6 ENGLISH
Overheat protection
Thisprotectionworkswhenthetoolorbatteryisover-
heated.Inthissituation,letthetoolandbatterycool
before turning the tool on again.
Overdischarge protection
Thisprotectionworkswhentheremainingbattery
capacitygetslow.Inthissituation,removethebattery
fromthetoolandchargethebattery.
Indicating the remaining battery
capacity
Only for battery cartridges with the indicator
1
2
►1. Indicator lamps 2. Check button
Pressthecheckbuttononthebatterycartridgetoindi-
catetheremainingbatterycapacity.Theindicatorlamps
light up for a few seconds.
Indicator lamps Remaining
capacity
Lighted O Blinking
75% to 100%
50% to 75%
25% to 50%
0% to 25%
Charge the
battery.
Thebattery
mayhave
malfunctioned.
NOTE: Depending on the conditions of use and the
ambienttemperature,theindicationmaydierslightly
fromtheactualcapacity.
NOTE:Therst(farleft)indicatorlampwillblinkwhen
thebatteryprotectionsystemworks.
Adjusting depth of cut
1
2
►1. Pointer 2. Knob
Depthofcutmaybeadjustedbysimplyturningthe
knob on the front of the tool so that the pointer points
the desired depth of cut.
Switch action
1
2
►1.Lock-olever2. Switch trigger
CAUTION:
• Beforeinstallingthebatterycartridgeintothe
tool,alwayschecktoseethattheswitchtrigger
actuatesproperlyandreturnstothe"OFF"
position when released.
• Do not pull the switch trigger hard without press-
ingthelock-olever.Thiscancauseswitch
breakage.
Topreventtheswitchtriggerfrombeingaccidentally
pulled,alock-oleverisprovided.Tostartthetool,slide
thelock-oleverandpulltheswitchtrigger.Releasethe
switch trigger to stop.
WARNING:
• Foryoursafety,thistoolisequippedwithlock-
oleverwhichpreventsthetoolfromunin-
tended starting. NEVER use the tool if it runs
whenyousimplypulltheswitchtriggerwithout
pressingthelock-olever.ReturntoolaMAKITA
service center for proper repairs BEFORE fur-
ther usage.
• NEVER tape down or defeat purpose and func-
tionoflock-olever.