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III. PLAYING WITH SPYKEE

1. VOLUME

• Increase or decrease the volume by moving the cursor (green ball) from left to right.

• Warning! Make sure that the volume on your computer is also operational.

2. MOVE SPYKEE

Before moving Spykee, make sure that the robot is on the ground (and not on a table, chair, etc.) so as to avoid any

risk of falling that could damage or robot.

Warning: If you direct Spykee out of WiFi range, you will lose completely contact. It may also take it a few seconds to

stop.

2.1 USING THE CONSOLE

To move Spykee, use the scroll wheel with the arrows.

For example, to go straight ahead, press once on the up arrow to move it forward, and press it again for it to stop

moving forward.

2.2 USING THE COMPUTER KEYBOARD

For more ease-of-use, you can also use the arrows on your computer keyboard.

For example, to move straight ahead, press once on the up arrow. The robot stops as soon as you let go of the button.

2.3 USING A CONTROLLER

You can move Spike using a controller.

To do this, select your controller in the "Configuration" section

Once installed, you can move Spike by moving the arrows on your controller.

2.4 TURBO FUNCTION

• Click on the "Turbo" key (it will turn red if you have a PC, and blue if you have a Mac; this means that the

function has been activated).

You can also activate this function from your computer keyboard by holding the "Shift" key down or from

one of the activation buttons on your controller.

• Your robot will travel at a higher speed.

• To move Spykee with the Turbo function, proceed in the same manner as without Turbo function.

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Chapter II Section 10.1 “Console Configuration / General Tab”

Summary of content (15 pages)

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III. PLAYING WITH SPYKEE 1. VOLUME • • Increase or decrease the volume by moving the cursor (green ball) from left to right. Warning! Make sure that the volume on your computer is also operational. 2. MOVE SPYKEE Before moving Spykee, make sure that the robot is on the ground (and not on a table, chair, etc.) so as to avoid any risk of falling that could damage or robot. Warning: If you direct Spykee out of WiFi range, you will lose completely contact. It may also take it a few seconds to stop. 2.
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• To deactivate the Turbo function, click on Turbo again. Function deactivated Function activated 3. SOUND EFFECTS 3.1 BASIC EFFECTS Spykee includes six pre-recorded sound effects. To play in effect, click on its arrow or its name (e.g.: "Alarm") or its shortcut key (below). Alarm => F1 key Bomb => F2 key Laser=> F3 key Ah-Ah-Ah=> F4 key Engine=> F5 key Robot=> F6 key A lighting effect corresponds to each sound effect. 3.
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4. VIDEO EFFECTS Spykee contains eight video effects: Thermic Numbers Inverse B&W Distortion Shadow Zig-Zag Mirror • • • To insert a video filter, click on its name or its arrow (e.g.: Thermic) Observe the effect of filters on the video image! To stop the video filter, press on the arrow again. 5. LIGHT EFFECTS • • • • You can activate the lighting effect by clicking on the light bulbs (when the light is lit, the light bulbs become red). You can also use the keys on your controller.
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8. DIGITAL MUSIC PLAYER • • • You can listen to your own music through Spykee (MP3 format). To do this, first check that the volume on the console is operational. Then, just load your music into the "Playlist" area. 8.
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• • • Press on the "Delete" key of your computer. You will see that your files have been deleted because their name will disappear from the Playlist. You can now load new selections. 9. VIDEO SURVEILLANCE • • • Video surveillance operates only when the robot is connected to the console. Click on the Configuration icon of the console: In the Configuration area of the console, please configure the "Media Directory" option on the "General" tab, and configure the "Video Surveillance" tab1.
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IV. ALL CONNECTION MODES 1. CONNECTION MODES There are several ways that you can connect to Spykee: 1.1 LOCAL MODE (WITHIN WiFi RANGE OF SPYKEE) E.g..: You want to control Spykee from home (the computer and Spykee are in the house). (a) Adhoc Local Mode Your computer connects directly to your Spykee (does not use a WiFi access point). E.g..: You are connecting for the first time or you do not have a WiFi access point.
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(b) Local Mode with WiFi Access Point. • • • • Spykee connects to your WiFi access point which is itself connected to your computer. This mode should be preferred over the local a hoc mode, because it allows your robot to connect by itself and automatically to your WiFi access point from the time you turn it on (all you have to do afterwards is start the console). Moreover, by configuring your WiFi access point, you will also be able to use the remote mode later on.
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2. CONNECTING 2.1 CONNECT IN LOCAL ADHOC MODE See Chapter II Section 7 “CONNECTING YOUR COMPUTER TO YOUR ROBOT IN ADHOC LOCAL MODE”. 2.2 CONNECT IN LOCAL MODE WITH WIFI ACCESS POINT (a) CONFIGURATION OF THE WiFi TAB • Please connect to Spykee in local adhoc mode and go to the WiFi tab in the console settings.
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Warning! Until you turn Off & On Spykee (or manually change his WiFi network1), it will stay in local adhoc mode. • If you want you can now connect in local mode with a WiFi access point : > To do this, please turn Off & On your Spykee. > Wait until he makes a “Beep beep beep” sound and his 4 lights scroll slowly. > Then follow the instructions of Section (c) of this Chapter.
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Other situations If you run into any problems, please refer to Chapter X "Help”. (c) Connect in Local Mode with WiFi Access Point 1) You must have previously configured your favorite WiFi access point (see point (a) above). 2) Place your Spykee, within range of your favorite WiFi access point. 3) To connect Spykee to your favorite WiFi access point: Turn on your Spykee: it will connect automatically as soon as you turn it on.
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2.3 CONNECT IN REMOTE MODE (a) Warnings • • Remote mode will offer lower performance than local mode (depending on the quality of the Internet connection from end to end). Not all Spykee functions are available in remote mode1. (b) Previous settings Warning! Before setting the tab « Distant connection »: • You must have registered your robot on www.spykeeworld.com2 and entered the name and password for the robot in the console ("My Spykee" tab3) to enable future remote connections.
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E.g. : Spykee is connected to your WiFi access point which has given him an IP address. You have used a portforwarding on this IP address. If there is a power cut while you are away, when electricity comes back, your WiFi access point might give another IP address to your robot. In this case (which is quite uncommon though), if you try to connect remotely you won’t succeed.
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> You must leave your Spykee robot turned on, connected to a WiFi access point which has been added to the "WiFi" tab in the robot configuration part of your console1. > We strongly recommend you to test that your Spykee works correctly in local mode with this WiFi access point2 before trying to connect remotely.
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Trick: To check everything works correctly, you can « simulate » a remote connection. To do this, connect the computer next to your robot to the Internet and go through the steps 1 and 2 (described above). This will allow you to solve eventual problems before going away of your Spykee. 5) You can now move on to the "Playing with Spykee", Section, Chapter III.
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3. FUNCTIONS AVAILABLE BASED ON THE CONNECTION MODES Status-dependent functions Movements Image Local Mode Remote Mode X X Charging (local mode, remote mode) X X (15 images per (4 to 10 images per second) second) Video Surveillance X X Digital Music Player X - Microphone X VoIP Phone X Sound Effects X X Video Effects X X Lights X X Snapshot & Videos X X 4. CHANGING LOCAL CONNECTION You may need to change to the local connection mode: E.g.