Robotex AVATAR III - Troubleshooting; Robot Range and Signal Strength Issues

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Avatar®IIIUserManualRevD12/2015
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Troubleshooting
MAKESURETHEROBOTANDCONTROLLERAREBOTHPOWEREDOFFBEFOREREMOVING
ORINSTALLINGANYCOMPONENTSORACCESSORIES. 
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ImproperassemblyandsetupmaycausetheAvatar®IIItomalfunction.Ensurethat
thefollowingpartsareconnectedtightlyandsecurely:
 ControllerAntenna
 Battery(doorisclosed)
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IftheAvatar®IIIisstillnotfunctioningproperly,trythefollowing:
 Turnoffthecontroller.
 Powerthecontrollerbackon.
 Removeandreinserttherobotbattery,ensuringthattheconnectorsalign.
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Iftherebootstilldoesnotsolvetheproblem,pleaserefertothefollowinglistof
commonproblemsandsolutions.Ifproblemspersist,pleasecontactCustomer
SupportoryourAccountManager.
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A. Therobothasrangeorsignalstrengthproblems(ex.lessthan50yardslineof
sight)orwillnotconnecttothecontroller.
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1:Strongradiodevicesintheareamayberunningatthesamefrequenciesthat
therobotuses.Somehouseswithstuccoandwiremesharedifficulttopenetrate
with
radiosignals.Trymovingclosertotherobotormovingawayfrompossible
sourcesofradiointerference.
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2:Trytokeeptherobotwithitsantennarightsideup.Iftherobothastipped
overitwillloseasignificantamountofrange.Insomecases,therangecan
becut
to10‐15%ofnormal.Itcanusuallyberightedbymanipulatingtheflippers.
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3:Holdthecontrollerasuprightaspossible.Thecontrollerantennashouldbekept
perpendiculartothegroundformaximumrangeandsignalstrength.
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4:Othernon‐RoboteXrobotsmaycauseinterference.TrymovingtheAvatar®III
awayfromtheotherrobot.
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