Setup & Operation
How-to guides for your Universal Robot — power on, network config, passwords, and more.
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- How to Pack Your Robot for ShippingPack your Universal Robots arm, cabinet, or both on a pallet to ship them, for example for repair or return. Remove attachments, move the arm to its packing position, and…
- How to Move the Robot Arm to Its Packing PositionFold your Universal Robots arm into its packing position before you ship it. Choose the steps for your robot's operating system — PolyScope 5 or PolyScope X. Also called put…
- How to Move the Robot Arm to Its Packing Position (PolyScope X)Fold your Universal Robots arm into its packing position on PolyScope X before you ship it. Use the Put into Box Smart Skill on the teach pendant. Also called put…
- How to Move the Robot Arm to Its Packing Position (PolyScope 5)Fold your Universal Robots arm into its packing position on PolyScope 5 before you ship it. Use the Put in Box button on the teach pendant. Also called put into…
- How to Completely Restart a RobotCompletely restart your Universal Robots cobot when a normal restart does not clear the problem — power off, unplug the main power, then start back up. Also called a complete…
- How to Set Your Robot's Date and TimeSet your Universal Robots cobot's clock so the robot can connect to Beacon. Choose the steps for your robot's operating system — PolyScope 5 or PolyScope X.
- How to Set Your Robot's Date and Time (PolyScope 5)Set the date and time on a Universal Robots PolyScope 5 cobot. Beacon syncs the clock automatically when the robot is online, or you may set it manually on the…
- How to Set Your Robot's Date and Time (PolyScope X)Set the date and time on a Universal Robots PolyScope X cobot. Beacon syncs the clock automatically when the robot is online.
- Securing your CobotAdding an operational mode password can prevent unwanted program actions from occurring with your welding cobot
- How to Set Your Robot's PasswordsSet the administrator, operator, and safety passwords on your Universal Robots cobot. Choose the steps for your robot's operating system — PolyScope 5 or PolyScope X.
- How to Set Your Robot's Passwords (PolyScope 5)Set the administrator, operator, and safety passwords on your Universal Robots cobot running PolyScope 5, using the teach pendant.
- How to Set Your Robot's Passwords (PolyScope X)Set the administrator, operator, and safety passwords on your Universal Robots cobot running PolyScope X, using the teach pendant.
- How to Initialize the Robot ArmRelease the joint brakes and prepare your robot arm for operation. Choose the steps for your robot's operating system — PolyScope 5 or PolyScope X.
- How to Initialize the Robot Arm (PolyScope 5)Release the joint brakes and prepare your robot arm for operation on PolyScope 5. Covers the initialization status indicators and step-by-step startup sequence.
- How to Initialize the Robot Arm (PolyScope X)Release the joint brakes and prepare your robot arm for operation on PolyScope X. Covers the initialization status icons and step-by-step startup sequence.
- How to Register a RobotAdd a new Universal Robots cobot to your Beacon organization. Choose the steps for your robot's operating system — PolyScope 5 or PolyScope X.
- How to Register a Robot (PolyScope 5)Add a Universal Robots cobot running PolyScope 5 to your Beacon organization. Get the registration code from the teach pendant and enter it in the Beacon app.
- How to Register a Robot (PolyScope X)Add a Universal Robots cobot running PolyScope X to your Beacon organization. Get the registration code from the teach pendant and enter it in the Beacon app.
- How to Power On, Power Off, or Restart a RobotPower on, power off, or restart your Universal Robots cobot from the teach pendant. Choose the steps for your robot's operating system — PolyScope 5 or PolyScope X.
- How to Power On, Power Off, or Restart a Robot (PolyScope 5)Power on, power off, or restart your Universal Robots cobot running PolyScope 5 using the Power Button on the teach pendant. For when you start a shift, shut down for…
- How to Power On, Power Off, or Restart a Robot (PolyScope X)Power on, power off, or restart your Universal Robots cobot running PolyScope X from the teach pendant menu. For when you start a shift, shut down for the night, or…
- How to Configure Network Settings (PolyScope 5)Set up your Universal Robots cobot's network connection on PolyScope 5. Choose DHCP or a static IP so the robot can reach Beacon.
- How to Configure Network Settings (PolyScope X)Set up your Universal Robots cobot's network connection on PolyScope X. Choose DHCP or a static IP so the robot can reach Beacon.
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