Sony 477 User Manual

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AIBO has perfect pitch and can distinguish musical tones. This
feature makes it possible to send commands to AIBO through
combinations of certain musical tones. This means you can even
control AIBO through a musical instrument or by whistling, as
long as the combination of notes and pitch are correct. However,
it takes some practice to hit just the right sounds that AIBO will
recognize. Therefore, a sound controller, which makes it easy to
produce sounds AIBO recognizes, is included. This section
introduces you to commands and sound controller features. For
details on how to use it, see chapters 2, 4 and 5.

Commands are combinations of specific musical tones. Various commands
are assigned to correspond to different note combinations. Use these
commands to change AIBO’s motion modes (e.g., changing from the
autonomous mode to the remote-control mode), or to enter a command for
an action in the game mode or the performance mode.
Each command consists of a combination of three individual tones all in the
same octave (from C to B) such as “C-D-E” and “F-E-C.” AIBO recognizes a
total of approximately 40 different commands.

Sound controller (supplied) has three user-friendly features, including the
ability to switch the command transmission method.

Three types of operating commands are provided,
geared to different types of play. As described in
the following, the functions assigned to the
number/symbol buttons (command buttons)
change according to the operating command.