Operation - Makita DTR180 Instruction Manual

NOTICE:
Using wires other than Makita's genuine
tie wires (annealed wires) may cause the tool to
malfunction.
1. Push the release lever, and lock it with the lock
lever.
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Fig.9: 1. Release lever 2. Lock lever
When you push the release lever, a gap is created
between the left and right feed gears.
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Fig.10: 1. Release lever 2. Lock lever 3.
Feed gears
2. Peel off the tape that holds the wire, and pull the
tip of the wire out. ►
Tip of wire
Open the reel cover. ►
3.
cover
4. Mount the wire reel on the tool in the orientation
shown in
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Fig.13: 1. Wire reel
NOTICE:
Be sure to mount the wire reel in the
orientation shown in the figure. If it is mounted the
other way around, the wire will be released and may
be twisted.
5. Make the tip of the wire straight, and pass the
wire through the guide. ►
NOTE: If the tip of the wire is bent when it is passed
through the guide,
may become
the tool.
NOTE: If you force the wire when trying to pass it
through the guide,
may become
6. Pull the wire out approximately 10 mm from the
tip of the arm.
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Fig.15: 1. Arm 2. Approximately 10 mm
NOTICE:
If the length of the pulled-out wire is
insufficient, the wire may be broken off when tied,
or tying strength may be compromised due to
insufficient wraps.
7. Remove all tape that holds the wire.
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Fig.16
Rewind the wire to eliminate its slack. ►
8.
Fig.17
9. Release the lock lever. The release lever returns,
and the wire is held by the left and right gears. ►
Fig.18: 1. Release lever 2. Lock lever
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Fig.19: 1. Gear 2. Path of the wire 3. Wire
NOTICE:
When the lock lever is released and
when the left and right gears mesh with each
other, the grooves in the gears form a space. This
Fig.11: 1. Tape 2.
Fig.12: 1. Reel
the figure.
Fig.14: 1. Guide
the wire
jammed in
the wire
jammed.
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space becomes the path for the wire. Make sure
that the wire is passed through this path.
10. Close the reel cover.
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Fig.20: 1. Reel cover

OPERATION

Checking before work
CAUTION:
If the tool has a safety mechanism-
related problem, do not use it. If you continue to use
it, an accident may occur.
Before using the tool, make sure that the safety
mechanism operates normally. If the tool operates
without the safety mechanism operating, stop using the
tool immediately. Ask your local Makita Service Center
for repairs.
Checking the trigger-lock
The tool has the trigger-lock to prevent the tool from
operating when you do not intend to use it. Lock the
trigger and confirm
switch trigger cannot
Checking the curl guide
To prevent the operator from touching the binding or
rotating parts of the tool tip by mistake, the tool will not
operate even if the switch trigger is pulled while the curl
guide is opened. When the operator releases their finger
from the switch
closes the curl
can operate.
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Fig.21: 1. Curl guide
Checkout for curl guide open/close
detection
Remove the tie wire, check the tool operation according
to the following steps, and make sure that the tool does
not start if the curl guide is open.
1. Turn the power off, and leave the curl guide open.
2. Turn the power on.
If the tool will not operate and if the value "2" is shown
on the display panel, the state of the tool is normal. Turn
the power off, and close the curl guide. If the tool
operates and if no error is shown on the display panel,
the state of the tool is abnormal. Stop using the tool
immediately, and ask your local Makita Service Center
for repairs.
CAUTION:
If you open the curl guide and turn
the power on to check the interlock, hold the curl
guide as shown in the figure. Never bring your
limbs or face close to the binding or rotating parts
of the tool tip.
be
that the
be pulled.
trigger and
guide, the tool
Otherwise, you may
injured.