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Preparing for Saw Operations
To avoid possible injury, disconnect battery pack before performing any as-
sembly, adjustments or repairs.
Switch Activation
For safety, the switch lever
2
is designed to
prevent accidental starts. To operate safety
switch, slide the switch “Lock-OFF” release
button
1
with either thumb to disengage
the lock, then pull the power switch trigger
and release the switch “Lock-OFF” release
button (Fig. 28). When the power switch
trigger is released, the switch “Lock-OFF”
release button will engage the power
switch trigger automatically, and the lever
will no longer operate until either “Lock-
Off” release button is engaged again.
NOTE: Padlock hole
2a
can accommodate
a padlock with a long shackle of up to 5/16"
(8mm) in diameter (not provided with miter
saw) to prevent unauthorized use.
Built-in LED Light
Your tool is equipped with a powerful LED
light for better visibility when cutting. The
light has the ability to turn on when only
partially depressing the trigger (Fig. 28).
The light will stay on for 30 seconds after
the trigger has been released. This allows
the cut to be more visible before the saw
blade begins to spin.
Laser Line Guide
Laser radiation. Do not
expose users of tele-
scopic optics. Class 1M Laser product.
Your tool is equipped with a laser line guide
that will turn on when the trigger is partially
depressed.
LASER LINE ADjUSTMENT
-
Make sure the table is set to 0° miter po-
sition and locked. Slide the head assem-
bly all the way to the back. Draw a
straight cutting line on the workpiece.
Slowly lower the head assembly using
the main handle.
-
Position the workpiece so that the teeth
of the saw blade line up with the cutting
line. Hold the workpiece in this position
and slowly guide head assembly back
up. Clamp the workpiece.
-
Turn on the laser beam by depressing
the trigger without pressing the lock-off
button (Fig. 28). The laser beam must be
aligned with the cutting line on the work-
piece along its entire length (Fig. 29).
If adjustment is required, turn the left
51a
and right
51b
set screws with a 2.5mm hex
allen wrench until the laser beams are
aligned with the cutting line on the work-
piece.
One full turn of the set screw counterclock-
wise moves the laser beam from left to
right; one full turn of the set screw clock-
wise moves the laser beam from right to
left.
1
3
2a
2
50
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Fig. 28
Cutting
Line
Laser Line
(Left)
51a
51b
Laser Line
(Right)
Fig. 29
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