User Manual

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Intended Use
These heavy‑duty circular saws are designed for professional
wood cutting applications.Do not cut metal, plastic, concrete,
masonry or fiber cement materials.DO NOT use water feed
attachments with this saw.DO NOT use abrasive wheels or
blades.DO NOT use under wet conditions or in the presence of
flammable liquids orgases.
These heavy‑duty saws are professional powertools.
DO NOT let children come into contact with the
tool.Supervision is required when inexperienced operators use
thistool.
• Young children and the infirm.This appliance is not
intended for use by young children or infirm persons
withoutsupervision.
• This product is not intended for use by persons(including
children) suffering from diminished physical, sensory or
mental abilities; lack of experience, knowledge or skills
unless they are supervised by a person responsible for their
safety.Children should never be left alone with thisproduct.
ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn tool off and disconnect battery pack
before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An accidental
start-up can causeinjury.

WARNING: Use only DeWALT battery packs andchargers.
Inserting and Removing the Battery Pack
from the Tool (Fig. A)
NOTE: Make sure your battery pack
3
is fullycharged.
To Install the Battery Pack into the Tool Handle
1. Align the battery pack
3
with the rails inside the tool’s
handle(Fig.A).
2. Slide it into the handle until the battery pack is firmly seated
in the tool and ensure that you hear the lock snap intoplace.
To Remove the Battery Pack from the Tool
1. Press the release button
13
and firmly pull the battery pack
out of the toolhandle.
2. Insert battery pack into the charger as described in the
charger section of thismanual.
Fuel Gauge Battery Packs(Fig.A)
Some DeWALT battery packs include a fuel gauge which
consists of three green LED lights that indicate the level of
charge remaining in the batterypack.
To actuate the fuel gauge, press and hold the fuel gauge
button
32
.A combination of the three green LED lights will
illuminate designating the level of charge left.When the level
of charge in the battery is below the usable limit, the fuel gauge
will not illuminate and the battery will need to berecharged.
NOTE: The fuel gauge is only an indication of the charge left on
the battery pack.It does not indicate tool functionality and is
subject to variation based on product components, temperature
and end‑userapplication.
Changing Blades
To Install the Blade(Fig.C–E)
1. Remove thebattery.
2. Using the lower guard lever
6
, retract the lower blade
guard
7
and place blade on saw spindle against the inner
clamp washer
17
, making sure that the blade will rotate
in the proper direction(the direction of the rotation arrow
on the saw blade and the teeth must point in the same
direction as the direction of rotation arrow on the saw).Do
not assume that the printing on the blade will always be
facing you when properly installed.When retracting the
lower blade guard to install the blade, check the condition
and operation of the lower blade guard to assure that it is
working properly.Make sure it moves freely and does not
touch the blade or any other part, in all angles and depths
ofcut.
3. Place outer clamp washer
16
on saw spindle with the
beveled edge facing out.Make sure the 30 mm diameter on
the blade side of the clamp fits into the 30 mm hole in the
saw blade to ensure centreing of theblade.
4. Thread the blade clamping screw
8
onto the saw spindle
by hand(screw has right‑hand threads and must be turned
clockwise totighten).
5. Depress the blade lock
11
while turning the saw spindle
with the blade wrench
14
stored underneath the battery
compartment, until the blade lock engages and the blade
stopsrotating.
6. Tighten the blade clamping screw firmly with the
bladewrench.
NOTICE: Never engage the blade lock while saw is
running, or engage in an effort to stop the tool.Never
turn the saw on while the blade lock is engaged.Serious
damage to your saw willresult.
To Replace the blade(Fig.C, D)
1. Remove thebattery.
2. To loosen the blade clamping screw
8
, depress the
blade lock
11
and turn the saw spindle with the
blade wrench
14
, stored underneath the battery
compartment, until the blade lock engages and the blade
stops rotating.With the blade lock engaged, turn the
blade clamping screw counterclockwise with the blade
wrench(screw has right‑hand threads and must be turned
counterclockwise toloosen).
3. Remove the blade clamping screw
8
and outer clamp
washer
16
.Remove oldblade.
4. Clean any sawdust that may have accumulated in the
guard or clamp washer area and check the condition
and operation of the lower blade guard as previously
outlined.Do not lubricate thisarea.
5. Select the proper blade for the application(refer
to Blades).Always use blades that are the correct
size(diameter) with the proper size and shape centre hole