Sony ERS-7M2 Users Guide, AIBO Entertainment Player - Page 37

Basic Player operation Using the Player Clicking the Player button displays the Player screen. From this screen, you can play music via the AIBO® Entertainment Robot, and select and listen to Internet radio stations. The controls and areas for the Player function are described below. Edit contents button Allows you to edit registered contents. New contents button Allows you to register new contents. (page 46) Player button Contents display area Information about the content being played is shown here. Playback control area Used for playing back contents and recording sound. (page 39, page 53) Delete contents button Allows you to delete registered contents. Media list A list of media that are available for the Player is shown here. Media that cannot be edited are shown with a symbol. Contents list Shows the contents of the respective media. Contents that cannot be played are shown with an "x". Properties display area Shows the playback status. VPR (Visual Pattern Recognition) button Allows you to initiate music playback by showing the AIBO robot a CD jacket or other visual information that it has been taught to recognize (page 43). AutoMotion button Causes the AIBO robot to dance according to the contents being played (page 49). zHints • Music can be played through the AIBO robot's speaker only if the AIBO robot is in Remote Control mode and the (AIBO audio) button has been set to ON. While the AIBO robot is in Autonomous Monitor mode, sound will be heard from the PC speakers but not from the AIBO robot's speaker. • The "Artist" and "Album" folders in the playlist show information for music files registered with "Microsoft Windows Media Player". These are music files in a format that can be played by Microsoft ® Windows Media® Player (WMA, WAV, MP3). Songs that are protected in Microsoft Windows Media Player and songs that were downloaded to the PC with digital rights management features cannot be played. 37