Attaching/disconnecting the battery
pack to/from the appliance
Attaching the battery pack
♦
Click the battery pack
Removing the battery pack
♦
Press the release buttons
battery pack
.
Checking the battery charge level
♦
Press the safety lock-out
OFF switch
to check the charge level of the
battery. The status/remaining charge will be
shown on the battery charge level display
as follows:
RED/ORANGE/GREEN = maximum charge/
performance
RED/ORANGE = medium charge/performance
RED = low charge – charge the battery
Attaching/removing the grip bracket
Attaching the grip bracket (see fig. A–C)
♦
Push the grip bracket
the base plate
and onto the appliance.
Removing the grip bracket
♦
Press the release
bracket
forwards out of the guides.
Fitting/changing the saw blade
Wear protective gloves when fitting/changing a
saw blade
.
♦
Turn the quick-release chuck
go in the direction of the arrow and hold it in
this position.
♦
Push the required saw blade
release chuck
as far as the stop.
CAUTION!
►
The teeth of the saw blade
downwards!
■
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│
GB │ IE
into the handle
.
and remove the
and the ON/
over the guides on
and pull the grip
as far as it will
into the quick-
must point
♦
Let go of the quick-release chuck
return to its initial position.
The saw blade
is now locked.
Operation
Switching on and off
Switching on
♦
Press the safety lock-out
♦
Press the ON/OFF switch
Switching off
♦
Release the ON/OFF switch
Sawing methods
A) Working without the grip bracket
(see fig. D)
■
For branches of a larger diameter or wood,
plastic or building material, work without the
grip bracket
. The workpiece must be right
up against the base plate. Use a rocking cutting
motion for round workpieces.
A1) Sawing flush
■
Flexible saw blades allow you to saw off pro-
truding workpieces such as pipes located close
to the wall, provided the saw blade is long
enough.
1. Place the saw blade
2. Bend it by applying lateral pressure to the recip-
rocating saw so that the base plate
into contact with the wall.
3. Switch the appliance on as described and saw
off the workpiece by applying constant pressure.
; it must
.
.
.
directly against the wall.
comes
PAAS 12 A2