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Hold the metal shaft and rotate the lower housing
180° as shown in Fig. L.
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Turn the collar back until tight.
Note: The metal shaft and housing will only rotate in one
direction.
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To return to the trimming position, loosen the lock
collar and rotate the lower housing back 180° and
retightening the collar.
Edging (Fig. M)
Optimum cutting results are achieved on edges deeper
than 50mm. Do not use this trimmer to create trenches.
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Using the edging wheel (7) or the wire guard, guide
the trimmer as shown in Fig. M.
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Position the edging wheel on the edge of the
pavement or abrasive surface so the cutting line is
over the grass or dirt area to be edged.
Note: The Auto Feed System may not operate correctly if
wheeled edge guide is not used.
Note: You will experience faster than normal cutting line
wear if the edging wheel is positioned too far from the
edge with the cutting line positioned over the pavement or
abrasive surface.
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To make a closer cut, slightly tilt the trimmer.
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Return to the trimming postion by loosening the lock
collar and rotating the lower housing back 180°. The
tool will lock in the trimmer position.
Cutting Line / Line Feeding
Your trimmer uses 1.65mm diameter, ROUND nylon
line. During use, the tips of the nylon lines will become
frayed and worn and the special self feeding spool will
automatically feed and trim a fresh length of line. Cutting
line will wear faster and require more feeding if the cutting
or edging is done along pavements or other abrasive
surfaces or heavier weeds are being cut. The advanced
automatic line feeding mechanism senses when more
cutting line is needed and feeds and trims the correct
length of line whenever it’s required. Do not bump trimmer
on ground in attempt to feed line or for any other purposes.
HELPFUL CUTTING TIPS
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Use the tip of the string to do the cutting; do not force
string head into uncut grass.
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Wire and fences cause extra string wear, even
breakage. Stone and brick walls, curbs, and wood
may wear string rapidly.
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Do not allow spool cap to drag on ground or other
surfaces.
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In long growth, cut from the top down and do not
exceed 300mm high.
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Keep trimmer tilted toward the area being cut; this is
the best cutting area.
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The trimmer cuts when passing the unit from the left
to right. This will avoid throwing debris at the operator.
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Avoid trees and shrubs. Tree bark, wood moldings,
siding, and fence posts can easily be damaged by the
string.
Replacing the spool (Fig. N, O, P, Q)
Warning!
To reduce the risk of serious personal
injury, turn unit off and disconnect it from power source
before making any adjustments or removing/installing
attachments or accessories. An accidental start-up can
cause injury.
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Depress the tabs (15) and remove the spool cap (25)
from the spool housing (16) in the trimmer head (Fig. N).
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For best results, replace spool with BLACK+DECKER
model no. AF-100.
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Grasp empty spool with one hand and spool housing with
other hand and pull spool out.
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If lever (17) (Fig. O) n base of housing becomes
dislodged, replace in correct position before inserting
new spool into housing.
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Remove any dirt and grass from the spool and housing.
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Unfasten the end of the cutting line and guide the line
into the eyelet (19) Fig. P.
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Take the new spool and push it onto the boss (18) in
the housing (Fig. O). Rotate the spool slightly until it
is seated. The line should protrude approximately
136mm from the housing.
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Align the tabs on the spool cap with the slots (20) in
the housing (Fig. Q).
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Push the cap onto the housing until it snaps securely
into place.
Warning! To avoid trimmer damage, if the cutting line
protrudes beyond the trimming blade, cut it off so that it
just reaches the blade.
Rewinding spool from bulk line (Fig. R, S, T)
Replacement spools of cutting line are available from your
BLACK+DECKER dealer.
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Unplug the tool.
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Remove the empty spool from the trimmer as
described in “REPLACING THE SPOOL”.
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Remove any remaining cutting line from the spool.
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Make a fold at the end of the cutting line at about
19mm
(21).Feed the cutting line into one of the line
anchoring slots (22) as shown in Fig. R.
Note: Take care not to allow the the line on the spool to
unravel. Hold it firmly with one hand at all times.
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Insert the 19mm end of the bulk line into the hole (23)
in the spool adjacent to the slot as shown in Fig. S.
Make sure the line is pulled tight against the spool as
shown in Fig. T.
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Wind the cutting line onto the spool in the direction
of the arrow on the spool. Make sure to wind the line
on neatly and in layers. Do not crisscross (Fig. T).
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When the wound cutting line reaches the recesses
(24), cut the line (Fig. S).
