Use and Care Manual

ENGLISH
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Removing and Installing Blade (Fig. A, G, H)
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DANGER: RISK OF INJURY. WHEN
REASSEMBLING THE BLADE SYSTEM, ENSURE EACH
PART IS REINSTALLED CORRECTLY, AS DESCRIBED
BELOW. IMPROPER ASSEMBLY OF THE BLADE OR
OTHER PARTS OF THE BLADE SYSTEM CAN CAUSE
SERIOUSINJURY.
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DANGER: To reduce the risk of serious
personal injury, turn unit off, remove battery pack
before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An
accidental start‑up can causeserious personalinjury.
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WARNING: Use gloves and proper eye
protection. Be careful of the sharp edges on theblade.
Replacement blades are available from your nearest
authorized servicecenter. This pruner requires replacement
blade DWZPRB300.
1. Remove thebattery.
2. Wear proper eye protection and gloves and be careful
not to cutyourself.
3. Place the product on a smooth, levelsurface.
4. Using the supplied hex wrench
10
loosen the fixed
blade screw
11
one full turn as shown in Fig.G. This
will allow for easier removal and assembly of the cutting
blade
6
.
5. Flip the product onto its otherside.
6. Using the hex wrench
10
remove the cutting blade
screw
12
and nut
13
as shown in Fig.H.
Pruning Instructions (Fig.A, F)
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DANGER: Keep hands and other body
parts away from the blade. Contact with the blade
will result in serious personalinjury.
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WARNING: To guard against injury,
observe the following:
• Read instruction manual before using. Save
instructionmanual.
• Check the shrub for foreign objects such as wires or
fences before eachuse.
• Keep hand on firmly on tool and other hand far
away from cutting action. Don't overreach.
• Do not use under wetconditions.
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CAUTION: Do not use blade to cut
branches greater than 1.25" (32mm). Use the pruner
only for cutting normal shrubbery around houses
andbuildings.
Working Position (Fig.F)
Maintain proper footing and balance and do not overreach.
Wear safety goggles, non‑skid footwear and gloves when
pruning. Hold the tool firmly. Always hold the pruner, as
shown in Fig. F. Refer to Proper Hand Position for more
information. Never hold the tool by theblades.
LED Worklight (Fig.A)
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CAUTION: Do not stare into worklight.
Serious eye injury couldresult.
The LED worklight
5
is activated when the trigger switch
1
is depressed, and will automatically turn off 20seconds after
the trigger switch is released. If the trigger switch remains
depressed, the worklight will remainon.
NOTE: The worklight is for lighting the immediate work
surface and is not intended to be used as aflashlight.
MAINTENANCE
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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.
Your DeWALT power tool has been designed to operate
over a long period of time with a minimum of maintenance.
Continuous satisfactory operation depends upon proper tool
care and regularcleaning.
1. Keeping your hands and other body parts away from the
blade, push the lock‑off button
2
down and squeeze the
lock‑off switch
3
then squeeze the trigger switch
1
.
2. The cutting blade
6
will make a cut cycle. Once this
cycle is complete you must release the trigger switch
1
.
3. To make repeated cuts, squeeze the trigger
switch
1
again while continuing to hold down lock off
switch
3
.
4. To turn the tool off, release the trigger switch
1
and the
lock‑off switch
3
.
NOTE: In order to keep the unit powered on, you must
continue to squeeze the lock‑off switch
3
. If held too
long the tool will time out and will need to release
switches and start again.
NOTE: If the lock‑off button
2
or lock‑off switch
3
are
unintentionally depressed without squeezing the trigger
switch
1
, the tool will poweroff.
1. Position the branch to be cut between the cutting
blade
6
and fixed blade
7
.
2. Push the lock‑off button
2
down and squeeze the lock‑
off switch
3
then squeeze the trigger switch
1
.
3. The cutting blade
6
will make a cut cycle and cut the
branchoff.
NOTE: Cut branches at an angle for a cleanercut.
4. Release the triggerswitch.
NOTE: If more branches need to be cut, at the same time,
the lock‑off switch
3
can be held down and actuate the
trigger switch
1
as needed. Otherwise, repeat steps 1‑4..