Electronic Function; Removing And Installing Saw Blade - Makita DLS211 Instruction Manual

Cordless slide compound miter saw
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WARNING:
Do not use a lock with a shank
or cable any smaller than 6.35 mm in diameter. A
smaller shank or cable may not properly lock the tool
in the off position and unintentional operation may
occur resulting in serious personal injury.

Electronic function

Soft start feature
This function allows the smooth start-up of the tool by
limiting the start-up torque.
Laser beam action
CAUTION:
Never look into the laser beam.
Direct laser beam may injure your eyes.
To turn on the laser beam, press the upper position (I)
of the switch. To turn off the laser beam, press the lower
position (0) of the switch.
► Fig.30: 1. Switch for laser
Laser line can be shifted to either the left or right side of
the saw blade by turning the adjusting screw as follows.
► Fig.31: 1. Adjusting screw
1.
Loosen the adjusting screw by turning it
counterclockwise.
2.
With the adjusting screw loosened, slide the
adjusting screw to the right or left as far as it goes.
3.
Tighten the adjusting screw firmly at the position
where it stops sliding.
NOTE: Laser line is factory adjusted so that it is posi-
tioned within 1 mm from the side surface of the blade
(cutting position).
NOTE: When laser line appears dim and hard to see
because of direct sunlight, relocate the work area to a
place where there is less direct sunlight.
Aligning the laser line
Align the cutting line on your workpiece with the laser
line.
► Fig.32
A) When you want to obtain the correct size on the left
side of workpiece, shift the laser line to the left of the
blade.
B) When you want to obtain the correct size on the right
side of workpiece, shift the laser line to the right of the
blade.
NOTE: Use wood facing against the guide fence
when aligning the cutting line with the laser line at the
side of guide fence in compound cutting (bevel angle
45° and miter angle right 45°).
ASSEMBLY
WARNING:
switched off and the battery cartridge is removed
before working on the tool. Failure to switch off and
remove the battery cartridge may result in serious
personal injury.
Hex wrench storage
When not in use, store the hex wrench as shown in the
figure to keep it from being lost.
► Fig.33: 1. Hex wrench

Removing and installing saw blade

WARNING:
switched off and the battery cartridge is removed
before installing or removing the saw blade. Accidental
start up of the tool may result in serious personal injury.
WARNING:
to install or remove the saw blade. Failure to use the
wrench may result in overtightening or insufficient tighten-
ing of the hex socket bolt and serious personal injury.
WARNING:
which are not supplied with this tool. Using such
parts can cause serious personal injury.
WARNING:
make sure that it is securely installed. Loose attachment
of the saw blade can cause serious personal injury.
Always lock the carriage with raised position when
removing and installing the saw blade. Pull the stopper
pin and rotate it 90° with the carriage raised.
► Fig.34: 1. Unlocked position 2. Locked position
3. Stopper pin
Removing the saw blade
Loosen the hex bolt holding the center cover using the
hex wrench. Raise the blade guard and center cover.
► Fig.35: 1. Center cover 2. Hex wrench 3. Blade
guard
Press the shaft lock to lock the spindle and use the hex
wrench to loosen the hex socket bolt. Then remove the
hex socket bolt, outer flange and saw blade.
► Fig.36: 1. Shaft lock 2. Hex wrench 3. Hex socket
bolt (left-handed) 4. Loosen 5. Tighten
Installing the saw blade
Mount the saw blade carefully onto the spindle, making sure
that the direction of the arrow on the surface of the blade
matches the direction of the arrow on the blade case.
► Fig.37: 1. Arrow on the blade case 2. Arrow on the
blade
Install the outer flange and hex socket bolt. Tighten the
hex socket bolt counterclockwise using the hex wrench
while pressing the shaft lock.
► Fig.38: 1. Hex socket bolt 2. Outer flange 3. Saw
blade 4. Inner flange 5. Spindle 6. Ring
27 ENGLISH
Always be sure that the tool is
Always be sure that the tool is
Use only the Makita wrench provided
Never use or substitute the parts
After installing the saw blade, always

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