Makita JV001G Manuel D'instructions page 10

Switch action
T o t u r n o n t h e t o o l , p r e s s t h e l o c k s w i t c h . T h e t o o l t u r n s
into the standby mode. To start the tool, press the ON/
standby switch in the standby mode. To stop the tool,
press the ON/standby switch again. The tool turns into
the standby mode. To turn o the tool, press the lock
switch in the standby mode.
Fig.5: 1. L o c k s w i t c h 2. ON/standby switch
NOTE: I f t h e t o o l i s l e f t f o r 1 0 s e c o n d s w i t h o u t a n y
operation in the standby mode, the tool automatically
turns o and the lamp goes o .
NOTE: You can also stop and turn o the tool by
p r e s s i n g t h e l o c k s w i t c h w h i l e t h e t o o l i s o p e r a t i n g .
To decreases the brightness of the lamp, press and
hold the lock switch when turning into the standby
mode. About 1 second after you start pressing the lock
switch, the brightness of the lamp will start to decrease,
s o r e l e a s e t h e l o c k s w i t c h w h e n y o u r e a c h t h e d e s i r e d
brightness. It turns the tool into standby mode, too.
About seconds after you start pressing the lock
switch, the brightness of the lamp will be minimized and
the brightness will not change after that.
NOTE: The brightness of the lamp cannot be adjusted
while the tool is in standby mode. Turn o the tool to
decrease the brightness of the lamp.
NOTE: There is no memory function for the bright-
ness of the lamp. If you turn the lamp o and then turn
it on, the brightness of the lamp will be maximized
e a c h t i m e .
Speed adjusting dial
Fig.6: 1. Speed adjusting dial
The tool speed can be adjusted by turning the speed
adjusting dial. You can get the highest speed at
t h e l o w e s t s p e e d a t 1 .
Refer to the table to select the proper speed for the
workpiece to be cut. However, the appropriate speed
may di er with the type or thickness of the workpiece. In
g e n e r a l , h i g h e r s p e e d s w i l l a l l o w y o u t o c u t w o r k p i e c e s
faster but the service life of the jig saw blade will be
r e d u c e d .
W orkpiece
W o o d
M i l d s t e e l
S t a i n l e s s s t e e l
A l u m i n u m
Plastics
NOTICE:
The speed adjusting dial can be turned
only as far as 6 and back to 1. Do not force it past
6 or 1, or the speed adjusting function may no
longer work.
and
Number
4 - 6
3 - 6
3 - 4
3 - 6
1 - 4
Electronic function
T h e t o o l i s e q u i p p e d w i t h t h e e l e c t r o n i c f u n c t i o n s f o r
e a s y o p e r a t i o n .
Soft start
T h e s o f t - s t a r t f u n c t i o n m i n i m i z e s s t a r t - u p s h o c k , a n d
m a k e s t h e t o o l s t a r t s m o o t h l y .
Constant speed control
Electronic speed control for obtaining constant speed.
Possible to get fine finish, because the rotating speed is
k e p t c o n s t a n t e v e n u n d e r l o a d c o n d i t i o n .
Soft no-load rotation
When the speed adjusting dial is set to
t h e t o o l a u t o m a t i c a l l y r e d u c e s t h e s p e e d a t n o - l o a d t o
reduce the vibration and align the jig saw blade with
t h e c u t t i n g l i n e e a s i l y . O n c e t h e t o o l s t a r t s c u t t i n g t h e
w o r k p i e c e , t h e t o o l s p e e d i n c r e a s e a n d r e a c h t h e p r e -
s e t s p e e d .
NOTE: W h e n t h e t e m p e r a t u r e i s l o w , t h i s f u n c t i o n
may not be available. This function also may not be
available depending on the type of the material.
NOTE: I f t h e s p e e d d o e s n o t d e c r e a s e a f t e r c u t t i n g
the workpiece, turn o the tool and then turn on it
a g a i n .
Disabling or enabling the soft no-load
rotation function
To disable or enable the soft no-load rotation function,
follow the steps below.
1. Make sure that the tool is turned o .
2. Set the speed adjusting dial to 1 .
3. Press the lock switch to turn on the tool.
4. Turn the speed adjusting dial to
back to 1 .
The lamp blinks twice when the soft no-load rotation
function is disabled or enabled. To enable or disable this
f u n c t i o n a g a i n , p e r f o r m
NOTE: If the soft no-load rotation function is disabled,
the lamp blinks twice when the tool is turned on.
NOTE: You can also disable or enable the soft
no-load rotation function by changing the speed
adjusting dial to
Electric brake
This tool is equipped with an electric brake. If the tool
c o n s i s t e n t l y f a i l s t o q u i c k l y s t o p a f t e r t h e s w i t c h t r i g g e r
i s r e l e a s e d , h a v e t h e t o o l s e r v i c e d a t a M a k i t a s e r v i c e
c e n t e r .
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or higher,
, and then set it
t h e s a m e p r o c e d u r e a g a i n .
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