Craftsman 315.114281 Operator's Manual

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10OPERATIONWARNING: Do not allow familiarity with tools tomake you careless. Remember that a carelessfraction of a second is sufficient to inflict seriousinjury.WARNING: Always wear safety goggles or safetyglasses with side shields when operating tools.Failure to do so could result in objects being throwninto your eyes, resulting in possible serious injury.WARNING: To prevent accidental starting thatcould cause serious personal injury, always removethe battery pack from the tool when assemblingparts.APPLICATIONSYou may use this tool for the following purposes: Sawing non-ferrous metal, sheet steel, wood, plastic,and similar materials Cutting wood surfaces Cutting thin sheet metal Cutting plastics and laminatesCAUTION: If at any point during the chargingprocess none of the LEDs are lit, remove the batterypack from the charger to avoid damaging theproduct. DO NOT insert another battery. Return thecharger and battery to your nearest service centerfor service or replacement.LED FUNCTIONS OF CHARGERLED WILL BE ON TO INDICATE STATUS OFCHARGER AND BATTERY PACK: Red LED on = Fast charging mode. Green LED on = Fully charged and in trickle chargemode. Green LED on = When battery pack is inserted intocharger, indicates hot battery pack or that battery packis out of or below normal temperature range. Yellow and Green LEDs on = Deeply discharged ordefective battery pack. No LED on = Defective charger or battery pack.CHARGING THE BATTERY PACKBattery packs for this tool are shipped in a low chargecondition to prevent possible problems. Therefore, youshould charge it until the green LED on the front of thecharger comes on.NOTE: Batteries will not reach full charge the first timethey are charged. Allow several cycles (operation followedby recharging) for them to become fully charged.CHARGING A COOL BATTERY PACKIf battery pack is below normal temperature range, thegreen LED on charger will come on. Allow battery pack toreach normal temperature, then the red LED will come on.NOTE: If the charger does not charge the battery packunder normal circumstances, return both the batterypack and charger to your nearest Sears Repair Center forelectrical check. Charge the battery pack only with the charger provided. Make sure the power supply is normal householdvoltage, 120 volts, 60 Hz, AC only. Connect the charger to the power supply. Place the battery pack in the charger aligning raised ribon the battery pack with the groove in the charger. SeeFigure 2. Press down on the battery pack to be sure contacts onthe battery pack engage properly with contacts in thecharger. Normally the red LED on charger will come on. Thisindicates the charger is in fast charging mode. Red LED should remain on for approximately 1 hourthen the green LED will come on. Green LED onindicates battery pack is fully charged and charger is inmaintenance charge mode.NOTE: The green LED will remain on until the batterypack is removed from the charger or charger isdisconnected from the power supply. If both yellow and green LEDs come on, this indicatesa deeply discharged or defective battery pack. Allowthe battery pack to remain in the charger for 15 to30 minutes. When the battery pack reaches normalvoltage range, the red LED should come on. If thered LED does not come on after 30 minutes, thismay indicate a defective battery pack and should bereplaced. After normal usage, a minimum of 1 hour of chargingtime is required to fully recharge battery pack. The battery pack will become slightly warm to thetouch while charging. This is normal and does notindicate a problem. Do not place the charger and battery pack in an areaof extreme heat or cold. They will work best at normalroom temperature.NOTE: The charger and battery pack should be placedin a location where the temperature is more than 50°Fbut less than 100°F. When batteries become fully charged, unplug thecharger from power supply and remove the batterypack.