Do not allow familiarity
WARNING!
with products to make you careless.
Remember that a careless fraction of a
second is sufficient to inflict serious injury.
Always wear eye
WARNING!
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.
Do not use any
WARNING!
attachments or accessories not
recommended by the manufacturer or retailer
of this product. The use of attachments or
accessories not recommended can result in
serious personal injury.
Before each use, inspect the entire product
for damaged, missing, or loose parts such
as screws, nuts, bolts, caps, etc. Tighten
securely all fasteners and caps and do
not operate this product until all missing or
damaged parts are replaced.
INTENDED USE
The trimmer is intended for cutting weed,
grass or similar soft vegetation in areas that
are hard to reach, e.g. under bushes, on
slopes and edges. Do not use trimmer to
work on unusually thick, dry or wet grass, e.g.,
pasture grass, or to shred leaves.
This product is intended for private domestic
use only, not for any commercial trade use. It
must not be used for any purposes other than
those described.
For complete charging instructions, see the
Operator's Manuals for your battery pack and
charger.
TO INSTALL BATTERY PACK
See Figure 12, page iv
■ Align the tongue of the battery pack with
the cavity in the trimmer housing.
■ Grasp the line trimmer firmly.
OPERATION
■ Push the battery pack into the handle until
the latch locks into place.
■ Do not use force when inserting the battery
pack. It should slide into position and "click".
TO REMOVE BATTERY PACK
See Figure 13, page iv
■ Press the release button on the battery
pack.
■ Grasp the trimmer firmly, and pull the
battery pack out of the handle.
STARTING/STOPPING THE LINE TRIMMER
See Figure 14, page v
■ To start the line trimmer, squeeze the safety
switch and press the power switch.
■ To stop the line trimmer, release the power
switch.
ADVANCING LINE AUTOMATICALLY
NOTE: The trimmer is equipped with an
auto-feed head. Bumping the head to try to
advance the line will damage the trimmer and
void the warranty.
■ With the trimmer running, release the safety
switch.
■ Wait two seconds, and press the safety
switch.
NOTE: The line will extend with each stop
and start of the safety switch until the line
reaches the length of the safety guard cut-off
blade.
■ Resume trimming.
ADVANCING THE LINE MANUALLY
See Figure 15, page v
■ Remove the battery pack.
■ Push the advance button located on the
spool head while pulling on line to manually
advance the line. The lines will advance and
stop. Push the button again to advance more
line.
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