Panasonic EY4640 Operating Instructions Manual

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- 6 -I. INTENDED USEThank you for purchasing the PanasonicAngle Grinder. The powerful grindingaction of this tool, combined with theconvenience of its rechargeable batterypack, provides you with great grindingperformance.This Angle Grinder is only to be used forgrinding and cutting-off.DANGER:This product is a grinding tool, designedto grind. It has a rotating disc which iscapable of cutting you deeply, causingserious injury or death. As a result,please read this manual and the cau-tionary markings on the tool carefully,and obey all of the Safety Instructions toavoid such injury.WARNING:To reduce the risk of injury, alwaysuse proper guards when grinding.How to Use This Manual• Please read this manual completelybefore starting to use your grinder. Ifyou let someone else use the grinder,make sure they either read this man-ual or are fully instructed in the properuse and all safety precautions con-cerning the grinder.• Please keep this manual for futurereference. It contains important safetyinformation that you must follow to usethe grinder safely.• This manual and product use the fol-lowing signal words:NOTE:Notes provide additional informationthat you should know about the grinder.CAUTION:Caution indicates a potentially haz-ardous situation, which could result inminor or moderate injury if not avoided.Cautions also alert you to unsafe prac-tices to be avoided.WARNING:Warning indicates a potentially haz-ardous situation, which could result inserious injury or death if not avoided.DANGER:Danger indicates an imminent hazardwhich will result in serious injury ordeath if not avoided.Read the “Safety Instructions” bookletand the following before using.II. ADDITIONALSAFETY RULESSafety instructions for all op-erationsSafety warning common for Grindingor Abrasive Cutting-off operations:1) This power tool is intended tofunction as a grinder, or cut-offtool. Read all safety warnings,instructions, illustrations andspecifications provided with thispower tool. Failure to follow all in-structions listed below may result inelectric shock, fire and/or seriousinjury.2) Operations such as sanding,wire brushing, polishing are notrecommended to be performedwith this power tool. Operationsfor which the power tool was notdesigned may create a hazard andcause personal injury.3) Do not use accessories whichare not specifically designed andrecommended by the toolmanufacturer. Just because theaccessory can be attached to yourpower tool, it does not assure safeoperation.4) The rated speed of the accessorymust be at least equal to themaximum speed marked on thepower tool. Accessories runningfaster than their RATED SPEEDcan break and fly apart.