installing / reMoving
Battery pack
warning:
button is engaged to prevent switch actuation
before removing or installing battery.
to install Battery pack:
battery pack into tool until an audible click
is heard, as shown in figure a. Ensure
battery pack is fully seated and fully
latched into position.
to reMove Battery pack:
Depress the battery release button in the
back of the battery pack and pull battery
pack out of tool (figure a).
a
preparing your cHain
saw for use
warning:
all instructions. Failure to follow all
instructions listed below may result in electric
shock, fire and/or serious personal injury.
asseMBly
InstallIng the guIde Bar and saw ChaIn
caution:
wear protective gloves when handling
the chain. The chain is sharp and can cut
you when it is not running.
warning:
to prevent accidental operation, ensure
that battery is removed from the tool
before performing the following
operations. Failure to do this could result
in serious personal injury.
The saw chain (5) and guide bar (4) are
packed separately in the carton. The chain
has to be attached to the bar, and both
must be attached to the body of the tool.
B
Make certain the lock-off
read and understand
sharp chain. always
sharp moving chain.
• Place the saw on a firm surface.
• Rotate the bar adjust locking knob (7)
counterclockwise as shown in figure B
to remove sprocket cover (6).
• Wearing protective gloves, grasp the saw
chain (5) and wrap it around the guide
bar (4), ensuring the teeth are facing the
Insert
correct direction (see figure f)
• Ensure the chain is properly set in the slot
around the entire guide bar.
• Place the saw chain around the sprocket
(17) while lining up the slot on the guide
bar with the bolt (18) in the base of the
tool as shown in figure c.
c
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• The tensioning knob must be rotated
counterclockwise to its stop. Arrows on
the sprocket cover and tensioning knob
must align before the cover is replaced.
Once in place, hold the bar still, replace
sprocket cover (6). Make sure tool-free
tension assembly bolt hole on the cover
lines up with the bolt (18) in the main
housing as shown in figure d. Rotate
the bar adjust locking knob (7) clockwise
until snug, then loosen knob one full
turn, so the saw chain can be properly
tensioned.
note:
If the cover does not fit correctly,
check that the tab for the tool free tensioner
on the bar aligns with the slot on the inside
of the sprocket cover.
• While holding the bar adjust locking
knob (7), rotate the chain tensioning
knob (8) clockwise to increase tension as
shown in figure e. Make sure the saw
chain (5) is snug around the guide bar
(4).
d
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