User Manual
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ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn tool off and disconnect battery pack
before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An accidental
start-up can causeinjury.
WARNING: Use only DeWALT battery packs andchargers.
Inserting and Removing the Battery Pack
from the Tool (Fig. B)
NOTE: Make sure your battery pack
10
is fullycharged.
To Install the Battery Pack into the Tool
Handle
1. Align the battery pack
10
with the rails inside the
tool’shandle (Fig. B).
2. Slide it into the handle until the battery pack is firmly seated
in the tool and ensure that you hear the lock snap intoplace.
To Remove the Battery Pack from the Tool
1. Press the release button
11
and firmly pull the battery pack
out of the toolhandle.
2. Insert battery pack into the charger as described in the
charger section of thismanual.
Fuel Gauge Battery Packs (Fig. B)
Some DeWALT battery packs include afuel gauge which
consists of three green LED lights that indicate the level of
charge remaining in the batterypack.
To actuate the fuel gauge, press and hold the fuel gauge button.
Acombination of the three green LED lights will illuminate
designating the level of charge left. When the level of charge
in the battery is below the usable limit, the fuel gauge will not
illuminate and the battery will need to berecharged.
NOTE: The fuel gauge is only an indication of the charge left on
the battery pack. It does not indicate tool functionality and is
subject to variation based on product components, temperature
and end-userapplication.
Variable Speed Trigger Switch (Fig.A)
To turn the tool on, squeeze the trigger switch
1
. To turn the
tool off, release the trigger switch. Your tool is equipped with
abrake. The chuck will stop as soon as the trigger switch is
fullyreleased.
NOTE: Continuous use in variable speed range is not
recommended. It may damage the switch and should
beavoided.
Forward/Reverse Control Button (Fig.A)
Aforward/reverse control button
2
determines the direction of
the tool and also serves as alock-offbutton.
To select forward rotation, release the trigger switch and press
the forward/reverse control button on the right side of thetool.
To select reverse, press the forward/reverse control button on
the left side of thetool.
The centre position of the control button locks the tool in the off
position. When changing the position of the control button, be
sure the trigger isreleased.
NOTE: The first time the tool is run after changing the direction
of rotation, you may hear aclick on start up. This is normal and
does not indicate aproblem.
Torque Adjustment Collar (Fig.A)
Your tool has an adjustable torque screwdriver mechanism for
driving and removing awide array of fastener shapes and sizes
and in some models, ahammer mechanism for drilling into
masonry. Circling the collar
3
are numbers, adrill bit symbol,
and in some models, ahammer symbol. These numbers are
used to set the clutch to deliver atorque range. The higher the
number on the collar, the higher the torque and the larger the
fastener which can be driven. To select any of the numbers,
rotate until the desired number aligns with thearrow.
NOTE: The torque adjustment collar is only engaged during
screwdriving mode and not in drill and hammerdrillmodes.
Dual Range Gearing (Fig.A)
The dual range feature of your drill/driver allows you to shift
gears for greaterversatility.
1. To select speed 1 (high torque setting), turn the tool off and
permit it to stop. Slide the gear shifter
4
forward (towards
the chuck).
2. To select speed 2 (low torque setting), turn the tool off and
permit it to stop. Slide the gear shifter back (away from
thechuck).
NOTE: Do not change gears when the tool is running. Always
allow the drill to come to acomplete stop before changing
gears. If you are having trouble changing gears, make sure that
the dual range gear shifter is either completely pushed forward
or completely pushedback.
LED Worklight (Fig.A)
The LED worklight
5
and its worklight switch
12
are located on
the foot of the tool. The worklight is activated when the trigger
switch is depressed. The low
13
, medium
14
and spotlight
15
modes can be changed by moving the switch on the foot of the
tool. If the trigger switch remains depressed, the worklight will
remain on in allmodes.
When on low
13
and medium
14
settings, the beam will
automatically turn off 20 seconds after the trigger switch
isreleased.
Spotlight Mode
The high setting
15
is the spotlight mode. The spotlight will
run for 20 minutes after the trigger switch is released. Two
minutes before the spotlight will shut off, it will flash twice and
then dim. To avoid the spotlight shutting off, lightly tap the
triggerswitch.
WARNING: While using the worklight in medium or
spotlight mode, do not stare at the light or place the drill in
aposition which may cause anyone to stare into the light.
Serious eye injury couldresult.