Dust Collector; Mains Connection - Metabo UK 290 Instructions D'utilisation Originales

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7. Lift machine at the rear and fold
down the rear legs.
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8. Swing rear lock screws (47) into
stop position. Loosen if necessary.
9. Tighten the rear lock screws hand-
tight, to securely clamp the legs in
their stop position.
10. Compensate for any unevenness in
the floor with the adjustable foot (48).
Assembly
A
Danger!
Riving knife and blade guard are part
of the safety devices and must be cor-
rectly installed for a safe operation.
Adjusting the riving knife
3
Note:
The riving knife has been cor-
rectly set at the factory. Readjustment
prior to initial operation is only required
should the riving knife have become mis-
adjusted in transit.
1. Raise saw blade fully.
2. To check the riving knife alignment:
 distance between the saw blade's
outer edge and the riving knife
must be 3 – 5 mm.
Only when realignment of the riving knife
is necessary:
3. Loosen removable table section (49)
and remove from table.
49
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4. Loosen screws (50) holding the riv-
ing knife bracket.
51
52
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To set the distance to the saw blade:
5. Move riving knife (51) into upper or
lower position:
 Upper position: for parting cuts
48
the riving knife must project over
the saw blade.
 Lower position: for grooving and
set-in work.
6. Tighten screws (50) of the riving
knife bracket.
7. Loosen Allen head screw (52) (to do
so, turn Allen head screw clock-
wise!) and align riving knife: the dis-
tance between the outer edge of the
saw blade and riving knife must be 3
- 5 mm.
8. Tighten Allen head screw (52) (to do
so, turn Allen head screw counter-
clockwise!).
Blade guard installation
1. Raise saw blade fully.
2. Push blade guard (54) on the riving
knife (55).
3. Secure blade guard in place by
tightening the lock lever (53).
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6.2

Dust Collector

A
Danger!
Some types of wood dust (e.g. beech,
oak, ash) may cause cancer when
inhaled. Use suitable dust collector
when working in enclosed spaces.
The dust collector must meet the fol-
lowing requirements:
 hoses to fit outer diameter of dust
extraction ports (blade guard 
38 mm; chip case 58/43 mm);
 air flow volume
50
54
55

3
460 m /h;
 vacuum at dust extraction port of

saw 530 Pa;
 air speed at dust extraction port

of saw 20 m/ s.
The dust extraction ports are located at
the chip case assembly and at the saw
blade guard.
Follow the Operating Instructions sup-
plied with the dust collector as well!
Operation without a dust collector is only
possible:
 outdoors;
 for short-term operation 
(up to a maximum of 30 minutes);
 when wearing a dust respirator.
A
Danger!
By the revolving motion of the saw
blade saw dust is blown from the chip
case.
A
Caution!
The dust extraction port must not be
blocked by objects.
6.3

Mains Connection

B
Danger! High voltage

Operate this machine only in a
dry environment.

Operate machine only on a power
source meeting the following
requirements (see also "Techni-
cal Specifications"):
 outlets properly installed,
earthed, and tested;
 mains voltage and system fre-
quency conform to the voltage
and frequency shown on the
machine´s name plate;
 fuse protection by a residual
current operated device (RCD)
of 30 mA sensitivity;
 system impedance Z
interconnection point (house
service connection) 0.35 Ohm
maximum;
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Note: 
Check with your local Electric-
ity Board or electrician if in doubt
whether your house service connec-
tion meets these requirements.

Make sure that the power supply
cable is out of the way, so that it
does not interfere with the work
and can not be damaged.

Protect the power supply cable
from heat, aggressive liquids and
sharp edges.

Use only rubber-jacketed exten-
sion cables of sufficient lead
at the
max