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, and is provided by
default with the robot control, the programming pendant and robot cable.
The terms are designated as follows in this manual:
Term Description
Control Robot control
Industrial robot Robot
Programming pendant / teach box Programming pendant
Supplying cable between robot and robot
control
Cable
Robot, robot control and cable Robot system
Yaskawa Electric Corporation YEC
YASKAWA Robotics Division YEU-R
Moving, calibrating and setting up of the ro-
bot
Teachen
Movement sequences of the robot JOBs
Technical customer service TCS