Ryobi JS550L - Manual (Page 11)

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TRIGGER
SWITCH
LOCK-ON BUTTON WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with your tool to make you care-
less. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is
sufficient to inflict severe injury.
WARNING:
Always wear safety goggles or safety glasses with side
shields when operating this tool. Failure to do so could
result in objects being thrown into your eyes, resulting in
possible serious injury.
APPLICATIONS
You may use the jig saw for the purposes listed below:
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Sawing non-ferrous metal, sheet steel, wood, plastic,
and similar materials.
SWITCH
See Figure 4.
To turn the saw ON, depress the trigger switch. Release
trigger switch to turn the saw OFF.
LOCK-ON BUTTON
See Figure 4.
The saw is equipped with a lock-on feature, which is conve-
nient when continuous cutting for extended periods of time
is required. To lock-on, depress the trigger switch, push
in and hold the lock-on button located on the side of the
handle, then release trigger switch. Release lock-on button
and your saw will continue running.
To release the lock, depress the trigger switch and re-
lease.
If you have the lock-on feature engaged during use and your
saw becomes disconnected from power supply, disengage
the lock-on feature immediately.
WARNING:
Before connecting the saw to power supply, always
check to be sure it is not in lock-on position (depress
and release trigger switch). Failure to comply could result
in accidental starting and possible serious injury. Also,
do not lock the trigger on jobs where the saw may need
to be stopped suddenly.
OPERATION
Fig. 4