23 ENGLISHIn the interest of your personal safety, always maintain % -tion of the blade guard should be corrected immediately.Check to assure spring loaded return action of guard.WARNING: Never use the tool if the bladeguard or spring are damaged, faulty or removed.Operation of the tool with a damaged, faulty or If the see-through blade guard becomes dirty, or saw- + workpiece is no longer easily visible, remove the bat-teries and clean the guard carefully with a damp cloth.Do not use solvents or any petroleum-based cleanerson the plastic guard because this may cause damageto the guard.If the blade guard is especially dirty and vision throughthe guard is impaired, remove the batteries and use thesupplied wrench to loosen the hex bolt holding the cen-ter cover. Loosen the hex bolt by turning it counterclock-wise and raise the blade guard and center cover. Withthe blade guard so positioned, cleaning can be more > is complete, reverse procedure above and secure bolt.Do not remove spring holding blade guard. If guardbecomes discolored through age or UV light exposure,contact a Makita service center for a new guard. DO^]##%]qq#}]#K%q\Fig.13: 1. Center cover 2. Hex wrench 3. BladeguardKerf boards = ` X = = J kerf boards as follows:\Fig.14: 1. Kerf board\Fig.15: 1. Left bevel cut 2. Straight cut 3. Rightbevel cut 4. Saw blade 5. Blade teeth6. Kerf boardFirst, remove the batteries. Loosen all the screws (2each on left and right) securing the kerf boards until thekerf boards can still be easily moved by hand. Lower thehandle fully, then pull and turn the stopper pin to lockthe handle in the lowered position. Release the stopperpin on the sliding pole and pull the carriage toward you%= = ! "$ = = ! "% = securely.NOTICE: After setting the bevel angle ensurethat the kerf boards are adjusted properly. Correct = support of the workpiece minimizing workpiece tearout.Maintaining maximum cuttingcapacity X cutting capacity for a 260 mm saw blade.When installing a new blade, always check the lower follows: engaged position.\Fig.16: 1. Stopper leverPush the carriage toward the guide fence fully andlower the handle completely.% X extend slightly below the top surface of the turn baseand also comes to the point where the front face of theguide fence meets the top surface of the turn base.\Fig.17: 1.% \Fig.18: 1. 2. Periphery ofblade 3. Guide fenceWith the batteries removed, rotate the blade by handwhile holding the handle all the way down to be surethat the blade does not contact any part of the lowerq& % original position.WARNING: After installing a new blade andwith the batteries removed, always be sure thatthe blade does not contact any part of the lowerbase when the handle is lowered completely. Ifa blade makes contact with the base it may cause= = = Stopper arm stopper arm in the direction of the arrow as shown in the at the desired position when lowering the handle fully.\Fig.19: 1. Stopper arm 2.% Adjusting the miter angleCAUTION: After changing the miter angle,always secure the turn base by tightening the grip`\+#'NOTICE: When turning the turn base, be sure toraise the handle fully.\Fig.20: 1. Lock lever 2. Grip 3. Releasing lever4. PointerRotate the grip counterclockwise to unlock the turn = % angle on the scale then tighten the grip.NOTE: If you depress the releasing lever, you canmove the turn base without holding down the lock