How To Use This Manual; Additional Safety Rules; Safety Instructions For All Saws - Panasonic EY4542LN2M Operating Instructions Manual

I
. INTRODUCTION
This tool is a Multi Purpose Cutter. By changing
the blade, it can be used to cut wood, metal, and
plastic. Dust can be collected by an integrated
dust case or via a connected vacuum (by at-
taching the hose to the cutter).
DANGER
This product is a cutting tool, designed to cut
through metal and wood. It has a rotating blade
which is capable of cutting you deeply, causing
serious injury or death. As a result, please read
this manual and the cautionary markings on the
tool carefully, and obey all of the Safety Instruc-
tions to avoid such injury.
WARNING
To avoid injury, never insert your finger or any
other object into any opening of the tool.
WARNING
Read all safety warnings and all instructions.
Failure to follow the warnings and instructions
may result in electric shock, fire and/or serious
injury.

How to Use This Manual

• Please read this manual completely before
starting to cut with your tool. If you let someone
else use the tool, make sure they either read
this manual or are fully instructed in the proper
use and all safety precautions concerning the
tool.
• Please keep this manual for future reference. It
contains important safety information that you
must follow to use the tool safely.
• This manual and product use the following
signal words:
NOTE
Notes provide additional information that you
should know about the tool.
CAUTION
Caution indicates a potentially hazardous situa-
tion, which could result in minor or moderate
injury if not avoided. Cautions also alert you to
unsafe practices to be avoided.
WARNING
Warning indicates a potentially hazardous situa-
tion, which could result in serious injury or death
if not avoided.
DANGER
Danger indicates an imminent hazard which will
result in serious injury or death if not avoided.
Read "the Safety Instructions" booklet and
the following before using.
II
. ADDITIONAL SAFETY
RULES
Safety instructions for all
saws
DANGER
1) 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 work-
piece.
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
or its own cord. Contact with a "live" wire will
also make exposed 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 ac-
curacy 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 op-
timum performance and safety of operation.
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