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Avatar®IIIUserManualRevD12/2015
ProtectYourRobot
Thereareafewimportantpracticesyoushouldfollowwhenusing
theAvatar®IIIonaregularbasis.Failuretodosomaydamageyourrobot.
Beforeswitching/removingpayloadsontherobot,makesuretherobotbatteryis
unplugged.
Pleasemakesurethebatteryejectorbaris
fullyfolded(overthetopofthebattery)
beforelockingthebatterydoorofrobot.
PleaseuseRoboteX‐certifiedbatteriesONLY.Othertypesofbatteriesmightpermanently
damagetherobot,eventhoughtheyhaveasimilarformfactorthatwillfitinsidetheunit.
ThereisONLYONEremovableantennaonthecontroller.Pleasedon’tputitonthewrong
port(thecorrectantennaportisUNCOVERED).
Pleasemakesurethatthefrontflippersareflatwhenoperatingthearm.Theeasiestway
toflattentheflippersistoholddowntheflippercontrolknobuntiltheflippersstop
movingandarepositionedflatagainsttheground.
WhiletransferringrecordedvideostoUSB,pleasedon’tunplugtheUSBstickbeforethe
systemfinishesdownloadingfilestoit.
Pleasemakesurethatthe5metalpadsonthebattery(shownbelow)areexposedand
clearofdustordirt.Ifthereisalabelcoveringthesepads,pleaseremoveitbeforeuse.
Failuretodosomightcausetherobotnottopoweronreliably.