Robotex AVATAR III - Basic Setup and Maintenance; Setting up the Flippers; Installing the Battery

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Avatar®IIIUserManualRevD12/2015
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BasicSetupandMaintenance
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1) Pre‐UseSetup
A) SettinguptheFlippers
Beforedrivingtherobot,pleasemakesurethatbothsetsofflippersareunfoldedand
lockedinplace.Iftherobotisbeingtakenoutofacase,itislikelythatbothsetsofflippers
willbefoldedin.
Straightenoutthefrontsetandbacksetofflippersseparately.Whenunfoldingasetof
flippers(frontorback),makesuretogripbothflippersandmovethetwoflippersineach
pair(frontpairorbackpair)atthesametime.Pushoutward(awayfrompayloadports‐
it’sOKtoapplysomeforce)tostraightenouttheflippers.
Bothsetsofflippersshouldlockintoplace.Wheninusethebackflippersshouldbeflat
againstthegroundandremainstationary.Thefrontflipperscanbemovedupanddown
withthecontroller.
B) InstallingtheBattery
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1) Thebatterybayislocatedonthesideoftherobot.Toopenthe batterybay,gripthe
“ClosingKnob”andpushin,turningtheknobincounter‐clockwisedirection.You
shouldfeelaslight“pop”or“click,”indicatingthedoorisopen.Pullthelatchoutward
andpulloutthebatteryejectorbartoopenthebatterybay.
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2) Toinstalltherobotbattery,lineuptheconnectorsonthebatterywiththeslotsinside
thebatterybay.Next,gentlyslidethebatteryintothebay.Aproperlyinstalledbattery
willslideentirelyintotherobot–ifanypartofthebatteryisstickingout,remove
battery,checkalignmentofconnectorwithbatterybay,andreinsert.