Parkside PTS 500 A1 - Manual (Page 55)

55 GB/MT
Safety notices specific to the device Safety notices specific to the device / Start-up
Wear a dust mask!
Not approved for wet-grinding!
Approved tool diameter
Safety notices for grinding tools
a) General
Grinding tools are susceptible to breakage. There-
fore utmost care needs to be taken when handling
grinding tools. Using damaged or wrongly inserted
or clamped in grinding tools is dangerous and can
lead to severe injuries.
b) Handling, transport and storage
Grinding tools have to be handled and transported
with care. Grinding tools have to be stored in such
a way that they are not exposed to mechanical dam-
age or damaging environmental influences.
Avoid the danger of death from electric
shock:
Regularly check the condition of the device, mains
cable and the mains plug. Do not operate ap-
pliances with damaged parts of that description.
Never open the appliance. Damaged appliances,
mains cables or plugs main danger to life due to
electric shock. Always have repairs or parts ex-
changes carried out at the service centre or by
an electrician.
Do not operate the device whilst moist or in damp
environments.
When working outdoors, connect the device to
a earth leakage circuit breaker (ELCB) with a
max. tripping current of 30 mA. Only use exten-
sion leads approved for outdoor use.
Note: Always keep the mains cable away from
the sphere of the device and guide it to the back,
away from the device.
Start-up
Switching on and off
Switching on:
Pull the ON / OFF switch 6 towards the back
(see Fig. A).
Switching off:
Release the ON / OFF switch 6 .
Releasing the plunge blocker
Push the plunge blocker 1 towards the front
and keep it pressed.
Preselect cutting depth
Note: We recommend adjusting the cutting depth
at least 2 mm deeper than the thickness of the ma-
terial. This will result in a clean cut.
Release the quick release of the cutting depth
pre-selector
7 , adjust the desired cutting depth
at the scale 7 a and refit the quick release.
Fitting the guide fence
Release the screw of the guide fence 11 a at
the base plate 9 and insert the guide fence 11
into the guide fence fixture 10 . Retighten these
screws 11 a .
Handling the plunge saw
1. Put the machine onto the material and switch it on
as described in the chapter “Switching on and off”.
2. If necessary adjust the machine to the guide
fence 11 or a drawn line.