Makita DVC261, Instruction Manual, Page: 11 / 104

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FUNCTIONAL
DESCRIPTION
CAUTION:
Always be sure that the tool is
switched off and the battery cartridge is removed
before adjusting or checking function on the tool.
Installing or removing battery
cartridge
CAUTION:
Always switch off the tool before
installing or removing of the battery cartridge.
CAUTION:
Hold the tool and the battery car-
tridge firmly when installing or removing battery
cartridge. F ailure to h old th e tool and th e battery
cartridge firmly may cause them to slip off your hands
and result in d amage to th e tool and battery c artrid ge
and a personal injury.
Fig.1: 1. R ed ind ic ator 2. Button 3. Battery c artrid ge
T o remov e th e battery c artrid ge, slid e it f rom th e tool
w h ile slid ing th e button on th e f ront of th e c artrid ge.
T o install th e battery c artrid ge, align th e tongue on th e
battery c artrid ge w ith th e groov e in th e h ousing and slip
it into plac e. I nsert it all th e w ay until it loc ks in plac e
w ith a little c lic k. I f y ou c an see th e red ind ic ator on th e
upper sid e of th e button, it is not loc ked c ompletely .
CAUTION:
Always install the battery cartridge
fully until the red indicator cannot be seen. I f not,
it may accidentally fall out of the tool, causing injury to
y ou or someone around y ou.
CAUTION:
Do not install the battery cartridge
forcibly. I f th e c artrid ge d oes not slid e in easily , it is
not being inserted c orrec tly .
Tool / battery protection system
T h e tool is eq uipped w ith a tool/ battery protec tion sy s-
tem. T h is sy stem automatic ally c uts of f pow er to th e
motor to ex tend tool and battery lif e. T h e tool w ill auto-
matic ally stop d uring operation if th e tool or battery is
plac ed und er one of th e f ollow ing c ond itions.
Overload protection
W h en th e tool is operated in a manner th at c auses it to
d raw an abnormally h igh c urrent, th e tool automatic ally
stops w ith out any ind ic ation. I n th is situation, turn th e
tool of f and stop th e applic ation th at c aused th e tool to
bec ome ov erload ed . T h en turn th e tool on to restart.
Overheat protection
W h en th e tool is ov erh eated , th e tool stops automatic ally .
L et th e tool c ool d ow n bef ore turning th e tool on again.
Overdischarge protection
W h en th e battery c apac ity bec omes low , th e tool stops
automatic ally . I f th e prod uc t d oes not operate ev en
w h en th e sw itc h es are operated , remov e th e batteries
f rom th e tool and c h arge th e batteries.
Indicating the remaining battery
capacity
Only for battery cartridges with the indicator
Fig.2: 1. I nd ic ator lamps 2. C h ec k button
P ress th e c h ec k button on th e battery c artrid ge to ind i-
c ate th e remaining battery c apac ity . T h e ind ic ator lamps
ligh t up f or a f ew sec ond s.
Indicator lamps Remaining
capacity
Lighted Off Blinking
75 % to 1 00%
5 0% to 75 %
25 % to 5 0%
0% to 25 %
C h arge th e
battery .
T h e battery
may h av e
malf unc tioned .
NOTE: D epend ing on th e c ond itions of use and th e
ambient temperature, th e ind ic ation may d if f er sligh tly
f rom th e ac tual c apac ity .
Switch box position
T h e sw itc h box c an be h ooked on eith er sid e of th e
low er belt. A rrange th e c ord so th at th e sw itc h box
c omes to y our d esired sid e. T o prev ent th e c ord f rom
being d amaged , pass th e c ord th rough th e h ook as
illustrated .
Fig.3: 1. H ook 2. C ord
Adjusting belts
T h e tigh tness of th e sh ould er belts, upper and low er
belts can be adjusted. Put your arms through the shoul
-
der belts first then fasten the lower and upper belts.
T o tigh ten, pull th e end of th e strap as illustrated . T o
loosen, pull up th e end of th e f astener.
Lower belt
Fig.4: 1. S trap 2. F astener
Shoulder belts
Fig.5: 1. S trap 2. F astener
Upper belt
Fig.6: 1. S trap 2. F astener
Carrying hook
A lw ay s grab th e c arry ing h ook w h en h and ling th e v ac -
uum c leaner bod y .
Fig.7: 1. C arry ing h ook