Omron MD Series

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Driving with the Pendant
Use the following procedure to drive the AMR with the Pendant.
1 Press one of the E-STOP buttons on the AMR.
2 Place the AMR in manual mode using the mode selection switch on the Operator Panel.
3 Connect the pendant to the Operator Panel Pendant port.
4 Turn the speed dial counterclockwise to the lower speed limit.
5 Release the E-STOP button(s).
6 Press the AMR ON button.
7 Squeeze and hold the three-position enabling device with medium pressure so it is in the mid-
dle position.
Check the E-STOP button on the Pendant and make sure it is released.
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Move the directional control stick to drive the AMR in that direction.
Push the directional control stick forward or back to make the AMR move in that direction.
Push the directional control button to the left side to make the AMR rotate in place counter-
clockwise. Push the directional control button to the right side to make the AMR rotate in place
clockwise. Diagonal positions of the directional control button move the AMR in an arc.
Use the speed control dial to control the speed of the AMR.
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To stop the AMR, you can release the three-position enabling device or depress it completely.
This will trigger an emergency stop and disable the drive motors. Refer to 4-18-1 Emergency
Stop Recovery Procedure on page 4-36 for more information. You can also release the direc-
tional control stick which will bring the AMR to a full stop (this does not disable power to the
motors).
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4-23-1 Driving with the Pendant