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Page 1: WALT • A wrench or a key left attached to a rotating part of the power tool may result in personal injur y. e) Do not overreach. Keep proper footing and balance a t ... ely to bind

INS

TR

UC

TIO

N M

AN

UA

LG

UID

E D

'UT

ILIS

AT

ION

MA

NU

AL

DE

IN

ST

RU

CC

ION

ES

DW

E575, D

WE

575S

B7-1

/4"

(184 m

m) C

irc

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aw

sS

cie

s c

irc

ula

ire

s d

e 1

84 m

m (7-1

/4 p

o)

Sie

rra

s c

irc

ula

res d

e 1

84 m

m (7-1

/4")

INS

TRU

CTI

VO

DE

OP

ER

AC

IÓN

, C

EN

TRO

S D

E S

ER

VIC

IO Y

LIZ

A D

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NTÍ

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EN

CIA

: LÉ

AS

E E

STE

IN

STR

UC

TIV

O A

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AR

EL

PR

OD

UC

TO.

If y

ou

ha

ve

qu

esti

on

s o

r co

mm

en

ts,

co

nta

ct

us.

Po

ur

tou

te q

ue

sti

on

ou

to

ut

co

mm

en

tair

e,

no

us c

on

tacte

r.S

i ti

en

e d

ud

as o

co

me

nta

rio

s,

co

ntá

cte

no

s.

1-8

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ALT •

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1

English

IF Y

OU

HA

VE

AN

Y Q

UE

STI

ON

S O

R C

OM

ME

NTS

AB

OU

T TH

IS O

R

AN

Y D

EW

ALT

TO

OL,

CA

LL U

S T

OLL

FR

EE

AT:

1-8

00-4

-DEW

ALT

(1

-800-4

33-9

258).

WA

RN

ING

: To

re

duce th

e risk

of

inju

ry,

read

th

e in

str

uctio

n

manual.

Genera

l P

ow

er

Tool Safe

ty W

arn

ings

WA

RN

ING

! R

ea

d a

ll s

afe

ty w

arn

ing

s a

nd

all in

str

ucti

on

s.

Failu

re t

o f

ollo

w t

he w

arn

ings a

nd

instr

uctio

ns m

ay

result

in

ele

ctr

ic s

hock,

fire a

nd

/or

serious inju

ry.

SA

VE

ALL W

AR

NIN

GS A

ND

IN

STR

UC

TIO

NS

FO

R F

UTU

RE

RE

FE

RE

NC

E

The t

erm

“p

ow

er

tool” in t

he w

arn

ings r

efe

rs t

o y

our

main

s-o

pera

ted

(c

ord

ed

) p

ow

er

tool or

batt

ery

-op

era

ted

(cord

less) p

ow

er

tool.

1)

WO

RK

AR

EA

SA

FE

TY

a)

Ke

ep

wo

rk a

rea

cle

an

an

d w

ell l

it.

Clu

ttere

d o

r d

ark

are

as

invi

te a

ccid

ents

.b

) D

o n

ot

op

era

te p

ow

er

too

ls in

e

xp

losiv

e a

tmo

sp

he

res,

su

ch

as i

n t

he

pre

se

nce

of

fla

mm

ab

le l

iqu

ids,

ga

se

s o

r d

ust.

Pow

er

tools

cre

ate

sp

ark

s w

hic

h m

ay

ignite

the d

ust

or

fum

es.

c)

Ke

ep

ch

ild

ren

a

nd

b

ysta

nd

ers

a

wa

y w

hile

o

pe

rati

ng

a

p

ow

er

too

l. D

istr

actio

ns c

an c

ause y

ou t

o lose c

ontr

ol.

2)

EL

EC

TR

ICA

L S

AF

ET

Ya)

Po

we

r to

ol

plu

gs m

ust

ma

tch

th

e o

utl

et.

Ne

ve

r m

od

ify

the

plu

g i

n a

ny w

ay.

Do

no

t u

se

an

y a

da

pte

r p

lug

s w

ith

e

art

he

d

(gro

un

de

d)

po

we

r to

ols

. U

nm

od

ified

p

lugs

and

m

atc

hin

g o

utle

ts w

ill r

ed

uce r

isk

of ele

ctr

ic s

hock.

b)

Avo

id b

od

y c

on

tact

wit

h e

art

he

d o

r g

rou

nd

ed

su

rfa

ce

s

su

ch

as p

ipe

s,

rad

iato

rs,

ran

ge

s a

nd

re

frig

era

tors

. There

is

an incre

ased

ris

k of

ele

ctr

ic s

hock

if yo

ur

bod

y is

eart

hed

or

gro

und

ed

.c)

Do

n

ot

exp

ose

p

ow

er

too

ls to

ra

in o

r w

et

co

nd

itio

ns.

Wate

r ente

ring a p

ow

er

tool

will in

cre

ase th

e risk

of

ele

ctr

ic

shock.

d)

Do

no

t a

bu

se

th

e c

ord

. N

eve

r u

se

th

e c

ord

fo

r ca

rryin

g,

pu

llin

g o

r u

np

lug

gin

g th

e p

ow

er

too

l. K

ee

p co

rd a

wa

y

fro

m h

ea

t, o

il,

sh

arp

ed

ge

s o

r m

ovin

g p

art

s.

Dam

aged

or

enta

ngle

d c

ord

s incre

ase t

he r

isk

of ele

ctr

ic s

hock.

e)

Wh

en

op

era

tin

g a

po

we

r to

ol o

utd

oo

rs,

use

an

exte

nsio

n

co

rd su

ita

ble

fo

r o

utd

oo

r u

se

. U

se of

a cord

suita

ble

fo

r outd

oor

use r

ed

uces t

he r

isk

of ele

ctr

ic s

hock.

Defi

nit

ions: Safe

ty G

uid

elines

The

def

initi

ons

bel

ow d

escr

ibe

the

leve

l of

seve

rity

for

each

sig

nal

wor

d.

Ple

ase

read

the

man

ual

and

pay

at

tent

ion

to t

hese

sym

bol

s. D

AN

GE

R:

Ind

icate

s

an

imm

inently

haza

rdo

us

situation w

hic

h,

if not

avo

ided

, w

ill re

sult in

de

ath

or

se

rio

us i

nju

ry.

WA

RN

ING

: In

dic

ate

s

a

po

tentially

haza

rdo

us

situ

atio

n w

hic

h,

if not

avo

ided

, co

uld

result

in d

ea

th

or

se

rio

us in

jury

.

CA

UT

ION

: In

dic

ate

s

a

po

tentially

haza

rdo

us

situ

atio

n w

hic

h, if

not

avo

ided

, m

ay r

esult

in m

ino

r o

r m

od

era

te in

jury

.

NO

TIC

E:

Ind

icate

s

a

pra

ctice

no

t re

late

d

to

pe

rso

na

l in

jury

whic

h,

if not

avo

ided

, m

ay r

esult

in

pro

pe

rty d

am

ag

e.

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2

English

f)

If o

pe

rati

ng

a p

ow

er to

ol i

n a

da

mp

loca

tio

n is

un

avo

ida

ble

, u

se

a

g

rou

nd

fa

ult

cir

cu

it in

terr

up

ter

(GF

CI)

p

rote

cte

d

su

pp

ly.

Use o

f a G

FC

I re

duces t

he r

isk

of ele

ctr

ic s

hock.

3)

PE

RS

ON

AL

SA

FE

TY

a)

Sta

y a

lert

, w

atc

h w

ha

t yo

u a

re d

oin

g a

nd

use

co

mm

on

se

nse

w

he

n

op

era

tin

g

a

po

we

r to

ol.

Do

n

ot

use

a

p

ow

er

too

l w

hile

yo

u a

re t

ire

d o

r u

nd

er

the

in

flu

en

ce

of

dru

gs,

alc

oh

ol

or

me

dic

ati

on

. A

mom

ent

of

inatt

entio

n w

hile

op

era

ting p

ow

er

tools

may

result

in s

erious p

ers

onal in

jury

.b

) U

se

p

ers

on

al

pro

tecti

ve

e

qu

ipm

en

t.

Alw

ays

we

ar

eye

p

rote

cti

on

. P

rote

ctiv

e eq

uip

ment

such as d

ust

mask,

non-

ski

d safe

ty shoes,

hard

hat, or

hearing p

rote

ctio

n used

fo

r ap

pro

priate

cond

itions w

ill r

ed

uce p

ers

onal in

juries.

c)

Pre

ve

nt

un

inte

nti

on

al

sta

rtin

g.

En

su

re th

e sw

itch

is

in

th

e o

ff p

osit

ion

be

fore

co

nn

ecti

ng

to

po

we

r so

urc

e a

nd

/o

r b

att

ery

pa

ck,

pic

kin

g u

p o

r ca

rryin

g t

he

to

ol. C

arr

ying

pow

er

tools

with

your

finger

on t

he s

witc

h o

r energ

izin

g p

ow

er

tools

that

have

the s

witc

h o

n invi

tes a

ccid

ents

.d

) R

em

ove

an

y a

dju

sti

ng

ke

y o

r w

ren

ch

be

fore

tu

rnin

g t

he

p

ow

er

too

l o

n.

A w

rench o

r a k

ey

left a

ttached

to a

rota

ting

part

of th

e p

ow

er

tool m

ay

result

in p

ers

onal in

jury

.e)

Do

no

t o

ve

rre

ach

. K

ee

p p

rop

er

foo

tin

g a

nd

ba

lan

ce

at

all ti

me

s.

This

enab

les b

ett

er

contr

ol

of

the p

ow

er

tool

in

unexp

ecte

d s

ituatio

ns.

f)

Dre

ss p

rop

erl

y. D

o n

ot

we

ar

loo

se

clo

thin

g o

r je

we

lry.

K

ee

p y

ou

r h

air,

clo

thin

g a

nd

glo

ve

s a

wa

y f

rom

mo

vin

g

pa

rts.

Loose clo

thes,

jew

elry

or

long hair can b

e caught

in

movi

ng p

art

s.

g)

If

de

vic

es

are

p

rovid

ed

fo

r th

e

co

nn

ecti

on

o

f d

ust

extr

acti

on

a

nd

co

lle

cti

on

fa

cilit

ies,

en

su

re

the

se

a

re

co

nn

ecte

d a

nd

pro

pe

rly u

se

d.

Use o

f d

ust

colle

ctio

n c

an

red

uce d

ust-

rela

ted

haza

rds.

4)

PO

WE

R T

OO

L U

SE

AN

D C

AR

Ea)

Do

no

t fo

rce

th

e p

ow

er

too

l. U

se

th

e c

orr

ect

po

we

r to

ol

for

yo

ur

ap

plica

tio

n.

The c

orr

ect

pow

er

tool

will d

o t

he j

ob

b

ett

er

and

safe

r at

the r

ate

for

whic

h it

was d

esig

ned

.b

) D

o n

ot

use

th

e p

ow

er

too

l if

th

e s

wit

ch

do

es n

ot

turn

it

on

an

d o

ff.

Any

pow

er

tool th

at

cannot

be c

ontr

olle

d w

ith t

he

sw

itch is d

angero

us a

nd

must

be r

ep

aired

.c)

Dis

co

nn

ect

the

plu

g f

rom

th

e p

ow

er

so

urc

e a

nd

/or

the

b

att

ery

p

ack fr

om

th

e p

ow

er

too

l b

efo

re m

akin

g a

ny

ad

justm

en

ts,

ch

an

gin

g

acce

sso

rie

s,

or

sto

rin

g

po

we

r to

ols

. S

uch

pre

ventiv

e

safe

ty

measure

s

red

uce

the

risk

of

sta

rtin

g t

he p

ow

er

tool accid

enta

lly.

d)

Sto

re id

le p

ow

er

too

ls o

ut

of

the

re

ach

of

ch

ild

ren

an

d d

o

no

t a

llo

w p

ers

on

s u

nfa

milia

r w

ith

th

e p

ow

er

too

l o

r th

ese

in

str

ucti

on

s to

o

pe

rate

th

e p

ow

er

too

l. P

ow

er

tools

are

d

angero

us in t

he h

and

s o

f untr

ain

ed

users

.e)

Ma

inta

in p

ow

er

too

ls. C

he

ck f

or

mis

alig

nm

en

t o

r b

ind

ing

o

f m

ovin

g p

art

s, b

rea

ka

ge

of p

art

s a

nd

an

y o

the

r co

nd

itio

n

tha

t m

ay a

ffe

ct

the

po

we

r to

ol’s o

pe

rati

on

. If

da

ma

ge

d,

ha

ve

th

e p

ow

er

too

l re

pa

ire

d b

efo

re u

se

. M

any

accid

ents

are

caused

by

poorly

main

tain

ed

pow

er

tools

.f)

Ke

ep

cu

ttin

g to

ols

sh

arp

a

nd

cle

an

. P

rop

erly

main

tain

ed

cutt

ing t

ools

with

sharp

cutt

ing e

dges a

re le

ss li

kely

to b

ind

and

are

easie

r to

contr

ol.

g)

Use

th

e p

ow

er

too

l, a

cce

sso

rie

s a

nd

to

ol

bit

s,

etc

. in

a

cco

rda

nce

wit

h t

he

se

in

str

ucti

on

s,

takin

g i

nto

acco

un

t th

e w

ork

ing

co

nd

itio

ns a

nd

th

e w

ork

to

be

pe

rfo

rme

d.

Use

of

the

pow

er

tool

for

op

era

tions

diff

ere

nt

from

th

ose

inte

nd

ed

could

result

in a

haza

rdous s

ituatio

n.

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English

5)

SE

RV

ICE

a)

Ha

ve

yo

ur

po

we

r to

ol

se

rvic

ed

b

y

a

qu

alifi

ed

re

pa

ir

pe

rso

n u

sin

g o

nly

id

en

tica

l re

pla

ce

me

nt

pa

rts.

This

w

ill

ensure

that

the s

afe

ty o

f th

e p

ow

er

tool is

main

tain

ed

.

Safe

ty Instr

ucti

ons f

or

All S

aw

sa)

DA

NG

ER

: K

ee

p h

an

ds a

wa

y f

rom

cu

ttin

g a

rea

an

d t

he

b

lad

e.

Ke

ep

yo

ur

se

co

nd

h

an

d o

n a

uxilia

ry h

an

dle

, o

r m

oto

r h

ou

sin

g. If

both

hand

s a

re h

old

ing the s

aw

, th

ey

cannot

be c

ut

by

the b

lad

e.

b)

Do

no

t re

ach

un

de

rne

ath

th

e w

ork

pie

ce

. The g

uard

cannot

pro

tect

you fro

m t

he b

lad

e b

elo

w t

he w

ork

pie

ce.

c)

Ad

just th

e c

utt

ing

de

pth

to

th

e th

ickn

ess o

f th

e w

ork

pie

ce

. Less t

han a

full

tooth

of th

e b

lad

e t

eeth

should

be v

isib

le b

elo

w

the w

ork

pie

ce.

d)

Ne

ve

r h

old

p

iece

b

ein

g

cu

t in

yo

ur

ha

nd

s

or

acro

ss

yo

ur

leg

. S

ecu

re t

he

wo

rkp

iece

to

a s

tab

le p

latf

orm

. It

is im

port

ant

to sup

port

th

e w

ork

p

rop

erly

to m

inim

ize b

od

y exp

osure

, b

lad

e b

ind

ing,

or

loss o

f contr

ol.

e)

Ho

ld

po

we

r to

ol

by

insu

late

d

gri

pp

ing

su

rfa

ce

s

wh

en

p

erf

orm

ing

a

n

op

era

tio

n

wh

ere

th

e

cu

ttin

g

too

l m

ay

co

nta

ct

hid

de

n w

irin

g o

r it

s o

wn

co

rd.

Conta

ct

with

a "

live"

wire w

ill a

lso m

ake

exp

osed

meta

l p

art

s o

f th

e p

ow

er

tool "liv

e"

and

shock

the o

pera

tor.

f)

Wh

en

ri

pp

ing

, a

lwa

ys u

se

a

ri

p fe

nce

o

r str

aig

ht

ed

ge

g

uid

e.

This

im

pro

ves th

e accura

cy

of

cut

and

re

duces th

e

chance o

f b

lad

e b

ind

ing.

g)

Alw

ays u

se

bla

de

s w

ith

co

rre

ct

siz

e a

nd

sh

ap

e (

dia

mo

nd

ve

rsu

s r

ou

nd

) o

f a

rbo

r h

ole

s.

Bla

des t

hat

do n

ot

matc

h t

he

mountin

g h

ard

ware

of

the s

aw

will r

un e

ccentr

ically

, causin

g

loss o

f contr

ol.

h)

Ne

ve

r u

se

da

ma

ge

d o

r in

co

rre

ct

bla

de

wa

sh

ers

or

bo

lt.

The b

lad

e w

ashers

and

bolt

were

sp

ecia

lly d

esig

ned

for

your

saw

, fo

r op

timum

perform

ance a

nd

safe

ty o

f op

era

tion.

Furt

her

Safe

ty I

nstr

ucti

ons f

or

All S

aw

sC

AU

SE

S A

ND

OP

ER

AT

OR

PR

EV

EN

TIO

N O

F K

ICK

BA

CK

:

Kic

kback

is

a

sud

den

reaction

to

a

pin

ched

, b

ound

or

mis

alig

ned

saw

bla

de,

causin

g a

n u

ncontr

olle

d s

aw

to l

ift u

p

and

out

of th

e w

ork

pie

ce t

ow

ard

the o

pera

tor;

When t

he b

lad

e is p

inched

or

bound

tig

htly

by

the k

erf c

losin

g

dow

n,

the b

lad

e s

talls

and

the m

oto

r re

actio

n d

rive

s t

he u

nit

rap

idly

back

tow

ard

the o

pera

tor;

If th

e b

lad

e b

ecom

es t

wis

ted

or

mis

alig

ned

in t

he c

ut, t

he t

eeth

at th

e b

ack

ed

ge o

f th

e b

lad

e c

an d

ig in

to the top

surface o

f th

e

wood

causin

g t

he b

lad

e t

o c

limb

out

of th

e k

erf a

nd

jum

p b

ack

tow

ard

the o

pera

tor.

Kic

kback

is

the

result

of

saw

m

isuse

and

/or

incorr

ect

op

era

ting

p

roced

ure

s

or

cond

itions

and

can

be

avo

ided

b

y ta

king

pro

per

pre

cautio

ns a

s g

iven b

elo

w:

a)

Ma

inta

in a

fi

rm g

rip

w

ith

b

oth

h

an

ds o

n th

e sa

w a

nd

p

osit

ion

yo

ur

arm

s to

re

sis

t kic

kb

ack fo

rce

s.

Po

sit

ion

yo

ur

bo

dy t

o e

ith

er

sid

e o

f th

e b

lad

e,

bu

t n

ot

in l

ine

wit

h

the

bla

de

. K

ickb

ack

could

cause t

he s

aw

to jum

p b

ackw

ard

s,

but

kickb

ack

forc

es c

an b

e c

ontr

olle

d b

y th

e o

pera

tor, if p

rop

er

pre

cautio

ns a

re t

ake

n.

b)

Wh

en

bla

de

is b

ind

ing

, o

r w

he

n in

terr

up

tin

g a

cu

t fo

r a

ny

rea

so

n,

rele

ase

th

e t

rig

ge

r a

nd

ho

ld t

he

sa

w m

oti

on

less

in

the

m

ate

ria

l u

nti

l th

e

bla

de

co

me

s

to

a

co

mp

lete

sto

p.

Ne

ve

r a

tte

mp

t to

re

mo

ve

th

e s

aw

fro

m t

he

wo

rk

or

pu

ll t

he

sa

w b

ackw

ard

wh

ile

th

e b

lad

e i

s i

n m

oti

on

or

kic

kb

ack m

ay o

ccu

r. In

vestig

ate

and

take

corr

ectiv

e a

ctio

ns to

elim

inate

the c

ause o

f b

lad

e b

ind

ing.

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Ra

ise

lo

we

r g

ua

rd

by

retr

acti

ng

h

an

dle

a

nd

a

s

so

on

a

s b

lad

e e

nte

rs t

he

ma

teri

al, t

he

lo

we

r g

ua

rd m

ust

be

re

lea

se

d.

For

all

oth

er

saw

ing,

the low

er

guard

should

op

era

te

auto

matic

ally

.d

) A

lwa

ys

ob

se

rve

th

at

the

lo

we

r g

ua

rd

is

co

ve

rin

g

the

b

lad

e

be

fore

p

lacin

g

sa

w

do

wn

o

n

be

nch

o

r fl

oo

r.

An unp

rote

cte

d,

coastin

g b

lad

e w

ill cause th

e saw

to

w

alk

b

ackw

ard

s, cutt

ing w

hate

ver

is in

its p

ath

. B

e a

ware

of th

e t

ime

it ta

kes for

the b

lad

e t

o s

top

after

sw

itch is r

ele

ased

.

Addit

ional Specifi c

Safe

ty Instr

ucti

ons f

or

Cir

cula

r Saw

sW

AR

NIN

G:

Do

no

t u

se

ab

rasiv

e w

he

els

or

bla

de

s.

WA

RN

ING

: D

o n

ot

use

wa

ter

fee

d a

tta

ch

me

nts

.

Use

cla

mp

s o

r a

no

the

r p

racti

ca

l w

ay t

o s

ecu

re a

nd

su

pp

ort

th

e w

ork

pie

ce

to

a s

tab

le p

latf

orm

. H

old

ing t

he w

ork

by

hand

or

again

st

your

bod

y le

ave

s i

t unsta

ble

and

may

lead

to l

oss o

f contr

ol.

Ke

ep

yo

ur

bo

dy p

osit

ion

ed

to

eit

he

r sid

e o

f th

e b

lad

e,

bu

t n

ot

in lin

e w

ith

th

e s

aw

bla

de

. K

ickb

ack

could

cause the s

aw

to

ju

mp

backw

ard

s (

Refe

r to

Ca

use

s a

nd

Op

era

tor

Pre

ve

nti

on

of

Kic

kb

ac

k a

nd

KIC

KB

AC

K).

Avo

id c

utt

ing

na

ils.

Insp

ect

for

an

d r

em

ove

all n

ails f

rom

lu

mb

er

be

fore

cu

ttin

g.

Ac

ce

sso

rie

s

mu

st

be

ra

ted

fo

r a

t le

ast

the

sp

ee

d

reco

mm

en

de

d o

n t

he

to

ol

wa

rnin

g l

ab

el. W

heels

and

oth

er

accessories ru

nnin

g ove

r ra

ted

sp

eed

can fly

ap

art

and

cause

inju

ry.

Accessory

ra

tings m

ust

alw

ays

b

e ab

ove

to

ol

sp

eed

as

show

n o

n t

ool nam

ep

late

.

Alw

ays

make

sure

the s

aw

is c

lean b

efo

re u

sin

g.

Sto

p u

sin

g t

his

saw

and

have

it

pro

perly

serv

iced

if

any

unusual

nois

e o

r ab

norm

al op

era

tion o

cccurs

.

c)

Wh

en

re

sta

rtin

g

a

sa

w

in

the

w

ork

pie

ce

, ce

nte

r th

e

sa

w b

lad

e i

n t

he

ke

rf a

nd

ch

eck t

ha

t sa

w t

ee

th a

re n

ot

en

ga

ge

d in

to t

he

ma

teri

al. If

saw

bla

de is

bin

din

g, it

may

walk

up

or

kickb

ack

from

the w

ork

pie

ce a

s t

he s

aw

is r

esta

rted

.d

) S

up

po

rt

larg

e

pa

ne

ls

to

min

imiz

e

the

ri

sk

of

bla

de

p

inch

ing

an

d k

ickb

ack.

Larg

e p

anels

tend

to s

ag u

nd

er

their

ow

n w

eig

ht. S

up

port

s m

ust

be p

laced

und

er

the p

anel o

n b

oth

sid

es,

near

the lin

e o

f cut

and

near

the e

dge o

f th

e p

anel.

e)

Do

n

ot

use

d

ull

or

da

ma

ge

d

bla

de

s.

Unsharp

ened

or

imp

rop

erly

set

bla

des p

rod

uce n

arr

ow

kerf c

ausin

g e

xcessiv

e

fric

tion,

bla

de b

ind

ing a

nd

kic

kback.

f)

Bla

de

de

pth

an

d b

eve

l a

dju

sti

ng

lo

ckin

g l

eve

rs m

ust

be

ti

gh

t a

nd

se

cu

re b

efo

re m

akin

g cu

t. If

bla

de ad

justm

ent

shift

s w

hile

cutt

ing,

it m

ay

cause b

ind

ing a

nd

kic

kback.

g)

Use

e

xtr

a

ca

uti

on

w

he

n

ma

kin

g

a

“p

lun

ge

cu

t”

into

e

xis

tin

g w

alls o

r o

the

r b

lin

d a

rea

s.

The p

rotr

ud

ing b

lad

e

may

cut

ob

jects

that

can c

ause k

ickb

ack.

LO

WE

R G

UA

RD

SA

FE

TY

IN

ST

RU

CT

ION

Sa)

Ch

eck l

ow

er

gu

ard

fo

r p

rop

er

clo

sin

g b

efo

re e

ach

use

. D

o n

ot

op

era

te t

he

sa

w i

f lo

we

r g

ua

rd d

oe

s n

ot

mo

ve

fr

ee

ly a

nd

clo

se

in

sta

ntl

y. N

eve

r cla

mp

or

tie

th

e l

ow

er

gu

ard

in

to t

he

op

en

po

sit

ion

. If

saw

is a

ccid

enta

lly d

rop

ped

, lo

wer

guard

m

ay

be b

ent. R

ais

e th

e lo

wer

guard

w

ith th

e

retr

actin

g h

and

le a

nd

make

sure

it

move

s f

reely

and

does n

ot

touch t

he b

lad

e o

r any

oth

er

part

, in

all

angle

s a

nd

dep

ths o

f cut.

b)

Ch

eck th

e o

pe

rati

on

o

f th

e lo

we

r g

ua

rd sp

rin

g.

If th

e

gu

ard

a

nd

th

e sp

rin

g a

re n

ot

op

era

tin

g p

rop

erl

y, th

ey

mu

st

be

se

rvic

ed

b

efo

re u

se

. Low

er

guard

m

ay

op

era

te

slu

ggis

hly

due t

o d

am

aged

part

s,

gum

my

dep

osits

, or

a b

uild

-up

of d

eb

ris.

c)

Lo

we

r g

ua

rd

sh

ou

ld

be

re

tra

cte

d

ma

nu

ally

on

ly

for

sp

ecia

l cu

ts s

uch

as “

plu

ng

e c

uts

” a

nd

“co

mp

ou

nd

cu

ts.”

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Alw

ays

be s

ure

all

com

ponents

are

mounte

d p

rop

erly

and

secure

ly

befo

re u

sin

g t

ool.

Alw

ays

hand

le

the

saw

b

lad

e

with

care

w

hen

mountin

g

or

rem

ovi

ng it.

Alw

ays

wait

until

the m

oto

r has r

eached

full

sp

eed

befo

re s

tart

ing

a c

ut.

Alw

ays

keep

hand

les d

ry, cle

an a

nd

fre

e o

f oil

and

gre

ase. H

old

the

tool fir

mly

with

both

hand

s w

hen in u

se.

Alw

ays

be a

lert

at all

times, esp

ecia

lly d

uring rep

etit

ive, m

onoto

nous

op

era

tions. A

lways

be s

ure

of p

ositi

on o

f yo

ur

hand

s r

ela

tive t

o t

he

bla

de.

Sta

y cle

ar

of end

pie

ces t

hat

may

fall

after

cutt

ing o

ff. They

may

be

hot, s

harp

and

/or

heavy

. S

erious p

ers

onal in

jury

may

result.

Rep

lace o

r re

pair d

am

aged

cord

s.

Make

sure

your

ext

ensio

n c

ord

is

in g

ood

cond

ition.

Use o

nly

3-w

ire e

xtensio

n c

ord

s t

hat

have

3-p

rong g

round

ing-t

ype p

lugs a

nd

3-p

ole

recep

tacle

s t

hat

accep

t th

e t

ool’s

plu

g.

Air

ve

nts

oft

en

co

ve

r m

ovin

g p

art

s a

nd

sh

ou

ld b

e a

vo

ide

d.

Loose c

loth

es,

jew

elry

or

long h

air c

an b

e c

aught

in m

ovi

ng p

art

s.

An

e

xte

nsio

n

co

rd

mu

st

ha

ve

a

de

qu

ate

w

ire

siz

e

(AW

G

or

Am

eri

ca

n W

ire

G

au

ge

) fo

r sa

fety

. The sm

alle

r th

e gauge

num

ber

of

the w

ire,

the g

reate

r th

e c

ap

acity

of

the c

ab

le,

that

is

16 g

auge h

as m

ore

cap

acity

than 1

8 g

auge.

An u

nd

ers

ized

cord

w

ill cause a d

rop

in

lin

e vo

ltage re

sulti

ng in

lo

ss of

pow

er

and

ove

rheatin

g.

When u

sin

g m

ore

than o

ne e

xtensio

n t

o m

ake

up

the

tota

l le

ngth

, b

e s

ure

each ind

ivid

ual ext

ensio

n c

onta

ins a

t le

ast

the

min

imum

wire s

ize.

The f

ollo

win

g t

ab

le s

how

s t

he c

orr

ect

siz

e t

o

use d

ep

end

ing o

n c

ord

length

and

nam

ep

late

am

pere

ratin

g.

If in

d

oub

t, u

se t

he n

ext

heavi

er

gauge. The s

malle

r th

e g

auge n

um

ber,

the h

eavi

er

the c

ord

.

Min

imu

m G

au

ge

fo

r C

ord

Se

ts

Am

pe

re R

ati

ng

Vo

lts

To

tal L

en

gth

of

Co

rd in

Fe

et

(me

ters

)

120V

25 (7

.6)

50 (1

5.2)

100

(30.

5)15

0 (4

5.7)

240V

50 (1

5.2)

100

(30.

5)20

0 (6

1.0)

300

(91.

4)M

ore

Th

an

No

t

Mo

re

Th

an

AW

G

06

1816

1614

610

1816

1412

1012

1616

1412

1216

1412

Not

Rec

omm

end

ed

WA

RN

ING

: A

LW

AY

S u

se s

afe

ty g

lasses.

Eve

ryd

ay

eye

gla

sses a

re

NO

T s

afe

ty g

lasses.

Als

o u

se face o

r d

ust

mask

if cutt

ing o

pera

tion is

dusty

. A

LW

AY

S W

EA

R C

ER

TIF

IED

SA

FE

TY

EQ

UIP

ME

NT:

AN

SI Z

87.1

eye

pro

tectio

n (C

AN

/CS

A Z

94.3

),

AN

SI S

12.6

(S

3.1

9) hearing p

rote

ctio

n,

NIO

SH

/OS

HA

/MS

HA

resp

irato

ry p

rote

ctio

n.

WA

RN

ING

: S

om

e

dust

cre

ate

d

by

pow

er

sand

ing,

saw

ing,

grind

ing,

drilling,

and

oth

er

constr

uctio

n a

ctiv

ities c

onta

ins c

hem

icals

kn

ow

n to the S

tate

of C

alif

orn

ia to c

ause c

ancer, b

irth

defe

cts

or

oth

er

rep

rod

uctiv

e h

arm

. S

om

e e

xam

ple

s o

f th

ese c

hem

icals

are

:

lead

fro

m lead

-based

pain

ts,

cry

sta

lline silica from

b

ricks

and

cem

ent

and

oth

er

masonry

p

rod

ucts

, and

ars

enic

and

chro

miu

m fro

m c

hem

ically

-tre

ate

d lum

ber.

Your risk

from

these e

xposure

s v

aries, d

ep

end

ing o

n h

ow

often y

ou d

o

this

typ

e o

f w

ork

. To

red

uce y

our

exp

osure

to t

hese c

hem

icals

: w

ork

in

a w

ell

ventil

ate

d a

rea,

and

work

with

ap

pro

ved

safe

ty e

quip

ment,

such as th

ose d

ust

masks

th

at

are

sp

ecia

lly d

esig

ned

to

fil

ter

out

mic

roscop

ic p

art

icle

s.

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Avo

id p

rolo

ng

ed

co

nta

ct

wit

h d

ust

fro

m p

ow

er

sa

nd

ing

, sa

win

g,

gri

nd

ing

, d

rillin

g,

an

d o

the

r co

nstr

ucti

on

acti

vit

ies.

We

ar

pro

tecti

ve

clo

thin

g a

nd

wa

sh

exp

ose

d a

rea

s w

ith

so

ap

a

nd

wa

ter.

Allo

win

g d

ust

to g

et

into

your

mouth

, eye

s,

or

lay

on

the s

kin m

ay

pro

mote

ab

sorp

tion o

f harm

ful chem

icals

.

WA

RN

ING

: U

se o

f th

is t

ool

can g

enera

te a

nd

/or

dis

pers

e d

ust,

w

hic

h m

ay

cause s

erious a

nd

perm

anent

resp

irato

ry o

r oth

er

inju

ry.

Alw

ays

use N

IOS

H/O

SH

A a

pp

rove

d resp

irato

ry p

rote

ctio

n a

pp

rop

riate

fo

r th

e d

ust

exp

osure

. D

irect

part

icle

s a

way

from

face a

nd

bod

y.W

AR

NIN

G:

Alw

ays w

ea

r p

rop

er

pe

rso

na

l h

ea

rin

g p

rote

cti

on

th

at

co

nfo

rms t

o A

NS

I S

12.6

(S

3.1

9)

du

rin

g u

se

. U

nd

er

som

e

cond

itions a

nd

dura

tion o

f use, nois

e fro

m this

pro

duct m

ay

contr

ibute

to

hearing loss.

The la

bel

on yo

ur

tool

may

inclu

de th

e fo

llow

ing sym

bols

. The

sym

bols

and

their d

efin

itions a

re a

s follo

ws:

V ..

.........v

olts

A

........

am

pere

s

Hz .........h

ert

z W

.......w

att

s

min

.......

min

ute

s

.....alte

rnatin

g c

urr

ent

....d

irect

curr

ent

.....alte

rnatin

g o

r d

irect

curr

ent

.........C

lass I C

onstr

uctio

n

no ..

....

no load

sp

eed

.............(

gro

und

ed

) ......eart

hin

g t

erm

inal

.........C

lass II C

onstr

uctio

n

.......safe

ty a

lert

sym

bol

.............(

doub

le insula

ted

)

BP

M ..

beats

per

min

ute

…/m

in ..p

er

min

ute

R

PM

..re

volu

tions p

er

min

ute

IPM

.......im

pacts

per

min

ute

sfp

m ..

surface feet

per

min

ute

SA

VE

TH

ESE

IN

STR

UC

TIO

NS F

OR

FU

TU

RE

USE

Moto

rB

e su

re

your

p

ower

su

pp

ly

agre

es

with

th

e na

mep

late

m

arki

ng.

Volta

ge d

ecre

ase

of m

ore

than

10%

will

caus

e lo

ss o

f p

ower

and

ov

erhe

atin

g. D

EW

ALT

too

ls a

re f

acto

ry t

este

d;

if th

is t

ool

doe

s no

t op

erat

e, c

heck

pow

er s

upp

ly.

E

D

BA

J

I

FIG

. 1

HG

F

C

L

K

CO

MP

ON

EN

TS (Fig

. 1)

WA

RN

ING

: N

eve

r m

od

ify t

he p

ow

er

tool o

r any

part

of it. D

am

age

or

pers

onal in

jury

could

result.

A.

Trig

ger

switc

h H

. Fo

ot p

late

B.

Mai

n ha

ndle

I.

Low

er b

lad

e gu

ard

C.

Bla

de

lock

J.

Bla

de

clam

pin

g sc

rew

D.

End

cap

K

. Lo

wer

gua

rd le

ver

E.

Aux

iliary

han

dle

L.

Up

per

bla

de

guar

d

F. B

evel

ad

just

men

t le

ver

G.

Bev

el a

ngle

ad

just

men

t m

echa

nism

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INT

EN

DE

D U

SE

Thes

e he

avy-

dut

y ci

rcul

ar s

aws

are

des

igne

d f

or p

rofe

ssio

nal

woo

d

cutt

ing

app

licat

ions

. D

O N

OT

use

wat

er f

eed

att

achm

ents

with

thi

s sa

w. D

O N

OT

use

ab

rasi

ve w

heel

s or

bla

des

. DO

NO

T u

se u

nder

wet

co

nditi

ons

or in

pre

senc

e of

flam

mab

le li

qui

ds

or g

ases

. Th

ese

heav

y-d

uty

saw

s ar

e p

rofe

ssio

nal

pow

er t

ools

. D

O N

OT

let

ch

ildre

n co

me

into

con

tact

with

the

too

l. S

uper

visi

on is

req

uire

d w

hen

inex

per

ienc

ed o

per

ator

s us

e th

is t

ool.

AD

JU

STM

EN

TS

Changin

g B

lades

WA

RN

ING

: To

re

du

ce

th

e ri

sk o

f in

jury

, tu

rn u

nit

o

ff a

nd

d

isco

nn

ect

it f

rom

po

we

r so

urc

e b

efo

re in

sta

llin

g a

nd

re

mo

vin

g

acce

sso

rie

s,

be

fore

a

dju

sti

ng

o

r w

he

n

ma

kin

g

rep

air

s.

An

accid

enta

l sta

rt-u

p c

an c

ause inju

ry.

MJ

N

FIG

. 2

FIG

. 3

K

I

TO

IN

STA

LL

TH

E B

LA

DE

(F

IG.

2–5)

1.

Usi

ng th

e lo

wer

gua

rd le

ver (

K),

retr

act t

he lo

wer

bla

de g

uard

(I) a

nd

pla

ce b

lad

e on

saw

spi

ndle

aga

inst

the

inn

er c

lam

p w

ashe

r (M

), m

akin

g su

re t

hat

the

blad

e w

ill ro

tate

in t

he p

rope

r d

irect

ion

(the

dire

ctio

n of

the

rota

tion

arro

w o

n th

e sa

w b

lad

e an

d th

e te

eth

mus

t po

int i

n th

e sa

me

dire

ctio

n as

the

dire

ctio

n of

rota

tion

arro

w o

n th

e sa

w).

Do

not

assu

me

that

the

prin

ting

on t

he b

lad

e w

ill al

way

s be

fa

cing

you

whe

n pr

oper

ly in

stal

led.

Whe

n re

trac

ting

the

low

er b

lad

e gu

ard

to in

stal

l the

bla

de,

che

ck th

e co

nditi

on a

nd o

per

atio

n of

the

low

er b

lad

e gu

ard

to a

ssur

e th

at it

is w

orki

ng p

rop

erly.

Mak

e su

re

it m

oves

free

ly a

nd d

oes

not

touc

h th

e b

lad

e or

any

oth

er p

art,

in

all a

ngle

s an

d d

epth

s of

cut

.

2. P

lace

out

er c

lam

p w

ashe

r (N

) on

CFI

G.

4

saw

sp

indl

e w

ith

the

larg

e fla

t su

rface

aga

inst

the

bla

de

and

the

w

ord

ing

on

the

oute

r cl

amp

w

ashe

r fa

cing

you

.

3. T

hrea

d b

lad

e cl

amp

ing

scre

w (

J)

into

saw

sp

ind

le b

y ha

nd (

scre

w

has

right

-han

d t

hrea

ds

and

mus

t b

e tu

rned

clo

ckw

ise

to t

ight

en).

4.

Dep

ress

th

e b

lad

e lo

ck

(C)

FIG

. 5

O

FIG

. 5

B

whi

le t

urni

ng t

he s

aw s

pin

dle

w

ith

the

bla

de

wre

nch 

(O)

stor

ed u

nder

neat

h th

e m

ain

hand

le (

B)

(Fig

. 5)

, un

til t

he

bla

de

lock

eng

ages

and

the

b

lad

e st

ops

rota

ting.

5.

Tig

hten

th

e b

lad

e cl

amp

ing

scre

w

firm

ly

with

th

e b

lad

e w

renc

h.N

OT

E:

Nev

er e

ngag

e th

e b

lad

e lo

ck

whi

le

saw

is

ru

nnin

g,

or

enga

ge i

n an

effo

rt t

o st

op t

he

tool

. N

ever

tur

n th

e sa

w o

n w

hile

th

e b

lad

e lo

ck is

eng

aged

. Ser

ious

d

amag

e to

you

r sa

w w

ill re

sult.

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TO

RE

PL

AC

E T

HE

BL

AD

E (

FIG

. 2,

4,

5)

1.

To

loos

en t

he b

lad

e cl

amp

ing

scre

w (

J),

dep

ress

the

bla

de

lock

(C

) an

d t

urn

the

saw

sp

ind

le w

ith t

he b

lad

e w

renc

h (O

), st

ored

un

der

neat

h th

e m

ain

hand

le (

B),

until

the

bla

de

lock

eng

ages

an

d

the

bla

de

stop

s ro

tatin

g.

With

th

e b

lad

e lo

ck

enga

ged

, tu

rn t

he b

lad

e cl

amp

ing

scre

w c

ount

ercl

ockw

ise

with

the

bla

de

wre

nch

(scr

ew

has

right

-han

d

thre

ads

and

m

ust

be

turn

ed

coun

terc

lock

wis

e to

loos

en).

2.

Rem

ove

the

bla

de

clam

pin

g sc

rew

(J) a

nd o

uter

cla

mp

was

her (

N).

Rem

ove

old

bla

de.

3.

Cle

an a

ny s

awdu

st t

hat

may

hav

e ac

cum

ulat

ed i

n th

e gu

ard

or

clam

p w

ashe

r ar

ea a

nd c

heck

the

con

diti

on a

nd o

per

atio

n of

the

lo

wer

bla

de g

uard

as

prev

ious

ly o

utlin

ed. D

o no

t lub

ricat

e th

is a

rea.

4.

Sel

ect t

he p

rop

er b

lad

e fo

r the

ap

plic

atio

n (re

fer t

o R

eco

mm

en

de

d

Bla

de

Typ

es u

nder

Bla

de

s).

Alw

ays

use

bla

des

tha

t ar

e th

e co

rrec

t si

ze (d

iam

eter

) with

the

pro

per

siz

e an

d s

hap

e ce

nter

hol

e fo

r mou

ntin

g on

the

saw

sp

ind

le. A

lway

s as

sure

that

the

max

imum

re

com

men

ded

sp

eed

(rp

m)

on t

he s

aw b

lad

e m

eets

or

exce

eds

the

spee

d (r

pm

) of t

he s

aw.

5.

Fol

low

ste

ps

1 th

roug

h 5

und

er T

o In

sta

ll t

he

Bla

de

, mak

ing

sure

th

at t

he b

lad

e w

ill ro

tate

in t

he p

rop

er d

irect

ion.

LO

WE

R B

LA

DE

GU

AR

D

WA

RN

ING

: T

he

lo

we

r b

lad

e g

ua

rd i

s a

sa

fety

fe

atu

re w

hic

h

red

uce

s t

he

ris

k o

f se

rio

us p

ers

on

al in

jury

. N

eve

r u

se

th

e s

aw

if

the

lo

we

r g

ua

rd is

m

issin

g,

da

ma

ge

d,

mis

asse

mb

led

o

r n

ot

wo

rkin

g p

rop

erl

y. D

o n

ot

rely

o

n th

e lo

we

r b

lad

e g

ua

rd to

p

rote

ct

yo

u u

nd

er

all c

ircu

msta

nce

s.

Yo

ur

sa

fety

de

pe

nd

s o

n

follo

win

g

all

wa

rnin

gs

an

d

pre

ca

uti

on

s

as

we

ll

as

pro

pe

r o

pe

rati

on

of

the

sa

w.

Ch

eck l

ow

er

gu

ard

fo

r p

rop

er

clo

sin

g

be

fore

e

ach

u

se

a

s o

utl

ine

d in

A

dd

itio

na

l S

afe

ty R

ule

s fo

r C

ircu

lar

Sa

ws.

If

the

lo

we

r b

lad

e

gu

ard

is

m

issin

g

or

no

t w

ork

ing

p

rop

erl

y,

ha

ve

th

e

sa

w

se

rvic

ed

b

efo

re

usin

g.

To

assu

re p

rod

uct

sa

fety

an

d r

elia

bilit

y, r

ep

air,

ma

inte

na

nce

an

d

ad

justm

en

t sh

ou

ld

be

p

erf

orm

ed

b

y

an

a

uth

ori

ze

d

se

rvic

e

ce

nte

r o

r o

the

r q

ua

lifi

ed

se

rvic

e o

rga

niz

ati

on

, a

lwa

ys u

sin

g

ide

nti

ca

l re

pla

ce

me

nt

pa

rts.

Cutt

ing D

epth

Adju

stm

ent

(Fig

. 6–8)

WA

RN

ING

: To

re

du

ce

th

e ri

sk o

f in

jury

, tu

rn u

nit

o

ff a

nd

d

isco

nn

ect

it f

rom

po

we

r so

urc

e b

efo

re in

sta

llin

g a

nd

re

mo

vin

g

acce

sso

rie

s,

be

fore

a

dju

sti

ng

o

r w

he

n

ma

kin

g

rep

air

s.

An

accid

enta

l sta

rt-u

p c

an c

ause inju

ry.

Your

saw

is

equi

pp

ed w

ith a

LOO

SE

N

TIG

HTE

N

PFIG

. 6

ca

rbid

e tip

ped

saw

bla

de

for

long

life

and

effi

cien

t cu

ttin

g.S

ettin

g th

e sa

w a

t th

e p

rop

er

cutt

ing

dep

th

keep

s b

lad

e fri

ctio

n to

a m

inim

um, r

emov

es

saw

dus

t fro

m

bet

wee

n th

e b

lad

e te

eth,

res

ults

in

cool

er,

fast

er s

awin

g an

d r

educ

es t

he

chan

ce o

f kic

kbac

k.

1. H

old

the

saw

firm

ly. R

aise

the

FIG

. 7

R

Q

P

S

d

epth

ad

just

men

t le

ver

(P)

to

loos

en a

nd m

ove

foot

pla

te t

o ob

tain

th

e d

esire

d

dep

th

of

cut,

as s

how

n. M

ake

sure

the

d

epth

ad

just

men

t le

ver

has

bee

n re

tight

ened

(lo

wer

ed)

bef

ore

oper

atin

g th

e sa

w.

2.

Alig

n th

e ap

pro

pria

te m

ark

on

the

dep

th a

dju

stm

ent

stra

p (R

) w

ith n

otch

(Q

) on

the

up

per

b

lad

e gu

ard

. You

r d

epth

is s

et.

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FIG

. 8

3.

For

the

mos

t ef

ficie

nt c

uttin

g ac

tion

usin

g a

carb

ide

tipp

ed s

aw

bla

de,

set

the

dep

th a

dju

stm

ent

so t

hat

abou

t on

e ha

lf of

a t

ooth

p

roje

cts

bel

ow t

he s

urfa

ce o

f the

woo

d t

o b

e cu

t.

4. A

met

hod

of

chec

king

for

the

cor

rect

cut

ting

dep

th i

s sh

own

in

Figu

re 8

. Lay

a p

iece

of t

he m

ater

ial y

ou p

lan

to c

ut a

long

the

sid

e of

the

bla

de,

as

show

n in

the

figur

e, a

nd o

bse

rve

how

muc

h to

oth

pro

ject

s b

eyon

d t

he m

ater

ial.

AD

JU

ST

ING

DE

PT

H A

DJU

ST

ME

NT

LE

VE

R (

FIG

. 7)

It m

ay b

e d

esira

ble

to

adju

st t

he d

epth

ad

just

men

t le

ver

(P).

It m

ay

loos

en in

tim

e an

d h

it th

e fo

ot p

late

bef

ore

tight

en in

g.To

tig

hten

the

leve

r, fo

llow

the

ste

ps

bel

ow.

1.

Hol

d d

epth

ad

just

men

t le

ver

(P) a

nd lo

osen

the

lock

nut

(S).

2.

Ad

just

the

dep

th a

dju

stm

ent

leve

r b

y ro

tatin

g it

in t

he d

esire

d

dire

ctio

n ab

out

1/8

of a

rev

olut

ion.

3.

Ret

ight

en n

ut.

Bevel A

ngle

Adju

stm

ent

(Fig

. 9)

WA

RN

ING

: To

re

du

ce

th

e ri

sk o

f in

jury

, tu

rn u

nit

o

ff a

nd

d

isco

nn

ect

it f

rom

po

we

r so

urc

e b

efo

re in

sta

llin

g a

nd

re

mo

vin

g

acce

sso

rie

s,

be

fore

a

dju

sti

ng

o

r w

he

n

ma

kin

g

rep

air

s.

An

accid

enta

l sta

rt-u

p c

an c

ause inju

ry.

On

the

front

of

the

saw

is

a be

vel

angl

e ad

just

men

t m

echa

nism

(G

) w

hich

con

sist

s of

an

angl

e q

uad

rant

with

a p

oint

er (

T) a

nd a

bev

el

adju

stm

ent

leve

r (F

). Th

e an

gle

F

G

TIG

HTE

N

LOO

SE

N

TU

V

FIG

. 9

q

uad

rant

al

low

s fo

r co

arse

ad

just

men

t. To

ach

ieve

bet

ter

accu

racy

in c

uttin

g, u

se th

e fin

e ad

just

men

t m

arki

ngs

loca

ted

on

the

piv

ot b

rack

et (U

). Th

e fu

ll ra

nge

of b

evel

ad

just

men

t is

0

to

57

d

egre

es.

The

p

ivo

t b

rack

et

is

gra

dua

ted

in

in

crem

ents

of 1

 deg

ree.

1.

To

se

t th

e sa

w

for

a b

evel

cu

t,

rais

e th

e b

evel

ad

just

men

t le

ver

(F)

to

loos

en

the

bev

el

adju

stm

ent.

2.

Tilt

the

foo

t p

late

to

the

des

ired

ang

le b

y al

igni

ng t

he p

oint

er (

T)

with

the

des

ired

ang

le m

ark

on t

he p

ivot

bra

cket

(U).

3.

Ret

ight

en t

he b

evel

ad

just

men

t b

y lo

wer

ing

the

leve

r.

Bevel D

ete

nt

(Fig

. 9)

WA

RN

ING

: To

re

du

ce

th

e ri

sk o

f in

jury

, tu

rn u

nit

o

ff a

nd

d

isco

nn

ect

it f

rom

po

we

r so

urc

e b

efo

re in

sta

llin

g a

nd

re

mo

vin

g

acce

sso

rie

s,

be

fore

a

dju

sti

ng

o

r w

he

n

ma

kin

g

rep

air

s.

An

accid

enta

l sta

rt-u

p c

an c

ause inju

ry.

The

DW

E57

5 an

d D

WE

575S

B a

re e

qui

pp

ed w

ith a

bev

el d

eten

t fe

atur

e. A

s yo

u til

t th

e fo

ot p

late

you

will

hear

a c

lick

and

fee

l the

foo

t p

late

sto

p a

t bot

h 22

.5 a

nd 4

5 d

egre

es. I

f eith

er o

f the

se is

the

des

ired

an

gle,

ret

ight

en t

he le

ver

(F) b

y lo

wer

ing

it. If

you

des

ire a

noth

er a

ngle

, co

ntin

ue t

iltin

g th

e fo

ot p

late

unt

il th

e co

arse

bev

el p

oint

er (

V)

or t

he

fine

poi

nter

(T) a

ligns

with

the

des

ired

mar

k.

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Kerf

Indic

ato

r (F

ig. 1

0)

The

front

of t

he s

aw fo

ot p

late

has

a k

erf i

ndic

ator

for v

ertic

al a

nd b

evel

cu

ttin

g. T

his

ind

icat

or e

nab

les

you

to g

uid

e th

e sa

w a

long

cut

ting

lines

p

enci

led

on

the

mat

eria

l bei

ng c

ut.

The

ind

icat

or li

nes

up w

ith t

he le

ft (in

ner)

sid

e of

the

saw

bla

de

whi

ch m

akes

the

slo

t or

“ke

rf” c

ut b

y th

e m

ovin

g b

lad

e, f

all

to t

he r

ight

of

the

ind

icat

or.

The

mar

king

s on

the

fro

nt o

f the

foot

pla

te a

re in

incr

emen

ts o

f 1/8

" (3

.2 m

m).

FIG

. 10

45˚

Cut

Length

Indic

ato

r (F

ig. 11)

The

mar

king

s on

the

sid

e of

the

foo

t p

late

FIG

. 11

sh

ow t

he l

engt

h of

the

slo

t b

eing

cut

int

o th

e m

ater

ial a

t th

e fu

ll d

epth

of t

he c

ut.

The

mar

king

s ar

e in

incr

emen

ts o

f 1/8

" (3

.2 m

m).

OP

ER

ATIO

NW

AR

NIN

G:

To

re

du

ce

th

e

risk

o

f in

jury

, tu

rn u

nit

o

ff a

nd

d

isco

nn

ect

it

fro

m

po

we

r so

urc

e

be

fore

in

sta

llin

g

an

d

rem

ovin

g

ac

ce

sso

rie

s,

be

fore

a

dju

sti

ng

or

wh

en

ma

kin

g r

ep

air

s.

An

accid

enta

l sta

rt-u

p c

an c

ause inju

ry.

Pro

per

Hand P

osit

ion (Fig

. 12)

WA

RN

ING

: To

red

uce t

he r

isk

of

FIG

. 12

B

E

serious p

ers

onal in

jury

, A

LW

AY

S u

se

pro

per

hand

positi

on a

s s

how

n.

WA

RN

ING

: To

red

uce t

he r

isk

of

serious p

ers

onal i

nju

ry,

ALW

AY

S h

old

secure

ly i

n a

ntic

ipatio

n o

f a s

ud

den

reactio

n.

Pro

per

han

d p

ositi

on r

equi

res

one

hand

on

the

mai

n ha

ndle

(B

), w

ith

the

othe

r ha

nd

on

the

auxi

liary

ha

ndle

(E).

Sw

itch (Fig

. 1)

Pul

l the

trig

ger

switc

h (A

) to

tur

n th

e m

otor

on.

Rel

easi

ng t

he t

rigge

r tu

rns

the

mot

or o

ff. T

his

tool

has

no

pro

visi

on t

o lo

ck t

he s

witc

h in

the

on

pos

ition

, an

d t

he t

ool s

houl

d n

ever

be

lock

ed o

n in

any

way

.

Work

pie

ce S

upport

(Fig

. 13–16)

WA

RN

ING

: To

red

uce t

he r

isk

of

serious p

ers

onal

inju

ry,

sup

port

th

e w

ork

pro

perly

and

hold

the s

aw

firm

ly t

o p

reve

nt

loss o

f contr

ol.

Figu

res

13 a

nd 1

5 sh

ow p

rop

er s

awin

g p

ositi

on.

Figu

res

14 a

nd 1

6 sh

ow a

n un

safe

con

diti

on.

Han

ds

shou

ld b

e ke

pt

away

fro

m c

uttin

g ar

ea,

and

pow

er c

ord

is p

ositi

oned

cle

ar o

f th

e cu

ttin

g ar

ea s

o th

at it

w

ill no

t ge

t ca

ught

or

hung

up

on

the

wor

k.

To a

void

kic

kbac

k, A

LWAY

S s

upp

ort

boa

rd o

r p

anel

NE

AR

the

cut

, (F

ig.

13 a

nd 1

5).

DO

N’T

sup

por

t b

oard

or

pan

el a

way

fro

m t

he c

ut

(Fig

. 14

and

16)

. W

hen

oper

atin

g th

e sa

w,

keep

the

cor

d a

way

fro

m

the

cutt

ing

area

and

pre

vent

it f

rom

bec

omin

g hu

ng u

p o

n th

e w

ork

pie

ce.

ALW

AYS

DIS

CO

NN

EC

T S

AW

BE

FOR

E M

AK

ING

AN

Y A

DJU

ST M

EN

TS!

Pla

ce t

he w

ork

with

its

“goo

d”

sid

e—th

e on

e on

whi

ch a

pp

eara

nce

is

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mos

t im

por

tant

—d

own.

The

saw

cut

s up

war

d, s

o an

y sp

linte

ring

will

be

on th

e w

ork

face

that

is u

p w

hen

you

saw

it.

FIG

. 13 FI

G.

14

Cutt

ing

WA

RN

ING

: N

eve

r att

em

pt

to use th

is to

ol

by

restin

g it

up

sid

e

dow

n o

n a

work

surface a

nd

bringin

g t

he m

ate

rial to

the t

ool.

Alw

ays

secure

ly c

lam

p t

he w

ork

pie

ce a

nd

bring t

he t

ool

to t

he w

ork

pie

ce,

secure

ly h

old

ing t

he t

ool w

ith t

wo h

and

s a

s s

how

n in F

igure

15.

Pla

ce t

he w

ider

por

tion

of t

he s

aw f

oot

pla

te o

n th

at p

art

of t

he w

ork

pie

ce w

hich

is s

olid

ly s

uppo

rted

, not

on

the

sect

ion

that

will

fall

off w

hen

the

cut

is m

ade.

As

exam

ples

, Fi

gure

 15

illust

rate

s th

e R

IGH

T w

ay t

o

cut

off t

he e

nd o

f a b

oard

. A

lway

s cl

amp

wor

k. D

on’t

try

to h

old

sho

rt

piec

es b

y ha

nd!

Rem

emb

er t

o su

pp

ort

cant

ileve

red

and

ove

rhan

ging

m

ater

ial.

Use

cau

tion

whe

n sa

win

g m

ater

ial f

rom

bel

ow.

FIG

. 15

FIG

. 16

Be

sure

saw

is u

p to

full

spee

d be

fore

bla

de c

onta

cts

mat

eria

l to

be c

ut.

Sta

rtin

g sa

w w

ith b

lade

aga

inst

mat

eria

l to

be c

ut o

r pu

shed

for

war

d

into

ker

f can

resu

lt in

kic

kbac

k. P

ush

the

saw

forw

ard

at a

spe

ed w

hich

al

low

s th

e bl

ade

to c

ut w

ithou

t la

borin

g. H

ardn

ess

and

toug

hnes

s ca

n va

ry e

ven

in t

he s

ame

piec

e of

mat

eria

l, an

d kn

otty

or

dam

p se

ctio

ns

can

put

a he

avy

load

on

the

saw

. W

hen

this

hap

pens

, pu

sh t

he s

aw

mor

e sl

owly,

but

har

d en

ough

to

keep

wor

king

with

out

muc

h de

crea

se

in s

peed

. For

cing

the

saw

can

cau

se r

ough

cut

s, in

accu

racy

, kic

kbac

k,

and

over

-hea

ting

of t

he m

otor

. S

houl

d yo

ur c

ut b

egin

to

go o

ff th

e lin

e,

don’

t try

to fo

rce

it ba

ck o

n. R

elea

se th

e sw

itch

and

allo

w b

lade

to c

ome

to a

com

plet

e st

op.

Then

you

can

with

draw

the

saw

, si

ght

anew

, an

d

star

t a n

ew c

ut s

light

ly in

side

the

wro

ng o

ne. I

n an

y ev

ent,

with

draw

the

saw

if y

ou m

ust s

hift

the

cut.

Forc

ing

a co

rrec

tion

insi

de th

e cu

t can

sta

ll th

e sa

w a

nd le

ad t

o ki

ckba

ck.

IF S

AW

STA

LLS

, R

ELE

AS

E T

HE

TR

IGG

ER

AN

D B

AC

K T

HE

SA

W

UN

TIL

IT I

S L

OO

SE

. B

E S

UR

E B

LAD

E I

S S

TRA

IGH

T IN

TH

E C

UT

AN

D C

LEA

R O

F TH

E C

UTT

ING

ED

GE

BE

FOR

E R

ES

TAR

TIN

G.

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As

you

finis

h a

cut,

rele

ase

the

trig

ger

and

allo

w t

he b

lad

e to

sto

p

bef

ore

liftin

g th

e sa

w f

rom

the

wor

k. A

s yo

u lif

t th

e sa

w,

the

sprin

g-te

nsio

ned

tel

esco

pin

g gu

ard

will

auto

mat

ical

ly c

lose

und

er t

he b

lad

e.

Rem

emb

er t

he b

lad

e is

exp

osed

unt

il th

is o

ccur

s. N

ever

rea

ch u

nder

th

e w

ork

for

any

reas

on.

Whe

n yo

u ha

ve t

o re

trac

t th

e te

lesc

opin

g gu

ard

man

ually

(as

is n

eces

sary

for

sta

rtin

g p

ocke

t cu

ts)

alw

ays

use

the

retr

actin

g le

ver.

NO

TE

: W

hen

cutt

ing

thin

str

ips,

be

care

ful t

o en

sure

tha

t sm

all c

utof

f p

iece

s d

on’t

hang

up

on

insi

de

of lo

wer

gua

rd.

RIP

PIN

G (

FIG

. 17)

FIG

. 17

W

Rip

ping

is th

e pr

oces

s of

cut

ting

wid

er

boa

rds

into

na

rrow

er

strip

s –

cutt

ing

grai

n le

ngth

wis

e.

Han

d g

uidi

ng is

mor

e di

fficu

lt fo

r th

is t

ype

of s

awin

g an

d t

he u

se

of D

EW

ALT

DW

3278

rip

gui

de

(W) i

s re

com

men

ded

.

PO

CK

ET

CU

TT

ING

(F

IG.

18)

WA

RN

ING

: N

eve

r tie

the

bla

de g

uard

in a

rais

ed

positi

on.

Neve

r m

ove

th

e

saw

b

ackw

ard

sFI

G.

18

E

w

hen

pocke

t cutt

ing.

This

m

ay

cause t

he u

nit

to r

ais

e u

p o

ff t

he

work

surface

whic

h

could

cause

inju

ry.

A p

ocke

t cu

t is

one

tha

t is

mad

e in

a

floor

, wal

l or

othe

r fla

t su

rface

.

1. A

dju

st th

e sa

w fo

ot p

late

so

the

bla

de

cuts

at

des

ired

dep

th.

2.

Tilt

the

saw

for

war

d a

nd r

est

front

of

th

e fo

ot

pla

te

on

mat

eria

l to

be c

ut.

3.

Usi

ng t

he l

ower

gua

rd l

ever

, re

trac

t lo

wer

bla

de

guar

d t

o an

up

war

d p

ositi

on.

Low

er r

ear

of f

oot

pla

te u

ntil

bla

de

teet

h al

mos

t to

uch

cutt

ing

line.

4. R

elea

se t

he b

lad

e gu

ard

(its

con

tact

with

the

wor

k w

ill ke

ep i

t in

pos

ition

to

open

fre

ely

as y

ou s

tart

the

cut

). R

emov

e ha

nd

from

gua

rd le

ver

and

firm

ly g

rip a

uxilia

ry h

and

le (

E),

as s

how

n in

Fi

gure

18.

Pos

ition

you

r b

ody

and

arm

to

allo

w y

ou t

o re

sist

ki

ckb

ack

if it

occu

rs.

5.

Mak

e su

re b

lad

e is

not

in

cont

act

with

cut

ting

surf

ace

bef

ore

star

ting

saw

.

6. S

tart

the

mot

or a

nd g

rad

ually

low

er th

e sa

w u

ntil

its fo

ot p

late

rest

s fla

t on

the

mat

eria

l to

be

cut.

Ad

vanc

e sa

w a

long

the

cut

ting

line

until

cut

is c

omp

lete

d.

7.

Rel

ease

tr

igge

r an

d

allo

w

bla

de

to

stop

co

mp

lete

ly

bef

ore

with

dra

win

g th

e b

lad

e fro

m t

he m

ater

ial.

8.

Whe

n st

artin

g ea

ch n

ew c

ut,

rep

eat

as a

bov

e.

Kic

kback

Whe

n th

e sa

w b

lad

e b

ecom

es p

inch

ed o

r tw

iste

d in

the

cut,

kick

bac

k ca

n oc

cur.

The

saw

is t

hrus

t ra

pid

ly b

ack

tow

ard

the

op

erat

or.

Whe

n th

e b

lad

e is

pin

ched

or

bou

nd t

ight

ly b

y th

e ke

rf cl

osin

g d

own,

the

b

lad

e st

alls

and

the

mot

or re

actio

n d

rives

the

unit

bac

kwar

d. W

hen

the

bla

de

bec

omes

tw

iste

d o

r m

isal

igne

d in

the

cut

, the

tee

th a

t th

e b

ack

edge

of

the

bla

de

can

dig

into

the

top

sur

face

of

the

woo

d c

ausi

ng

the

bla

de

to c

limb

out

of t

he k

erf a

nd ju

mp

bac

k to

war

d t

he o

per

ator

. K

ickb

ack

is m

ore

likel

y to

occ

ur w

hen

any

of t

he f

ollo

win

g co

nditi

ons

exis

t.

1.

IMP

RO

PE

R W

OR

KP

IEC

E S

UP

PO

RT

A

. S

aggi

ng o

r im

pro

per

lift

ing

of t

he c

ut o

ff p

iece

can

cau

se

pin

chin

g of

the

bla

de

and

lead

to

kick

bac

k (F

ig.

14).

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B

. C

uttin

g th

roug

h m

ater

ial s

upp

orte

d a

t th

e ou

ter

end

s on

ly c

an

caus

e ki

ckb

ack.

As

the

mat

eria

l wea

kens

it s

ags,

clo

sing

dow

n th

e ke

rf an

d p

inch

ing

the

bla

de.

C.

Cut

ting

off a

can

tilev

ered

or

over

hang

ing

pie

ce o

f mat

eria

l fro

m

the

bot

tom

up

in a

ver

tical

dire

ctio

n ca

n ca

use

kick

bac

k. T

he

fallin

g cu

t of

f pie

ce c

an p

inch

the

bla

de.

D

. C

uttin

g of

f lon

g na

rrow

str

ips

(as

in ri

pp

ing)

can

cau

se k

ickb

ack.

Th

e cu

t of

f st

rip c

an s

ag o

r tw

ist

clos

ing

the

kerf

and

pin

chin

g th

e b

lad

e.

E.

Sna

ggin

g th

e lo

wer

gua

rd o

n a

surfa

ce b

elow

the

mat

eria

l b

eing

cut

mom

enta

rily

red

uces

op

erat

or c

ontr

ol.

The

saw

can

lif

t p

artia

lly o

ut o

f the

cut

incr

easi

ng t

he c

hanc

e of

bla

de

twis

t.

2.

IMP

RO

PE

R D

EP

TH

OF

CU

T S

ET

TIN

G O

N S

AW

To m

ake

the

mos

t ef

ficie

nt c

ut,

the

bla

de

shou

ld p

rotr

ude

only

far

enou

gh to

exp

ose

1/2

of a

toot

h as

sho

wn

in F

igur

e 9.

Thi

s al

low

s th

e fo

ot p

late

to

sup

por

t th

e b

lad

e an

d m

inim

izes

tw

istin

g an

d

pin

chin

g in

the

mat

eria

l. R

efer

to

Cu

ttin

g D

ep

th A

dju

stm

en

t.

3.

BL

AD

E T

WIS

TIN

G (

MIS

AL

IGN

ME

NT

IN

CU

T)

A

. P

ushi

ng h

ard

er t

o cu

t th

roug

h a

knot

, a

nail,

or

a ha

rd g

rain

ar

ea c

an c

ause

the

bla

de

to t

wis

t.

B.

Tryi

ng t

o tu

rn t

he s

aw i

n th

e cu

t (tr

ying

to

get

bac

k on

the

m

arke

d li

ne) c

an c

ause

bla

de

twis

t.

C.

Ove

r-re

achi

ng o

r op

erat

ing

the

saw

with

poo

r b

ody

cont

rol (

out

of b

alan

ce),

can

resu

lt in

tw

istin

g th

e b

lad

e.

D.

Cha

ngin

g ha

nd g

rip o

r b

ody

pos

ition

whi

le c

uttin

g ca

n re

sult

in

bla

de

twis

t.

E.

Bac

king

up

the

saw

to

clea

r b

lad

e ca

n le

ad t

o tw

ist

if it

is n

ot

don

e ca

refu

lly.

4.

MA

TE

RIA

LS

TH

AT

RE

QU

IRE

EX

TR

A A

TT

EN

TIO

N

A

. W

et lu

mb

er

B.

Gre

en lu

mb

er (m

ater

ial f

resh

ly c

ut o

r no

t ki

ln d

ried

)

C

. P

ress

ure

trea

ted

lum

ber

(mat

eria

l tre

ated

with

pre

serv

ativ

es o

r an

ti-ro

t ch

emic

als)

5.

US

E O

F D

UL

L O

R D

IRT

Y B

LA

DE

S

Dul

l bla

des

cau

se in

crea

sed

load

ing

of t

he s

aw.

To c

omp

ensa

te,

an o

per

ator

will

usua

lly p

ush

hard

er w

hich

fur

ther

loa

ds

the

unit

and

pro

mot

es t

wis

ting

of t

he b

lad

e in

the

ker

f. W

orn

bla

des

may

al

so h

ave

insu

ffici

ent

bod

y cl

eara

nce

whi

ch in

crea

ses

the

chan

ce

of b

ind

ing

and

incr

ease

d lo

adin

g.

6.

LIF

TIN

G T

HE

SA

W W

HE

N M

AK

ING

BE

VE

L C

UT

S

Bev

el c

uts

req

uire

sp

ecia

l op

erat

or a

tten

tion

to p

rop

er c

uttin

g te

chni

que

s –

esp

ecia

lly g

uid

ance

of

the

saw

. B

oth

bla

de

angl

e to

th

e fo

ot p

late

and

gre

ater

bla

de

surfa

ce in

the

mat

eria

l inc

reas

e th

e ch

ance

for

bin

din

g an

d m

isal

ignm

ent

(twis

t) to

occ

ur.

7.

RE

STA

RT

ING

A C

UT

WIT

H T

HE

BL

AD

E T

EE

TH

JA

MM

ED

A

GA

INS

T T

HE

MA

TE

RIA

L

The

saw

sho

uld

be

bro

ught

up

to

full

oper

atin

g sp

eed

bef

ore

star

ting

a cu

t or

res

tart

ing

a cu

t af

ter

the

unit

has

bee

n st

opp

ed

with

the

bla

de

in t

he k

erf.

Failu

re t

o d

o so

can

cau

se s

tallin

g an

d

kick

bac

k.A

ny o

ther

con

diti

ons

whi

ch c

ould

res

ult

in p

inch

ing,

bin

din

g, t

wis

ting,

or

m

isal

ignm

ent

of

the

bla

de

coul

d

caus

e ki

ckb

ack.

R

efer

to

A

dd

itio

na

l S

afe

ty I

nstr

ucti

on

s a

nd O

pe

rati

on

for

pro

ced

ures

and

te

chni

que

s th

at w

ill m

inim

ize

the

occu

rren

ce o

f kic

kbac

k.

MA

INTE

NA

NC

E W

AR

NIN

G:

To

re

du

ce

th

e ri

sk o

f in

jury

, tu

rn u

nit

o

ff a

nd

d

isco

nn

ect

it f

rom

po

we

r so

urc

e b

efo

re in

sta

llin

g a

nd

re

mo

vin

g

acce

sso

rie

s,

be

fore

a

dju

sti

ng

o

r w

he

n

ma

kin

g

rep

air

s.

An

accid

enta

l sta

rt-u

p c

an c

ause inju

ry.

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Cle

anin

g W

AR

NIN

G: B

low

dirt

and

dust

out

of all

air v

ents

with

cle

an, d

ry a

ir

at

least

once a

week.

To m

inim

ize t

he r

isk

of

eye

inju

ry,

alw

ays

wear

AN

SI Z

87.1

ap

pro

ved

eye

pro

tectio

n w

hen p

erform

ing t

his

.

WA

RN

ING

: Neve

r use s

olv

ents

or oth

er hars

h c

hem

icals

for cle

anin

g

the n

on-m

eta

llic p

art

s o

f th

e t

ool.

These c

hem

icals

may

weake

n t

he

pla

stic

mate

rials

used

in t

hese p

art

s.

Use a

clo

th d

am

pened

only

with

w

ate

r and

mild

soap

. N

eve

r le

t any

liquid

get

insi

de t

he t

ool;

neve

r im

mers

e a

ny

part

of th

e t

ool i

nto

a li

quid

.

Lubri

cati

on

Sel

f lu

bric

atin

g b

all

and

rol

ler

bea

rings

are

use

d i

n th

e to

ol a

nd

relu

bric

atio

n is

not

req

uire

d.

How

ever

, it

is r

ecom

men

ded

tha

t, o

nce

a ye

ar,

you

take

or

send

the

too

l to

a se

rvic

e ce

nter

for

a t

horo

ugh

clea

ning

, in

spec

tion

and

lub

ricat

ion

of t

he g

ear

case

.

Ele

ctr

ic B

rake (D

WE

575SB

)Yo

ur s

aw h

as a

n au

tom

atic

ele

ctric

bra

ke w

hich

is d

esig

ned

to

stop

th

e b

lad

e fro

m c

oast

ing

in a

bou

t tw

o se

cond

s, a

fter

you

rele

ase

the

trig

ger

switc

h. It

is u

sefu

l whe

n m

akin

g ce

rtai

n cu

ts in

woo

d w

here

a

coas

ting

bla

de

wou

ld r

esul

t in

a w

ide,

imp

reci

se c

ut.

Occ

asio

nally

, th

e b

rake

will

not

func

tion

pro

per

ly a

nd w

on’t

stop

the

sa

w in

the

2 se

cond

s d

iscu

ssed

ab

ove.

If th

is c

ond

ition

per

sist

s, tu

rn

the

saw

on

and

off

four

or

five

times

. If

the

bra

ke s

till d

oes

not

stop

th

e b

lad

e in

ab

out

2 se

cond

s, t

he p

rob

lem

may

be

wor

n b

rush

es.

Hav

e th

e b

rush

es r

epla

ced

at

a D

EW

ALT

aut

horiz

ed s

ervi

ce c

ente

r.

Repair

sTo

ass

ure

pro

duct

SA

FETY

and

RE

LIA

BIL

ITY,

rep

airs

, m

aint

enan

ce

and

adj

ustm

ent

shou

ld b

e p

erfo

rmed

by

a D

EW

ALT

fac

tory

ser

vice

ce

nter

, a

DEW

ALT

aut

horiz

ed s

ervi

ce c

ente

r or

oth

er q

ualif

ied

ser

vice

p

erso

nnel

. Alw

ays

use

iden

tical

rep

lace

men

t p

arts

. (R

efer

to

Bru

sh

es

for

bru

sh r

epla

cem

ent

info

rmat

ion.

)

Bru

shes (Fig

. 19)

WA

RN

ING

: To

re

du

ce

th

e ri

sk o

f in

jury

, tu

rn u

nit

o

ff a

nd

d

isco

nn

ect

it f

rom

po

we

r so

urc

e b

efo

re in

sta

llin

g a

nd

re

mo

vin

g

acce

sso

rie

s,

be

fore

a

dju

sti

ng

o

r w

he

n

ma

kin

g

rep

air

s.

An

accid

enta

l sta

rt-u

p c

an c

ause inju

ry.

Insp

ect

carb

on

bru

shes

D

XX

FIG

. 19

re

gula

rly b

y d

isco

nnec

ting

the

tool

fro

m t

he p

ower

sou

rce,

re

mov

ing

the

four

en

d

cap

sc

rew

s (X

) w

ith a

scr

ewd

river

, th

en

rem

ovi

ng

the

end

ca

p (D

).K

eep

b

rush

es

clea

n an

d

slid

ing

freel

y in

th

eir

guid

es.

Alw

ays

rep

lace

a u

sed

bru

sh

in

the

sam

e or

ient

atio

n in

th

e ho

lder

as

it w

as p

rior

to

rem

oval

. C

arb

on b

rush

es h

ave

vary

ing

sym

bol

s st

amp

ed i

nto

thei

r si

des

, an

d i

f ei

ther

bru

sh i

s w

orn

dow

n to

the

lin

e cl

oses

t to

the

sp

ring,

tak

e th

e to

ol t

o a

DEW

ALT

aut

horiz

ed s

ervi

ce c

ente

r fo

r b

rush

as

sem

bly

rep

lace

men

t. U

se o

nly

iden

tical

DEW

ALT

bru

shes

. A

lway

s re

pla

ce t

he e

nd c

ap a

fter

insp

ectin

g or

ser

vici

ng b

rush

es.

The

tool

sh

ould

be

allo

wed

to

“run

in”

(ru

n at

no

load

with

out

a b

lad

e) f

or 5

m

inut

es b

efor

e us

e to

sea

t ne

w b

rush

es.

Whi

le “

runn

ing

in”

DO

NO

T TI

E,

TAP

E,

OR

OTH

ER

WIS

E L

OC

K T

HE

TR

IGG

ER

SW

ITC

H O

N.

HO

LD B

Y H

AN

D O

NLY

.

Foot

Pla

te A

dju

stm

ent

WA

RN

ING

: To

re

du

ce

th

e ri

sk o

f in

jury

, tu

rn u

nit

o

ff a

nd

d

isco

nn

ect

it f

rom

po

we

r so

urc

e b

efo

re in

sta

llin

g a

nd

re

mo

vin

g

acce

sso

rie

s,

be

fore

a

dju

sti

ng

o

r w

he

n

ma

kin

g

rep

air

s.

An

accid

enta

l sta

rt-u

p c

an c

ause inju

ry.

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Your

foo

t p

late

has

bee

n fa

ctor

y se

t to

ass

ure

that

the

bla

de

is

per

pen

dic

ular

to

the

foot

pla

te.

If af

ter

exte

nded

use

you

nee

d t

o re

-alig

n th

e b

lad

e, fo

llow

the

dire

ctio

ns b

elow

:

AD

JU

ST

ING

FO

R 9

0 D

EG

RE

E C

UT

S (

FIG

. 1,

20)

1.

Ret

urn

the

saw

to

FIG

. 20

Y

deg

rees

bev

el.

2.

Pla

ce th

e sa

w o

n its

sid

e,

and

re

trac

t th

e lo

wer

gu

ard

.

3. S

et

the

dep

th

of

cut

at

app

roxi

mat

ely

2"

(51 

mm

).

4. L

oo

sen

th

e b

evel

ad

just

men

t le

ver

(F).

Pla

ce

a sq

uare

ag

ains

t th

e b

lad

e an

d

the

foot

p

late

as

sh

own

in

Figu

re 2

0.

5. U

sing

a h

ex w

renc

h, tu

rn th

e se

t scr

ew (Y

) on

the

und

ersi

de

of th

e fo

ot p

late

unt

il th

e b

lad

e an

d th

e fo

ot p

late

are

bot

h in

flus

h co

ntac

t w

ith t

he s

qua

re.

Ret

ight

en t

he b

evel

ad

just

men

t le

ver.

AD

JU

ST

ING

BE

VE

L A

DJU

ST

ME

NT

LE

VE

R

It m

ay b

e d

esira

ble

to

adju

st t

heFI

G.

21

ZF

b

evel

ad

just

men

t le

ver.

It m

ay

loos

en in

tim

e an

d h

it th

e fo

ot p

late

b

efor

e tig

hten

ing.

To

tight

en

the

leve

r, fo

llow

th

e st

eps

bel

ow.

1.

Hol

d b

evel

ad

just

men

t le

ver

(F)

and

loos

en t

he lo

cknu

t (Z

).

2.

Ad

just

the

bev

el a

dju

stm

ent

leve

r b

y ro

tatin

g it

in t

he d

esire

d

dire

ctio

n ab

out

1/8

of a

rev

olut

ion.

3.

Ret

ight

en n

ut.

Bla

des

A d

ull b

lad

e w

ill ca

use

inef

ficie

nt c

uttin

g, o

verlo

ad o

n th

e sa

w m

otor

, ex

cess

ive

splin

terin

g an

d in

crea

se th

e p

ossi

bilit

y of

kic

kbac

k. C

hang

e b

lad

es w

hen

it is

no

long

er e

asy

to p

ush

the

saw

thr

ough

the

cut

, w

hen

the

mot

or is

str

aini

ng,

or w

hen

exce

ssiv

e he

at is

bui

lt up

in t

he

bla

de.

It is

a g

ood

pra

ctic

e to

kee

p e

xtra

bla

des

on

hand

so

that

sha

rp

bla

des

are

ava

ilab

le fo

r im

med

iate

use

. Dul

l bla

des

can

be

shar

pen

ed

in m

ost

area

s; s

ee S

AW

S-S

HA

RP

EN

ING

in t

he y

ello

w p

ages

.H

ard

ened

gu

m

on

the

bla

de

can

be

rem

oved

w

ith

kero

sene

, tu

rpen

tine,

or

oven

cle

aner

. A

nti-s

tick

coat

ed b

lad

es c

an b

e us

ed

in a

pp

licat

ions

whe

re e

xces

sive

bui

ld-u

p i

s en

coun

tere

d,

such

as

pre

ssur

e tr

eate

d a

nd g

reen

lum

ber

.

RE

CO

MM

EN

DE

D B

LA

DE

TY

PE

S

CO

MB

INA

TIO

N F

RA

MIN

G

5/8"

Rou

nd a

rbor

, 24

teet

h

All

pur

pos

e fa

st r

ip a

nd c

ross

cut

s.

PR

ES

SU

RE

TR

EA

TE

D/

5/8"

Rou

nd a

rbor

, 20

teet

hW

ET

LU

MB

ER

C

oate

d -

Res

ista

nt to

gum

bui

ld-u

p

EX

TR

EM

E D

UR

AB

ILIT

Y

5/8"

Rou

nd a

rbor

, 18

teet

h

Coa

ted

, roc

k ca

rbid

e

FIN

ISH

ING

5/

8" R

ound

arb

or, 3

6 te

eth

M

ore

teet

h fo

r fi n

er fi

nish

cut

s.

FA

ST

CU

T F

RA

MIN

G

5/8"

Rou

nd a

rbor

, 18

teet

h

Fast

est

bla

de

for

rips

and

cro

ss c

uts

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Accessori

es

WA

RN

ING

: S

ince a

ccessories, oth

er th

an those o

ffere

d b

y D

EW

ALT

, have

not

been t

este

d w

ith t

his

pro

duct, u

se o

f such a

ccessories w

ith

this

tool c

ould

be h

aza

rdous. To

red

uce the ris

k of in

jury

, only

DEW

ALT

, re

com

mend

ed

accessories s

hould

be u

sed

with

this

pro

duct.

Rec

omm

end

ed a

cces

sorie

s fo

r us

e w

ith y

our

tool

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