6 – English
CHAIN SAW SAFETY WARNINGS
chainsawhandles.Seriousinjurytotheopera-
tor,helpers,bystanders,oranycombinationof
thesepersonsmayresultfromone-handedop-
eration.Achainsawisintendedfortwo-handed
use.
Guardagainstelectricshock–Avoidbodycon-
tactwithgroundedsurfacessuchasmetalpipes
andwirefences.Thereisanincreasedriskof
electricshockifyourbodyisgrounded.
Donotoperateachainsawthatisdamaged,
improperlyadjusted, ornotcompletely and
securelyassembled.Chain should slow to a
stopwhentheswitchtriggerisreleased.Ifthe
chaincontinuestoturnaftertheswitchtrigger
hasbeenreleased,havetheunitservicedbyan
authorizedservicecenter.
Checkfordamagedparts.Checkforalignment
ofmovingparts,bindingofmovingparts,break-
ageofparts,mounting,andanyothercondi-
tionsthatmayaffectitsoperation.Aguardor
otherpartthatisdamagedshouldbeproperly
repairedorreplacedbyanauthorizedservice
centerunlessotherwiseindicatedelsewherein
thismanual.
Allchainsawservice,otherthantheitemslisted
in theoperation and maintenance sections,
shouldbeperformedbyanauthorizedservice
center.
Alwaysmaintainaproperstance.
Donotusechainsawifswitchdoesnotturniton
andoff.Haveswitchreplacedbyanauthorized
servicecenter.
Donotadaptyourpowerheadtoabowguide
oruseittopoweranyattachmentsordevices
notlistedforthesaw.
Disconnectchainsawfrompowersupplywhen
notinuse,beforeservicing,andwhenmaking
adjustmentsandchangingattachments,such
assawchainandguard.
Donotcutvinesand/orsmallunderbrush.
Donotoperateachainsawinatree,onaladder,
rooftop,scaffold,orotherunstablesupport;this
isextremelydangerous.
NOTE:Thesizeoftheworkareadependsonthe
jobbeingperformedaswellasthesizetreeor
workpieceinvolved.Forexample,fellingatree
requiresalargerworkareathanmakingbucking
cuts.
Donotforcethechainsaw.Thejobcanbeper-
formedbetterandsaferattherateforwhichit
wasintended.
Alwaysusetherightproductforyourapplica-
tion.Thechainsawshouldbeusedforcutting
woodonly.Neverusethechainsawtocutplas-
tic,masonryornon-woodbuildingmaterials.
Storechainsawwhennotchargingorwhennot
inuse.Chainsawshouldbestoredinadryand
highorlockedareaoutofthereachofchildren.
Whenstoringchainsawplacethescabbardon
thebarandchain.
Usethisproductonlywithbatteriesandchar-
gerslistedintool/appliance/batterypack/char-
gercorrelationsupplement995000885.
Battery operated units do not have to be
pluggedintoanelectricaloutlet;therefore,they
arealwaysinoperating condition. Be aware
ofpossible hazardseven when unit is not
operating.
Removethebatterypackfromthechainsaw
whennotchargingandbeforecleaning,servic-
ing,storing, removingmaterial fromthe unit,
changingaccessories such as thebar and
chain,orwhennotinuse.
Neverusewateroranyliquidstocleanorrinse
offyourproductanddonotexposetheproduct
torainorwetconditions.Storeindoorsinadry
area. Corrosiveliquids, water,and chemicals
canentertheproduct’selectroniccomponents
and/orbatterycompartmentanddamageelec-
troniccomponents and/or the battery pack,
whichcanresultinashortcircuit,increasedrisk
offire,andseriouspersonalinjury.Removeany
buildupofdirtanddebrisbywipingtheproduct
cleanwithadryclothoccasionally.