DeWalt DW716R Instruction Manual page 9

Transporting the Saw (Fig. 2, 4)
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious
personal injury, turn off the tool and disconnect
it from the power source before attempting to
move it, change accessories or make any
adjustments.
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious
personal injury, ALWAYS lock the miter lock
handle, bevel lock handle, lock down pin and fence
adjustment knobs before transporting saw.
In order to conveniently carry the miter saw from
place to place, a carrying handle has been included
on the top of the saw arm and hand indentations in
the base, as shown in Figures 2, 4.
Adjustments
WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, turn off the tool and
disconnect it from the power source before attempting to move it, change
accessories or make any adjustments.
NOTE: Your miter saw is fully and accurately adjusted at the factory at the time of manufacture.
If readjustment due to shipping and handling or any other reason is required, follow the steps
below to adjust your saw.
Once made, these adjustments should remain accurate. Take a little time now to follow these
directions carefully to maintain the accuracy of which your saw is capable.
MITER SCALE ADJUSTMENT (FIG. 5)
Place a square against the saw's fence and blade. (Do not touch the tips of the blade teeth
with the square. To do so will cause an inaccurate measure ment.) Unlock miter lock lever
(J) and swing the miter arm until the miter latch locks it at the 0 miter position. Do not lock
miter lock lever (J). If the saw blade is not exactly perpendicular to the fence, loosen the three
screws that hold the miter scale to the base and move the scale left or right until the blade is
perpendicular to the fence, as measured with the square. Retighten the three screws. Pay no
attention to the reading of the miter pointer at this time.
FIG. 5
FIG. 4
K
J
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MITER POINTER ADJUSTMENT (FIG. 5, 6)
To unlock, lift the miter lock lever (J) up and squeeze the miter latch (K) to move the miter arm
to the zero position. With the miter lock lever unlocked allow the miter latch to snap into place
as you rotate the miter arm to zero. Observe the pointer and miter scale through the viewing
opening shown in Figure 6. If the pointer does not indicate exactly zero, loosen the screw
holding the pointer in place, reposition the pointer and tighten the screw.
FIG. 6
POINTER
MITER
SCALE
BEVEL SQUARE TO TABLE (FIG. 7)
To align the blade square to the rotary table, lock the arm in the down position. Place a square
against the blade taking care to not have the square on top of a tooth. Loosen the bevel
lock knob (L) and ensure the arm is firmly against the 0º bevel stop. Move the 0º bevel stop
adjusting screw (T) as necessary so that the blade is at 0º bevel to the table.
BEVEL POINTER (FIG. 7)
If the bevel pointer (M) does not indicate zero, loosen the screw that holds it in place and
move the pointer as necessary. Do not remove the steel plate in front of the bevel pointer.
This plate prevents wood resin from accumulating on the bevel scale during use.
FIG. 7
POINTER
ADJUSTMENT
SCREW
T
M
L