Black & Decker LCS120 Table of Contents, Intended USE, Chain SAW Names and Terms

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Safety Guidelines - Definitions	2
Chain Saw Terms	2
Important Safety Instructions	3
Components	6
Important Safety Instructions for Battery Chargers	6
Important Safety Instructions for Battery Packs	7
Charging Procedure	8
Preparing Chain Saw for Use	10
Assembly	10
Operating the Chain Saw	12
Maintenance	15
Service Information	16
Full Two-Year Home Use Warranty	16
Troubleshooting	17
SAFETY GUIDELINES - DEFINITIONS
It is important for you to read and understand this manual. The
information it contains relates to protecting YOUR SAFETY and
PREVENTING PROBLEMS. The symbols below are used to help
you recognize this information.
DANGER: Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which,
if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.
CAUTION: Used without the safety alert symbol indicates a
potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in
property damage.

	INTENDED USE
	Your Black & Decker Cordless Chain Saw is ideal for pruning
	applications and cutting small logs up to 8 inches (203 mm) in
	diameter. This tool is intended for consumer use only.
	CHAIN SAW NAMES AND TERMS
	• Bucking - The process of cross cutting a felled tree or log into
	lengths.
	• Motor Brake - A device used to stop the saw chain when the
	trigger is released.
	• Chain Saw Powerhead - A chain saw without the saw chain and
	guide bar.
	• Drive Sprocket or Sprocket - The toothed part that drives the
	saw chain.
	• Felling - The process of cutting down a tree.
	• Felling Back Cut - The final cut in a tree felling operation made
	on the opposite side of the tree from the notching cut.
	• Front Handle - The support handle located at or toward the front
	of the chain saw.
	• Front Hand Guard - A structural barrier between the front handle
	of a chain saw and the guide bar, typically located close to the
	hand position on the front handle and sometimes employed as an
	activating lever for a chain brake.
	• Guide Bar - A solid railed structure that supports and guides the
	saw chain.
	• Guide Bar Scabbard - Enclosure fitted over guide bar to prevent
	tooth contact when saw is not in use.
	• Kickback - The backward or upward motion, or both of the guide
	bar occurring when the saw chain near the nose of the top area of
	the guide bar contacts any object such as a log or branch, or
	when the wood closes in and pinches the saw chain in the cut.
	• Kickback, Pinch - The rapid pushback of the saw which can
	occur when the wood closes in and pinches the moving saw chain
	in the cut along the top of the guide bar.
	• Kickback, Rotational - The rapid upward and backward motion
2	of the saw which can occur when the moving saw chain near the