Game mode, House sitting mode, Use your mobile communication device – Sony ERS-7M2 User Manual
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Game mode
In Game mode, you can enjoy playing any of three different
games with the AIBO
®
Entertainment Robot (page 90). Using
AIBO Custom Manager 2, you can also add a variety of new
games and content released on the AIBO web site.
Notes
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• Customization is the process of adding new functions to AIBO-ware,
modifying it to suit your preferences.
• For the latest information on AIBO Custom Manager 2 (supplied
separately)* and available content, visit our Web site at http://
www.aibo.com.
• AIBO Custom Manager 2 (supplied separately) is software that runs
on a computer.
House Sitting mode
The AIBO robot will look after the house while you are away (page 72).
In House Sitting mode, when the AIBO robot detects a movement, face, or sound, it snaps a
picture and can notify you by e-mail.*
* To send e-mail from the AIBO robot to you in House Sitting mode, Wireless Router and Internet
connection are required.
Use your mobile communication device*
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and the Internet for even
greater enjoyment
You can use your PC, mobile communication device*
1
or the Internet to mail commands to
the AIBO robot and have it take pictures while you are away, or have it convey messages to
nearby family or friends. You can view pictures that the AIBO robot takes using a Web
browser. The following facilities are required in order to take advantage of the AIBO robot
through a mobile communication device*
1
or the Internet.
For details on how to use the AIBO robot through a mobile communication device*
1
or the
Internet, refer to the “User’s Guide (PC·Network)” for the AIBO robot ERS-7 (PDF) on the
supplied CD-ROM. Note that Adobe
®
Acrobat
®
Reader
®
5.0, or Adobe Reader 6.0 or higher
is required to view the User’s Guide.
The following are required to give commands to the AIBO robot through your PC, mobile
communication device*
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, or the Internet.
• A “Memory Stick™” media reader/writer. Only Sony brand “Memory Stick” media
reader/writers are guaranteed to operate correctly.
• When connecting your computer and Access Point by wireless LAN, the PC side must
conform to IEEE 802.11b.