Sony ERS-7 Manual

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The AIBO

®

 Entertainment 

Robot emits a sad melody and 
does not move when you 
press the pause button.

• A “Memory Stick™” media without application software for 

the AIBO robot has been installed.
c  Insert a “Memory Stick” media compatible with software 

specifically designed for the AIBO Entertainment Robot 
ERS-7.

• The “Memory Stick” media is defective.

c Check the AIBO robot movements with the AIBO robot 

Operation Check mode.
When you remove the “Memory Stick” media from the 
AIBO robot, it enters the AIBO robot Operation Check 
mode. If there is no problem with the AIBO robot itself, it 
will repeat the “Stand up” 

t “Sit down” t “Lay down” 

routine. (In this condition, the mode indicators flash 
yellow.)

The battery cannot be 
removed even when you 
operate the battery eject lever 
(BATT 

Z

).

• A program is running. Press the pause button to stop the 

program, and then remove the battery.

It takes a long time for the 
AIBO robot to start moving.

• Data is being read from the “Memory Stick” media. Wait a 

while.

The AIBO robot tries to walk 
but it does not move forward.

• The floor may be too slippery.

c Place the AIBO robot on a surface that is not too slippery, 

such as low pile carpet.

The AIBO robot falls often.

• The floor may be too slippery, inclined, or unstable.

c Place the AIBO robot on a flat surface that is not too 

slippery.

After you pick the AIBO robot 
up, it moves only slowly 
without any hand or leg 
motions.

• The AIBO robot is designed to stop moving whenever it is 

picked up from the floor.
c Check to see if the mode indicators slowly flash green. If they 

do, place the AIBO robot on the floor. If it does not move 
after a while, touch the head sensor for 3 seconds. The AIBO 
robot will enter Autonomous mode again.

The mode indicators are lit 
orange, the AIBO robot does 
not move and its joints are 
limp.

• Something is jammed in one of the AIBO robot’s joints.

c Place the AIBO robot on the floor and touch the head sensor 

for 3 seconds.

c Remedy (see page)