Makita VC011G Manuel D'instructions page 15

FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
CAUTION:
Always be sure that the appliance is
switched off and the battery cartridges are removed
before adjusting or checking function on the appliance.
Installing or removing battery cartridge
CAUTION:
Always switch off the appliance
before installing or removing of the battery cartridge.
CAUTION:
Hold the appliance and the bat-
tery cartridge firmly when installing or removing
battery cartridge. Failure to hold the appliance and
the battery cartridge firmly may cause them to slip off
your hands and result in damage to the appliance and
battery cartridge and a personal injury.
To install the battery cartridges, align the tongues on the
battery cartridges with the grooves in the housing and slip
them into place. Insert them all the way until they lock in
place with a little click. If you can see the red indicators as
shown in the figure, they are not locked completely.
To remove the battery cartridges, slide them out of the battery hous-
ing while pressing and holding the buttons in front of the cartridges.
► Fig.1: 1. Red indicator 2. Button 3. Right battery
cartridge 4. Left battery cartridge
CAUTION:
Always install the battery cartridge
fully until the red indicator cannot be seen. If not,
it may accidentally fall out of the appliance, causing
injury to you or someone around you.
CAUTION:
Do not install the battery cartridge
forcibly. If the cartridge does not slide in easily, it is
not being inserted correctly.
The cleaner has double battery slots. You can choose with either
double batteries or single battery according to your needs.
With double batteries
Continuous drive with two batteries allows longer runtime
and more efficient cleaning. When the first battery is becom-
ing empty, the cleaner automatically switches a power
source, so it continues working with the second battery.
NOTE: The right battery slot (when facing the front of
the cleaner) has priority over the left battery slot. The
left battery slot will only be identified as a power source,
either when no battery is installed in the right battery slot
or the battery in the right battery slot becomes empty.
NOTE: You can remove the battery from the right battery
slot and recharge it after the cleaner has switched its
power source from the right battery slot to the left without
ceasing operation. To give priority back to the right battery
slot after installing a recharged battery, restart the cleaner.
NOTE: When the cleaner switches the power source
from the first battery to the second, it may require a
temporary halt in operations, causing a slight loss of
suction. This is not malfunction so the cleaner recovers
and resumes operations immediately after the pause.
With a single battery
Only one battery is required as a power source in either
the right or left battery slot. The cleaner automatically
determines which battery slot is available.
Indicating the remaining battery
capacity
Press the check button on the battery cartridge to indi-
cate the remaining battery capacity. The indicator lamps
light up for a few seconds.
► Fig.2: 1. Indicator lamps 2. Check button
Indicator lamps
Lighted
NOTE: Depending on the conditions of use and the
ambient temperature, the indication may differ slightly
from the actual capacity.
NOTE: The first (far left) indicator lamp will blink when
the battery protection system works.
Indicating the remaining battery
capacity on the switch box
The remaining battery capacity can be checked on the
switch box. Press the
ing battery capacities.
"L" and "R" on the switch box correspond to the left and
right battery cartridges, respectively. Follow the indica-
tion when you replace the battery cartridge.
► Fig.3: 1. Battery indicator 2. Battery check / LED
light button
Battery indicator status
On
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Off Blinking
malfunctioned.
button to indicate the remain-
Off
Blinking
Remaining
capacity
75% to 100%
50% to 75%
25% to 50%
0% to 25%
Charge the
battery.
The battery
may have
Remaining
battery
capacity
50% to 100%
20% to 50%
0% to 20%
Charge the
battery