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Indicating the remaining battery capacity
Country specific
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Fig.3:
1.
Battery indicator
When you pull the switch trigger, the LED display shows
the remaining battery capacity. The remaining battery
capacity is shown as the following table.
Battery indicator status
Remaining
battery
capacity
On
Off
Blinking
50% to 100%
20% to 50%
0% to 20%
Charge the
battery
NOTE:
When the LED display goes off, the tool is turned
off to save the battery power. To check the remaining
battery capacity, slightly pull the switch trigger.
NOTE:
The LED display goes off approximately one
minute after releasing the switch trigger.
NOTE:
When the LED display lights up and the tool
stops even with a recharged battery cartridge, cool down
the tool fully. If the status will not change, stop using and
have the tool repaired by a Makita local service center.
NOTE:
When the tool is overheated, the light blinks
for one minute as shown in the table below, and then
the LED display goes off. In this case, cool down the
tool before operating again.
Battery
indicator
On
Off
Blinking
Tool is overheated
Indicating the remaining battery capacity
Only for battery cartridges with the indicator
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Fig.4:
1.
Indicator lamps
2.
Check button
Press the check button on the battery cartridge to indi
-
cate the remaining battery capacity. The indicator lamps
light up for a few seconds.
Indicator lamps
Remaining
capacity
Lighted
Off
Blinking
75% to 100%
50% to 75%
25% to 50%
0% to 25%
Charge the
battery.
Indicator lamps
Remaining
capacity
Lighted
Off
Blinking
The battery
may have
malfunctioned.
NOTE:
Depending on the conditions of use and the
ambient temperature, the indication may differ slightly
from the actual capacity.
Switch action
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Fig.5:
1.
Switch trigger
CAUTION:
Before installing the battery car-
tridge into the tool, always check to see that the
switch trigger actuates properly and returns to
the "OFF" position when released.
To start the tool, simply pull the switch trigger. Tool
speed is increased by increasing pressure on the switch
trigger. Release the switch trigger to stop.
NOTE:
The tool automatically stops if you keep pull
-
ing the switch trigger for about 6 minutes.
Lighting up the front lamp
CAUTION:
Do not look in the light or see the
source of light directly.
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Fig.6:
1.
Lamp
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Fig.7:
1.
Button
Pull the switch trigger to turn on the lamp. To turn off,
release it. The lamp goes out approximately 10 seconds
after releasing the switch trigger.
To keep the lamp off, turn off the lamp status. To turn off
the lamp status, first pull and release the switch trigger.
And then press the button
within 10 seconds.
To turn on the lamp status again, press the but-
ton
again similarly.
NOTE:
To confirm the lamp status, pull the trigger. When the
lamp lights up by pulling the switch trigger, the lamp status is
ON. When the lamp does not come on, the lamp status is OFF.
NOTE:
Use a dry cloth to wipe the dirt off the lens of
the lamp. Be careful not to scratch the lens of lamp, or
it may lower the illumination.
Reversing switch action
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Fig.8:
1.
Reversing switch lever
CAUTION:
Always check the direction of
rotation before operation.
CAUTION:
Use the reversing switch only after
the tool comes to a complete stop.
Changing the direc-
tion of rotation before the tool stops may damage the tool.
CAUTION:
When not operating the tool, always
set the reversing switch lever to the neutral position.