SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
Tips for maintaining maximum battery life
1.
Charge
the
completely discharged.
Always stop tool operation and charge the
battery cartridge when you notice less tool
power.
2.
Never
recharge a fully charged
cartridge.
Overcharging shortens the battery service life.
3.
Charge the battery cartridge with room
temperature at 10 ゚ C - 40 ゚ C (50 ゚ F - 104 ゚ F).
Let a hot battery cartridge cool down before
charging it.
FUNCTIONAL DESCRIPTION
CAUTION:
Always be sure that the tool is switched off and the
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battery cartridge is removed before adjusting or
checking function on the tool.
Installing or removing battery cartridge
Fig.1
Always switch off the tool before insertion or
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removal of the battery cartridge.
To remove the battery cartridge, withdraw it from
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the tool while sliding the button on the front of the
cartridge.
To insert the battery cartridge, align the tongue on
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the battery cartridge with the groove in the housing
and slip it into place. Always insert it all the way
until it locks in place with a little click. If you can see
the red part on the upper side of the button, it is not
locked completely. Insert it fully until the red part
cannot be seen. If not, it may accidentally fall out of
the tool, causing injury to you or someone around
you.
Do not use force when inserting the battery
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cartridge. If the cartridge does not slide in easily, it
is not being inserted correctly.
Switch action
Fig.2
CAUTION:
Before inserting the battery cartridge into the tool,
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always check to see that the switch trigger actuates
properly and returns to the "OFF" position when
released.
When not operating the tool, depress the trigger
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lock-button from B side to lock the switch trigger in
the OFF position.
To prevent the switch trigger from accidentally pulled, the
trigger lock-button is provided.
To start the tool, depress the trigger lock-button from A
side and pull the switch trigger.
battery
cartridge
Release the switch trigger to stop. After use, always
press in the trigger lock-button from B side.
ASSEMBLY
before
CAUTION:
Always be sure that the tool is switched off and the
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battery cartridge is removed before adjusting or
battery
checking function on the tool.
Replacement of blades
CAUTION:
Never remove the blades with bare hands. Wear
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gloves. Otherwise it can cause injury.
Removing cutting head
Use the hex wrench to loosen the three screws which
secure the cutting head. Pull the cutting head straight out
to remove it with turning it left and right alternately.
Fig.3
Removing shear blades
Fig.4
Remove the three screws which hold the cutting head.
When removing the second screw, be careful not to fall
the sleeve. Then the blades can be removed easily.
When removing the blades, hold the blades and the
sleeve so that they do not fall from the cutting head.
Installing shear blades
Fig.5
Install the sleeve and tighten the three screws after
inserting the center blade, side blade L & R into the
cutting head. In this process, the screw heads should be
protruding 2 - 3 mm from the cutting head surface.
If you will tighten the screws excessively, the cutting
head cannot be installed to the tool.
Installing cutting head
CAUTION:
Secure the cutting head firmly. Otherwise it can
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rotate during operation and can cause serious
injury.
Fig.6
Insert the cutting head into the tool with turning it left and
right alternately. Then tighten the three screws with the
hex wrench.
Hex wrench storage
Fig.7
When not in use, store the hex wrench as shown in the
figure to keep it from being lost.
Carry hook
The carry hook is convenient for temporarily hooking the
tool. It can be installed on either side of the tool.
When removing the carry hook, widen it by pressing its
right ends ON BOTH SIDES in the directions of arrow (1)
and raise it in the direction of the arrow (2).
Fig.8
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