Use and Care Manual

7 ENGLISH
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.
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2
Fig.2
►1. Indicator lamps 2. Check button
Indicator lamps Remaining
capacity
Lighted O󰀨 Blinking
75% to 100%
50% to 75%
25% to 50%
0% to 25%
Charge the
battery.
Thebattery
mayhave
malfunctioned.
NOTE: Depending on the conditions of use and the
ambienttemperature,theindicationmaydi󰀨erslightly
fromtheactualcapacity.
NOTE:Therst(farleft)indicatorlampwillblinkwhen
thebatteryprotectionsystemworks.
Tool / battery protection system
Thetoolisequippedwithatool/batteryprotection
system.Thissystemautomaticallycutso󰀨powerto
themotortoextendtoolandbatterylife.Thetoolwill
automaticallystopduringoperationifthetoolisplaced
under one of the following conditions:
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Fig.3
►1. Caution lamp
Caution lamp Status
Color
On Blinking
Green
Overload
Red
(tool) / (battery)
Overheat
Red
Over
discharge
NOTICE: Depending on the usage conditions,
the tool automatically stops without any indica-
tion if the branches or debris are entangled in the
tool. In this case, switch o󰀨 the tool and remove
the battery cartridge, and then remove entangled
branches or debris using tools such as pliers.
After removing the branches or debris, install the
battery cartridge and turn on the tool again.
Overload protection
Ifthetoolorbatteryisoverloadedbyentangled
branchesorotherdebris,thetoolautomaticallystops
and the caution lamp starts blinking in green.
Inthissituation,turnthetoolo󰀨andstoptheapplication
that caused the tool to become overloaded. Then turn
the tool on to restart.
Overheat protection for tool or battery
Ifthetoolorbatterycartridgeisoverheated,thetoolstops
automatically.Whenthetoolisoverheated,thecaution
lamplightsupinred.Whenthebatterycartridgeisover-
heated, the caution lamp blinks in red. Let the tool and/or
batterycooldownbeforeturningthetoolonagain.
Overdischarge protection
Whenthebatterycapacitybecomeslow,thetoolstops
automaticallyandthecautionlampstartsblinkinginred.
If the tool does not operate even when the switches are
operated,removethebatterycartridgefromthetooland
charge it.