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Troubleshooting for wireless activation function
Before asking for repairs, conduct your own inspection first. If you find a problem that is not explained in the manual,
do not attempt to dismantle the tool. Instead, ask Makita Authorized Service Centers, always using Makita replace
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ment parts for repairs.
State of abnormality
Probable cause (malfunction)
Remedy
The wireless activation lamp does
not light/blink.
The wireless unit is not installed into the tool.
The wireless unit is improperly installed
into the tool.
Install the wireless unit correctly.
The terminal of the wireless unit and/or
the slot is dirty.
Gently wipe off dust and dirt on the terminal of the
wireless unit and clean the slot.
The wireless activation button on the
tool has not been pushed.
Push the wireless activation button on the tool
briefly.
The stand-by switch on the vacuum
cleaner is not set to "AUTO".
Set the stand-by switch on the vacuum cleaner to
"AUTO".
No power supply
Supply the power to the tool and the vacuum cleaner.
Cannot finish tool registration / can
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celling tool registration successfully.
The wireless unit is not installed into the tool.
The wireless unit is improperly installed
into the tool.
Install the wireless unit correctly.
The terminal of the wireless unit and/or
the slot is dirty.
Gently wipe off dust and dirt on the terminal of the
wireless unit and clean the slot.
The stand-by switch on the vacuum
cleaner is not set to "AUTO".
Set the stand-by switch on the vacuum cleaner to
"AUTO".
No power supply
Supply the power to the tool and the vacuum cleaner.
Incorrect operation
Push the wireless activation button briefly and perform
the tool registration/cancellation procedures again.
The tool and vacuum cleaner are away
from each other (out of the transmission
range).
Get the tool and vacuum cleaner closer to each other. The
maximum transmission distance is approximately 10 m
however it may vary according to the circumstances.
Before finishing the tool registration/
cancellation;
- the switch trigger on the tool is pulled or;
- the power button on the vacuum
cleaner is turned on.
Push the wireless activation button briefly and
perform the tool registration/cancellation procedures
again.
The tool registration procedures for the
tool or vacuum cleaner have not finished.
Perform the tool registration procedures for both the
tool and the vacuum cleaner at the same timing.
Radio disturbance by other appliances
which generate high-intensity radio
waves.
Keep the tool and vacuum cleaner away from the
appliances such as Wi-Fi devices and microwave
ovens.
The vacuum cleaner does not run
along with the switch operation of
the tool.
The wireless unit is not installed into the tool.
The wireless unit is improperly installed
into the tool.
Install the wireless unit correctly.
The terminal of the wireless unit and/or
the slot is dirty.
Gently wipe off dust and dirt on the terminal of the
wireless unit and clean the slot.
The wireless activation button on the
tool has not been pushed.
Push the wireless activation button briefly and make
sure that the wireless activation lamp is blinking in blue.
The stand-by switch on the vacuum
cleaner is not set to "AUTO".
Set the stand-by switch on the vacuum cleaner to
"AUTO".
More than 10 tools are registered to the
vacuum cleaner.
Perform the tool registration again.
If more than 10 tools are registered to the vacuum
cleaner, the tool registered earliest will be cancelled
automatically.
The vacuum cleaner erased all tool registrations. Perform the tool registration again.
No power supply
Supply the power to the tool and the vacuum cleaner.
The tool and vacuum cleaner are away
from each other (out of the transmission
range).
Get the tool and vacuum cleaner closer each other. The
maximum transmission distance is approximately 10 m
however it may vary according to the circumstances.
Radio disturbance by other appliances
which generate high-intensity radio
waves.
Keep the tool and vacuum cleaner away from the
appliances such as Wi-Fi devices and microwave
ovens.
The vacuum cleaner runs while the
tool's switch trigger is not pulled.
Other users are using the wireless
activation of the vacuum cleaner with
their tools.
Turn off the wireless activation button of the other
tools or cancel the tool registration of the other
tools.
