Product Manual

9
OREGON® PowerNow™
CHAINSAW MODEL CS250
AF 0911 - F/N 547361
SAFETY RULES
DANGER: NEVER MODIFY OR
ATTEMPT TO DISABLE THE CHAIN
BRAKE.
Makesurethechainbrakeisworking
properlybeforeusingthechainsaw.The
handguardshouldmovebackandforth
easily.
Totesttheoperationofthechainbrake,
performthefollowingsteps:
•Disengagethechainbrakebypulling
thehandguardtowardsthefront
handle.
•Startthesaw.
•Pushthehandguardtowardsthefront
ofthesaw.
Aproperlyfunctioninghandbrake
willstopthemovementofthechain
immediately.Ifthechainbrakeisnot
workingproperly,donotusethe
chainsawuntilithasbeenrepairedbya
qualiedservicerepresentative.
CHAIN
Thesawchaininthispackageislow-
kickbacksawchain.Itmetthereduced
kickbackrequirementsofANSIB175.1
whentestedonarepresentativesample
ofchainsaws.Replaceonlywithgenuine
PowerSharp®sawchain.
BAR
Thissawcomesequippedwitha
guidebarthathasasmallradiusnose.
Smallradiusnosesgenerallyhaveless
potentialforkickback.
Whenreplacingthebar,besuretoorder
thebarlistedinthismanual.
BATTERY SAFETY
DANGER: FAILURE TO FOLLOW
THESE SAFETY RULES CAN
CAUSE THE BATTERY PACK TO
LEAK HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS,
OVERHEAT, EMIT SMOKE, BURST,
FLARE, EXPLODE, AND/OR IGNITE.
•Donotdisassembleormodifythe
batterypack.Thebatterypackis
equippedwithbuilt-insafetyand
protectionfeatureswhichmaybe
inadvertentlydisabled.
•Donotconnectthepositive(+)and
negative(-)terminalswithmetal
objects.Donottransportorstore
thebatterypacktogetherwithmetal
objectssuchascoinsorscrews.Short-
circuitingmayoccurorthemetalobject
incontactwiththebatterypackcan
generateheat.
•Donotdiscardthebatterypackinto
reorotherwiseexposetoexcessive
heat.Suchconditionscancausethe
insulationtomeltorsafetyfeaturesto
bedamaged.
•Donotuse,charge,orstorethebattery
packnearaheatsourceasreora
heaterthatgeneratetemperatures
above176°F(80°C).Overheatingand/or
internalshortcircuitingmayoccur.
•Donotimmersethebatterypackin
waterorexposeittoextremelywet
conditions.Moisturecancausethe
protectivefeaturestobedamaged,
resultinginchargingwithextremely
highcurrentandvoltage,whichmay
leadtoabnormalchemicalreactions.
•Torechargethebatterypack,usethe
batterychargerspecicallydesigned
forthebatterypackandobservethe
speciedchargersafetyprecautions
detailedinthismanual.Failureto
dosomayresultinextremelyhigh
currentandvoltage,whichmayleadto
abnormalchemicalreactions.