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• Basically the mains cable is dragged behind
the operator. The cable must always lead
away from the high pruning saw towards
the rear.
• Keep your working area tidy. Only start work
if your working area is free from obstruction
and you have planned a safe path of es-
cape when felling timber.
• Ensure no people or animals are located
near the field of action. Pay particular atten
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tion to children.
• Ensure you have a secure stance during
sawing. Do not work on a ladder, in the tree
or on unstable locations. Be very cautious
carrying out work on a slope.
• Never start the high pruning saw before
the chain bar, saw chain and sprocket chain
wheel covering are correctly assembled.
• Ensure, before the switch-on, that the
chainsaw is not in contact with any objects.
Switch off the chainsaw before you relocate
it.
• Do not work in the rain, bad weather or in
a moist environment. Work only with good
lighting.
• Ensure that the grips are dry and clean dur
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ing work.
• Work only within the indicated range of per
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formance. Do not employ any low-powered
devices for difficult work. Do not use tools
for purposes for which they are not intend-
ed.
• Do not work with an high pruning saw
which is damaged, incomplete or changed
without approval of the manufacturer. Never
use the high pruning saw with defective
protective equipment. Do not use any tools
where the switch cannot be turned on and
off. Check the safety status of the high
pruning saw, in particular the chain bar,
chain brake and the chain, before use.
• Damaged protection fittings and parts must
be properly repaired or replaced at our
Service-Center (see P. 31 for the address),
unless otherwise stated in the manual.
• Pull out the power plug in case of non-use
of the device, before maintenance, cleaning
or replacement of accessories. Ensure the
chainsaw is switched off when you stick the
plug into the plug socket.
• All maintenance operations, which are not
indicated in these directions, may be carried
out only by the customer service for chain-
saws.
• Use only those accessories which are rec
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ommended in these directions.
• Place the claw stop securely with every cut
and do not begin with the sawing before
this.
• Be extremely careful during sawing small
bushes and branches. The thin branch
thicket can snag in the saw and whip in your
direction or make you unbalanced.
• Carefully follow the maintenance, control
and service instructions in this operating
manual.
• Avoid sawing thin wood and trimmed timber.
• Pay attention to a possible spring-back dur
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ing the sawing of a branch which is under
stress, if the stress force of the wood is sud-
denly released. Danger of injury exists.
• Ensure during any location change that the
saw chain is secured with the chain brake
and the chainsaw is switched off and the
finger does not contact the On/Off switch.
Carry the high pruning saw with the chain
and chain bar pointing to the rear. Attach the
chain guard for transporting the high prun-
ing saw.
• Do not use the high pruning saw near in
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flammable liquids or gases. With nonobser
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vance, fire or explosion danger exists.
Handling the device with care:
• Do not carry the device by the cable. Do not
use the cable in order to pull the plug from
the plug socket. Protect the cable against
heat, oil and sharp edges.
• Keep the saw chain sharp and clean, in order
to be able to work better and more safely.
• Keep unused devices in a dry, closed loca
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tion and out of the reach of children.
