Makita DCL282F Instruction Manual page 12

Indicating the remaining battery
capacity
Only for battery cartridges with the indicator
► Fig.3: 1. Indicator lamps 2. Check button
Press the check button on the battery cartridge to indi-
cate the remaining battery capacity. The indicator lamps
light up for a few seconds.
Indicator lamps
Lighted Off
NOTE: Depending on the conditions of use and the
ambient temperature, the indication may differ slightly
from the actual capacity.
Switch action
► Fig.4: 1. ON/speed change button 2. OFF button
To start the cleaner, simply push the ON/speed change
button. To switch off, push the OFF button.
You can change the cleaner speed in three steps by
pushing the ON/speed change button.
The first push on this button is for high speed mode, the
second push for max speed mode and the third push for
normal speed mode. Each push on this button repeats
the high/max/normal speed cycle alternatively.
Lighting up the lamp
CAUTION:
Do not look in the light or see the
source of light directly.
To turn on the lamp, push the ON/speed change button.
Push the OFF button to turn off the lamp. During the
tool actuating, the lamp turns on.
When the remaining battery capacity gets low, the lamp
starts blinking.
► Fig.5: 1. ON/speed change button 2. OFF button
3. Lamp
NOTE: The timing, at which the lamp starts blinking,
depends on the temperature at work place and the
battery cartridge conditions.
Remaining
capacity
Blinking
75% to 100%
50% to 75%
25% to 50%
0% to 25%
Charge the
battery.
The battery
may have
malfunctioned.
ASSEMBLY
CAUTION:
Always be sure that the tool is
switched off and the battery cartridge is removed
before carrying out any work on the tool.
Dust bag and paper filter
Install either dust bag or paper filter before using cleaner.
Use the dust stopper when installing either dust bag or paper filter.
Dust bag are usable many times repeatedly by cleaning it out.
Paper filter is a throw-away type. Throw away the entire
paper filter without emptying when it has become full.
NOTICE:
To prevent dust from getting into the
motor:
Make sure that the dust bag or paper filter is
•
installed before use.
Insert the dust stopper together with the
•
dust bag or paper filter all the way into the
slots when installing them.
Do not use a broken or ripped bag.
•
Otherwise the motor may be broken.
NOTICE:
Do not fold the cardboard at its open-
ing when installing the paper filter.
NOTICE:
Never throw away the dust stopper
because it needs to be used repeatedly whenever
either the dust bag or the paper filter is used.
NOTICE:
The paper filter for the cleaner is an
important component for maintaining the tool
performance. Using other than the genuine paper
filter may cause smokes or ignition.
NOTE: When the dust bag or the paper filter is not
installed in the cleaner, the front cover does not close
completely.
► Fig.6
Installing dust bag
Use the dust stopper when installing dust bag. Be
careful not to take the upper side for the lower side by
mistake because they are different each other.
► Fig.7: 1. Upper side of dust stopper 2. Lower side of
dust stopper
1. Insert the protrusion of the dust bag into the lower
groove on the dust stopper as shown in the figure.
► Fig.8: 1. Dust stopper 2. Lower groove 3. Dust bag
2. There is no distinction between the upper and lower
sides of the dust bag. You may insert its protrusion of
either side into the lower groove of the dust stopper.
► Fig.9: 1. Lower groove
3. Overlap the frame of dust stopper with that of the
dust bag.
► Fig.10
4. Place the dust stopper and the dust bag together
into the cleaner cavity in the same direction of arrow on
the dust stopper. Insert them all the way into the slots in
the cleaner cavity.
► Fig.11
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