General
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1 General
1.1 Notes for safe operation
DANGER!
Indicating immediate danger at high risk, hazard that can cause death or serious bodily
injuries if no precautions are taken.
WARNING!
Indicating possible medium risk hazard situation which can cause death or serious bodily
injuries if it is not avoided.
CAUTION!
Indicating potentially dangerous situation with low risk of minor or moderate bodily injuries
result if it is not avoided. This signal word can also be used for property damage warnings.
NOTICE
Indicates important background information and application advice.
1.2 Frequently used terms
The YASKAWA robot is a product of YASKAWA Electric Corporation GmbH. The robot is
normally supplied with the robot controller, programming pendant, and robot cable.
The terms are designated as follows in this manual:
Terms Designation
Controller Robot controller
Industrial robot Robot
Programming pendant (teach box) Programming pendant or PP
Cable between the robot and the robot con-
troller
Cable
Robot, robot controller, and cable Robot system
Yaskawa Electric Corporation YEC
YASKAWA Europe “Robotics Division” YEU-R
Movement, calibration, and setup of the ro-
bot
Teach
Sequence of movements of the robot JOB
Technical Customer Service TCS
Personal Computer PC