WHITEBOX PC-Bot 914 User manual

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Disclaimer
Working with electronics and installing the plastics will require care and patience. PROPER
GROUNDING PROCEDURES before handling the electronics. Touching the robot chassis (which is
common grounded throughout) and at the same time touching something that is grounded in your
home/office like metal pipes or the kitchen tap.
It is also expected that, working in a small area inside the unit that you perform careful and safe
handling of the hardware so as not to cause short circuits. We ask that you make sure you give yourself
enough working area and time for installation so as not to damage either the plastics or the electronics.
Liability
In no event will White Box Robotics, Inc. or Frontline Robotics, Inc. be liable for any damage,
including loss of data or profits, cost of cover, or other incidental, consequential or indirect damages
arising from the installation maintenance, use, performance, failure or interruption of White Box
Robotics, Inc. or Frontline Robotics Inc. products, whatever the cause and on any theory of liability.
This limitation applies even if White Box Robotics, Inc. or Frontline Robotics Inc. has been advised of
the possibility of such damage.

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Unpacking the Robot
The following image shows how the PC-BOT should have arrived in the shipping box.
STEP 1 – Un-packing the robot
Remove the peripheral equipment wrapped in bubble wrap.

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STEP 2 – Un-packing the robot cont.
Carefully remove the side and front/back supporting foam.

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STEP 3 - Un-packing the robot cont.
Reach into the box and grab the handles on the PC-BOT. They are somewhat hidden from above. Lift
the robot straight up and out of the box.
WARNING! This robot is heavy. People with back problems should not attempt to lift this robot.
Always use proper lifting technique when lifting heavy items. Keep you knees bent and your back
straight and lift gently.
The following image shows where the handles are located, you’ll have to feel for them when the robot
is in the box. There are two handles front and back.

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Setting-up the robot
STEP 1 – Charging the robot batteries
Now that the robot is out of the box, you should plug the charger in to charge the batteries. The charger
connector is found behind the left rear vent door on the back of the robot.
Flip the door open as shown in the above picture.

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Unpack the charger and plug the charger jack into the lower connector on the robot labeled “Charger”.
The charger LED will first be GREEN after the AC cord is plugged into the wall. It will then change to
ORANGE when it is charging the batteries on the PC-BOT. It will then switch back to GREEN when
the batteries are fully charged (it typically takes 2 -2.5 hours to charge the batteries from the auto-
shutoff point).
Charging and shutdown
If the battery level goes below 11.2V the robot will auto-shutdown. Either while you are running the
robot, and especially when you are finished with it for the day, PLEASE REMEMBER TO RE-
CHARGE THE BATTERIES.

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STEP 2 – Removing the head panel
The head and front/back torso body panels are attached with ball studs and sockets. This allows for
easy removal of the panels without tools. Gently remove the head by grabbing under the separation
(between the head and torso plastics) and pulling straight up.

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STEP 3 – Removing the body panels
The torso body panels are removed in the same way as shown, except pulled backwards or forwards
depending on the torso body panel. You can use your thumbs to leaver while pulling on the body
panels with your finger tips.
Both body panels are removed in the same way.

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STEP 4 – Plug in the monitor, keyboard and mouse
When viewing the back of the robot, you will see the External Power Supply jack (power supply not
included) and Charger jack on the left side, and on the right side the back panel of the Mini-ITX.
Plug the monitor, keyboard and mouse into the Mini-ITX back panel in order to setup your robot, like
the network etc.