FCC ID: VNG-AI01B Robotic Toy

Setup How to use the Remote Control How to Throw a Pass The robot comes with a 9.6V rechargable battery pack. This should be fully charged before use. The robot will run best on a level surface like a wood floor or short carpet. The four casters allow the robot to drive over cracks easily. and To insert battery: lay robot face-down remove battery key by pushing it toward the robots head and then pulling it out. Insert battery with cable arranged to side as shown. Connect battery cable to robots power cable. Place the included traction bands onto wheels com-

pletely as shown. Remote battery insertion:

place 4 AAA batteries into the remote compartment on back of remote. on the Switch remote controls power button. Dont touch the joystick while turning on the remote. This will cause the remote (and robot) to malfunction until you turn off/turn on again. Turn on the robot using the power switch on the robots back panel. You will see lights come on and the robot will say RFL. Switch Joystick Throw Hike Up Down Power Switch Burst JOYSTICK - drives the robot forward, backward, and turns. Joystick control is PROPORTIONAL. This means the further you push the joystick in one direction, the FASTER it goes. Small motions on the joystick get small controlled motions on the robot. UP and DOWN arm buttons - raises and lowers the non-throwing arm (left side arm). The non-

throwing arm will rotate through about 180 degrees. BURST button - when you hold down this button, the robot drives at BURST speed (about 2x normal speed). HIKE - used to start a play when using two or more robots (see Advanced Operation section). THROW - press this key to use the throwing arm. Press, hold, then release to throw. The longer you hold the button down, the longer the throw. A brief touch of the button makes a short throw. Press and hold for 2 seconds and it throws automatically at longest range. As you hold down the THROW button, LEDs light up on the remote. This shows the power of the throw. The more LEDs that light up, the more powerful the throw. SWITCH - press this button to change remote control between multiple robots (see Advanced Operation section). Load the ball onto the throwing hand as shown. Note that the ball two fingers. fits between the Then just press the THROW button on the remote. Remember to hold down the throw button longer before releasing to throw farther. Setting Up the Robot to be a Receiver / Lineman Remove the screws from the QB hand pieces. Remove the hand pieces and store them. Install the shoulder bolt into the center hole of the robot's right arm, then remove the 2 outside screws. You cannot use the receiver hands if the 2 outside screws are left in. Slide the claw hands and the receiver plate onto the arms and fasten with screws. Do not operate the robot if the battery is hot. Allow battery to cool down before operating. For notifications about upgrades and accessories for the robot and remote control, go to:

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Offensive LEDs Offense Button Power Switch Trim Control AUX port MODE switch Defensive LEDs Defense Button AI-01 Back Panel Controls Have you ever wanted to practice your passing but had no one to practice with? With the AI-01, this problem is solved. The AI-01 has an AUTONOMOUS mode that allows you to select a play pattern to run on one robot, which it does by itself with no direction, while you control the quarterback robot by remote. There are four things you must understand to control more than one robot: the MODE selector switch on the robot, the robot/remote CHANNEL, the robot PLAYS, and the remote control use of SWITCH and HIKE buttons. The MODE selector on the robot's back panel is a 3 position switch. The positions are A, B, and X. A Remote only Mixed remote and autonomous Autonomous only B C Used to control 1 robot on one channel 1 robot under remote control, 1

(or more) acting autonomously. And you can change which robot is under remote control at will. Used to set robot(s) to only run autonomous instructions. Mode X robots ignore remote commands except HIKE. Remotes and robots must be on the same CHANNEL for the robot to respond to remote control commands. There are 12 separate channels available. The channel is defined by two pieces: the robot number (1-6) and the team number (1 or 2). The channel is displayed on the LED window of both remote and robot for about 2 seconds when you switch them on. The yellow LEDs show the robot number.

#1-3 on top left to right LEDs, and #4-6 on bottom. The team number is 1 when the red LED is lit, and 2 when Green. Note that remote and robot come shipped in DEMO CHANNEL so that a robot in demo mode does not interfere with robots on normal channels. DEMO channel shows as Robot 1, but Team is both 1 and 2. TO SET CHANNEL ON THE ROBOT: Turn off robot, then hold down both Offense and Defense play buttons and turn robot power switch ON while holding both buttons. The channel will be displayed briefly, then after about 3 seconds a yellow LED and either a red or green LED will flash. The robot is now in SETUP mode where you set the channel. Press the Offense button to change the robot number, and Defense button to change team number. When you have set the channel that you want, press both buttons at the same time and hold for about 3 seconds. LEDs stop flashing when robot exits setup mode. TO SET CHANNEL ON THE REMOTE: Similar to the robot. Turn off remote, but now hold down the SWITCH and THROW buttons. Use SWITCH to change robot number setting. THROW changes team number. Press and hold both for 3 seconds to lock in your channel. Once you have set robot and remote channel, set the robot's MODE selector. If you want to have one robot a receiver running a play, and one robot a QB that throws a pass, set QB to MODE A, and receiver to MODE B. Now that you have the robot and remote set up, it's time to run some PLAYS. On the robot's back panel there are displayed the preprogrammed play patterns avail-

able. There are 6 offensive patterns and 2 defensive patterns. Offensive Plays: Fly, Button-hook, Slant Left, Ladder Right, Ladder Left, and Slant Right. When in offensive patterns, the robot will attempt to evade another robot if it detects one in the path. Defensive Play: Close and Scan (runs forward a short distance then scans for an opponent) or Zone (stay in a zone scanning for opponent). If another robot is detected in defensive mode, robot will move to tackle. Select Offensive plays by pressing the Offense button. Pressing Defense button toggles between defense patterns. On the remote, the HIKE button starts and stops a play. When in play, the red or green LED on remote will flash to indicate that play is in progress. A steady LED means that you are in huddle. A robot in MODE B will execute an autonomous play when you press HIKE, while robot in MODE A will respond to Joystick and other button controls. Pressing SWITCH (for instance, if you complete a pass to a receiver robot in MODE B) changes control to Robot B, and Robot A then executes its autonomous play. When in Robot A command mode, the remote's red LED will be on (and flashing if play has been started). The green LED is on if in Robot B command mode. With practice this becomes easy. FCC Notification: FCC ID VNG-AI01. This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. The user is warned that any modifications to the electrical circuitry of the robot or remote could void the user's ability to operate them within FCC rules. RFL and all related material 2007 Active Innovations Inc. All rights reserved.