VT6L Maintenance    19. Calibration 
 
VT series Maintenance Manual    Rev.2  177 
 
 
-1  Visually move the calibrating Joint of the 
orientation 
Set the jog mode to “Joint” in the [Jog & Teach] panel from EPSON RC+ menu -
[Tools] - [Robot Manager], and then move the 
Manipulator in Jog motion so that 
the target joint matches the basic orientation as much as possible. 
When the Manipulator cannot have the basic orientation, move the 
that the “marks” depending on the predetermined reference orientation are aligned.
-2  Initialize the Encoder 
Execute the command in the [Command Window] from EPSON RC+ menu -
[Tools] according to the joint to adjust as follows. 
Joint #1 >Encreset 1 
Joint #2 >Encreset 2 
Joint #3 >Encreset 3 
Joint #4 >Encreset 4 
Joint #5 >Encreset 5, 6 
Joint #6
-3  Reboot the Controller 
Click EPSON RC+ menu-[Tool]-[Controller]-<Reset Controller>. 
-4  Specify a pulse value set as an origin point 
Execute the command in the [Command Window] from EPSON RC+ menu -
[Tools] according to the joint to adjust as follows. 
>calpls J1 pulse, J2 pulse, J3 pulse, J4 pulse, J5 pulse, J6 pulse 
* Manipulator will not move. 
Specify the pulse values “0” when the Manipulator is aligned to the basic 
orientation, or the values recorded at the predetermined reference orientation 
(where the match marks are aligned) to the command parameters (pulse values). 
If the point data for the reference orientation is “P1”, the command parameters can 
be specified as follows 
>calpls ppls(P1,1), ppls(P1,2), ppls(P1,3), 
ppls(P1,4), ppls(P1,5), ppls(P1,6)