Robotex AVATAR III - Basic Avatar III Controls; Powering On;Off, Audio Volume, and Robot Movement; Flipper Control, IR;LED Light, and Push-to-Talk Audio

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Avatar®IIIUserManualRevD12/2015
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1)BasicAvatar®IIIControls
PleaserefertoFigure1onpage11forcontrollerbuttondiagramandlabels.
A) PoweringOn/Off,AudioVolume,andRobotMovement
PowerOn/OffButton:
 Powersthecontrolleronandoff.
IncomingVolumeControlKnob:
 Pushup=incomingaudiovolumeincreases
 Pushdown=incomingaudiovolumedecreases
RobotControlJoystick(LeftJoystick):
 Theleftjoystickcontrolsrobotmovement(left/rightandforward/reverse).
 Therobotrespondstoarangeofinput–thefurtheryoupushthestick,thefaster
therobotwillmove.Forslowmovement,pushlightlyonthejoystick.Thereare
twospeedmodes,highandlowthatwillbediscussedonpage14.
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B) FlipperControl,IR/LEDLight,andPush‐to‐TalkAudio
FlipperControlKnob(RightKnob):
 Pushup=flippersgoup
 Pushdown=flippersgodown
Note:Whenpushingtheflippercontrolknobdown,theflippersthemselveswill
stopautomaticallyoncetheyareflatontheground.Topositiontheflippersbelow
thisposition,releasetheflippercontrolknobandthenpushdownagain.
LEDLightSwitch(YellowButton):
 Switchestherobot’sfrontLEDLightON/OFF.
Two‐WayAudio“PushtoTalk”Button(BlueButton):
 Holddownforoutgoingaudio–toprojectyourvoicefromtherobot.
 Releasetohearincomingaudio–tohearwhattherobothears.
Note:Unlessthebluebuttonispressed,incomingaudioisonbydefault.Thereis
noincomingaudiowhiletherobotisinmotion.
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