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ENGLISH
ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn tool off and disconnect battery pack
before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An accidental
start-up can causeinjury.
WARNING: Use only DeWALT battery packs andchargers.
Inserting and Removing the Battery Pack
from the Tool (Fig. A)
NOTE: Make sure your battery pack
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is fullycharged.
To Install the Battery Pack into the Tool Handle
1. Align the battery pack
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with the rails inside the tool’s
handle(Fig.A).
2. Slide it into the handle until the battery pack is firmly seated
in the tool and ensure that you hear the lock snap intoplace.
To Remove the Battery Pack from the Tool
1. Press the release button
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and firmly pull the battery pack
out of the toolhandle.
2. Insert battery pack into the charger as described in the
charger section of thismanual.
Fuel Gauge Battery Packs(Fig. A)
Some DeWALT battery packs include a fuel gauge which
consists of three green LED lights that indicate the level of
charge remaining in the batterypack.
To actuate the fuel gauge, press and hold the fuel gauge
button
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. A combination of the three green LED lights will
illuminate designating the level of charge left. When the level
of charge in the battery is below the usable limit, the fuel gauge
will not illuminate and the battery will need to berecharged.
NOTE: The fuel gauge is only an indication of the charge left on
the battery pack. It does not indicate tool functionality and is
subject to variation based on product components, temperature
and end-userapplication.
OPERATION
Instructions for Use
WARNING: Always observe the safety instructions and
applicableregulations.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn tool off and disconnect battery pack
before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An accidental
start-up can causeinjury.
Proper Hand Position (Fig. A, B)
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury,
ALWAYS use proper hand position asshown.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, ALWAYS hold securely in anticipation of a
suddenreaction.
Proper hand position requires one hand on the front handle
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,
with the other hand on the main handle
3
.
Trigger Switch (Fig. A)
WARNING: This tool has no provision to lock the switch
in the ON position and shoud never be locked ON by any
othermeans.
Release the trigger switch lock-off button
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by pressing the
button as shown. Pull the trigger switch
1
to turn the motor on.
Releasing the switch turns the motoroff.
CAUTION: Allow the tool to reach full speed before
touching tool to the work surface. Lift the tool from the
work surface before turning the tooloff.
To start the planer depress the trigger switch
1
.
To turn the planer off, release the triggerswitch.
Adjusting the Planing Depth (Fig. A)
To adjust the depth of cut, turn the planing depth adjustment
knob
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. Each click is equal to 0.1mm of depth up to the
maximum depth of cut of approximately 2.0mm.
It is recom mended that test cuts be made in scrap wood
after each re-adjustment to make sure that the desired
amount of wood is being removed by the planer. Several
shallow passes(rather than one deep one) will produce a
smootherfinish.
Planing (Fig. A, B–D)
CAUTION: Allow the tool to reach full speed before
touching tool to the work surface. Lift the tool from the
work surface before turning the tooloff.
Hold the planer in the correct position with one hand on the
front handle
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and the other hand on the main handle
3
as
shown in FigureB. Place the front shoe
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on the surface to be
planed, making certain that the cutting blades are not touching
the surface. Push down firmly on the front handle of the planer
so that the front shoe is ABSOLUTELY FLAT on the work surface.
Squeeze the trigger switch and allow the motor to reach full
speed before touching the planer blades to the worksurface.
Move the tool slowly into the work and maintain downward
pressure to keep the planer flat. Be particularly careful to keep
the tool flat at the beginning and the end of the worksurface.
Planing Tip: For a smoother appearance, fasten a piece of
scrap wood to the end of the piece you are planing. Don’t stop
planing until the cutting blades of the planer are past your
workpiece and into the scrapmaterial.
Rebate Fence (Fig. E, F)
WARNING: Allow the tool to reach full speed before
touching tool to the work surface. Lift the tool from the
work surface before turning the tooloff.
The rebate fence
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is used for optimum tool control on
narrow workpieces and can be installed on either side of your
planer. The planer makes rebate cuts up to 9mm.