User`s manual

Safety precautions
Safety precautions
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Safety precautions
To use this software correctly and safely, always read this manual and all other attached
documents carefully before use. Use this software only after you are thoroughly familiar
with its features and functions, safety information and precautions.
This manual classifies safety caution items into the following alert levels, using the signal
words "DANGER" and "CAUTION".
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DANGER
INDICATES AN IMMINENTLY HAZARDOUS SITUATION WHICH, IF NOT AVOIDED,
WILL RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY.
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CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in
minor or moderate injury or damage to the equipment or software.
Note that some items described with "CAUTION" might lead to serious results depending
on the situation. In any case, always observe the above instructions and precautions
since they provide important safety information.
After reading this manual, always store it where the operator can easily refer to it any
time when needed.
Precautions when connecting/disconnecting the cable
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CAUTION
1. When connecting or disconnecting the PC cable from the robot driver,
make sure that both the robot driver and PC are turned off.
Connecting or disconnecting the PC cable while power is still supplied may
cause the robot driver and/or PC to malfunction.
2. Never disconnect or connect the PC cable to the robot driver while the TOP
software is running.
If reconnecting the PC cable to the robot driver, always fi rst quit the TOP
software. Then reconnect the cable and restart the TOP software.
Failure to follow this procedure might cause the TOP software and PC to
malfunction.
Precautions during use
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CAUTION
1. When the robot driver control power is turned off, always quit the TOP
software and then restart it.
Unless you quit the TOP software, the TOP software and PC might malfunction
when the control power is turned back on.
2. Do not turn off the robot driver control power while initialization or parameter
rewriting is in progress.
The EEPROM data (stored data) in the robot driver might be destroyed if the
control power is turned off during write operation, causing the robot driver
to malfunction.