Operating modes

  • Adapt the cutting depth to the thickness of the workpiece. A space of less than the height of one full tooth should be visible under the workpiece.

Push the slider (36) to set the required cutting depth (material thickness + tooth height of the saw blade) on the cutting depth scale (10).

The cutting depth indicator (7) shows the cutting depth when using a Bosch guide rail. When sawing without a guide rail, the cutting depth value increases by the thickness of a Bosch guide rail.

Place the power tool on a level surface, so that the base plate (8) is fully supported.
Loosen the wing bolts (13) and (16). Swivel the saw to the side. Set the required mitre/bevel angle on the scale (11). Retighten the wing bolts (13) and (16). Note: Do not exert any force on the auxiliary handle (4) or the saw itself. If this is not adhered to, different mitre/bevel angles can be set unintentionally with the wing bolts (13) and (16). This means that the base plate (8) will no longer lay flat on the surface of the FSN guide rail.
If you tighten both wing bolts at the same time, it may be necessary to support the saw from the bottom of the auxiliary handle (4). When doing this, do not exert any force on the auxiliary handle (4) or the saw itself to prevent different settings from being implemented.
If the settings have nonetheless turned out to be different, loosen both wing bolts (13) and (16) again. Then set the mitre/bevel angle again as described previously.

The saw can be set to a mitre/bevel angle of -1° or +47°. To do this, when swivelling, also press the button (14) for a mitre/bevel angle of -1° or a mitre/bevel angle of +47°.

Note: When making mitre cuts, the cutting depth is less than the value shown on the cutting depth scale (10).

Note: The maximum mitre/bevel angle and the maximum cutting depth are optimised for the use of a Bosch guide rail.

Note: Using the screws for fine adjustment (48) and (49), you can reset the angle for the mitre/bevel cut, e.g. after an impact.

Cutting without a guide rail: For 45° cuts without a guide rail, the cutting depth should be no more than (10) 40 mm to ensure the angle accuracy and the cutting quality.

The 0° cut mark (33) indicates the position of the saw blade when making a 0° cut – when used with or without a guide rail.
The 45° cut mark (32) indicates the position of the saw blade when making a 45° cut – when used without a guide rail.

Note: The plunge markings (35) indicate where the saw blade plunges into the workpiece when used with a guide rail.