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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-
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
cleaner and/or the tool.
The wireless unit is improperly installed
into the cleaner and/or 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 wire-
less unit and clean the slot of the cleaner and/or the tool.
The wireless activation button on the
tool have not been pushed.
Push the wireless activation button on the tool briefly. Make
sure that the wireless activation lamp is blinking in blue.
The stand-by switch on the cleaner is
not set to " I (ON)".
Set the stand-by switch on the cleaner to " I (ON)".
No power supply
Supply the power to the tool and the cleaner.
Cannot finish tool registration / can-
celling tool registration successfully.
The wireless unit is not installed into the
cleaner and/or the tool.
The wireless unit is improperly installed
into the cleaner and/or 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 wire-
less unit and clean the slot of the cleaner and/or the tool.
The stand-by switch on the cleaner is
not set to " I (ON)".
Set the stand-by switch on the cleaner to " I (ON)".
No power supply
Supply the power to the tool and the cleaner.
Incorrect operation
Push the wireless activation button briefly and perform
the tool registration/cancellation procedures again.
The tool and cleaner are away from
each other (out of the transmission
range).
Get the tool and the 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 cleaner's switch to start vacuuming
is pushed.
Push the wireless activation button briefly and
perform the tool registration/cancellation procedures
again.
The tool registration procedures for the
tool or the cleaner has not been finished.
Perform the tool registration procedures for the tool
and the cleaner at the same timing.
Radio disturbance by other appliances
which generate high-intensity radio waves.
Keep the tool and the cleaner away from the appli-
ances such as Wi-Fi devices and microwave ovens.
The cleaner does not run along with
the switch operation of the tool.
The wireless unit is not installed into the
cleaner and/or the tool.
The wireless unit is improperly installed
into the cleaner and/or 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 wire-
less unit and clean the slot of the cleaner and/or the tool.
The wireless activation button on the
tool have not been pushed.
Push the wireless activation button on the tool briefly. Make
sure that the wireless activation lamp is blinking in blue.
The stand-by switch on the cleaner is
not set to " I (ON)".
Set the stand-by switch on the cleaner to " I (ON)".
More than 10 tools are registered to
the cleaner.
Perform the tool registration again.
If more than 10 tools are registered to the cleaner, the
tool registered earliest will be cancelled automatically.
The cleaner erased all tool registrations.
Perform the tool registration again.
No power supply
Supply the power to the tool and the cleaner.
The tool and cleaner are away from
each other (out of the transmission
range).
Get the tool and the cleaner closer to 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 the cleaner away from the appli-
ances such as Wi-Fi devices and microwave ovens.
The cleaner runs while the tool's
switch trigger is not pulled.
Other users are using the wireless acti-
vation of the cleaner with their tools.
Perform one of the following way;
- set the stand-by switch on the cleaner to "O" position or;
- turn off the wireless activation button of the other tools or;
- cancel the tool registration of the other tools.