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OPERATION WARNING: Do not allow familiarity with tools to make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is sufficient to inflict serious injury. WARNING: Always remove battery pack from your tool when you are assembling parts, making adjustments, cleaning, or when not in use. Removing battery pack will prevent accidental starting that could cause serious personal injury. WARNING: Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to comply with ANSI Z87.1. Failure to do so could result in objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in possible serious injury. WARNING: Do not use any attachments or accessories not recommended by the manufacturer of this tool. The use of attachments or accessories not recommended can result in serious personal injury. APPLICATIONS You may use this tool for the following purposes: Driving long deck screws while building a deck Driving carriage bolts into deck posts Driving Tapcon® screws into block walls and concrete Driving screws into metal studs This product will accept Ryobi One+ 18 V lithium-ion battery packs and Ryobi One+ 18 V nickel-cadmium battery packs. For complete charging instructions, refer to the Operator's Manual for the battery packs and chargers for your models. BATTERY PROTECTION FEATURES Ryobi lithium-ion batteries are designed with features that protect the lithium-ion cells and maximize battery life. If the tool stops during use, release the trigger to reset and resume operation. If the tool still does not work, the battery needs to be recharged. TO INSTALL / REMOVE BATTERY PACK See Figure 2, page 11. To install the battery pack: Place the direction of rotation selector in the center position. Insert the battery pack into the product as shown. Make sure the latches on each side of the battery pack snap in place and that battery pack is secured in the product before beginning operation. To remove the battery pack: Depress the latches on each side of the battery pack. Remove the battery pack from the tool. WARNING: Battery tools are always in operating condition. Therefore, switch should always be locked when not in use or carrying at your side. SWITCH TRIGGER See Figure 3, page 11. To turn the tool ON, depress the switch trigger. To turn it OFF, release the switch trigger. VARIABLE SPEED See Figure 3, page 11. The switch trigger delivers higher speed with increased trigger pressure and lower speed with decreased trigger pressure. NOTE: You might hear a whistling or ringing noise from the switch during use. Do not be concerned; this is a normal part of the switch function. DIRECTION OF ROTATION SELECTOR (FORWARD/REVERSE/CENTER LOCK) See Figure 3, page 11. The direction of bit rotation is reversible and is controlled by a selector located above the switch trigger. With the impact driver held in normal operating position, the direction of rotation selector should be positioned to the left of the switch trigger for forward rotation. The direction is reversed when the selector is to the right of the switch trigger. CAUTION: To prevent gear damage, always allow coupler to come to a complete stop before changing the direction of rotation. To stop, release switch trigger and allow the coupler to come to a complete stop. 8 - English