Operation; Installing And Removing The Battery Pack - DeWalt DCS577 Instruction Manual

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5. Confirm the accuracy of the setting by checking the
squareness of an actual cut on a scrap piece of material.
Kerf Indicator (Fig. J)
The front of the saw foot plate
and a 45˚ kerf indicator for vertical and bevel cutting. The
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kerf indicators enable you to guide the saw along the cutting
lines penciled on the workpiece.
The indicator aligns with the left (outer) side of the saw
blade. The moving blade making the slot or "kerf" cut falls to
the right of the indicator. Position the saw along the penciled
cutting line so that the kerf falls into the waste or surplus
material. Marking indicators on the front of the foot plate are
at 1/2" (13 mm) intervals for additional cutting guides.
Kerf indicators 18 are also located on the inside of the foot
plate to keep the saw square when cutting.
Cut Length Indicator (Fig. K)
The markings on the side of the foot plate
length of the slot being cut into the material at the full depth
of the cut. The markings are in increments of 1/8" (3.2 mm).

OPERATION


WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn unit off and remove the battery pack
before making any adjustments or removing/
installing attachments or accessories. An
accidental start‑up can cause injury.

Installing and Removing the Battery Pack

(Fig. L)
NoTE: For best results, make sure your battery pack is
fully charged.
To install the battery pack 15
battery pack with the rails inside the tool's handle and slide it
into the handle until the battery pack is firmly seated in the
tool and ensure that it does not disengage.
To remove the battery pack from the tool, press the release
button 14 and firmly pull the battery pack out of the tool
handle. Insert it into the charger as described in the charger
section of this manual.
Proper Hand Position (Fig. M)

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury,
ALWAYS use proper hand position as shown.

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, ALWAYS hold securely in anticipation of a
sudden reaction.
Proper hand position requires one hand on the main
handle and one hand on the auxilliary handle
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that hands are kept away from cutting area.
Trigger Switch (Fig. A)

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, hold saw with both hands when starting
the saw to avoid kickback.
NOTICE: This tool has no provision to lock the trigger
in the on position and should never be locked on by any
other means.
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5 has a 0˚ kerf indicator 7
5 show the
into the tool handle, align the
. Note
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Press the trigger switch 2 to turn the tool on. Release the
trigger switch to turn the tool off.
Changing Blades (Fig. N)
IMpoRTaNT: Most replacement blades come with a round
arbor center opening which must be knocked out so a
diamond‑shaped arbor center is exposed. Only blades with a
diamond‑shaped arbor center can be used on this saw.
NOTICE: Never install a blade without removing the
knockout. Lack of blade engagement will cause the
blade to come into contact with other parts of the saw
causing tool damage.
To Remove Knockout

WARNING: ALWAYS use eye protection. All
users and bystanders must wear eye protection that
conforms to ANSI Z87.1.

WARNING: Make sure that bevel adjusting locking
lever is tight and secure after using it to remove
knockout. If blade adjustment shifts while cutting it
may cause binding and kickback.
Place the round center hole of the blade into the notch
on the top of the bevel adjustment lever
saw and blade firmly, pull until the knockout pops out. The
diamond‑shaped arbor center is now exposed.
To Install the Blade (Fig. A, O, P)
1. Loosen and remove the blade clamping screw
the wrench 25 provided, by turning it clockwise as
indicated by the arrow on the outer clamp washer
2. Remove outer clamp washer
3. Using the lower blade guard retracting lever
the lower blade guard 6
IMpoRTaNT: When retracting the lower blade guard
to install the blade, check the condition and operation
of the lower blade guard to assure that it is working
properly. Make sure it moves freely and does not touch
the blade, foot plate or any other part, in all angles and
depths of cut.
4. Place blade 27 on saw spindle
clamp washer 29 , making sure that the blade will rotate
in the proper direction (the direction of the rotation
arrow on the saw blade and the teeth must point in the
same direction as the direction of rotation arrow on the
lower blade guard).
IMpoRTaNT: Always ensure the diamond‑shaped
arbor center of the blade aligns with the raised
diamond‑shaped arbor center on the outer
clamp washer.
NoTE: Do not assume that the printing on the saw blade will
always be facing you when properly installed.
5. Place outer clamp washer
the large flat surface against the blade and the wording
on the outer clamp washer facing you as shown in
Figure O.
6. Thread the blade clamping screw
hand (screw has left‑hand threads and must be turned
counterclockwise to tighten).
7. Slowly release the lower blade guard retracting lever
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9 . Grasping the
19 with
26
26 .
4 , retract
.
28 against the inner
26 on saw spindle 28 with
19 into saw spindle by
4
.
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