Turning The Control Box On And Off; Turning The Robot Arm On And Off - Universal Robots UR3/CB3 User Manual

Figure 11.1: Joints of the robot. A: Base, B: Shoulder, C: Elbow and D, E, F: Wrist 1, 2, 3
5. Plug in the mains plug of the control box.
Detailed installation instructions can be found in the Hardware Installation Manual.
Note that a risk assessment is required before using the robot arm to do any work.

11.2.2 Turning the Control Box On and Off

The control box is turned on by pressing the power button at the front side of the panel
with the touch screen. This panel is usually referred to as the teach pendant. When the
control box is turned on, text from the underlying operating system will appear on the
touch screen. After about one minute, a few buttons appear on the screen and a popup
guides the user to the initialization screen (see 11.5).
To shut down the control box, press the green power button on the screen, or use the
Shut Down button on the welcome screen (see 11.4).

11.2.3 Turning the Robot Arm On and Off

The robot arm can be turned on if the control box is turned on, and if no emergency
stop button is activated. Turning the robot arm on is done in the initialization screen
CB3
WARNING:
Tipping hazard. If the robot is not securely placed on a sturdy sur-
face, the robot can fall over and cause an injury.
WARNING:
Shutting down by pulling the power cord from the wall socket may
cause corruption of the robot's file system, which may result in robot
malfunction.
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11.2 Getting Started
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