14ENGLISH (Original instructions)Thank you for purchasing a MAKITA product!Congratulations on choosing a MAKITA chain saw! 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Denomination of componentsƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿʽ6. PUTTING INTO OPERATIONƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿʽ6a. Only for models with fastening nuts on thesprocket guardƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿʽ˃¹ƘʾƖ ÇÍÆÌÁÆ¿ÌÀ½¿ÍÁ¼½º¹Ê¹Æ¼Ë¹Ï»À¹ÁÆƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿʽ˃¹ƘʿƖ Á¿À̽ÆÁÆ¿ÌÀ½Ë¹Ï»À¹ÁÆƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿʽ˃¹ƘˀƖ À½»ÃÁÆ¿ÌÀ½»À¹ÁÆ̽ÆËÁÇÆƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿʽ˃¹ƘˁƖ ½ÌÁ¿À̽ÆÁÆ¿ÌÀ½Ë¹Ï»À¹ÁÆƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿʾ6b. Only for the QuickSet guide bar ƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿʾ˃ºƘʾƖ ÇÍÆÌÁÆ¿ÌÀ½¿ÍÁ¼½º¹Ê¹Æ¼Ë¹Ï»À¹ÁÆƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿʾ˃ºƘʿƖ ½ÆËÁÇÆÁÆ¿ÌÀ½Ë¹Ï»À¹ÁÆƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿʾ˃ºƘˀƖ À½»ÃÁÆ¿ÌÀ½»À¹ÁÆ̽ÆËÁÇÆƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿʾ˃ºƘˁƖ ½Ì½ÆËÁÇÆÁÆ¿ÌÀ½Ë¹Ï»À¹ÁÆƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿʾ6c. Only for models with quick tensioner on sprocketguard (TLC)ƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿʿ˃»ƘʾƖ ÇÍÆÌÁÆ¿ÌÀ½¿ÍÁ¼½º¹Ê¹Æ¼Ë¹Ï»À¹ÁÆƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿʿ˃»ƘʿƖ Á¿À̽ÆÁÆ¿ÌÀ½Ë¹Ï»À¹ÁÆƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿʿ˃»ƘˀƖ À½»ÃÁÆ¿ÌÀ½»À¹ÁÆ̽ÆËÁÇÆƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿʿ˃»ƘˁƖ ½Ì½ÆËÁÇÆÁÆ¿ÌÀ½Ë¹Ï»À¹ÁÆƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿʿFor all models˃Ƙ˂Ɩ À¹ÁƺʹýƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿˀ˃Ƙ˃Ɩ ͽÄƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿˀ˃Ƙ˄Ɩ À¹ÁÆÇÁÄƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿˁ˃Ƙ˅Ɩ ÁÄÄÁÆ¿¾Í½Ä¹Æ¼»À¹ÁÆÇÁÄƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿˁ˃ƘˆƖ À½»ÃÁÆ¿ÌÀ½»À¹ÁÆÄͺÊÁ»¹ÌÁÇÆƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿ˂˃ƘʾʽƖ ¼ÂÍËÌÁÆ¿ÌÀ½»À¹ÁÆÄͺÊÁ»¹ÌÁÇÆƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿ˂˃ƘʾʾƖ ̹ÊÌÁÆ¿ÌÀ½½Æ¿ÁƽƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿ˂˃ƘʾʿƖ ÌÇÈÈÁÆ¿ÌÀ½½Æ¿ÁƽƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿ˃˃ƘʾˀƖ À½»ÃÁÆ¿ÌÀ½»À¹ÁƺʹýƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿ˃˃ƘʾˁƖ ¼ÂÍËÌÁÆ¿ÌÀ½»¹ÊºÍʽÌÇÊƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿ˃7. MAINTENANCEƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿ˄˄ƘʾƖ À¹ÊȽÆÁÆ¿ÌÀ½Ë¹Ï»À¹ÁÆƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿ˄˄ƘʿƖ Ľ¹ÆÁÆ¿ÌÀ½ÁÆËÁ¼½Ç¾ÌÀ½ËÈÊǻý̿͹ʼƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿ˄˄ƘˀƖ Ľ¹ÆÁÆ¿ÌÀ½¿ÍÁ¼½º¹ÊƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿ˅˄ƘˁƖ ½ÈĹ»ÁÆ¿ÌÀ½Ë¹Ï»À¹ÁÆƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿ˅˄Ƙ˂Ɩ Ľ¹ÆÁÆ¿ÌÀ½¹ÁÊŲÄ̽ÊƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿ˅˄Ƙ˃Ɩ ½ÈĹ»ÁÆ¿ÌÀ½ËȹÊÃÈÄÍ¿ƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿ˅˄Ƙ˄Ɩ À½»ÃÁÆ¿ÌÀ½Á¿ÆÁÌÁÇÆËȹÊÃƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿ˅˄Ƙ˅Ɩ À½»ÃÁÆ¿ÌÀ½ÅÍų½Ê˻ʽÏËƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿ˅˄ƘˆƖ ½ÈĹ»ÁÆ¿ÌÀ½Ë̹Ê̽ʻ¹ºÄ½Ư½ÈĹ»ÁÆ¿ÌÀ½Ê½ÌÍÊÆËÈÊÁƿȹ»ÃƯ½ÈĹ»ÁÆ¿ÌÀ½Ë̹Ê̽ÊËÈÊÁÆ¿ƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿˆ˄ƘʾʽƖ ÇÍÆÌÁÆ¿ÌÀ½¾¹ÆÀÇÍËÁÆ¿ƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿˆ˄ƘʾʾƖ Ľ¹ÆÁÆ¿ÌÀ½¹ÁÊŲÄ̽ʻÇÅȹÊÌŽÆÌƯ¾¹Æ»ÇÅȹÊÌŽÆÌƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿˆ˄ƘʾʿƖ Ľ¹ÆÁÆ¿ÌÀ½»ÑÄÁƼ½ÊŲÆËƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿˆ˄ƘʾˀƖ ½ÈĹ»ÁÆ¿ÌÀ½ËÍ»ÌÁÇÆÀ½¹¼ƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ʿˆ˄ƘʾˁƖ ÆËÌÊÍ»ÌÁÇÆ˾ÇÊȽÊÁǼÁ»Å¹ÁÆ̽ƹƻ½ƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ˀʽ8. Service, spare parts and guaranteeƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ˀʾ9. Trouble shootingƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ˀʿ10. Extract from the spare parts listƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ˀˀ11. EC Declaration of ConformityƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖƖ ˀˁ