DeWalt DCS785 Guide D'utilisation page 13

To cut through an existing pencil line on a piece of wood, turn on the CUTLINE™ worklight
using the XPS on switch (not with the main trigger), then pull down on the operating
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handle 2 to bring the saw blade close to the wood. The shadow of the blade will appear
on the wood. This shadow line represents the material that the blade will remove when
performing a cut. To correctly locate your cut to the pencil line, align the pencil line with the
edge of the blade's shadow. Keep in mind that you may have to adjust the miter or bevel
angles in order to match the pencil line exactly.
Your saw is equipped with a battery monitoring feature. The CUTLINE™ worklight begins
to flash when the battery is near the end of its useful charge and/or when the battery is
too hot. Charge the battery prior to continuing cutting applications. Refer to Charging
a Battery under Important Safety Instructions for All Battery Chargers for battery
charging instructions.
Miter Control (Fig. A)
The miter lock lever and miter detent latch allow you to miter your saw to 60 ° right and 50 °
left. To miter the saw, lift the miter lock handle
move the miter arm to the angle desired on the miter scale
pointer 31 . Push down on the miter lock lever to lock the miter arm in place.
Assembling the Base Extensions (Fig. E)

WARNING: Base extensions must be assembled to both sides of the saw's base before
using the saw.
1. The extension 32 should be oriented as shown in Figure E, sliding fully into the
U‑shaped supports.
2. Clamp the extension's rods against the miter saw base by inserting the extension
screw entirely through and the clamp.
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3. Repeat steps 1 through 3 on the other side.
Bench Mounting (Fig. A)
Mounting holes 5 are provided in all 4 feet to facilitate bench mounting, as shown in Figure A.
(Two different‑sized holes are provided to accommodate different sizes of screws. Use either
hole, it is not necessary to use both.) Always mount your saw firmly to a stable surface to
prevent movement. To enhance the tool's portability, it can be mounted to a piece of 1/2"
(12.7 mm) or thicker plywood which can then be clamped to your work support or moved to
other job sites and reclamped.
nOTE: If you elect to mount your saw to a piece of plywood, make sure that the mounting
screws don't protrude from the bottom of the wood. The plywood must sit flush on the work
support. When clamping the saw to any work surface, clamp only on the clamping bosses
where the mounting screw holes are located. Clamping at any other point will surely interfere
with the proper operation of the saw.

CAUTION: To prevent binding and inaccuracy, be sure the mounting surface is not
warped or otherwise uneven. If the saw rocks on the surface place a thin piece of material
under one saw foot until the saw sits firmly on the mounting surface.
Assembling the Stabilizer Bar (Fig. F)
Your saw includes one base stabilizer 14
the stabilizer into the holes in the back of the unit. Move the stabilizer in or out until it contacts
the work surface. Then tighten the screws
Changing or Installing a New Saw Blade (Fig. A, G)

WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, turn tool off, and remove
the battery pack before transporting, making any adjustments, cleaning,
repairing, or removing/installing attachments or accessories. An accidental
start‑up can cause injury.

CAUTION:
• Never depress the spindle lock button while the blade is under power or coasting.
• Do not cut ferrous metal (containing iron or steel) or masonry or fiber cement product
with this miter saw.
Removing the Blade (Fig. A, G)
1. Remove battery pack 3 from the saw.
2. Lock the head in the down position, using the head lock knob
way forward on the rails. Lock the rail lock knob
3. Depress the spindle lock button 36
the lock engages.
4. Using your finger, pivot the blade bolt plate
5. Keeping the spindle lock button depressed and the blade bolt plate pushed out of the
way, use the blade wrench to loosen blade bolt. (Turn clockwise, left‑hand threads).
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Remove the blade bolt.
6. Raise the head to the upper position to remove the blade. To do so, unlock the head lock
knob and allow the head to raise slowly. Once the head is fully raised, rotate the lower
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guard as far as possible to access the blade.

WARNING: Be careful when moving the head to the upper position and rotating the
lower guard as the blade, blade adaptor, and outer clamp washer may shift when
rotating the head.
7. Proceed to remove the outer clamp washer, blade adaptor and saw blade.
Installing a Blade (Fig. A, G)
1. Remove battery pack from the saw.
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2. Raise the head to the upper position, with the head lock knob
way forward on the rails. Lock the rail lock knob
possible.
7 , squeeze the miter detent latch
9 as shown at the miter scale
. This must be installed before using your saw. Insert
in the base to fasten the stabilizer.
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19 . Slide the head all the
30 .
while carefully rotating the saw blade by hand until
38 to gain access to the blade bolt head
. Slide the head all the
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30 . Raise the lower guard
3. Place the blade
outer clamp washer
direction on guard plate.
4. Slowly rotate the head into the down position and lock in place using the head lock knob.

WARNING: Be careful when moving the head to the lower position as the blade, blade
adaptor, and outer clamp washer may shift when rotating the head.
5. Depress the spindle lock button
the lock engages.
6. Using your finger, pivot the blade bolt plate
7. Keeping the spindle lock button depressed and the blade bolt plate pushed out of the
way, use the blade wrench
hand threads).
Miter Scale Adjustment (Fig. A, H)
Unlock the miter lock handle
8 and
the 0 ° miter position. Do not lock the miter lock handle. Place a square against the saw's
fence and blade, as shown. (Do not touch the tips of the blade teeth with the square. To do
so will cause an inaccurate measure ment.) If the saw blade is not exactly perpendicular to
the fence 12 , loosen the four miter scale screws
miter lock handle and the scale left or right until the blade is perpendicular to the fence, as
measured with the square. Retighten the four screws. Pay no attention to the reading of the
miter pointer at this time.
Miter Pointer Adjustment (Fig. A)
Unlock the miter lock handle
lock handle unlocked, squeeze the miter detent latch
place as you rotate the miter arm to zero. Observe the miter pointer
shown in Figure A. If the pointer does not indicate exactly zero, loosen the miter pointer
screw 27 holding the pointer in place, reposition the pointer and tighten the screw.
Bevel Square to Table (Fig. A, I, J)
To align the blade square to the table
down pin 19 . Place a square against the blade, ensuring the square is not on top of a tooth.
Loosen the bevel lock knob
the 0 ° bevel adjustment screw
is at 0 ° bevel to the table.
Bevel Pointer (Fig. J)
If the bevel pointer
move the pointer as necessary. Ensure the 0 ° bevel is correct and the bevel pointers are set
before adjusting any other bevel angle screws.
Adjusting the Bevel Stop to 45 ° Left or Right (Fig. A, J)
nOTE: Adjust the bevel angles only after performing the 0 ° bevel angle and bevel
pointer adjustment.
To adjust the right 45 ° bevel angle, loosen the bevel lock knob
rotate 90 ° (either clockwise or counterclockwise) and let go for the spring loaded pin to lock
in to override the 0 ° bevel stop. When the saw is fully to the right, if the bevel pointer does not
indicate exactly 45 °, turn the left 45 ° bevel adjustment screw
until the bevel pointer indicates 45 °.
To adjust the left 45 ° bevel stop, first loosen the bevel lock knob and tilt the head to the left. If
the bevel pointer does not indicate exactly 45 °, turn the right 45 ° bevel adjustment screw
until the bevel pointer
Adjusting the Bevel Stop to 22.5 ° (or 33.9 °)
nOTE: Adjust the bevel angles only after performing the 0 ° bevel angle and bevel
pointer adjustment.
• To set the left 22.5 ° bevel angle, flip out the left 22.5 ° bevel pawl
lock knob 13 and tilt the head fully to the left. If the bevel pointer does not indicate
exactly 22.5 °, turn the crown adjustment screw
wrench until the bevel pointer reads 22.5 °.
• To adjust the right 22.5 ° bevel angle, flip out the right 22.5 ° bevel pawl. Loosen the bevel
lock knob and pull the 0 ° bevel stop and rotate 90 degrees to override the 0 ° bevel stop.
When the saw is fully to the right, if the bevel pointer does not indicate exactly 22.5 °, turn
the crown adjustment screw contacting the pawl with a 7/16" wrench until the bevel
pointer indicates exactly 22.5 °.
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Fence Adjustment (Fig. A)
In order that the saw can bevel to many bevel positions, one of the fences may have to be
adjusted to provide clearance. To adjust each fence, loosen the fence adjustment knob
and slide the fence outward. Make a dry run with the saw turned off and check for clearance.
Adjust the fence to be as close to the blade as practical to provide max imum workpiece
support, without interfering with arm up and down movement. Tighten the fence adjustment
knob securely. When the bevel operations are complete, don't forget to relocate the fence.
For certain cuts, it may be desirable to bring the fences closer to the blade. To use this feature,
back the fence adjustment knobs out two turns and move the fences closer to the blade past
the normal limit, then tighten the fence adjustment knobs to keep the fences in this location.
When using this feature, make a dry cut first to ensure the blade does not contact the fences.
nOTE: The tracks of the fences can become clogged with sawdust. If you notice that they are
becoming clogged, use a brush or some low pressure air to clear the guide grooves.
6 as far as
39 on the spindle, followed by the blade adaptor
. Make sure to match the arrow direction on blade with the arrow
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36 while carefully rotating the saw blade by hand until
38 to gain access for the blade bolt
37 to firmly tighten blade bolt. (Turn counterclockwise, left‑
7 and swing the miter arm until the miter latch
10 that hold the miter scale and move the
7 to move the miter arm to the zero position. With the miter
8 and allow the miter latch to snap into
18 , lock the arm in the down position with the lock
13 and ensure the arm is firmly against the 0 ° bevel stop. Rotate
42 with the 1/2" blade wrench as necessary so that the blade
43 does not indicate zero, loosen the screw
43 reads 45 °.
contacting the pawl with a 7/16"
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English
56 and then the
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8 locks it at
31 and miter scale 9
44 that holds it in place and
13 and pull the 0 ° bevel stop,
45 with the 1/2" blade wrench
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(Fig. A, J)
47 . Loosen the bevel
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