Makita DTP131 Instruction Manual page 9

CAUTION:
• Always install the battery cartridge fully until the red
indicator cannot be seen. If not, it may accidentally fall
out of the tool, causing injury to you or someone
around you.
• Do not install the battery cartridge forcibly. If the
cartridge does not slide in easily, it is not being inserted
correctly.
Battery protection system (Lithium-ion
battery with star marking) (Fig. 2)
Lithium-ion batteries with a star marking are equipped
with a protection system. This system automatically cuts
off power to the tool to extend battery life.
The tool will automatically stop during operation if the tool
and/or battery are placed under one of the following
conditions:
• Overloaded:
The tool is operated in a manner that causes it to
draw an abnormally high current.
In this situation, release the trigger switch on the
tool and stop the application that caused the tool
to become overloaded. Then pull the trigger switch
again to restart.
If the tool does not start, the battery is overheated.
In this situation, let the battery cool before pulling
the trigger switch again.
• Low battery voltage:
The remaining battery capacity is too low and the
tool will not operate. In this situation, remove and
recharge the battery.
Indicating the remaining battery capacity
(Fig. 3)
Only for battery cartridges with the indicator
Press the check button on the battery cartridge to indicate
the remaining battery capacity. The indicator lamps light
up for a few seconds.
Indicator lamps
Lighted Off
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Remaining capacity
Blinking
75% to 100%
50% to 75%
25% to 50%
0% to 25%
Charge the battery.
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 (Fig. 4)
CAUTION:
• Before installing the battery cartridge 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. The tool
speed is increased by increasing pressure on the switch
trigger. Release the switch trigger to stop.
NOTE:
• The tool will stop three minutes after pulling the switch
trigger.
Lighting up the front lamp (Fig. 5 & Fig. 6)
CAUTION:
• Do not look in the lamp or see the source of lamp
directly.
Every time the lamp button
pressed, the lamp status is alternatively changed from the
ON to the OFF and from the OFF to the ON.
With the lamp button in the ON status, pull the switch
trigger to turn on the lamp. To turn off, release it and the
lamp goes out approximately 10 seconds after releasing.
With the lamp button in the OFF status, even if the trigger
is pulled, the lamp will not light on.
NOTE:
• To make sure the status of lamp, pull the trigger. When
the lamp lights up by pulling the switch trigger, the lamp
switch is in the ON status. When the lamp does not
come on, the lamp switch is in the OFF status.
• During the operation of switch trigger, the lamp status
cannot be changed.
• For approximately 10 seconds after releasing the
switch trigger, the lamp status can be switched.
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.
• Use the reversing switch only after the tool comes 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 reversing
switch lever to the neutral position.
Speed change (Fig. 8)
NOTICE:
• Always set the speed change lever fully to the correct
position. If you operate the tool with the speed change
lever positioned halfway between the "1" side and "2"
side, the tool may be damaged.
on the LED display is
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