Available Manuals - Omron SCARA XE Series Maintenance Manual

1. Introduction
The OMRON XE series robots are SCARA type industrial robots developed based on years of OMRON
experience and achievements in the automation field as well as efforts to streamline our in-house
manufacturing systems.
The XE series robots have a two-joint manipulator consisting of an X-axis arm and a Y-axis arm, and are
further equipped with a vertical axis (Z-axis) and a rotating axis (R-axis) at the tip of the manipulator. The
XE series robots can be used for a wide range of assembly applications such as installation and insertion of
various parts, application of sealant, and packing operations.
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Available manuals

The following manuals can be download from the OMRON website:
Safety instructions
Describes safe and correct operating method for controller and robot.
Installation manual
Describes how to install and connect the robot.
Maintenance manual (this manual)
Describes the maintenance procedures for the robot.
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Manuals are available by downloading from our website:
https://industrial.omron.eu/en/products/x-series#downloads
This user's manual describes the safety measures, handling, adjustment and maintenance of XE series robots
for correct, safe and effective use. Be sure to read this manual carefully before installing the robot.
For details about actual robot operation and programming, refer to the "OMRON Robot Controller User's
Manual".
WARNING
The adjustment and maintenance work with the cover removed needs the special knowledge and skill.
If unskilled work person performs such work, this may involve risk.Read "2. Qualification of operators/workers" in
section 4.1 of the Safety Instructions and allow only qualified engineers to perform this work while referring to the
separate Maintenance Manual.
• Place a conspicuous sign indicating the robot is being adjusted, to prevent others from touching the controller
switch, programming box (PBEX) or operation panel.
• If a safety enclosure has not yet been provided right after installation of the robot, rope off or chain off the
movement range around the manipulator in place of a safety enclosure, and observe the following points.
1. Use stable posts which will not fall over easily.
2. The rope or chain should be easily visible by everyone around the robot.
3. Place a conspicuous sign prohibiting the operator or other personnel from entering the movement range of
the manipulator.
• To check the operation after setting, refer to "4.6.1 Trial run" in the chapter "Safety precautions" in the separate
Safety Manual.
CAUTION
Use only the lubricants specified by your distributor.
"Harmonic" and "Harmonic drive" are the registered trademarks of Harmonic Drive Systems Inc.
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