Turning Robot Power On - adept technology T20 User Manual

any key, except the Power button, only clears the screen saver).

Turning Robot Power ON

The Robot Power light reflects the same blinking as the Front Panel: Fast blink when "enable"
released in manual mode; slow blink when the "Power button must be pushed after an ENA-
BLE POWER command" feature is enabled in the controller configuration.
NOTE: The controller feature is not currently supported when the pendant is being
used as the Front Panel.
In Auto Mode
1. Make sure the Auto/Manual mode key switch on the Front Panel (if present) is set to
Auto mode.
2. Press Robot Power on the pendant. After a few seconds, high power to the robot turns
on, and the Robot Power button on the pendant lights.
In Manual Mode
NOTE: When enabling power in manual mode, the pendant will display a noti-
fication screen that requests that user push and hold the "enable" switch. For
details on the enable switch location, see Enable Switch on page 19.
1. Make sure that the Auto/Manual key switch on the Front Panel (if present) is set to Man-
ual mode. If any errors occur, the ERR LED lights. Press Clear on the display screen to
clear errors.
2. Press Robot Power on the pendant.
3. Press the pendant enable switch to the middle position. After a few seconds, high power
to the robot turns on, and the Robot Power button on the pendant lights.
After an E-Stop
To turn ON high power after pressing the pendant emergency stop switch, perform the fol-
lowing procedure:
1. Turn the emergency stop switch to the right (clockwise). The switch is spring loaded
and will return to its normal position. If any errors occur, the ERR LED lights. Press
Clear on the display screen to clear errors.
2. Press the pendant enable switch to turn ON high power.
After Enable Switch Is Released
When the system is set to Manual mode and you release the enable switch (or select the
"panic" position), the system turns off in a controlled manner. This puts the system in a dif-
ferent state than when the E-Stop button is pressed.
To turn ON high power in this situation, perform the following procedure:
Chapter 3: Operation
Adept T20 Pendant User's Guide, Rev. A
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