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Troubleshooting
Autonomous mode (continued)
Symptom
AIBO does not chase the
supplied ball.
Performance mode
Symptom
AIBO does not respond to
commands.
Remedy
Sometimes AIBO does not feel like chasing the ball. There is also
possibility that AIBO has not learned or matured enough to chase
the ball.
AIBO is not seeing the ball.
c Place the ball in front of its color camera (see page 20).
The battery power has run out.
c Place AIBO on the station or install a fully charged battery pack
(see page 76).
AIBO is sleeping.
c Shake it awake (see page 41).
AIBO’s environment is too bright, too dim or colored.
c Successful recognition of the ball’s pink is achieved in the proper
lighting. Adjust the lighting in AIBO’s environment.
Remedy
AIBO does not hear commands.
c Turn up the volume of the sound controller.
c Hold the sound controller close to AIBO’s ear.
c Face the speaker of the sound controller towards AIBO.
AIBO is performing.
c Send the command after the performance is completed.
In the performance mode, AIBO does not accept commands for the
game mode.
AIBO does not accept commands while it emits sounds.
The sound controller is not set to operate by numeric commands.
c Set the switch of the sound controller to A/B (see page 25) or
send single sound commands (see “List of commands” on page
91).
The command type may need to be changed.
c Match AIBO’s command type to that of the sound controller by
sending commands (see page 35).
The battery power has run out.
c Place AIBO on the station or install a fully charged battery pack
(see page 76).
AIBO is sleeping.
c Shake it awake (see page 41).
There may be noise in AIBO’s environment.
c Provide a quiet environment for it.