1.SAFETY PRECAUTIONS SAFETY B-82604EN/01
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1.1.2 Safety of the Teach Pendant Operator
While teaching the robot, it is necessary for the operator to enter the
work area of the robot. It is particularly necessary to ensure the
safety of the teach pendant operator.
(1) Unless it is specifically necessary to enter the robot work area,
carry out all tasks outside the area.
(2) Before teaching the robot, check that the robot and its peripheral
devices are all in the normal operating condition.
(3) When entering the robot work area and teaching the robot, be
sure to check the location and condition of the safety devices
(such as the EMERGENCY STOP button and the deadman's
switch on the teach pendant).
The teach pendant supplied by FANUC is provided with a teach pendant
enable switch and a deadman's switch in addition to the EMERGENCY
STOP button. The functions of each switch are as follows.
EMERGENCY STOP button : Pressing this button stops the robot in
an emergency, irrespective to the
condition of the teach pendant enable
switch.
Deadman's switch : The function depends on the state of the
teach pendant enable switch.
When the enable switch is on - Releasing the finger from the dead
man's switch stops the robot in an
emergency.
When the enable switch is off-The deadman's switch is ineffective
NOTE
The deadman's switch is provided so that the
robot operation can be stopped simply by releasing
finger from the teach pendant in case of
emergency.