Makita DTD137 Instruction Manual page 6

Indicating the remaining battery capacity
(Only for battery cartridges with "B" at the end of the
model number.)
Fig.3
Press the check button on the battery cartridge to
indicate the remaining battery capacity. The indicator
lamps light up for few seconds.
Indicator lamps
Lighted Off
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NOTE:
Depending on the conditions of use and the
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ambient temperature, the indication may differ
slightly from the actual capacity.
Switch action
Fig.4
CAUTION:
Before inserting the battery cartridge into the tool, always
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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 pulling the
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switch trigger for about 180 seconds.
Lighting up the front lamp
CAUTION:
Do not look in the light or see the source of light directly.
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Fig.5
Fig.6
To turn on the lamp status, press the button
seconds. To turn off the lamp status, press the button
for few seconds again.
With the lamp status ON, pull the switch trigger to turn on
the lamp. To turn off, release it. The lamp goes out
Remaining
capacity
Blinking
75% to 100%
50% to 75%
25% to 50%
0% to 25%
Charge the
battery.
The battery
may have
malfunctioned.
for few
approximately 10 seconds after releasing the switch trigger.
With the lamp status OFF, the lamp will not turn on even
if the trigger is pulled.
NOTE:
To confirm the lamp status, pull the trigger. When
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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.
While pulling the switch trigger, the lamp status
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cannot be changed.
For approximately 10 seconds after releasing the
•
switch trigger, the lamp status can be changed.
Reversing switch action
Fig.7
This tool has a reversing switch to change the direction
of rotation. Depress the reversing switch lever from the
A side for clockwise rotation or from the B side for
counterclockwise rotation.
When the reversing switch lever is in the neutral
position, the switch trigger cannot be pulled.
CAUTION:
Always check the direction of rotation before operation.
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Use the reversing switch only after the tool comes
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to a complete stop. Changing the direction of
rotation before the tool stops may damage the tool.
When not operating the tool, always set the
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reversing switch lever to the neutral position.
Changing the impact force
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3
4
5
1. Changed in four steps
2. Hard
3. Medium
4. Soft
5. T mode
6. Button
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