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FANUC Alarm INTP-642 — $TIMEBF_VER must be set as 2

Manufacturer wording — (%s^4, %d^5)$TIMEBF_VER must be set as 2
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FANUC INTP-642 (“$TIMEBF_VER must be set as 2”): TB/TA can only be used if $TIMEBF_VER is 2 when J893 is installed. First check: Set $TIMEBF_VER to 2

Updated 2026-09-17 · LogrobotLM reference

Description

TB/TA can only be used if $TIMEBF_VER is 2 when J893 is installed.

Remedy

Set $TIMEBF_VER to 2

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