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1.11 Safety Equipment for Operators
Adept advises operators to wear extra safety equipment in the workcell. For safety
reasons the operators must wear
• safety glasses,
• protective headgear,
• and safety shoes
when they are in the robot workcell. Install warning signs around the workcell to make
sure anyone working around the robot system knows they must wear safety equipment.
1.12 Protection Against Unauthorized Operation
The system must be protected against unauthorized use. Restrict access to the keyboard
and the Manual Control Pendant by locking them in a cabinet or use another adequate
method to prevent access to them.
1.13 Operating Modes of Adept Robots
The Adept 550 robot has two different operating modes.
Automatic Mode
Adept Robot systems are computer-controlled, and the program that is currently running
the robot may cause it to move at times or along paths you may not anticipate. When the
key switch for the operating mode is in the
the
PROGRAM RUNNING
enter the workcell because the robot or motion device might move unexpectedly. (The
button on the VFP allows these lights to be periodically checked.)
LAMP TEST
WARNING: During Automatic Mode operations no person is allowed to
stay in the guarded space of the robot, because injury can occur if a
!
person is struck by the robot.
Manual Mode
Adept robots can also be controlled manually when the operating mode key switch is in
the
position and the
MANUAL
Manual mode is selected, motion can be only initiated from the Manual Control Pendant
(MCP). Per ISO 10218, the maximum speed of the robot is limited to 250 mm per second
(10 ips) in Manual mode. In this mode, work that requires close approach to the
installation or robot can be performed; such as teaching points, program verification, or
troubleshooting operations
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light on the external Front Panel (VFP) are illuminated, do not
HIGH POWER
.
Adept 550 Robot Instruction Handbook, Rev A
Safety Equipment for Operators
position and the
AUTO
HIGH POWER
light on the VFP is illuminated. When
light or
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