Use and Care Manual

6 ENGLISH
Selecting the cutting action
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►1. Cutting action changing lever
Thistoolcanbeoperatedwithanorbitalorastraight
line(upanddown)cuttingaction.Theorbitalcutting
actionthruststhejigsawbladeforwardonthecutting
stroke and greatly increases cutting speed.
Tochangethecuttingaction,justturnthecuttingaction
changing lever to the desired cutting action position.
Refer to the table to select the appropriate cutting
action.
Position Cutting action Applications
0 Straight line cutting
action
For cutting mild
steel, stainless
steel and plastics.
For clean cuts in
wood and plywood.
I Small orbit cutting
action
For cutting mild
steel, aluminum
and hard wood.
II Medium orbit
cutting action
For cutting wood
and plywood.
For fast cutting in
aluminum and mild
steel.
III Large orbit cutting
action
For fast cutting in
wood and plywood.
Switch action
Toturnonthetool,pressthelock/unlockbutton.The
toolturnsintothestandbymode.Tostartthetool,pull
theswitchtriggerinthestandbymode.Tostopthe
tool,releasetheswitchtrigger.Thetoolturnsintothe
standbymode.Toturnoffthetool,pressthelock/unlock
button in the standby mode.
For continuous operation, pull the switch trigger in the
standby mode, and then push in the lock on button.
Tostopthetool,pulltheswitchtriggerfully,andthen
release it.
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►1. Lock/unlock button 2. Lock on button 3. Switch
trigger
NOTE: If the tool is left for 10 seconds without any
operation in the standby mode, the tool automatically
turns off and the lamp goes off.
NOTE:Thelock/unlockbuttonisnotavailablewhile
the tool is operating.
Lighting up the front lamp
CAUTION: Do not look in the light or see the
source of light directly.
Toturnonthelamp,pressthelock/unlockbutton.To
turn off the lamp, press the lock/unlock button again.
NOTICE: When the tool is overheated, the lamp
ickers. Cool down the tool fully before operating
the tool again.
NOTE: Use a dry cloth to wipe the dirt off the lens of
the lamp. Be careful not to scratch the lens of lamp, or
it may lower the illumination.
Speed adjusting dial
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►1.Speedadjustingdial
Thetoolspeedcanbeadjustedbyturningthespeed
adjustingdial.Youcangetthehighestspeedat5and
the lowest speed at 1.
Refer to the table to select the proper speed for the
workpiece to be cut. However, the appropriate speed
may differ with the type or thickness of the workpiece. In
general, higher speeds will allow you to cut workpieces
faster but the service life of the blade will be reduced.