Booklet

DRIVE FORWARD is used to program
the Rover to move in a forward straight line.
Distance can be programmed in units of feet or
inches.
LEFT TURN is used to program the Rover
to turn left. Turns can be programmed at either
45
0
or 90
0
.
RIGHT TURN is used to program the Rover
to turn right. Turns can be programmed at either
45
0
or 90
0
.
DRIVE REVERSE is used to program
the Rover to move in a backward straight line.
Distance can be programmed in units of feet or
inches.
RETURN TO HOME is used to repeat all
program lines in reverse order, returning Rover to
its starting position. It will turn 180
0
and follow its
same route but will not play sounds or record.
PLAY SOUND is used to play 1 of 9
sounds. Sound files #1–#4 are rerecordable,
but sound files #5–#9 come prerecorded and
cannot be recorded over.
RECORD SOUND is used to program
the Rover to record a sound while out on a
mission. It will automatically record for a full 5
seconds and save it to the sound file number
assigned to it.
PAUSE is used to program the Rover to
stop for a specified length of time. Time can be
programmed in units of minutes or seconds.
HEADLIGHTS The Rover has two bright
LEDs that can be programmed to turn on in one
line of code and then off again in another.
LOOP is used to run a trip multiple times
without re-entering the same program lines.
The LOOP command programs the Rover to
return to the first line of the program and run
it again. When performing multiple loops in a
program, each loop will have the Rover return
to the first line of code that appears one line
after the previous loop code. The number of
times looped is entered in COMMAND VALUE
(see below). It tops out at 99.
COMMAND VALUE After choosing
a command, this is where you indicate the
number desired. Hold down the button
to scroll through the numbers faster.
For sound files, this number references
the sound file number.
DEGREES is used with the LEFT and
RIGHT turn commands to program the degrees
of rotation, either 45 or 90.
MINUTES is used in conjunction with the
PAUSE command to program the number of
minutes.
SECONDS is used in conjunction with the
PAUSE command to program the number of
seconds.
FEET is used in conjunction with the
DRIVE FORWARD command to indicate
the distance in feet.
INCHES is used in conjunction with the
DRIVE FORWARD command to indicate the
distance in inches.
OFF/ON (on the LCD screen) is used to
program the headlights to go off or on. It is
also used with sound file #9 (dance beat),
so the Rover will be accompanied by music
during his time on the dance floor.
LCD ICONS
LCD ICONS
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CAUTION:
Do not expose the eyes to the light source.
Never stare directly at these LEDs.