Black & Decker CLMA4820L2, Manual

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ENGLISH (Original instructions)
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ENGLISH (Original instructions)
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Place the handles in operating position, see “Attaching
lower handle” section.
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Run the cable up the front of the lower and upper handles.
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pull back the cable restraint.
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Slide the motor cable under the clip and ensure it is fully
held in place by the restraint.
Bagging
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Ensure the side discharge attachment (27) (fig. M) and the
mulching insert (26) (fig. L) are removed from the mower
before bagging.
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Lift the rear door cover (9) and place the grass collection
bag (8) onto the mower so the bag hooks (24) rest on the
lugs (25) as shown in figure K. Then lower the rear door
cover.
Mulching
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Ensure the side discharge attachment (27) and the collec-
tion bag (8) are not attached.
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Lift the rear door cover (9) and slide the mulching insert
(26) fully into the mower as shown in figure L.
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ensure the rear door cover fully closes before turning
mower on.
Side discharge
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Ensure the collection bag (8) is removed.
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Lift the rear flap (9) and slide the mulching insert (26) fully
into the mower as shown in figure L.
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Lift the side flap (28) and hook side discharge attachment
(27) onto the mower as shown in figure M.
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Release the side flap and ensure the attachment holds in
place before turning mower on as shown in the insert of
figure M.
Operation
Warning! Let the mower work at its own pace. Do not
overload.
Adjusting handle height (fIg. N)
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Open both lower-handle attachment levers (6).
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Adjust the handle so the arrow (18) on the base of the
mower lines up with 1, 2, or 3 on the base of the handle
(19). ensure the handle is set to the same number on both
sides of the mower.
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Close both levers and ensure the handle is firmly latched.
Adjusting mower height (fIg. O)
The height of cut is adjusted by the central cut height adjust
lever, there are 7 positions to choose from.
Note: If you are not sure which height to cut, begin mowing
with the height adjustment lever (7) in position 7 and adjust
the height down as needed, as shown in figure O.
To set the height of cut:
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Pull the mower height adjustment lever out of the locking
notch.
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Move the lever towards the rear of the appliance to lower
the height of cut.
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Move the lever towards the front of the appliance to raise
the height of cut.
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Push the height adjustment lever into one of the 7 locking
notches.
Safety key
Warning! In order to prevent accidental start-up or unauthor-
ized use of your cordless Mower, a removable safety key (29)
has been incorporated into the design of your mower. The
mower will be completely disabled when the safety key has
been removed from the mower.
Note: The safety key has a hole in the centre to allow for
storage on a nail, out of the reach of children. Do not tether
safety key to mower.
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Insert safety key (29) into the switch housing until it is fully
seated inside housing as shown in figure P. The mower is
now operational.
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Your mower is equipped with a special on-off switch box.
To operate the mower, push the button (30) on the switch
box (1), then pull the bail handle (2) to the handlebar as
shown in figure Q.
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To turn the mower off, just release the bail handle.
Warning! Never attempt to lock a switch or bail handle in the
on position.
Note: Once the bail handle has returned to the original posi-
tion it will activate the “Automatic braking Mechanism”. The
motor is electrically braked and the mower blade will stop
rotating in 3 seconds or less.
Mower overload
To prevent damage due to overload conditions, do not try to
remove too much grass at one time. Slow down your cutting
pace, or raise the cut height.
EdgeMax™
EdgeMax™ (13) allows you to cut grass right up to the edge of
a wall or fence (fig. R).
EdgeMax™ allows you to accurately cut grass right up to the
edge of your lawn (fig. R1).
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With the lawn mower parallel to the edge of your lawn,
push the lawn mower along the edge of the lawn. ensure
that the EdgeMax™ is slightly over the edge of your lawn
(fig. R1).
Note: When the side discharge attachment is attached
EdgeMax™ can only be used on the right side of the mower.
Auto sense
TM
Technology
Auto sense
TM
Technology determines the thickness of grass
and makes power adjustments accordingly. For thicker grass,
the mowers kick into high power while in lighter grass, the
mowers lower the power output to conserve battery life and
extend runtime
Storage
Warning! Rotating blade can cause serious injury. Release
bail handle (2) to turn mower off, remove safety key, and re-
move battery before lifting, transporting, or storing the mower.
Store in a dry place.
Warning! To avoid being pinched, keep fingers away from
area between handles when folding down handles.
Warning! Make sure cord does not become stretched or
pinched in the joints of the handles during folding. This can
cause damage to the cord.
The handle of the mower can be easily folded down for quick
and convenient storage.