In order to achieve an even height
- Fix a guide line at the required height.
- Cut evenly over this guide line.
Take care to have a secure and safe standing position
when working with your hedge shears in order to avoid
slipping and injury. Always keep the shearing blades
away from your body.
Optimum safety
The 5 special features two-hand safety switch, quick
blade stop, protective cover, blade safety rail and im-
pact protector (only GHSI 5555) are fitted to provide
the hedge trimmer with optimum safety features.
Attention!
If you find out that safety functions, such as
the 2-switch mechanism or the safety stop, are
not functioning while working with the hedge
shears, immediately cease working and take
the machine to a specialised shop for repairing.
Two-hand safety switch
To switch the hedge shears on the bar switch in the
handle (A) and the grip switch of the bow-type handle (B)
must be pushed down. To switch the device off let go of
both switches. The motor already stops if one of the two
switches is released.
Quick blade stop
In order to avoid injuries through cuts, the blade will
stop in max. 0.5 sec. when one of the two switches is
released.
Blade safety rail
The cutting blade set back from the blade housing reduc-
es the risk of injuries due to unintentional body contact.
Impact protector (only GHSI 5555)
The extended guide rail prevents unpleasant shocks
(blade recoil) being transmitted to the operator due to
impact with solid objects (wall, ground etc.).
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Storing the trimmer after use
The hedge shears must be stored such that there is
no danger of injuries being caused to persons by the
cutting blades!
Important note: The shearing blades should be cleaned
after each use.(see also Section Maintenance).This
will considerably increase the service life of the device.
Please use a lubricator that is not harmful to the envi-
ronment , e. g. our service spray. Then put the shears in
their case with the cutting blades first.
Repair service
Repairs to electric power tools should only be carried out
by specialist electrical personnnel.
Waste disposal and environmental protection
If your device should become useless somewhere in the
future or you do not need it any longer, do not dispose
of the device together with your domestic refuse, but
dispose of it in an environmentally friendly manner.
Please dispose of the device itself at an according
collecting/recycling point. By doing so, plastic and met-
al parts can be separated and recycled. Information
concerning the disposal of materials and devices are
available from your local administration.
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