Panasonic EY4542 For ALL Saws, IV.FURTHER Safety Instructions for ALL Saws, Service

2)Use power tools only with specifically designated battery packs.

Use of any other battery packs may create a risk of injury and fire.

3)When battery pack is not in use, keep it away from other metal objects, like paper clips, coins, keys, nails, screws, or other small metal objects, that can make a con- nection from one terminal to another.

Shorting the battery terminals together may cause burns or a fire.

4)Under abusive conditions, liquid may be ejected from the battery; avoid contact.

If contact accidentally occurs, flush with water. If liquid contacts eyes, additionally seek medical help.

Liquid ejected from the battery may cause irritation or burns.

Service

a)Have your power tool serviced by a quali- fied repair person using only identical re- placement parts.

This will ensure that the safety of power tool is maintained.

III.SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

FOR ALL SAWS

1)DANGER: Keep hands away from cutting area and the blade. Keep your second hand on auxiliary handle, or motor housing.

If both hands are holding the saw, they cannot be cut by the blade.

2)Do not reach underneath the workpiece. The guard cannot protect you from the blade below the workpiece.

3)Adjust the cutting depth to the thickness of the workpiece. Less than a full tooth of the blade teeth should be visible below the workpiece.

4)Never hold piece being cut in your hands or across your leg. Secure the workpiece to a stable platform.

It is important to support the work properly to minimize body exposure, blade binding, or loss of control.

5)Hold power tool by insulated gripping sur-faces when performing an operation where the cutting tool may contact hidden wiring.

Contact with a “live” wire will also make ex- posed metal parts of the power tool “live” and shock the operator.

6)When ripping always use a rip fence or straight edge guide.

This improves the accuracy of cut and reduces the chance of blade binding.

7)Always use blades with correct size and shape (diamond versus round) of arbour holes.

Blades that do not match the mounting hardware of the saw will run eccentrically, causing loss of control.

8)Never use damaged or incorrect blade washers or bolt.

The blade washers and bolt were specially designed for your saw, for optimum perform- ance and safety of operation.

IV.FURTHER SAFETY

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ALL SAWS

Causes and operator prevention of kick- back:

-kickback is a sudden reaction to a pinched, bound or misaligned saw blade, causing an uncontrolled saw to lift up and out of the work-piece toward the operator;

-when the blade is pinched or bound tight- ly by the kerf closing down, the blade stalls and the motor reaction drives the unit rapidly back to-ward the operator;

-if the blade becomes twisted or misaligned in the cut, the teeth at the back edge of the blade can dig into the top surface of the wood caus-ing the blade to climb out of the kerf and jump back toward the operator.

Kickback is the result of saw misuse and/or incorrect operating procedures or conditions and can be avoided by taking proper precautions as given below.

1)Maintain a firm grip with both hands on the saw and position your arms to resist kick-back forces. Position your body to either side of the blade, but not in line with the blade.

Kickback could cause the saw to jump back- wards, but kickback forces can be controlled by the operator, if proper precautions are taken.

2)When blade is binding, or when interrupt- ing a cut for any reason, release the trig- ger and hold the saw motionless in the material until the blade comes to a com- plete stop. Never attempt to remove the saw from the work or pull the saw back-

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