lntroluction .................... Page 2 flssembly and Batteries ........... Page 3-4 Begin Operation ................. Page 5 Getting Started.. ................ Page 8 Detailed Description .............. Page 7-8 Companion mode ................ Page 7-8 Game Play uith R2.. ............. Page 3 lavigating R2. .................. Page 10-11 R9 On His Own.. ................ Page 12 Trwbleshooting ................. Page 12 Using R2-D2's Utility I r m .......... Page 13 Tech Specs.. ...................Page 14 ' 4 Congratulations! You are a proud owner of R2-02, an R2-series astromech utility droid from Industrial flutomaton, the galaay's finest maker of service automatons, and distributed here on Earth by Hasbro. This droid is ready to obey certain commands, play games, and assist you on your ledi missions. This particular R2 unit comes from the peaceful world of laboo, where he and a team of astromechs served Oueen flmidala aboard her Royal Starship. R2-02 has seen and taken part in many amazing adventures. He fought valiantly alongside both Rnakin and Luke Skywalker, aided the Old Republic during the clone luars, and was instrumental to the Rebellion against the Empire during the Galactic Civil War. R2-02 [or, alternately, flrtoo Detoo] has been newly programmed at our state-of-the-art factory to be your devoted helper and friend: to obey your commands, to act as your room sentry and guard, and to play fun games with you and your friends! R2's vocabulary of electronic beeps and whistles doesn't stop this droid from trying to communicate luith human masters; he understands certain commands, and usually manages to get his points across, too! To get started, simply follotu the instructions of this manual. Please be aluare that R2 is an especially feisty astromech; luhen not treated luell, he tuill let you know about it! But if you treat R2-02 with the same loyalty and dedication that he will give to you, this little droid may help you to follow in the footsteps of the illustrious ledi masters! lNS1lllllnQ NTEE: BCTRS I 1 Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the huo 1 captive screws that secure the battery doer in back, and remove the door. 2.) Open the compartment door. Insert four "flfl" batteries into the compartment. Close the compartment door, then insert four "0" batteries on top as shown. (Re-chargeable batteries, such as niCd or nimH, will work well for the "0" cells, but are not necessary for the "Ill"batteries.] 3.1 Replace the battery door, and securely fasten the screws. 1. Be sure to insert the batteries correctly and always follow the toy and battery manufacturers' instructions; 2. Do not mix old and new batteries or alkaline, standard (carbon-zinc) or rechargeable (nickel-cadmium) batteries; 3. Always remove weak or dead batteries from the product. Please retain this information for future reference. Batteries should be replaced by an adult. CAUTION:TOAVOID BArrERY LEAKAGE IMPORTANT BAnERY INFORMATION CAUTION: - 1. Ahvaya follow the Instructions carefully. Use only batterlea specMed and be wm to insert them conectly by matching the + and polarity markings. 2. Do not mix old battcvtes and new or stendad (cabm-zinc) wlth alkaline bandea 3.Remove~orW~fmmtheproduct 4. Remove batterkw If product Is not to be played wRh for a long tlme. 5. DO not m - c h o u n the wpp& tennlnats. 8. Should this product cause,w be affected by, i d ekbi& l n t e r l m , move It away fmm other electrical equipment Reset (switching otf and back on again or m i n g and re-lnaertlng batteties) il necessary. 7. RECHARGEABLE BAlTERiES: Do not mix these wlth any other types of battery. Always remove fmm the pmduct before recharging. Recharge batteth under aduh wpawislon. DO NOT RECHARGE OTHER TYPES OF BAlTERIES. 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P !mi^ ntum to the bgimiiig OI rr tompnkn mode.) ~IIu The resl of tkls manual will enpbin in d m i l aU of your R2 unit's moles and functions, starting mith a men in-depth description of the Companion mole. ln o aIPS! rpm L lime, k arig w d k I 1 v 1 I-BZ's programing goes 111 OII I m q anti he is not responding * ~~ corredlg to p a r m d ,( J ~ Q UVk t w e d to M him back ta the beginning d k i m s can e h~@Oll mod& tap Ym on the head a casmandos action and yeu waold like biln to stop, m too had, or you migM put him in a bad mood!]. Initla&!, we recommend saying "Hey, RZ!" b$onevery command, to make sure that you have your droid's a b n k lm(y0f;a p u tuork ~iitb P snit, you will find through trfa and error that tbi command is your rp. hfw lo@, p aiU k familiar enough uitB E-lBE habih and responsas to IWUI u w net! lllwpsPlljtlllfUW2k responding Bdore giving hisiwthsr command - he cannot hear you o ~ b e q @hog. i R2 .also nothar ym~ bi motorid wheals a n in notion or his head is tuning; he can onb hear Prhes you W n &e Q W n l r p . FM I@ n a ni c l r to keep background noise as blu as possible, and spulr to R2 in cprceb c g ia m , t htry spwcb recognilion or a n o d Men@ bed @& sbwtb~ $peal@ latrdly doea not [and it's bet not to haw p s r of faad in (~wr lusen you s^pei& ta im!]. wuta using anQaf L -command phrases" listed ie tbi manual, he mill go into to p ~ in Y I n B dlanguage of bwps and mbies. Rt-02 is a gnat u t a b and a gat ligte~tef'~!$o La tonme raRb (loo! IBYII 82 llees not like to be piied up vlhile he's moving. I yeu do so, he may shy kis lnotors and complain! f ~~ ' 3 '5" R2-02 has three m a w fundion modes: 1.1 commnmn ODE [Pages 7-81 ' 2.) 6AIE IIIBDE [Page 3) 3.1 COmIIIIlO mo# [Pages 10 - n] Within each of Use ds e are many functions to ertplore. This manual will tako you through c, n t h almost all of P-Be's actions and responses, but yuu'U discover more as you become more familiar with this droid; for as Long as y w own bim, your droid will continue to surprise you with uhat he has to say! Remember to w e this m a r u l Cor as long as you have your R2 unit! The sepaate "Command Card" is atso invaluabts as a reminder d ths many commands and phrases that help you interact with R2-02. This card can be kpl.in R2's dorage compartment. In tfii Beginning mode, Re-82 is hi usual friendly and playful self. He loves Veur companionship, and lwes to respond to certain commands you give him. Stand or sit directly in front of R2 [ideally hom about 2 feet and no more than 8 feet, a~uay),and speak clearly toward the speech sensor on the hont of hi body. fl2 will indicate that he is listening to you by blinking his red and blue Ells together.) c3 Say: "Hey, At!" R2-02 will turn h head towards yoa and whistle to indicate he is ready for the nent command! i s Remember: Illways say "Hey, 121" before giving him a command! Then, in no particular oder, you can communicate urith R2 by saying any of the following phrases: c2 Say: "Don't move!" flnd he'll remain stationary until you give him another command. [Otherwise, he may start roaming on his o r n u ---------------- c3 Say: "60 on patrol!" flnd he'll pabol the room for trouble. R2 loill beep if he finds somame and wait ftr a command! Ifhe beeps and no further commands are issued, he'll keep on patrolling. Illgain, be sure to keel him away horn stairs during this furctionfl c2 5 "Light beam!" l o turn bis front beam on! it again to turn it eff. c2 Saf: 'Play message!" llnd he'U plap a message that is stored in h memory bank hem a past mission! i s c3 Say: "Be quid!" llnd he'U enecute hi commands without beeping or uhisttittg [encept for his "yes" or "no" sounds to indicate that he has underslood your commands)! Q Say: 'Speak up!" I n d he'll start talking again! Q q: 7i~bitt!" lrl h'II b auaq, find the corner of h c r a s there like he's in heoble! [Illhen Ls tr m mdM dues ti&, I com#lair just a bit, of smdi a pdi wrer his shoulder. Bgt a e b's finkbed mj hn compWn'i hc r lgo to deep.] Since Re d net like bcinl "punished," he s ab r h e to o e u l e ss move at lint [hv I d k i u his head). However, you can make him obey by saying " 8 e h yourself!" : I > wdf" a bad mood, his mood I b s indicator ligM brns red and he ntay not respond to .l commnd uill pnt him,back.in a content mood! h ,. i:' . ' " 1,. and rewatigg "Tiineovtl" q LF'o vu r ~ w n b r . ..?" D .., flnd then udit hr M II acknwtbdge (our wq$iiA . a - h Thq a& him a m ly of tbese famooas friends [or eoemiesl: .. .Luke Skylrialker? ...flnakin? ...C-3PO? .. .Darth Ilader? .. .Princess leia? ...Obi-Ulan? ...Han Solo? ...Pahd ...Cherbaeca? ...labba the Ltt? 4 , Euary nam uill pravoke a dibrent response depending on how Re feels about that particular character! Be slrre to qeak s l o u and clearly and p a w b b your wmmands. ~ em q L :"h-lct c m l " i ~ R2 will nlurn to the kginning of Y Gmmpaoion Illode. Ll ughl lag 2.) Room hatry U Balm Progfam . 4J $philbe Droid bshrteay%gRr,olh hiis aral t !#q "tame Bodel" M& b nspaRda again, h y w may go on to aiq one oftlie htlmohtg gm f BIBP uritl stay in &me mode until you tell him a.R: to "Rcsslt Sp m" f b .) Lipht lag is a bidb-and b game. Say "li$ fig!" to 12-D2 and be luill brn aluay and count to ten i i t h a ssriw of baps @ h i s in a mischievous mod, R2 may "cheat" by peeking ever his shoulder, er start to m belan he's duw mn4ql). Wti U g it eR h e r so that lam afe low eno~gh k B, for lhh h liekhed ounhg, R2.llrilt s W the room frr p M (tau friends l a c k'lllight up and wbirttrr in triumph! Then say "Hey Rt!" lo end the game. If be cannot find any hiders fef a few minub, hc gives up and emits "sad" and "frustrated" sounds. He win theo r e w t to dlsfalrlt'htemng m s This prlicrhr game is bad played in a semi-dark room. Q. In lad, 112's inhaad sensors and sonar allow him tg find you wen in cearpIdb dsrlrness! In ti game, R2-D2 can senre as sentrp guard to your bedroom, or any other room. lust plaa R2 at the li t entmnee of a room and say "Boom 6uardlm Ha'N 40 a "ten count" by flashing hi light - this will allow s you to have the mom without triggarin! an dam. Then he tuiU go into standby mode and start guarding the room. llfter that, if anybody trbs to sllaak paat, Be's sentry l M luill Rash. I his sound sensors or i g f motion detdor eontinur to saw the i RP: luiU sound his alarm! lap him on the head lo stop the alarm; once you've &II~off the alarm, &~D'ur to tompanion a(odo and w i t for a new cemmand. mt If no new cornmaul ta @en, R2 tuiU ge b into !a sentry made. a b m LIGHT at: Room SnTRY: b D R W PR06RR111: Say "Dance Progfani!" and ll2 uill play watiga m@ie a d do a spinning dance! Depending on hi mood, he ma! do a happy f a t dance or a sad slool one. spin THE DROID: This is a great party W e r 'roud tuith a buiieh of youf ffitwls, and say "Spin the Droid!" R2 will turn his dome around qRa badb, auund and- bad, w n d n g the mud, before finally choesing one person by locking onto that psrson, Rasliing his &it b a n and playing a song! Recommended for up to 6 players. For best results, then shaull be a dear gap lnheen each player. The Command mode is the most advanced of the three mad&. It involves directing R2'sgovements and navigating him through courses and obstacles. The voice commands in this mode are more complen, and without clear direction R2-D2 can easily become confused. You should go into this mode only after you've familiarized yourself with the Companion and Game modes. Real-Time Maneuvering: In Command mode you give R2-D2 a series of commands then ask him to emecute the series. Say "Hey, R2!" to start, then sa ...