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LED indicator / Beeper
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►1. LED indicator
LED indicator / Beeper on the tool shows the following functions.
Function Status of the tool Status of the LED indicator/beeper Action to be taken
LED indicator Beeper
Auto-stop with fastening
completion
The preset fastening
torque has been achieved
and the tool has stopped.
Lights up in green for
approximately one
second.
– –
Alarmagainstinsuf-
cient fastening
The preset fastening torque
has not been achieved,
because the switch trigger
has released before com-
pleting the fastening.
Lights up in red. A long beep Retighten the screw.
Alarm for low battery
capacity
The battery power became
low and it is time to replace
the battery cartridge.
Flickers in red slowly. A series of long beeps Replace the battery with
fully charged one.
Auto-stop with low remain-
ing battery capacity
The battery power is almost
used up and the tool stopped.
Lights up in red. A long beep Replace the battery with
fully charged one.
Check of the LED indi-
cator, light and beeper
operation
When the battery car-
tridge is installed, the tool
checks for its LED indica-
tor, light and beeper.
Lightsuprstingreen,
next red.
(And then the light
comes on.)
A series of very short
beeps
–
Anti-reset of controller
The battery voltage dropped
abnormally for some reason,
and the tool stopped.
Flickers in red and green
alternatively.
A series of short beeps Replace the battery with
fully charged one.
Overheat protection Tool's controller heated
up abnormally and the
tool stopped.
Flickers in red quickly. A series of short beeps Remove the battery car-
tridge immediately and
cool the tool down.
Detection of switch
trigger operation when
installing battery
When the battery cartridge
is installed with the switch
trigger pulled, the tool stops
to avoid unintentional start.
Flickers in red and green
alternatively.
A series of short beeps Release the switch
trigger.
Motor failure detection Motor failure has been
detected. At this time,
tool does not work.
Flickers in red and green
alternatively.
A series of short beeps Ask your local Makita
Service Center for repair.
Double-hitting detection
When the operator starts
to re-fasten an already-fas-
tened screw, the tool
detect it and stops.
Lights up in red. A long beep –
Maintenance alarm
A maintenance time has
come according to your pre-
set number of screws driven.
Flickers in yellow. – Reset the alarm with the
application software.
Alarm for unavailable
data communication
(with the tool in connec-
tion with PC)
Data cannot be
exchanged between the
tool and PC in spite of
the connection.
Flickers in yellow. – Restart the application
software and re-connect
the USB cable.
Indication that data com-
munication is available
(with the tool in connec-
tion with PC)
The tool is connected to
PC and data communi-
cation is available.
Flickers in green. – –