Adjusting The Handle Height - Makita DCU601 Instruction Manual

Lighting up the lamps
Press the lamp button on the battery box to light up the
front lamps and rear lamp. To turn off the lamps, press
the lamp button again.
► Fig.13: 1. Lamp button 2. Front lamp
► Fig.14: 1. Rear lamp
NOTE: The lamps go off if the machine is not oper-
ated for a certain period.
NOTE: The lamps go off when the power is turned off.
NOTE: You can light up the lamps even if the lock key
is not inserted.
Switch trigger and brake lever
CAUTION:
Before installing the battery car-
tridge into the machine, always check to see that
the switch trigger actuates properly and returns
to the "OFF" position when released.
To start the machine, pull the switch trigger. Using the
switch trigger, the speed can be adjusted within the set
speed range. To stop the machine, release the switch
trigger and pull the brake lever.
To lock the brake lever, pull and hold the brake lever,
then pull the lock lever, and then release the brake lever
while pulling the lock lever. To release the lock, pull the
brake lever.
► Fig.15: 1. Switch trigger
► Fig.16: 1. Brake lever 2. Lock lever
Up-and-down switch
CAUTION:
Be sure to hold the brake lever
when you operate the up-and-down switch.
CAUTION:
Before using the up-and-down
switch, make sure that the remaining battery
capacity is not low. If the battery capacity is low,
lock the brake lever, and then switch the battery
cartridges to charged ones or replace the battery
cartridges with charged ones.
► Fig.17: 1. Up-and-down switch
You can lift and lower the position of the carrier using
the up-and-down switch. To lift the carrier, press the
upper side of the up-and-down switch while holding the
brake lever. To lower the carrier, press the lower side of
the up-and-down switch while holding the brake lever.
NOTE: The beep sound is emitted while the carrier
is moving.
Using the guard frames
CAUTION:
When raising the guard frames,
be sure to return them to their original positions
completely.
When loading or unloading the objects on the carrier,
you can lower the guard frames of the carrier by slightly
lifting up and sliding the guard frames as shown in the
figure.
► Fig.18: 1. Guard frame
When carrying the objects, be sure to raise the guard
frames to prevent the objects from falling off the carrier.
► Fig.19: 1. Guard frame

Adjusting the handle height

NOTICE:
Fix the left and right handles at the
same height.
The handle height can be adjusted in 7 levels. To
adjust the handle height, loosen 2 knobs, then adjust
the handle height by aligning the hole on the handle
with the protrusion on the rear frame, and then tighten
2 knobs securely. Adjust the height of the other handle
in the same way.
► Fig.20: 1. Knob
Rear wheel lock
You can fix the direction of the rear wheels using the
rear wheel lock.
1. Slightly move the machine forward so that the rear
wheels face the direction shown in the figure.
► Fig.21: 1. Rear wheel
2. Rotate the rear wheel lock toward the rear.
► Fig.22: 1. Rear wheel lock
3.
Lock the other rear wheel in the same way.
4.
Move the rear wheel back and forth or left and
right slightly to make sure it is locked.
To release the rear wheel lock, rotate the rear wheel
lock 90° as shown in the figure.
► Fig.23: 1. Rear wheel lock
NOTE: The rear wheels can be fixed in 4 different
directions as shown in the figure.
► Fig.24
Using the level
Using the level, you can check if the ground is level.
► Fig.25: 1. Level
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