Makita DVC864L Instruction Manual page 12

WIRELESS ACTIVATION
FUNCTION
What you can do with the wireless
activation function
The wireless activation function enables clean and
comfortable operation. By connecting a supported tool
to the cleaner, you can run the cleaner automatically
along with the switch operation of the tool.
► Fig.9
NOTICE:
Be sure to refer to the instruction man-
ual of the tool when using the cleaner with wire-
less activation function.
NOTICE:
Do not disassemble or tamper with the
wireless unit.
NOTICE:
Always close the lid of the wireless unit
in the tool when operating or storage.
NOTICE:
Do not remove the wireless unit from the
tool while the power is being supplied to the tool.
Doing so may cause a malfunction of the wireless unit.
NOTICE:
Do not press the wireless activation
button too hard and/or press the button with an
object with a sharp edge.
NOTE: Wireless activation needs Makita tools
equipped with the wireless unit.
NOTE: Prior to the initial use of the wireless activa-
tion function with each tool, the tool registration is
required. Once the registration is finished with the
tool, the re-registration is not required unless it is
cancelled.
NOTE: Before registration, be sure to the wireless
unit is properly inserted into the tool.
NOTE: One cleaner can register up to 10 tools. If
more than 10 tools are registered to the cleaner, the
tool registered earliest will be cancelled automatically.
NOTE: The position of the wireless activation button
varies depending on the tool.
NOTE: The cleaner also starts by pressing the power
button when the stand-by switch is set to "AUTO".
However the power button will not actuate when the
wireless activation function is used.
Tool registration for the cleaner
NOTE: A Makita tool supporting the wireless activa-
tion function is required for the tool registration.
NOTE: Finish installing the wireless unit to the tool
before starting the tool registration.
NOTE: During the tool registration, do not pull the
switch trigger on the tool or turn on the power switch
on the cleaner.
NOTE: Refer to the instruction manual of the tool, too.
If you wish to activate the cleaner along with the
switch operation of the tool, finish the tool registration
beforehand.
1. Install the batteries to the cleaner and the tool.
2. Set the stand-by switch on the cleaner to "AUTO".
► Fig.10: 1. Stand-by switch
3. Press the wireless activation button on the cleaner for 3
seconds until the wireless activation lamp blinks in green. And then
press the wireless activation button on the tool in the same way.
► Fig.11: 1. Wireless activation button 2. Wireless
activation lamp
If the cleaner and the tool are linked successfully, the
wireless activation lamps will light up in green for 2
seconds and start blinking in blue.
NOTE: The wireless activation lamps finish blinking
in green after 20 seconds elapsed. Press the wireless
activation button on the tool while the wireless acti-
vation lamp on the cleaner is blinking. If the wireless
activation lamp does not blink in green, push the wire-
less activation button briefly and hold it down again.
NOTE: When performing two or more tool registration
for the cleaner, finish the tool registration one by one.
Starting the wireless activation
function
NOTE: Finish the tool registration for the cleaner for
wireless activation.
NOTE: Always place the cleaner so that you can see
the status of the wireless activation lamp.
NOTE: Refer to the instruction manual of the tool, too.
After registering a tool to the cleaner, the cleaner will auto-
matically runs along with the switch operation of the tool.
1. Install the wireless unit to the tool.
2. Connect the hose of the cleaner with the tool.
► Fig.12
3. Set the stand-by switch on the cleaner to "AUTO".
► Fig.13: 1. Stand-by switch
4.
Push the wireless activation button on the tool
briefly. The wireless activation lamp will blink in blue.
► Fig.14: 1. Wireless activation button 2. Wireless
activation lamp
5. Pull the switch trigger of the tool. Check if the cleaner
runs while the switch trigger on the tool is being pulled.
To stop the wireless activation, push the wireless activa-
tion button on the tool, or set the stand-by switch on the
cleaner to "I" or "O".
NOTE: The wireless activation lamp on the tool will stop
blinking in blue when there is no operation for 2 hours. In
this case, set the stand-by switch on the cleaner to "AUTO"
and press the wireless activation button on the tool again.
NOTE: The cleaner starts/stops with a delay. There is a time
lag when the cleaner detects a switch operation of the tool.
NOTE: The transmission distance of the wireless unit
may vary depending on the location and surrounding
circumstances.
NOTE: When two or more tools are registered to one
cleaner, the cleaner may start running even if you
don't pull the switch trigger because other user is
using the wireless activation function.
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