# 5. Operation

How the robot is switched on and off, homed, jogged and run, what happens when something goes wrong, and how it
is mastered.

## In this chapter

- [Switching on and off](https://docs.source-robotics.com/PAROL-docs/1.1/05-operation/switching-on-off/)
- [Homing](https://docs.source-robotics.com/PAROL-docs/1.1/05-operation/homing/)
- [Jogging](https://docs.source-robotics.com/PAROL-docs/1.1/05-operation/jogging/)
- [Running programs](https://docs.source-robotics.com/PAROL-docs/1.1/05-operation/running-programs/)
- [Errors and recovery](https://docs.source-robotics.com/PAROL-docs/1.1/05-operation/errors-and-recovery/)
- [Mastering](https://docs.source-robotics.com/PAROL-docs/1.1/05-operation/mastering/)

Each page says what to do in the commander software and in the Python API; the details of either are in the
[Programming Guide](https://docs.source-robotics.com/PAROL-docs/1.1/programming/).