Makita DTS131 Instruction Manual page 6

Indicating the remaining battery capacity
(Only for battery cartridges with "B" at the end of the
model number.)
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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
•
ambient temperature, the indication may differ
slightly from the actual capacity.
1. Indicator lamps
2. Check button
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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.
Switch action
CAUTION:
Before inserting the battery cartridge into the tool, always
•
check to see that the switch trigger actuates properly
and returns to the "OFF" position when released.
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015150
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
•
switch trigger for about 360 seconds.
Lighting up the front lamp
CAUTION:
Do not look in the light or see the source of light directly.
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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
approximately 10 seconds after releasing the switch
trigger.
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1. Switch trigger
1. Lamp
1. Button
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