Working With The Garden Shredder - ATIKA ALF Serie Manual Original

Retaining basket
The integrated retaining basket is equipped with a locking
lever and a safety cut-out device.

Power off the device before attaching or removing the re-
taining basket.
 Retaining basket locked and fixed connected to
the device.
 Retaining basket unlocked and disconnected
from the device. The device cannot be powered
up.

When the retaining basket is unlocked while the
device is operating the device is automatically
cut out. The LED goes out.

Working with the garden shredder

 Choose a working position alongside the equipment or
behind it. Never stand near the ejection opening.
 Provide a safe standing position and keep at any time the
balance. Do not lean forward. When placing material into the
shredder, always stand on the same level as the machine.
 Always keep away from the ejection area when starting the
machine.
Longer material that is protruding from the device

could spring back when it is drawn in by the blades!
Observe safety distance!
 Never reach into the filling or ejection opening.
 Keep your face and body away from the filling opening.
 Never place hands, other parts of the body or clothing into
the filler funnel, ejection channel or in the vicinity of other
moving parts.
 Check before powering the device up that:
no material residues are in the filling hopper,

 the retaining basket is locked.
 Do not tilt or transport the machine (relocation) while the
motor is running.
 Make sure that the motor is free from waste material and
other material accumulation to protect it against damage and
to prevent fire.
 When filling, be careful that no pieces of metal, stones,
bottles or other objects unintended for processing, enter the
filling hopper.
 Power off the device before attaching or removing the re-
taining basket.
 Immediately switch off the equipment and allow it to come to
a stop, if foreign objects enter the filling hopper or if the
equipment starts to make unusual noises or vibrates.
Remove the mains plug and carry out the following checks:
inspect for damage,

 replace or repair damaged parts,
check the equipment and tighten loose parts.

You must not repair the equipment yourself if you are
unauthorized to do so.

What can I shred?
Yes:

all types of branches up to a max. diameter, depending on
wood species and freshness.
 withered garden refuse which has lain a number of days.

Only shred in alternation with branches.
No:

glass, metal, plastic, plastic bags, stones, cloth, roots with
soil

refuse which does not have a solid consistency, e. g. kitchen
waste

Special tips on shredding:
 Always fill the material to be
shredded into the filling hopper
from the right.
 Branches, twigs and wood should
be broken down immediately after
they have been cut
 material of this kinds gets very
hard when it is dry, and the maximum allowed branch
diameter to be processed has to be reduced.
 Remove any side shoots from branches with a large number
of twigs.

How to shred garden waste with hight water content and a
tendency to clog
 to prevent the machine from clogging, alternate waste
with wood containing material.
 Do not allow the shredded material to pile up too high in the
area of the ejection opening. This can lead to shredded
material blocking the ejection channel, and backing up to the
filler opening. Empty the retaining basket on a regular basis.
 Clean out the filler opening and ejection channel thoroughly if
the machine becomes blocked. Before doing this, switch the
motor off and disconnect the machine from the mains power
supply.
 Please do not exceed the maximum branch diameter
specified (cutting fresh wood) for your appliance ( see
"Technical data"). Depending on the wood's nature and
freshness the maximum branch diameter the machine can
process may be smaller.
 The cutter automatically draws the shredding material into
the machine through the slow rotation of the cutting rollers.
 Automatic switch-over in the direction of rotation:
If the unit suddenly clogs, the blades may start to turn in the
opposite direction and push the shredded material back out.
 Switch off unit
 Wait until the blades come to a standstill
 Switch unit back on and use material which is easier to
process.
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