Makita XDT12 Instruction Manual

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7 ENGLISH1► 1. ButtonPull the switch trigger to turn on the lamp. To turn off,release it. The lamp goes out approximately 10 secondsafter releasing the switch trigger.To keep the lamp off, turn off the lamp status. To turn offthe lamp status, first pull and release the switch trigger.And then press the button within 10 seconds.To turn on the lamp status again, press the but-ton again similarly.NOTE: To confirm the lamp status, pull the trigger.When the lamp lights up by pulling the switch trigger,the lamp status is ON. When the lamp does not comeon, the lamp status is OFF.NOTE: Use a dry cloth to wipe the dirt off the lens ofthe lamp. Be careful not to scratch the lens of lamp, orit may lower the illumination.Reversing switch action1A B► 1. Reversing switch leverCAUTION: Always check the direction ofrotation before operation.CAUTION: Use the reversing switch only afterthe tool comes to a complete stop. Changing thedirection of rotation before the tool stops may dam-age the tool.CAUTION: When not operating the tool,always set the reversing switch lever to the neu-tral position.This tool has a reversing switch to change the directionof rotation. Depress the reversing switch lever from theA side for clockwise rotation or from the B side for coun-terclockwise rotation.When the reversing switch lever is in the neutral posi-tion, the switch trigger cannot be pulled.A mode“A mode (assist mode)” is an easy-to-use mode fordriving screws with good control.In this mode, the tool drives a screw with low-speedrotation at first. After the tool starts to impact, the rota-tion speed increases and reaches the maximum speed.To turn on A mode, press the button on the panel.Pull the switch trigger to start driving in A mode.12► 1. Button 2. ButtonTo release A mode, press the button (not the but-ton ).