Makita DFS250RAJ - Depth Adjustment

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NOTE:Evenwiththeswitchonandmotorrunning,
thedriverbitdoesnotrotate.Pushthetoolforwardto
engagetheclutch.
NOTE:Thetoolautomaticallystopsifthemotor
keepsrotatingforabout6minutes.
Push drive mode
►Fig.4: 1.Button2. Mode indicator
Thistoolhaspushdrivemode.Inthismode,thetoolcuts
off power to the motor to save the battery power at idle.
Toselectpushdrivemode,pullthetriggerslightly,then
releaseitandquicklypressthebutton.Themodeindi-
catorwillthenlightup.
Oncepushdriveisactivated,pulltheswitchtriggerand
thenpushthelockbutton.Applypressuretothedriver
bitandthemotorwillstartrotating.Furtherpressure
engagestheclutchandthedriverbitwillstartrotating.
Inpushdrivemode,themotorandthedriverbitwillonly
rotatebyapplyingpressure.
NOTE:Ifthetooldoesnotrunforabout8hoursin
pushdrivemodewiththetriggerlockedon,toolis
shutdown.Insuchacase,releaseandpullthetrigger
again for restarting.
Lighting up the front lamp
CAUTION: Do not look in the light or see the
source of light directly.
►Fig.5: 1. Lamp 2.Button
Toturnonthelamp,slightlypulltheswitchtrigger,and
thenreleaseit.Thelampgoesoutapproximately10
seconds after releasing the switch trigger.
Tokeepturningoffthelight,slightlypulltheswitch
trigger,thenreleaseit,andthenpressthebuttonfor
afewseconds.Toturnonthelight,performthesame
operation again.
Inpushdrivemodewiththeswitchtriggerlocked,the
lampgoesoutapproximatelyoneminuteafterthemotor
stops.
NOTE:Whilepullingtheswitchtrigger,thelamp
statuscannotbechanged.
NOTE:Forapproximately10secondsafterreleasing
theswitchtrigger,thelampstatuscanbechanged.
NOTE: Use a dry cloth to wipe the dirt off the lens of
thelamp.Becarefulnottoscratchthelensoflamp,or
itmaylowertheillumination.
Reversing switch action
►Fig.6: 1. Reversing switch lever
CAUTION: Always check the direction of
rotation before operation.
CAUTION: Use the reversing switch only after
the tool comes to a complete stop. Changing the
direction 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direc-
tion of rotation. Move the reversing switch lever to the
position (Aside)forclockwiserotationortotheposi-
tion (Bside)forcounterclockwiserotation.
Whenthereversingswitchleverisintheneutralposi-
tion,theswitchtriggercannotbepulled.
Depth adjustment
►Fig.7: 1. Locator
Thedepthcanbeadjustedbyturningthelocator.Turn
itin"B"directionforlessdepthandin"A"directionfor
moredepth.Onefullturnofthelocatorequals2mm
(1/16")changeindepth.
For DFS250
►Fig.8: 1. Locator
For DFS251
►Fig.9: 1. Locator
Adjustthelocatorsothatthedistancebetweenthetip
ofthelocatorandthescrewheadisapproximately3
mm(1/8")asshowninthegures.Driveatrialscrew
intoyourmaterialorapieceofduplicatematerial.Ifthe
depthisstillnotsuitableforthescrew,continueadjust-
inguntilyouobtaintheproperdepthsetting.
Hook
CAUTION:Alwaysremovethebatterywhen
hanging the tool with the hook.
CAUTION: Never hook the tool at high location
oronpotentiallyunstablesurface.
►Fig.10: 1. Hook
Thehookisconvenientfortemporarilyhangingthetool.
ASSEMBLY
CAUTION: Always be sure that the tool is
switched off and the battery cartridge is removed
before carrying out any work on the tool.
Installing or removing driver bit/
socket bit
For DFS250
►Fig.11: 1. Locator
►Fig.12: 1. Locator 2. Driver bit 3. Magnetic bit
holder
Toremovethedriverbit,pullthelocator,andthengrasp
thebitwithapairofpliersandpullthebitoutofthe
magneticbitholder.Toinstallthedriverbit,pushitrmly
intothemagneticbitholder.Theninstallthelocatorby
pushingitrmlyback.