Ryobi P235, Operator'S Manual

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5 — English
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with this product to make you
careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second
is sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always remove battery pack from the tool when you are
assembling parts, making adjustments, cleaning, or when
not in use. Removing battery pack will prevent accidental
starting that could cause serious personal injury.
WARNING:
Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to
comply with ANSI Z87.1, along with hearing protection.
Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into
your eyes and other possible serious injuries.
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or accessories not recom-
mended by the manufacturer of this product. The use of
attachments or accessories not recommended can result
in serious personal injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use this tool for the following purposes:
 Driving long deck screws while building a deck

Driving carriage bolts into deck posts
 Driving Tapcon
®
screws into block walls and concrete

Driving screws into metal studs
OPERATION
ASSEMBLY
WARNING:
Do not use this product if it is not completely assembled
or if any parts appear to be missing or damaged. Use of
a product that is not properly and completely assembled
or with damaged or missing parts could result in serious
personal injury.
WARNING:
Do not attempt to modify this product or create acces-
sories or attachments not recommended for use with this
product. Any such alteration or modification is misuse
and could result in a hazardous condition leading to pos-
sible serious personal injury.
If any parts are damaged or missing, please call 1-800-525-2579 for assistance.
INSTALLING/REMOVING BELT CLIP
See Figure 1, page 8.
The belt clip may be installed on either side of the housing.

Align the holes in the belt clip with the holes in the housing.

Install the screws to secure the belt clip in place.

To uninstall, remove the screws, then remove the belt
clip.
INSTALLING/REMOVING BATTERY PACK
See Figure 2, page 8.

Lock the switch trigger.
  Insert the battery pack into the product as shown.


Make sure the latches on each side of the battery pack
snap in place and that battery pack is secured in the
product before beginning operation.
 Depress the latches to remove the battery pack.
For complete charging instructions, see the operator’s
manuals for your battery pack and charger.
VARIABLE SPEED SWITCH TRIGGER
See Figure 3, page 8.
The variable speed switch trigger delivers higher speed with
increased trigger pressure and lower speed with decreased
trigger pressure.
To turn the tool
ON , depress the switch trigger. To turn
it OFF , release the switch trigger and allow the chuck to
come to a complete stop.
DIRECTION OF ROTATION SELECTOR
(FORWARD/REVERSE/CENTER LOCK)
See Figure 3, page 8.
Set the direction of rotation selector in the OFF (center
lock) position to lock the switch trigger and help prevent
accidental starting when not in use.
Position the direction of rotation selector to the left of the
switch trigger for forward operation. Position the selector
to the right of the switch trigger to reverse the direction.