Sears 113.197511, 113.197611, 113.197411 owner manual Troubleshooting, Electronics Problem

Troubleshooting

Electronics		Problem	Possible		Cause(s)
No display when		ON/OFF button	Battery	incorrectly		installed
pushed
			Bdttery	contacts dirty
			Dead battery
			Display	failure
Display shows: ele --.--			Normal	at battery		installation
			Reference points			not	set
			Poor battery		contact
			Display	failure
Display	dim		Low battery		voltage
			Saw very cold
Display	dark		Saw very warm
Display	blanks after a few minutes		Normal
Display	blanks when moving car-		Normal	when position			is changed
riage, then re-appears when mo-			rapidly
tion stops

What to Do

Install battery correctly

Clean battery contacts

Replace with 6V, size J battery

Have electronics checked by Sears

No action

Set "0" reference points

Clean battery contacts

Have electronics checked by Sears

Replace with 6V, size J battery

Allow saw to warm above 32°F

Allow saw to cool below 120°F

Push ON/OFF to see display

No action

Display shows: EEE.E or EE.EE

Display resets but immediately shows EEE.E or EE.EE when

carriage is moved

Display does not change when arm or carriage is moved

Display does not read 0° or 45 ° at bevel or miter indexes

Arm or carriage moved abruptly

or too rapidly when display is off

Defective encoder or display in- dicator

Wrong function selected

Defective encoder or display in- dicator

"0" reference points not set at in- dexed points

Miter anti bevel encoders not aligned

Re-set "0" reference point(s)

Have electronics checked by Sears

Select correct function

IIave electronics checked by Sears

Set "0" reference points

Align encoders

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