Makita DCU603 Instruction Manual

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26 ENGLISHIndicating the remaining batterycapacityCAUTION: Before checking the remainingbattery capacities or switching the battery car-tridges, be sure to stop the machine.CAUTION: When the battery capacitybecomes low, a short beep sound is emitted. Inthis case, lock the brake lever, and then switchthe battery cartridges to charged ones or chargethe battery cartridges. If y o u c o n t i n u e t o o p e r a t e t h emachineatlowbatterycapacityandtheremainingbatterycapacityrunsout,alongbeepsoundisemit-tedandthemachineautomaticallystopsandthismaycause an accident or injury.CAUTION: If the beep sound is emitted whileoperating on slopes, move the machine to a safeplace, lock the brake lever, and then switch thebattery cartridges to charged ones or charge thebattery cartridges.CAUTION: If the load is large and the beepsound is emitted while operating on slopes, lockthe brake lever and pay attention to safety andswitch the battery cartridges to charged ones.Move the machine to a safe place and lock thebrake lever. Reduce the load before operating themachine again. F o r d e t a i l s , r e f e r t o t h e s e c t i o n f o rtroubleshooting.Checking the battery level on thebattery boxŹ Fig.33: 1. B a t t e r y i n d i c a t o r 2. C h e c k b u t t o nPressthecheckbuttontoindicatetheremainingbatterycapacities. T h e b a t t e r y i n d i c a t o r s c o r r e s p o n d t o e a c hbattery.Battery indicator status RemainingbatterycapacityOn Blinking Off50% - 1 00%20% - 50%0% - 20%Em p t yBatterynotinstalledNOTE: If y o u c o n t i n u e t o p u l l t h e s w i t c h t r i g g e r e v e nifyouheartheshortbeepsound,themachinestopsautomatically. Af t e r t h e m a c h i n e s t o p s a u t o m a t i c a l l y ,thebeepsoundcontinuesandthesupportbrakeisenabled. T o c a n c e l t h e b e e p s o u n d a n d r e l e a s e t h esupportbrake,releasetheswitchtriggerandpullthebrakelever. Do n o t p u s h t h e m a c h i n e f o r c i b l y w i t h o u treleasingthesupportbrake.NOTE: Y o u c a n c h e c k t h e r e m a i n i n g b a t t e r y c a p a c i t yevenifthelockkeyisnotinserted.NOTE: T h e b a t t e r y i n d i c a t o r s f o r r e m a i n i n g b a t t e r ycapacity is just for a reference. The actual bat-tery capacity may diႇer depending on the usageconditions.Checking the battery level on thebattery cartridgeOnly for battery cartridges with the indicatorŹ Fig.34: 1. In d i c a t o r l a m p s 2. C h e c k b u t t o nPressthecheckbuttononthebatterycartridgetoindi-catetheremainingbatterycapacity. T h e i n d i c a t o r l a m p slightupforafewseconds.Indicator lamps RemainingcapacityLighted Off Blinking75% t o 1 00%50% t o 75%25% t o 50%0% t o 25%Chargethebattery.Thebatterymayhavemalfunctioned.NOTE: De p e n d i n g o n t h e c o n d i t i o n s o f u s e a n d t h eambient temperature, the indication may diႇer slightlyfromtheactualcapacity.NOTE: The first (far left) indicator lamp will blink whenthebatteryprotectionsystemworks.