How to Toggle Language on YRC1000

This goes over how to toggle language on both Smart Pendant and Standard Pendant for the YRC1000. Sometimes, the language changes unexpectedly, especially after initialization. 

Standard Pendant:

If your language has unexpectedly changed on Standard Pendant, first try pressing the SHIFT + AREA keys on the pendant keypad.

Pressing SHIFT + AREA toggles between the 2 active languages.

In the US, the default configuration for a robot controller is English + Japanese. Other countries may select other languages as the default. The screenshots below show the “Version Info” screen in Japanese screen and then the same screen in English.

If pressing SHIFT + AREA does not solve your problem or loads a language other than the one that you want, then contact your local Yaskawa representative. On the Standard Pendant, a different language resource file can be loaded on, but it requires elevated privileges not immediately available to end-users. 

Smart Pendant:

The procedure for Smart Pendant is slightly more involved. Screenshots below guide you through the process in English and Japanese.

To toggle between English and Japanese, start by going to the online mode home page. See the home page below in English and Japanese

Press “Menu” in the top left

Then select System Settings > General.

Note that in the screenshots above, the "General Settings" option is highlighted (darker blue), so if you cannot read the text due to it being in another language, just select the highlighted option from the screenshots. The position is the same. 

Next, select the language dropdown and select your language. If your language does not appear, contact your local Yaskawa representative. 

After selecting a language, the following modal will appear. It is important to note that the Smart Pendant will reboot after resetting the language, so make sure that you can go without the pendant for one or two minutes. If you are okay with that, press the green button “Save change”. If you do not want that, press the red “Cancel” button. It will take a few minutes for the Smart Pendant to reboot, and when it reboots it should switch languages.