Locking The Joystick In Specific Directions - ABB IRC5 with FlexPendant Operating Manual

4.6.7 Locking the joystick in specific directions

Overview
The joystick can be locked in specific directions to prevent movement for one or
more axes.
This may be useful for instance while fine tuning positions or when programming
operations that should only be performed in the direction of a specific coordinate
system axis.
Note that the axes locked depends on the currently selected motion mode.
Which axes are locked?
This section describes how to see which joystick directions are locked
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Locking the joystick in specific directions
This section describes how to lock the joystick in specific directions.
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Operating manual - IRC5 with FlexPendant
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Action
On the ABB menu, tap Jogging to view jogging properties.
Tap Joystick lock to check the joystick properties, or check the Joystick directions
area properties in the right hand corner of the window.
A padlock symbol is displayed for locked axes.
Action
On the ABBmenu, tap Jogging.
Tap Joystick lock.
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Tap the joystick axis or axes that should be locked.
The axis toggles between locked and unlocked each time you tap.
Tap OK to lock.
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