • Page 46: From Aibo To You

    From AIBO to you AIBO expresses its emotions, desires and present condition to you through its lights, sounds and gestures. Lights Mode indicator (located behind the horn) The mode indicator indicates the current mode or condition of AIBO. Autonomous mode Mode indicator Station mode Rest mode...
  • Page 47 Horn light This horn light indicates the emotions of AIBO and if AIBO has found something. z Emotions Green Happy Horn light (brief flash or flashing slowly) Orange Angry (brief flash or flashing slowly) Blue Sad/frightened (brief flash or flashing slowly) White Bored (flashing slowly)
  • Page 48 z Mode and Plays Horn light Pink AIBO is in Happy (flashing slowly) mode. Yellow AIBO is in Media link (flashing slowly) mode. Light blue AIBO is (flashing slowly) communicating with another AIBO. Blue (flashing) AIBO learns its name/ takes a picture. Green (lights up) AIBO works as a watchdog.

  • Page 49: Sounds

    Back light AIBO uses its back light to indicate its physical condition. Green Active* Back light Orange Charging Green (flashing slowly) Sleep mode Orange (flashing) Charging irregularity Pause mode * This back light lights up green also while AIBO is moving while being charged in Station mode.

  • Page 50: Body Language

    Body language AIBO uses gestures to express its emotions as its unique body language. The followings are just a few examples. Guess what AIBO expresses. I don’t know. I refuse it!
  • Page 51 I want my ball! Name me! “I want” “Ball” “I want” “Name” Put me back on the station! Shake hands with me! “I want” “Back” “Listen” “Shake hands!”...
  • Page 52 Leave me alone! I am hungry! “Empty stomach” “I am hungry!” Pet me! Give me more attention! “Listen” “Pet me” “Please” “Give me attention”...

  • Page 53: From An Audio/Visual Device To Aibo (Media Link Mode)

    From an audio/visual device to AIBO (Media link mode) Media link mode allows AIBO to react to a certain sound, AIBO Interactive Melody, which is output from an audio/visual (A/V) device such as a DVD player and VCR. You can enjoy communication between AIBO and such a device. When AIBO hears the AIBO Interactive Melody from an A/V device, it reacts depending on its tone: feels pleased, sad, or surprised.

  • Page 54: Having Aibo Enter Media Link Mode

    Having AIBO enter Media link mode Have AIBO enter “Autonomous mode/Station mode” first (see page 16). Say “Media link mode” to AIBO, or push its tail switch in the left direction for 3 seconds. AIBO automatically enters Media link mode when it hears the AIBO Interactive Melody indicating start of Media link mode from an A/V device.

  • Page 55: From Aibo To Aibo

    • Only AIBOs with “AIBO Life” (designed for ERS-310 series), “AIBO Pal (ERF-310AW07E)” (designed for ERS-310 series), or “AIBO Pal Special Edition (ERF-310AW09E)” (designed for ERS-310 series) software can communicate with one another. • Only AIBOs with “AIBO Pal (ERF-310AW07E)” (designed for ERS-310 series) or “AIBO Pal Special Edition (ERF-310AW09E)”...
  • Page 56 Say “Talk to your friend” to AIBO. AIBO gets ready for communicating with the other AIBO. The horn light flashes in light blue slowly. Push the tail switch of AIBO that is to start talking first (in any direction). AIBO, instructed with its tail switch, talks to its friend AIBO. Another AIBO responds to it.

  • Page 57: Playing With Aibo

    Playing with AIBO AIBO learns your name as well as its name. If you ask AIBO, it plays with music, takes a photo, or works as a watchdog during your absence. This chapter explains its various functions that allow you to enjoy life with AIBO.

  • Page 58: Teaching Its Name

    Teaching its name You can name AIBO, or teach your name to it. After you teach AIBO its name and your name, it calls out your name when it wants to play with you or responds to you whenever it hears its own name or your name. If you teach AIBO a new name, it forgets the old one.
  • Page 59 Hint If AIBO is not paying attention when you say “Name registration” or “Owner registration,” say “Listen to me” to AIBO and try again. Push the tail switch (in any direction). AIBO waits for you to teach the name. The horn light flashes in orange and blue alternately.

  • Page 60: Having Aibo Take A Photo

    • Note that using AIBO to take pictures may infringe the image right of third parties. Sony can assume no responsibility in such cases. We request that you avoid taking pictures that cause inconvenience to other people or infringe their rights.
  • Page 61 When AIBO is in Autonomous or Station mode, tell AIBO “Take a picture.” AIBO nods to your request, and its horn light flashes blue. Take a picture. Hint If AIBO is not paying attention when you say “Take a picture,” say “Listen to me” to AIBO and try again.

  • Page 62: Viewing Pictures Taken By Aibo

    Viewing pictures taken by AIBO Pictures taken by AIBO are stored in the “Memory Stick” of AIBO. To see them, one of the following devices is required as the system that copies data stored in the “Memory Stick” to your personal computer (PC): x PC equipped with a slot for a “Memory Stick.”...
  • Page 63 Copy or move photo files stored in the “Memory Stick” to your PC. Copy or move the JPEG files stored under “\OPEN-R\APP\PC\PHOTO” of the “Memory Stick” to your PC. Five-digit numbers are sequentially assigned to pictures AIBO shot: the smallest number is assigned to the oldest file.

  • Page 64: Playing With Sounds

    Playing with sounds AIBO uses sounds to perform many types of play with you. To begin any of the following play activities, first say “Play with sounds” to AIBO. After getting AIBO’s attention, start playing with AIBO. Play with sounds. Mimicking When you say, “Let’s play”...

  • Page 65: Have Aibo Hum A Melody

    Have AIBO hum a melody When you sing “Lalala” (three notes), AIBO hears your melody and repeats it. Be sure to clearly sing “Lalala” so that AIBO can hear you correctly. Have AIBO emit a melody Tell AIBO “AIBO melody,” and then bring your hand close to the distance sensor located on the nose of AIBO or move your hand away from it.

  • Page 66: Turn On Aibo Step

    Turn on AIBO step Tell AIBO “AIBO step.” AIBO makes joyful sounds as it walks a little as instructed if you call out to AIBO one of the following words “Go forward,” “Go back,” “Go right/Turn right,” “Go left/Turn left,” “Kick the ball.”...

  • Page 67: Asking Aibo To Work As A Watchdog

    Asking AIBO to work as a watchdog It is convenient if you ask AIBO, while in Station mode, to work as a watchdog when you leave. AIBO sleeps on the station, but sometimes wakes up on its own, and then looks around your room. If it finds anything moving in your room, it will take a picture.
  • Page 68 When you come back home, tell AIBO “I’m here.” AIBO is pleased making a gesture that indicates, “Welcome home,” and finishes working as a watchdog and returns to Station mode. Note Even though you tell AIBO “I’m here,” while AIBO is sleeping, it will not wake up. First, gently shake AIBO’s body to wake up AIBO, and then tell it “I’m here.”...

  • Page 69: Additional Information

    Additional Information This chapter provides notes on usage, a troubleshooting guide, and other information concerning AIBO.

  • Page 70: Notes On Use

    To protect the saved data on the “Memory Stick,” note the following: • The supplied AIBO-ware “Memory Stick” is an accessory of “AIBO Pal” ERF-310AW09E. Using it also to save data from PCs or camcorders, or for anything other than AIBO, may damage AIBO.
  • Page 71 • AIBO Pal cannot be used except through the AIBO-ware “Memory Stick” on which it is supplied. • Sony assumes no responsibility for any malfunctions that may occur as a result of using AIBO Pal in a way not specified in this manual.

  • Page 72: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting If you experience any of the following difficulties, use this troubleshooting guide to correct the problem before contacting AIBO Customer Link. Refer to the “AIBO” ERS-310 series Operating Instructions to check AIBO entirely and its sensor condition in Clinic mode. Should the problem persist, contact the AIBO Customer Link.
  • Page 73 Symptom • Remedy AIBO emits a sad • The “Memory Stick” with AIBO-ware is not inserted into AIBO. melody and does not • A “Memory Stick” other than one designed exclusive for AIBO move when you press the (unusable with AIBO ERS-310 series) is inserted into AIBO. pause button.
  • Page 74 Symptom • Remedy After you pick AIBO up, • AIBO stops moving whenever it is picked up from the floor. t Check to see if the mode indicator lights or not. If it does, it moves only slowly without moving its place AIBO on the floor.

  • Page 75: Reference Materials

    Reference Materials • Words apprehensible to AIBO • Styles of AIBO melodies...

  • Page 76: Words Apprehensible To Aibo

    Words apprehensible to AIBO This section lists words AIBO can understand. Call out words listed later in this section to praise, scold, teach or play with AIBO. AIBO does not understand what you say when: z AIBO may not recognize several words depending on its mode or condition. z Even though AIBO understands you, it may choose not to respond or do as you say.
  • Page 77 z Calling AIBO’s What’s your owner’s name? How cute. name or giving a AIBO answers its owner’s name AIBO is pleased but a little shy (your name) in its own voice. when it hears these words. name to AIBO AIBO. z Praising, scolding z Thanking/ AIBO greets you when you call to...
  • Page 78 z Asking AIBO a z Taking a picture Bye bye./Good bye. question AIBO may make a cheerful Take a picture. gesture indicating “good bye,” or AIBO takes a picture of the Are you bored? turn its back if it feels lonely. landscape it is seeing (see page AIBO answers how its love 60).
  • Page 79 z Moving z Communicating Where’s the ball? with another AIBO AIBO looks for the supplied pink Come here./Over here. ball. When AIBO finds the ball, it AIBO comes to you. However, it Talk to your friend./Talk to may run after the ball. may not recognize the correct your buddy.
  • Page 80 z Media link mode AIBO melody. Tell AIBO these words when you Media link mode. want to have AIBO emit a melody AIBO enters Media link mode (see page 65). (see page 53). Change your sound. That’s it./All done. AIBO changes the current voice/ AIBO quits Media link mode.

  • Page 81: Styles Of Aibo Melodies

    Styles of AIBO melodies Major scale Continuous Japanese Okinawan (melody unique to a Japanese island, “Okinawa”) Chinese Harmonic minor scale Rock-‘n’-roll Boogie-woogie...
  • Page 84 * 4 6 6 4 2 3 6 1 1 Printed in Japan © 2002 Sony Corporation...

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