Echo DCS-3500, Operator'S Manual

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Before you start
Assembly
Mounting guide bar and chain
1. Release chain brake
2. Loosen two nuts and remove sprocket cover.
3. Mount the guide bar and slide toward sprocket to make saw
chain installation easier.
4. Install saw chain as shown. (Ensure cutters are pointing in
the right direction).
5. Install the sprocket cover over the guide bar studs.
6. Tighten two nuts finger tight.
7. Ensure that chain tension adjuster fits into guide bar hole.
8. Hold the guide bar nose up and turn the adjuster clockwise
until the chain fits snugly against the underside of the guide
bar.
WARNING
 For your own safety, always remove the battery before performing any of the following operations.
CAUTION
 All adjustments should be made cold.
 Always wear gloves when working on saw chain.
 Do not operate with a loose chain.
NOTE
 Move the chain brake lever (Front hand guard) fully rearward to remove or install the guide bar cover to the chain saw.
1. Release chain brake
2. Two nuts 3. Sprocket cover
1. Guide bar 2. Sprocket
1. Chain tension adjuster
pin
2. Guide bar hole
1. Chain tension adjuster 2. Direction to tension the
chain