Black and Decker EASYFEED LSTE523 Manual De Instrucciones página 40

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f The handle should be adjusted so that your front arm
is straight when the trimmer is in the working position.
HEIGHT ADJUSTMENT
Caution! Adjust the length of the trimmer to obtain
proper working positions shown in Figures J - J3.
f The overall height of the trimmer can be adjusted by
loosening the collar (7) and rotating it in the direction
of the arrow shown in Fig. I.
f Move the upper housing straight up or down. When
the desired height is achieved, tighten the collar by
rotating it opposite of the direction shown in Fig. I.
RELEASING THE CUTTING LINE
In transit, the cutting line is taped to the spool housing.
f Remove the tape holding the cutting line to the spool
housing.
OPERATION
Warning! Always use proper eye protection that
conforms to ANSI Z87.1 (CAN/CSA Z94.3) while operating
this appliance.
Warning! Remove the battery before making any
assembly, adjustments, or changing accessories. Such
preventive safety measures reduce the risk of starting the
trimmer accidentally.
Caution! Before you begin trimming, only use the
appropriate type of cutting line.
Caution! Inspect area to be trimmed and remove any
wire, cord, or string-like objects which could become
entangled in the rotating line or spool. Be particularly
careful to avoid any wire which might be bent outwardly
into the path of the appliance, such as barbs at the base of
a chain link fence.
SWITCHING ON AND OFF
f To switch the appliance on, push the lock off button
(2), and squeeze the trigger (1).
f To switch the appliance off, release the variable speed
trigger.
OPERATING THE TRIMMER
f With the unit on, angle unit and slowly swing the trimmer
side to side as shown in Fig. J.
f Maintain a cutting angle of 5° to 10° as shown in
Fig. J1. Do not exceed 10° (Fig. J2). Cut with the tip
of the line. To keep distance from hard surfaces use
edge guide (10).
f Maintain a minimum distance of 24" (609.6 mm)
between the guard and your feet as shown in Fig. J3.
To acheive this distance adjust the overall height of
the trimmer as shown in Fig. I.
EASYFEED BUTTON
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The EASYFEED feature allows you to advance the
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length of cutting line available while trimming.
f To extend the cutting line, fully depress the
EASYFEED button (4) while trimming
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and then release (Fig. K).
NOTE: The trimmer will stop cutting when the
EASYFEED button is pressed and will resume cutting
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when released.
f For maximum line length, press the button multiple
times until you hear the cutting line hitting the guard.
NOTE: Do not continue to press the EASYFEED
once the maximum length is reached. This will result in
overfeeding and will consume string quickly.
CONVERT TO EDGING MODE
Warning! The wheeled edge guide should only be used
when in the edging mode.
The trimmer can be used in trimming mode or edging mode to
trim overhanging grass along lawn edges and flower beds.
For edging, the trimmer head should be in the position shown
in Fig. M. If it is not:
f Remove the battery from the trimmer.
f Grasp the flip-to-edge collar (8) and push down as
shown in part 1 of Fig. L.
f Rotate the flip-to-edge collar 180° counterclockwise as
shown in part 2, until the handle snaps back into the
upper half of the trimmer.
f To return to trimming position, pull the flipto-edge
collar down and rotate the head clockwise back to its
original position.
NOTE: You will experience faster than normal cutting
line wear if the trimmer line is positioned directly over the
sidewalk or abrasive surface.
EDGING
Warning! When being used as an Edger, stones, pieces
of metal and other objects can be thrown out at high speed
by the line. The trimmer and guard are designed to reduce
the danger. However, MAKE SURE that other persons and
pets are at least 100 feet (30m) away.
Optimum cutting results are achieved on edges deeper than
2" (50 mm).
f Do not use this trimmer to create trenches.
f Using the edging wheel (10), guide the trimmer as
shown in Fig. M.
f Position the edging wheel on the edge of the sidewalk
or abrasive surface so the cutting line is over the
button
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