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Fig. 28
WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury, keep hands outside the
no hands zone, at least 4 in. (100 mm) from the blade.
Never perform any cutting operation freehand (without
holding workpiece against the fence). The blade could
grab the workpiece if it slips or twists.
NOTICE:
Do not start the compound miter saw without checking
for interference between the blade and the miter fence.
Damage could result to the blade if it strikes the miter
fence during operation of the saw.
INSTALLING/REMOVING THE BATTERY
PACK
See Figure 28.
Place battery pack in the saw. Align raised rib on battery
pack with groove inside saw.
Make sure the latches on each side of the battery pack
snap in place and that the battery pack is secured in the
tool before beginning operation.
WARNING:
Always remove battery pack from your tool when you
are assembling parts, making adjustments, cleaning,
transporting, or when not in use. Removing battery pack
will prevent accidental starting that could cause serious
personal injury.
Locate and depress the latches on each side of the bat-
tery pack to release the battery pack from the saw.
Remove the battery pack.
For complete charging instructions, refer to the operator’s
manuals for your battery pack and charger.
OPERATION
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you careless.
Remember that a careless fraction of a second is suf-
ficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING:
Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to
comply with ANSI Z87.1. Failure to do so could result in
objects being thrown into your eyes, resulting in possible
serious injury.
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or accessories not recom-
mended by the manufacturer of this tool. The use of
attachments or accessories not recommended can result
in serious personal injury.
APPLICATIONS
This product has been designed only for the purposes listed
below:
Cross cutting wood and plastic (do not cut metals, ce-
ramics or masonry products.)
Cross cutting miters, joints, etc., for picture frames, mold-
ings, door casings, and fine joinery
Bevel and compound cutting
Cross cutting wide workpieces
NOTE:
The blade provided is fine for most wood cutting
operations, but for fine joinery cuts or cutting plastic, use
one of the accessory blades available from the RYOBI dealer.
WARNING:
Before starting any cutting operation, clamp or bolt the
compound miter saw to a workbench. Never operate the
miter saw on the floor or in a crouched position. Failure
to heed this warning can result in serious personal injury.
WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury, always tighten the miter
lock handle and bevel lock handle securely before making
a cut. Failure to do so could result in movement of the
miter table or saw head while making a cut.
BATTERY
BATTERY
PORT
LATCHES