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Track mode / Scan mode / Explore mode / Alarm modes

Tail / Head function / Reset function / Strafing

Tail / Head function

Control the upper and lower parts of your Roboboa from the same trackpad.  
This section describes the Tail / Head button function and is as follows:

 

Note: During Tail Mode the red LED lights up on the remote control.

Reset function 

This section describes the Reset function and is outlined in the following table: 

Strafing

This function fires off a short ‘machine-gun’ round at whatever is directly in 
front of the Roboboa’s face. Shoot light and sound at friends, toys, pets, or 
other Wowwee robots and watch them react!  Secret codes embedded in the 
animations directly activate functions in prior Wowwee technology. 

• Strafe. Used for stimulating Robopet™, Roboquad™, and other Roboboas. 
• “Lazer” Used for stimulating Roboraptor™ and Roboreptile™,
• Cannon. Used for stimulating bigger game like Robosapien™ and 
  Robosapien™ V2.

Function

Reset

Button combination

Press and hold the 
Tail / Head button for 
more than 2 seconds

Description

Resets your Roboboa to default 
position, clearing all alarms, volume 
settings, and program memories to 
their power-on defaults.

Function

Strafe

Lazer

Cannon

Button combination

Hold Mode, then press 
the Tail / Head button 
within 2 seconds 

Hold Mode, then press 
the Track button 

within 

2 seconds

Hold Mode, then press 
the Explore button 

within 2 seconds

Description

Roboboa shoots lights over a wide 
area.

A few animated lazer shots at 
whatever’s in front of the robot’s 
face. Good for interacting with 
Roboraptor and Roboreptile.

“Ka-Boom” at the press of a but-
ton. Useful for activating Wowwee 
humanoids like the Robosapien, and 
the Robosapien V2.

Track mode

Ever  needed  someone  to  “move  that  light  here”?  In  Track  mode,  Roboboa 
searches for objects with his lights on full, then follows them as they move (like 
your hands while fixing a flat tire in the dark).
If your Roboboa finds nothing in view, then he will continue to look around with 
his lights on until he does find something to look at.  He will do this for about 
10 minutes before returning back to aware mode.

Scan mode

In Scan mode, Roboboa searches an entire room for something else to look at 
other than what he is currently staring at. 

Explore mode

Roboboa  roves  around  to  have  a  look  around,  genuinely  curious  about  what 
you’re doing and where he lives. He’ll explore for about 10 minutes looking for 
near things (with a ping noise), and far things (with a bump noise).
When entering explore, the first thing he does is check twice if there is floor 
in front of him.  If  he  sees nothing,  he’ll refuse to  wander  for  fear of hurting 
himself. 
Before you put him in Explore mode ensure that he is on a smooth and flat floor 
surface clear of walls or obstacles.

Alarm modes

This  section  describes  the  alarm  modes  you  can  set  on  Roboboa  from  the 
remote controller. You can set Roboboa in one of three Alarm modes: Alarm 
Set, Daily alarm and Test alarm.
The following table describes the different functions of the Alarm modes:

Function

Scan

Button combination

Press and hold the 
Track button for more 
than 2 seconds

Description

Your Roboboa scans the whole room 
for nearby objects from left to right, 
and takes an interest in what he 
finds. Useful for getting the robot to 
look elsewhere when he gets fixated 
on just one thing.  If he sees nothing, 
then he shows his confusion.

Function

Alarm Set 
function

Daily alarm 
function

Test alarm 
function

Button combination

Press the Alarm button 
for each hour you want 
to “timeshift” the alarm, 
that is, to set the alarm.

Press and hold the Alarm 
button for more than 2 
seconds

Hold MODE then press 
the Alarm button for 
more than 2 seconds

Description

Roboboa will confirm each press of the 
button with a ding noise. 
Press the Alarm button as many hours 
as you need to (up to about 16 hours), 
then wait for about 5 seconds and he’ll 
put himself to sleep. After the passing 
of hours equal to the number of “dings”, 
your Roboboa will wake up with a loud, 
compelling alarm.

Want your Roboboa to wake you up 
at the same time every day? Set the 
timeshift alarm as above and press this 
button for four rapid pings. As long as 
he’s got power, he’ll wake up with an 
alarm at the same time every day (plus 
or minus a few minutes).
If you have not set an alarm when you 
press Daily, then the robot will get 
confused.

See and hear your Roboboa’s waking 
alarm.

Hold

BODY

UP

TAIL
FORWARD

BODY

DOWN

TAIL

BACKWARD

Summary of Contents for Roboboa

Page 1: ...ROBOBOA A Fusion of Technology and Personality User Manual Item No 8032 Ages 8 ...

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Page 3: ...disco marquee roving tank safety light playful cannon and friendly and attentive alien robot Fun and useful for the whole family Please read these instructions carefully for details on how to get the most out of your Roboboa Package contents 1 x Roboboa 1 x Remote controller This user manual C Hold mo de Reset Strafe tail head Scan Lazer track Sleep Cannon explore Daily Test alarm Sentry Patrol gu...

Page 4: ...e p 7 Mode Light button p 8 Remote controller functions overview p 8 Remote controller quick reference p 9 Remote controller directional pad p 10 Miscellaneous directional pad functions p 11 Stop function Hold function Shutdown function p 12 Mode light function Safety light mode p 13 Remote flashlight mode p 13 Mode functions p 13 Tail Head function p 14 Reset function p 14 Strafing p 14 Track mod...

Page 5: ...mode p 16 Guard modes p 16 Demo mode p 17 Party mode p 17 Volume control p 17 Program function p 17 Programming Roboboa p 17 Program Mode Back function p 18 Program play function p 18 Troubleshooting guide p 19 Support p 19 Notes p 20 ...

Page 6: ...artment cover using a Phillips screwdriver not included 2 Insert batteries into the controller as illustrated in the diagram 3 Replace the battery cover and lightly tighten the holding screw Low power If Roboboa is not responding well to controller commands you might need to replace the controller batteries ATTENTION Important battery information Replace all batteries at the same time with new bat...

Page 7: ... Roboboa Overview On Off button Light sensor Casters IR receiver IR transmitters Motorized tail wheel Mode light button Animation face lights ...

Page 8: ...Lazer track Sleep Cannon explore Daily Test alarm Sentry Patrol guard Party Volume demo Program Back execute Mode button small Directional pad Tail Head button Track button Explore button Alarm button Guard button Demo button Execute button NOTE Always point the controller at the Roboboa s face when controlling him ...

Page 9: ...t up position no matter what position he was in While resetting his eyes will only show a steady orange color and then enter the yellow eyed Aware mode when he s ready Aware mode In Aware mode Roboboa will pay attention to objects in front of him up to sev eral feet away He might react to these objects in one of the following ways Flinch response If Roboboa sees an object pass by his face quickly ...

Page 10: ...ost of the Roboboa functions can be controlled from his multi function remote controller Roboboa s remote controller can be used by right or left handed users You can lay it flat on its side or even use it as a smart flashlight Each of the buttons on the remote controller can be used for more than one function Note Both the small Mode button and the large Mode button on the remote controller have ...

Page 11: ...RESET HOLDs position as a sun activated nightlight 8 direction action trackpad Roboboa remote controller quick reference ACTION LED Toggles trackpad between Head Neck and Body Tail movements Reset robot to default Machine gun round Follow and light moving things Search area for objects Lazer shot Let s check this crib out Fold up sleep Cannon round Set future alarm time up to 16 hours Same time ev...

Page 12: ...ng the Roboboa with the remote is like directing an actor on a stage actions are opposite to the robot s left and right making him more natu ral for you to control from the front HINT As your Roboboa twists in any direction rotating the remote controller along with his movements is a good way to keep him in sync with your com mands The directional pad moves the robot as illustrated HEAD LEFT HEAD ...

Page 13: ...rst Stop Second Stop Description Press the Stop button once to halt the robot in his tracks He will not move or see but you ll be able to move him from the remote If he receives no more signals from the remote controller he resets to Aware mode after about 2 minutes Press the Stop button to Reset him to his default position and enter Aware mode While he is resetting to his default position his eye...

Page 14: ...a stop and he stays where you point him from the remote The following table describes the Mode light function Mode lighting stays on for about 1 hour after you press any Mode button or change brightness After that the robot defaults to Aware mode Hold mod e Shutdown function Mode light function Function Shutdown Description Hold Mode then press the Stop button within 2 seconds This causes your rob...

Page 15: ... him OFF if he is not used for extended periods Remote flashlight mode Press the Mode button on the remote controller twice quickly The remote controller turns into a flashlight useful for finding your Roboboa in the dark Press either the Mode button twice quickly to turn the light on and twice again to turn off or press Stop The light will also fade off by itself about 5 minutes Mode functions Yo...

Page 16: ...Roboboas Lazer Used for stimulating Roboraptor and Roboreptile Cannon Used for stimulating bigger game like Robosapien and Robosapien V2 Function Reset Button combination Press and hold the Tail Head button for more than 2 seconds Description Resets your Roboboa to default position clearing all alarms volume settings and program memories to their power on defaults Function Strafe Lazer Cannon Butt...

Page 17: ...s Alarm Set Daily alarm and Test alarm The following table describes the different functions of the Alarm modes Function Scan Button combination Press and hold the Track button for more than 2 seconds Description Your Roboboa scans the whole room for nearby objects from left to right and takes an interest in what he finds Useful for getting the robot to look elsewhere when he gets fixated on just ...

Page 18: ... left to right at about 45 degrees on each side and to a range of several feet NOTE Before activating any guard mode be sure to place him on an open surface or floor To activate the Guard mode press the Guard button When your Roboboa enters guard mode he first loads himself up then starts to scan the room for objects The following table outlines the Guard mode functions from the remote controller ...

Page 19: ...Every time you enter Program mode the Roboboa puts you at the end of the last program entered This allows you to fine tune long programs easily using the Back function see next page or add new commands to your previous program During Program mode press the Execute button at any time to store your program and auto execute your routine Do not press Stop to end programming Stop is just stored as a ha...

Page 20: ...until the sun goes down or a roomlight comes on or someone walks in front of his face Example of a program Hold the Execute button for more than 2 seconds to enter Program Mode his forehead brain light starts flashing Press the directional pad upwards to move the head left Press and hold the Mode button for more than 2 seconds for Safety mode Press Mode Tail Head Strafe Press the directional pad d...

Page 21: ...hile he s tracking you like in small rooms or hallways Roboboa will tend to favor those instead Try putting him where he has several feet of open area in front of him to see clearly Q What can Roboboa see A Roboboa s vision is like radar that allows him to recognize average objects several feet away Some things reflect better than others while things like glass black velvet and thin table legs are...

Page 22: ...20 Notes ...

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Page 24: ...the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consu lt the dealer or experienced radio TV technician for help Manufactured and distributed ...

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