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User's Manual
TO CHECK 0° BEVEL STOP (FIG. 5)
1. Remove the bat-
tery pack from the
tool.
2. Using a square
ruler (available
separately), check
the squareness of
the saw blade to the
base of the saw.
TO ADJUST 0° BEVEL STOP (FIG. 6)
1. Remove the bat-
tery pack from the
tool.
2. Loosen the bevel-
adjustment knob.
3. Use a hex wrench
(available sepa-
rately) to turn the
adjusting screw un-
til the base is square
with the saw blade.
LED WORKLIGHT (FIG. 7)
The circular saw is
equipped with a LED
worklight, which
will illuminate when
the trigger switch
is depressed. This
provides additional
light on the surface
of the workpiece for
operation in lower-
light areas.
The light will stay on for 10 seconds after the
trigger has been released.
NOTICE: In the event that the saw becomes
overloaded or overheated, the saw will stop
and the LED will blink. Remove the saw from the
workpiece, allow it cool, and then resume work.
HOOK (FIG. 8)
Your tool is
equipped with a
convenient hook
for hanging your
tool. To use, simply
lift up hook until it
snaps into the open
position.
When not in use
for hanging, always
lower
hook until it snaps into the closed position.
REMOVING THE SAW BLADE (FIG. 2)
1. Remove the battery pack from the tool.
2. Depress and hold the spindle-lock button.
3. Loosen the blade bolt by turning it counter-
clockwise with the blade wrench.
4. Remove the blade bolt and outer blade
flange.
5. Lift the lower blade guard and then remove
the blade.
ADJUSTING THE CUTTING DEPTH (FIG. 3)
1. Remove the bat-
tery pack from the
tool.
2. Raise the depth-
adjustment lever to
release it.
3. Hold the base
shoe against the
workpiece and raise
or lower the saw un-
til the indicator mark on the saw aligns with the
desired depth on the depth scale.
4. Lower the depth-adjustment lever to lock it
into position.
ADJUSTING THE CUTTING ANGLE (FIG. 4)
The saw is equipped
with a 45° stop to
quickly set up for
45° bevels. To set a
45-56° bevel, raise
the stop.
1. Remove the bat-
tery pack from the
tool.
2. Loosen the bevel-
adjustment lever, located on the 0°-56° bevel
scale.
3. Tilt the body of the saw until the indicator
mark on the saw aligns with the required angle
on the bevel angle scale.
4. Tighten the bevel-adjustment lever to secure
the saw.
0° BEVEL STOP
The saw has a 0° bevel stop that has been ad-
justed before shipment to assure that the blade
is vertical to the base at the 0° bevel setting.
