Quantum Scalar i500 Getting Started Manual page 9

Y-rail in unlocked, functional position
Repeat these steps for each expansion module you are installing.
i
4 Install the control module.
a Open the control module's I/E station door and access door.
Lift the control module and place it in the desired location.
b
c If stacking the control module on top of another module, secure the two modules
together by tightening the two thumbscrews at the base of the front of the module
and the two thumbscrews located at the base of the back of the module. Then
lower the module's guide pin (located at the base of the front of the module) by
turning it and pushing it down.
d Tighten all thumbscrews located at the base of the front and back of the modules.
Secure the control module in the rack using rack ears. For instructions, see the
e
Scalar i500User's Guide.
5 Unpark the robot assembly.
Gently raise the robot assembly so that it no longer rests on the parking tab.
a
Caution: Support the robot assembly by holding onto the broad metal
X-axis plate. Lifting the robot by the thin metal rod will bend the
rod.
b With your free hand, move the parking tab in a clockwise direction until it stops
in the "unparked" position. When in the correct position, the parking tab is
removed completely from the interior of the module and will not accidentally
swing into the path of the robot.
Step 3: Install the Module(s)
Scalar i500 Getting Started Guide
Document No. 6-01741-02
October 2008
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