Product Manual

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OREGON® PowerNow™
CHAINSAW MODEL CS250
AF 0911 - F/N 547361
SAFETY RULES
GENERAL SAFETY RULES 
PERSONAL SAFETY
•Stayalert,watchwhatyouare
doingandusecommonsensewhen
operatingthechainsaw.Donotuse
thechainsawwhileyouaretiredor
undertheinuenceofdrugs,alcohol,
ormedication.Amomentofinattention
whileoperatingthechainsawmayresult
inseriouspersonalinjury.
•Usepersonalprotectiveequipment.
Alwaysweareyeprotection.Protective
equipmentsuchasadustmask,non-
skidsafetyshoes,hardhat,orhearing
protectionusedforappropriate
conditionswillreducepersonalinjuries.
Neverwearshortswhenoperatingthe
chainsaw.Alwayswearlongpantsor
chaps.
•Dressproperly.Donotwearloose
clothingorjewelry.Keephair,clothing,
andglovesawayfrommovingparts.
Looseclothes,jewelry,orlonghaircan
becaughtinmovingparts.
•Preventunintentionalstarting.Make
surethetriggerswitchisintheo
positionandthetriggerlock-outisnot
pressedbeforeconnectingtopower
sourceand/orbatterypack,picking
up,orcarryingthetool.Carryingthe
chainsawwithngeronthetrigger
switchinvitesaccidents.
•Theworkpiece,bar,andchaincanbe
hotaftercutting.Wearglovestoavoid
burns.
•Removeanyadjustingtoolbefore
operatingthechainsaw.Atoolleft
attachedtoorneararotatingpartof
thechainsawmayresultinpersonal
injury.
•Usetwohandswhenoperatingthe
chainsaw.
•Donotoverreach(Fig.1).Keepproper
footingandbalanceatalltimes.This
enablesbettercontrolofthechainsaw
inunexpectedsituations.
Fig. 1
•Useproperauxiliaryequipmentand
ensurethatitisnotdamaged,of
adequatestrength,andsecurelyplaced.
Useauxiliaryequipmentonlyforthe
purposeforwhichitisintended.
•Prolongeduseofpowertoolshasbeen
reportedtocausevascular,muscular,or
neurologicaldisorders.Toreducethe
riskofinjury,followtheseinstructions:
– Wearsglovesandkeephandsand
bodywarm.
– Maintainarmgriponthe
chainsaw,butdonotuse
prolonged,excessivepressure.
– Takefrequentbreaks.
GENERAL SAFETY RULES 
POWER TOOL USE AND CARE
•Donotforcethechainsaw.Uselight
pressurewhencutting.
•Usethechainsawonlyforthepurposeit
wasintended.
•Donotusethechainsawifthetrigger
switchdoesnotturnitonando.Any
powertoolthatcannotbecontrolled
withthetriggerswitchisdangerousand
mustberepaired.
•Disconnectthebatterypackfrom