Use and Care Manual
Table Of Contents
- Operator’s Manual DCS-2500T Chainsaw
- Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Safety
- For safe use of your product
- International Symbols
- Location in which the safety decal is attached
- Handling the Product
- Chainsaw Safety Warnings
- Causes and Operator Prevention of Kickback
- Kickback Safety Precautions
- General Precautions
- Precautions for Use
- Users of the product
- Environment of Use and Operation
- Vibration and Cold
- Repetitive stress injuries
- Transport of the product
- Starting the unit
- Once the unit has started, check for abnormal vibrations and sounds.
- Disconnect the battery:
- Do not touch high temperature or high voltage components while the product is running.
- Turn off the unit when checking or maintaining the product.
- Turn off the unit immediately if anything goes wrong.
- A ten meter radius is a danger zone.
- One-handed use is intended for trained tree service professionals only.
- Using the product.
- Make sure that the saw chain is stopped before putting the unit on the ground
- Protective Gear
- Description
- Contents
- Assembly
- Operation
- Maintenance
- Troubleshooting
- Storage
- Specifications
- Product Registration
- Warranty
- Notes
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Be sure to install a guide bar and saw chain when performing a
chain brake test.
Note:
• For practice, while cutting a small tree, push the front hand guard
forward to engage the brake.
• At all times, confirm whether the brake works properly before each
task.
• If the chain brake is clogged with wood chips, function of the brake
deteriorates a little. Always keep the device clean.
• Do not increase motor revolutions while the chain brake is engaged.
• Never test the brake in an area where petrol fumes are present.
Chain Brake
1. The chain brake's function is to
stop chain rotation after a
kickback.
2. It neither prevents nor reduces
kickback.
3. Do not depend on the chain
brake for protection against
kickback.
4. Even with a chain brake, depend on your own good sense and proper
cutting methods just as though there were no chain brake.
5. Even with normal use and proper maintenance, the response time of
the brake may lengthen.
6. The following may interfere with the brake's ability to protect the
operator:
• Saw incorrectly held too close
to operator's body. Kickback
time may be too fast even for a
perfectly maintained brake to
work in time.
• The operator's hand may not
be in position to contact the
front hand guard. Brake will not
be tripped.
• Lack of proper maintenance lengthens the brake's stopping time,
making it less effective.