Use And Care Manual

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OPERATION

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn unit off and remove the battery pack
before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An
accidental start-up can causeinjury.
Proper Hand Position (Fig. L)

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury,
ALWAYS use proper hand position as shown.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, ALWAYS hold securely in anticipation of a
suddenreaction.
Proper hand position requires one hand on the main
handle
3
and one hand on the secondary handle
4
.
Fig.L
3
4
On/Off Switch (Fig. A)
Saw is equipped with a switch lock-off feature to prevent
unintentionaloperation.
1. To operate the tool, press in on the lock-off button
2
from either side of the saw and hold it in as you depress
the trigger switch
1
.
2. After you have depressed the trigger and the tool
is running, release the lock-off button. The tool will
continue to run as long as the trigger isdepressed.
3. To turn the tool off, release the triggerswitch.
NOTE: This tool has no provision for locking the tool on, and
the switch should never be locked on by any othermeans.
Automatic Electric Brake
Your saw is equipped with an electric blade brake which
stops the saw blade within 1–2 seconds of trigger release.
This is automatic and requires noadjustment.
Lower Blade Guard

WARNING: Laceration Hazard. The lower blade guard
is a safety feature which reduces the risk of serious
personal injury. Never use the saw if the lower guard
is missing, damaged, mis-assembled or not working
properly. Do not rely on the lower blade guard to
protect you under all circumstances. Your safety
depends on following all warnings and precautions
Fig.J
18
19
4. Tighten the depth adjustment knob to lock the saw
shoe inplace.
Bevel Angle Adjustment (Fig. A, K)
This tool can be set to bevel angles between 0° and 50°.
1. Loosen the bevel adjustment knob
9
to unlock the saw
shoe
5
.
2. Move the saw shoe into the desired position
corresponding with the bevel angle markings on
thebevel angle scale
(
10
) .
3. Tighten the bevel adjustment knob to lock the saw shoe
inplace.
4. Confirm the accuracy of the setting by checking the
bevel angle of an actual cut on a scrap piece ofmaterial.
Fig.K
9
10
5
Shoe Adjustment for 90° Cuts (Fig. A)
The shoe
5
has been set by the factory to assure that the
blade is perpendicular to the shoe at 0° bevelsetting.
If realignment is needed:
1. Adjust the saw to 0°bevel.
2. Retract lower blade guard
7
.
3. Loosen bevel adjustment knob
9
. Place a square
against the blade
6
and shoe
5
to adjust the
90°setting.