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SYMBOLS
The following signal words and meanings are intended to explain the levels of risk associated with this product.
SYMBOL
SIGNAL
MEANING
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, will result
in death or serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could result
in death or serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, may result
in minor or moderate injury.
(Without Safety Alert Symbol) Indicates a situation that may result in property
damage.
DANGER
WARNING
CAUTION
CAUTION
SERVICE
Servicing requires extreme care and knowledge
and should be performed only by a qualified service
technician. For service we suggest you return the product
to your nearest
AUTHORISED SERVICE CENTER
for
repair. When servicing, use only identical replacement
parts.
WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury, do not attempt
to use this product until you read thoroughly and
understand completely the operator’s manual.
If you do not understand the warnings and
instructions in the operator’s manual, do not
use this product. Call Ryobi customer service for
assistance.
WARNING
The operation of any power tool can result in
foreign objects being thrown into your eyes,
which can result in severe eye damage.
Before beginning power tool operation, always
wear safety goggles, safety glasses with side
shields, or a full face shield when needed. We
recommend Wide Vision Safety Mask for use
over eyeglasses or standard safety glasses with
side shields. Always use eye protection which is
marked to comply with BS EN166 or Australian
and New Zealand standards.
WARNING
Long term inhalation of the engine's exhaust
fumes, chain oil mist and sawdust can result in
serious personal injury.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND PASS
THEM ON IF THE SAW IS TO BE USED BY
ANOTHER PERSON
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Bucking
The process of cross cutting a felled tree or log into
lengths.
Bouncing
Never cut small, flexible branches or brush with your
chain saw. Their size and flexibility can easily cause the
saw to bounce toward you or bind up with enough force
to cause a kickback. The best tools for that kind of work
are a hand saw, pruning shears, an axe and other hand
tools.
Front Hand Guard/ Chain Brake
A structural barrier between the front handle of a chain
saw and the guide bar, typically located close to the hand
position on the front handle, and sometimes employed as
an activating lever for a chain brake.
The chain brake is designed to quickly stop the chain
from rotating. When the front hand guard/ chain brake is
pushed toward the bar, the chain will stop immediately.
The chain brake does not prevent kickback.
Chain Saw Powerhead
A chain saw without the saw chain and guide bar.
Clutch
A mechanism for connecting and disconnecting a driven
member to and from a rotating source of power.
