Sony Aibo ERS-7M2 User Manual page 107

Symptom
®
The AIBO Entertainment
Robot does not self-charge.
Cannot perform owner
registration.
The AIBO robot does not
respond to AIBO cards.
• Cause c Remedy (see page)
• The station pole and station marker are not mounted correctly.
c Attach these parts correctly (page 30).
• The AIBO robot cannot recognize the station marker due to its
surroundings.
c Make the room brighter (fluorescent lighting is
recommended), and remove any objects from around the
Energy Station that are similar in color to those of the
station pole and/or station marker. Next, perform a sensor
check in Clinic mode (page 110) to test whether the AIBO
robot can find the Energy Station.
• The AIBO robot cannot clearly identify your face.
c Hold your head straight without tilting it to the side. If you
are wearing a distinctive item, such as thick-rimmed
glasses, or if your hair is covering your face, the AIBO
robot may find it difficult to identify you.
c Because recognition may also fail if the room is poorly lit,
or there is a light source behind you, perform registration in
a brightly lit room. Fluorescent lighting is recommended.
• The AIBO robot cannot easily identify the card.
c Make sure that you hold the card at right angles to the
AIBO robot's line of vision, so that it can see the entire
card. When the graphic on an AIBO card is covered by your
fingers or a piece of your clothing, the AIBO robot will not
be able to recognize it.
c Because recognition may also fail if the room is poorly lit,
or there is a light source behind you, perform this activity in
a brightly lit room. Fluorescent lighting is recommended.
• The AIBO robot does not respond to AIBO cards while you
are making settings using the voice guide.
• The AIBO robot may also ignore AIBO cards when it is
looking for the Energy Station in order to charge itself.
• The AIBO robot will not respond to AIBO cards if it is at the
puppy stage.
• Make sure to show the AIBO robot the side of the card with
the graphic. The AIBO robot can only recognize the side with
the graphic.
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