Manual Makita HS301D (page 9 of 72) (English, German, Dutch, Danish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Spanish)

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9ENGLISH

Switch action

►Fig.12: 1. Lock-off lever 2. Switch trigger

CAUTION: Before inserting the battery car-

tridge into the tool, always check to see that the

switch trigger actuates properly and returns to

the "OFF" position when released.

CAUTION: Do not pull the switch trigger

hard without pressing the lock-off lever. This can

cause switch breakage.

Topreventtheswitchtriggerfrombeingaccidentally

pulled,alock-offleverisprovided.Tostartthetool,slide

the lock-off lever and pull the switch trigger. Release the

switch trigger to stop.

WARNING: For your safety, this tool is

equipped with lock-off lever which prevents the

tool from unintended starting. NEVER use the

tool if it runs when you simply pull the switch

trigger without pressing the lock-off lever. Return

tool a MAKITA service center for proper repairs

BEFORE further usage.

WARNING: NEVER tape down or defeat pur-

pose and function of lock-off lever.

ASSEMBLY

CAUTION: Always be sure that the tool is

switched off and the battery cartridge is removed

before carrying out any work on the tool.

Removing or installing circular saw

blade

►Fig.13: 1. Shaft lock 2. Hex wrench

CAUTION:

Be sure the circular saw blade is

installed with teeth pointing up at the front of the tool.

CAUTION: Use only the Makita wrench to

install or remove the circular saw blade.

Toremovethecircularsawblade,presstheshaftlock

fullysothatthecircularsawbladecannotrevolveand

usethewrenchtoloosenthehexboltcounterclockwise.

Thenremovethehexbolt,outerangeandcircularsaw

blade.

►Fig.14: 1.Hexbolt  2.Outerange  3.Circular

sawblade 4.Innerange

Toinstallthecircularsawblade,followtheremovalpro-

cedureinreverse.BESURETOTIGHTENTHEHEX

BOLTCLOCKWISESECURELY.

►Fig.15: 1.Hexbolt  2.Protrusion 3.Outer

ange  4.Circularsawblade 5.Innerange 

6.Protrusion(biggerside)

NOTE:Ifainnerangeisremovedbychance,install

theinnerangesothatitsprotrusion(biggerside)

facesinsideasshowninthegure.

Whenchangingthecircularsawblade,makesureto

alsocleantheupperandlowerbladeguardsofaccu-

mulated sawdust as discussed in the Maintenance

section. Such efforts do not replace the need to check

lowerguardoperationbeforeeachuse.

Hex wrench storage

►Fig.16: 1. Hex wrench

When not in use, store the hex wrench as shown in the

guretokeepitfrombeinglost.

Connecting a vacuum cleaner

Optional accessory

►Fig.17: 1. Dust nozzle (optional accessory)

2. Screw (optional accessory)

►Fig.18

When you wish to perform clean cutting operation,

connect a Makita vacuum cleaner to your tool. Install

the dust nozzle (optional accessory) on the tool using

thescrew.Thenconnectahoseofthevacuumcleaner

tothedustnozzleasshowninthegure.

OPERATION

CAUTION: Be sure to move the tool forward

in a straight line gently. Forcing or twisting the tool

will result in overheating the motor and dangerous

kickback,possiblycausingsevereinjury.

NOTE:Whenthebatterycartridgetemperatureis

low,thetoolmaynotworktoitsfullcapacity.Atthis

time, for example, use the tool for a light-duty cut for

awhileuntilthebatterycartridgewarmsupashigh

asroomtemperature.Then,thetoolcanworktoits

full capacity.

►Fig.19

Holdthetoolrmly.Thetoolisprovidedwithbotha

frontgrip(motorhousing)andrearhandle.Usebothto

bestgraspthetool.Ifbothhandsareholdingsaw,they

cannotbecutbythecircularsawblade.Setthebaseon

theworkpiecetobecutwithoutthecircularsawblade

makinganycontact.Thenturnthetoolonandwaituntil

thecircularsawbladeattainsfullspeed.Nowsimply

move the tool forward over the workpiece surface,

keepingitatandadvancingsmoothlyuntilthesawing

is completed.

Togetcleancuts,keepyoursawinglinestraightand

your speed of advance uniform. If the cut fails to prop-

erly follow your intended cut line, do not attempt to turn

orforcethetoolbacktothecutline.Doingsomaybind

thecircularsawbladeandleadtodangerouskickback

andpossibleseriousinjury.Releaseswitch,waitforcir-

cularsawbladetostopandthenwithdrawtool.Realign

toolonnewcutline,andstartcutagain.Attemptto

avoid positioning which exposes operator to chips and

wooddustbeingejectedfromsaw.Useeyeprotection

tohelpavoidinjury.

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