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FANUC Alarm PNT1-279 — TPE error reading instruction

FANUC PNT1-279 (“TPE error reading instruction”): This error should never occur during normal PaintTool operation. First check: Ensure that the teach pendant program is installed on the controller, or contact Fanuc service personnel.

Updated 2026-09-17 · LogrobotLM reference

Description

This error should never occur during normal PaintTool operation. In the event that this alarm was posted, PaintTool was making an attempt to extract positional data from a specific teach pendant program, but failed.

Remedy

Ensure that the teach pendant program is installed on the controller, or contact Fanuc service personnel.

Related codes

PNT1-277TPE Built-in errorPNT1-278TPE find/read header errorPNT1-280TPE wrong type of program:…PNT1-281TPE error closing a program

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