User Manual

17 ENGLISH
Adjusting the mowing height
WARNING: Never put your hand or leg under
the mower body when adjusting the mowing
height.
WARNING: Always make sure that the lever
ts in the groove properly before operation.
Themowingheightcanbeadjustedintherangeof
between 20 mm and 100 mm.
Remove the lock key, and then pull the mowing height
adjustingleveroutwardofthemowerbodyandmoveit
to your desired mowing height.
►Fig.22: 1.Mowingheightadjustinglever
The table below shows the relationship between the
number on the mower body and the approximate mow-
ing height.
Number Mowing height
1 20 mm
2 26 mm
3 32 mm
4 39 mm
5 47 mm
6 55 mm
7 63 mm
8 74 mm
9 86 mm
10 100 mm
Hold the front grip or the lower handle with one hand,
andthenmovethemowingheightadjustingleverwith
the other hand.
►Fig.23: 1.Mowingheightadjustinglever2. Lower
handle 3. Front grip
NOTE:Themowingheightguresshouldbeused
justasaguideline.Dependingontheconditionsof
the lawn or the ground, the actual lawn height may
becomeslightlydi󰀨erentfromthesetheight.
NOTE: Try a test mowing of grass in a less conspicu-
ous place to get your desired height.
Grass level indicator
Grass level indicator shows the volume of mowed
grass. When the grass basket is not full, the indicator
oatswhilethebladesarerunning.
►Fig.24: 1. Grass level indicator
When the grass basket is almost full, the indicator does
notoatwhilethebladesarerunning.Inthiscase,stop
the operation immediately and empty the basket.
►Fig.25: 1. Grass level indicator
NOTE: This indicator is a rough guide. Depending on
the conditions of inside of the basket, this indicator
may not work properly.
Adjusting the handle height
CAUTION: Before removing the bolts, hold
the upper handle rmly. Otherwise, the handle may
fallandcauseaninjury.
Thehandleheightcanbeadjustedintwolevels.
1. Remove the upper bolts of the lower handle using
box wrench 13, and then loosen the lower bolts.
►Fig.26: 1. Upper bolt 2. Lower bolt
2. Adjustthehandleheight,andthentightenthe
upperandlowerboltsrmly.
Adjusting the traveling speed
For DLM462/DLM532
►Fig.27: 1. Speed lever
Thetravelingspeedcanbeadjustedwiththespeed
lever. To decrease the speed, pull the lever toward you,
and to increase the speed, turn the lever forward.
Using mulching plug
The mulching plug allows you to return the cut grass to
the ground without gathering the cut grass in the grass
basket. When you operate the machine with the mulch-
ing plug, be sure to remove the grass basket.
NOTICE: When using the machine with the
mulching plug, make sure that the total length of
grass after cutting is 30 mm or more, and the cut
length is 15 mm or less.
►Fig.28: (1) 30 mm or more (2) 15 mm or less
Using discharge attachment
For DLM530/DLM532
The discharge attachment allows you to discharge
the cut grass to the ground from the right side of the
machine without gathering the cut grass in the grass
basket. When you operate the machine with the dis-
charge attachment, be sure to install the mulching plug
and remove the grass basket.
Electronic function
The machine is equipped with the electronic functions
for easy operation.
• Constant speed control of blade rotation
Electronic speed control for obtaining constant
speed.Possibletogetnenish,becausethe
rotating speed is kept constant even under load
condition.
• Soft start at driving
The soft-start function minimizes start-up shock,
and makes the machine start smoothly.
• Electric brake
This machine is equipped with an electric brake.
If the machine consistently fails to quickly stop
the mower blades after releasing the switch lever,
have the machine serviced at Makita Authorized
Service Center.