Some of the battery cartridges and chargers listed above may not be available depending on your region of residence. WARNING: Only use the battery cartridges and chargers listed above. Use of any other battery cartridges and chargers may cause injury and/or fire. Model DUP362 Symbols Sound pressure level (L ) : 70 dB(A) or less Uncertainty (K) : 1.4 dB(A)
Children should be supervised to ensure that EC Declaration of Conformity they do not play with the appliance. Never operate the tool while people, especially For European countries only children, or pets are nearby. The EC declaration of conformity is included as Annex A Do not overreach and keep balance at all to this instruction manual.
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(gained from repeated use) replace causing fires, personal injury and damage. It will strict adherence to safety rules for the subject also void the Makita warranty for the Makita tool and product. MISUSE or failure to follow the safety charger. rules stated in this instruction manual may cause Tips for maintaining maximum serious personal injury.
PARTS DESCRIPTION Harness * Back pack Switch box Pilot lamp (red) Pilot lamp (green) I/O switch Holster Cord holder Connection cord Shears Switch trigger * The shape may differ depending on the tool variation. 5 ENGLISH...
Overload protection FUNCTIONAL When the tool is operated in a manner that causes it to DESCRIPTION draw an abnormally high current, the tool automatically stops without any indication. In this situation, turn the tool off and stop the application that caused the tool to CAUTION: Always be sure that the tool is become overloaded.
Auto locked-mode and shut-off NOTE: Depending on the conditions of use and the ambient temperature, the indication may differ slightly mode shift from the actual capacity. For safety reasons, the tool shifts into locked-mode or Switch action shut-off mode automatically if the tool is left untouched for a certain period of time.
ASSEMBLY NOTE: Check the cutting depth after adjustment. If the cutting depth is too shallow, the branch may not cut fully. CAUTION: Always be sure that the tool is Pilot lamps on the switch box switched off and the battery cartridge is removed before carrying out any work on the tool. Installing the battery holder into the backpack ► 1 .
Adjusting the harness Installing the connection cord Adjust the harness as follows: CAUTION: Always make sure that the switch Close and lock the lower buckle, and adjust its belt box's I/O switch is on the "O" side before attach- length. ing the connection cord. CAUTION: Do not operate the tool if the con- nection cord is damaged.
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Hang the switch box on the waist belt or upper belt. Push the connection cord into the loop of the cord holder. NOTICE: Do not hang anything other than the connection code on the cord holder. Otherwise the code holder may be broken. NOTICE: Do not force the cord holder opening.
First, align the triangular marks of the female socket of the Pruning operation connection cord with the triangular mark of the male connector of the shears. Push in the socket of the connection cord to the con- nector of the shears. Then, align the marking on the coupling with the trianglar marks, and push in and turn the coupling to tighten.
After operation, clean off the blades with a stiff brush. may be shortened. Then wipe the blades with a cloth. And apply Makita genu- ine machine oil onto the blade edge and movable part. Lower shear blade Apply the round surface of the diamond file to the blade edge.
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With shear blades open, switch off the tool. And NOTICE: Do not sharpen this side too much. File disconnect the connection cord from the tool. lightly only for removing burrs. Otherwise the blade clearance may become too much or the blade life may be shortened.
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Carefully remove the pin. To separate the upper blade and the lower blade, first loosen the plate fixing bolt. Then remove the lock plate. ► 1 . Pin ► 1 . Plate fixing bolt 2. Lock plate Remove two bolts from the side of the housing. NOTE: When replacing the blades for hard branch with ones for thin branch, or vise versa, replace the plate fixing bolt as well.
To maintain product SAFETY and RELIABILITY, repairs, any other maintenance or adjustment should be performed by Makita Authorized or Factory Service Centers, always using Makita replacement parts. OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES CAUTION: These accessories or attachments are recommended for use with your Makita tool specified in this manual. The use of any other •...