Makita DUR190U Instruction Manual page 19

Indicating the remaining battery capacity
Only for battery cartridges with the indicator
► Fig.6: 1. Indicator lamps 2. Check button
Press the check button on the battery cartridge to indicate the remain-
ing battery capacity. The indicator lamps light up for a few seconds.
Indicator lamps
Off
Lighted
NOTE: Depending on the conditions of use and the
ambient temperature, the indication may differ slightly
from the actual capacity.
Main power switch
Tap the main power button to turn on the tool.
To turn off the tool, press and hold the main power
button until the speed indicator goes off.
► Fig.7: 1. Speed indicator 2. Main power button
NOTE: The tool will automatically turned off if it is left
without any operations for a certain period of time.
Switch action
WARNING:
Before installing the battery car-
tridge on the tool, always check to see that the
switch trigger actuates properly and returns to
the "OFF" position when released. Operating a tool
with a switch that does not actuate properly can lead
to loss of control and serious personal injury.
Never put your finger on the
CAUTION:
switch when carrying. The tool may start uninten-
tionally and cause injury.
To prevent the switch trigger from being accidentally
pulled, a lock-off lever is provided.
To start the tool, grasp the handle (the lock-off lever is
released by the grasp) and then pull the switch trigger.
To stop the tool, release the switch trigger.
DUR190U and DUR191U
► Fig.8: 1. Lock-off lever 2. Switch trigger
DUR190L and DUR191L
► Fig.9: 1. Lock-off lever 2. Switch trigger
Remaining
capacity
Blinking
75% to 100%
50% to 75%
25% to 50%
0% to 25%
Charge the
battery.
The battery
may have
malfunctioned.
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NOTE: The tool is automatically turned off after the
tool is left for a certain period without any operations.
Speed adjusting
You can select the tool speed by tapping the main
power button. Each time you tap the main power button,
the level of speed will change.
► Fig.10: 1. Speed indicator 2. Main power button
3. ADT indicator
Speed indicator
NOTE: When you set ADT (Automatic Torque Drive
Technology), ADT indicator turns on and the tool runs
at optimum rotation speed and torque for the condi-
tion of grass being cut.
Reverse button for debris removal
Switch off the tool and remove
WARNING:
the battery cartridge before you remove entan-
gled weeds or debris which the reverse rotation
function can not remove. Failure to switch off and
remove the battery cartridge may result in serious
personal injury from accidental start-up.
This tool has a reverse button to change the direction of
rotation. It is only for removing weeds and debris entan-
gled in the tool.
To reverse the rotation, tap the reverse button and pull the
switch trigger while depressing the lock-off lever when the
cutting tool is stopped. The speed indicators and ADT indi-
cator start blinking, and the cutting tool rotates in reverse
direction when you pull the switch trigger.
To return to regular rotation, release the trigger and wait
until the cutting tool stops.
► Fig.11: 1. Speed indicator 2. ADT indicator
3. Reverse button
NOTE: During the reverse rotation, the tool operates
only for a short period of time and then automatically
stops.
NOTE: Once the tool is stopped, the rotation returns
to regular direction when you start the tool again.
NOTE: If you tap the reverse button while the cutting
tool is still rotating, the tool comes to stop and to be
ready for reverse rotation.
Mode Rotation speed
ADT 3,500 - 6,000 min
High 6,000 min
Medium 5,100 min
Low 3,500 min
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