Operation – Ryobi P201 User Manual

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OPERATION

TWO-SPEED GEAR TRAIN

See Figure 7.
The drill has a two-speed gear train designed for drilling or
driving at

LOW (1) or HIGH (2) speeds. A slide switch is lo-

cated on top of the drill to select either

LOW (1) or HIGH (2)

speed. When using drill in the

LOW (1) speed range, speed

will decrease and unit will have more power and torque.
When using drill in the

HIGH (2) speed range, speed will

increase and unit will have less power and torque. Use

LOW

(1) speed for high power and torque applications and HIGH
(2) speed for fast drilling or driving applications.

MAGNETIC BIT HOLDER

See Figure 8.
The magnetic bit holder extends the reach of the bit and holds
the bit and screws until you are ready to drive them. Storage
for the bit holder is located on the front of the tool’s base.

INTERNAL SPINDLE LOCK

The internal spindle lock allows the user single-handed
control of chuck adjustments and bit changes. Squeezing
the chuck body stops the chuck jaws from turning. For bit
changes and chuck adjustments, squeeze the chuck body
and turn.

INSTALLING BITS

See Figure 9.
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Lock the switch trigger by placing the direction of

rotation selector in the center position.

Open or close the chuck jaws to a point where the open-

ing is slightly larger than the bit size you intend to use.
Also, raise the front of the drill slightly to keep the bit from
falling out of the chuck jaws.

Insert the drill bit.

Tighten the chuck jaws on the drill bit.

WARNING:

Make sure to insert the drill bit straight into the chuck
jaws. Do not insert the drill bit into the chuck jaws at
an angle then tighten, as shown in figure 10. This could
cause the drill bit to be thrown from the drill, resulting
in possible serious personal injury or damage to the
chuck.

Rotate the chuck clockwise to tighten the chuck jaws
securely on the bit.

NOTE: Rotate the chuck body in the direction of the ar-
row marked

LOCK to tighten the chuck jaws. Do not use

a wrench to tighten or loosen the chuck jaws.

Fig. 7

LOW

SPEED

HIGH

SPEED

TWO SPEED

GEAR TRAIN (HIGH-LOW)

Fig. 8

Fig. 9

RELEASE

(UNLOCK)

GRIP

(TIGHTEN)

CHUCK BODY

CHUCK

JAWS

DRILL BIT

MAGNETIC BIT

HOLDER

BIT HOLDER

STORAGE