WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with tools to
make you careless. Remember that a careless frac-
tion of a second is sufficient 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 acces-
sories not recommended 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,
ceramics, or masonry products)
Cross cutting miters, joints, etc. for picture frames
moldings, door casings, and fine joinery
Bevel cutting and compound cutting
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 dealer.
WARNING:
Before starting any cutting operation,
clamp or bolt the compound miter saw to a work-
bench or an approved workstand. 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
lock the miter lock lever before making a cut. Failure
to do so could result in movement of the control arm
or miter table while making a cut.
WARNING:
To avoid serious personal injury, keep
hands outside the no hands zone, at least 3 in.
from the blade. Never perform any cutting opera-
tion freehand (without holding workpiece against the
fence). The blade could grab the workpiece if it slips
or twists.
OPERATION
TO INSTALL BATTERY PACK
See Figure 21.
Place battery pack in the saw. Align raised rib on bat-
tery 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:
tool when you are assembling parts, making adjust-
ments, cleaning, or when not in use. Removing bat-
tery pack will prevent accidental starting that could
cause serious personal injury.
TO REMOVE BATTERY PACK
See Figure 21.
Locate latches on each side of the battery pack. De-
press the latches to release the battery pack from the
tool.
Remove the battery pack from the tool.
DEPRESS LATCHES
TO RELEASE
BATTERY PACK
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Always remove battery pack from your
LATCHES
BATTERY
PACK
Fig. 21