3. OPERATION
DANGER! Risk of injury!
Cut injury when the product starts accidentally.
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Wait for the plastic blade to stop and remove the battery
before you adjust or transport the product.
To charge the battery [ Fig. O1 / O2 ]:
CAUTION!
Overvoltage damages the battery and the battery charger.
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Make sure that you use the correct mains voltage.
For the GARDENA Battery Trimmer Art. 987655 / 987855 there is
no battery and no charger in the scope of delivery.
Before you use the battery the first time, the battery must be completely
charged.
The lithium-ion battery can be charged in any state of charge and the
charging process can be disconnected at any time without to damage
the battery (no memory effect).
1. Push the locking button(s)
(A)
and remove the battery
(B)
from the
battery holder
(D)
on the handle.
2. Connect the battery charger
(C)
into a mains socket.
3. Connect the battery charger cable
(E)
to the battery
(B)
.
When the charging control lamp
(Lc)
at the charger flashes green
the battery is being charged.
When the charging control lamp
(Lc)
at the charger illuminates
permanently green the battery is completely charged
(Charging time, see 7. TECHNICAL DATA).
4. Examine the charge status regularly while you charge.
5. When the battery
(B)
is completely charged, disconnect the battery
(B)
from the charger
(C)
.
6. Disconnect the charger
(C)
from the mains.
Battery charging indicator [ Fig. O3 ]:
Battery charging indicator during charging:
100 % charged
(L1)
,
(L2)
and
(L3)
illuminate (for 60 sec.)
66 – 99 % charged
(L1)
and
(L2)
illuminate,
(L3)
flashes
33 – 65 % charged
(L1)
illuminates,
(L2)
flashes
0 – 32 % charged
(L1)
flashes
Battery charging indicator during operation:
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Push the button
y
on the battery.
The battery charging indicator is displayed for 5 seconds.
66 – 99 % charged
(L1)
,
(L2)
and
(L3)
illuminate
33 – 65 % charged
(L1)
and
(L2)
illuminate
11 – 32 % charged
(L1)
illuminates
0 – 10 % charged
(L1)
flashes
To set the working position:
Working position 1 [ Fig. O4 ]:
For standard trimming.
Working position 2 [ Fig. O5 /O6 ]:
Trimming beneath obstacles.
The tube can be lowered from standard position 1 to two lowered
positions 2 or 3 for trimming beneath obstacles.
1. Put the trimmer on the floor.
2. Hold the trimmer by the tube
(7)
with both hands so that you can push
the unlock button
(10)
with one finger.
3. Push the unlock button
(10)
and lower the tube
(7)
to the required position.
4. Release the unlock button
(10)
and let the tube
(7)
engage again.
Working position 3 (only for Art. 9878) [ Fig. O7 /O8 ]:
Cutting at lawn edges.
CAUTION! The trimmer may only be used when the trimmer head is
locked at 0° or 90°.
To rotate the trimmer head
(1)
to 90°, the tube must be in standard
position 1.
1. Hold the trimmer by the tube
(7)
with both hands so that you can push
the unlock button
(11)
with one finger.
2. Push the unlock button
(11)
and rotate the trimmer head
(1)
from 0°
to 90° until it engages.
3. Release the unlock button
(11)
and let the tube
(7)
engage again.
To adjust the tube length [ Fig. O9 ]:
DANGER!
The product must not be used when the tube is completely
inserted (transport position).
1. Loosen the clamping sleeve
(6)
.
2. Pull out the tube
(7)
to the required length.
3. Tighten the clamping sleeve again
(6)
.
To adjust the position of the additional handle [ Fig. O10 ]:
The position of the additional handle can be adjusted to your body height.
1. Pull the lever
(12)
.
2. Tilt the additional handle
(13)
to the desired position.
3. Release the lever
(12)
again.
If the trimmer is correctly set to the body height, the posture is upright and
the trimmer head in working position 1 is tilted forwards slightly.
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Hold the trimmer by the main handle
(14)
and additional handle
(13)
in
such a manner that the trimmer head is tilted forwards slightly.
To adjust the plant guard:
– Work position [ Fig. O11 ]
– Park position [ Fig. O12 ]
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Pull off the plant guard
(5)
and put it on into the required position until it
engages.
To start the trimmer [ Fig. O13 ]:
DANGER! Risk of injury!
Risk of injury if the product does not stop when you
release the start lever.
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Do not bypass the safety devices or switches. For example
do not attach the start lever to the handle.
The product is provided with a twoswitch safety device
(start lever with starting lockout) to prevent the product
from being turned on by accident.
To start:
1. Put the battery
(B)
into the battery holder
(D)
until it audibly engages.
2. Hold the additional handle
(13)
with one hand.
3. Hold the main handle
(14)
with the other hand, slide the starting
lockout
(15)
forward and pull the start lever
(16)
.
The trimmer starts.
4. Release the starting lockout
(15)
again.
CAUTION! Avoid contact of the plastic blade and the blade carrier with
hard objects (walls, stones fences etc.) to prevent the plastic blade and
the blade carrier from wearing or breaking.
To stop:
1. Release the start lever
(16)
.
The trimmer stops.
2. Push both locking buttons
(A)
and remove the battery
(B)
from the
battery holder
(D)
.
4. MAINTENANCE
DANGER! Risk of injury!
Cut injury when the product starts accidentally.
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Wait for the plastic blade to stop and remove the battery
before you maintain the product.
To clean the Trimmer [ Abb. M1 ]:
DANGER! Risk of injury!
Risk of injury and risk of damage to the product.
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Do not clean the product with water or with a water jet
(in particular highpressure water jet).
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Do not clean with chemicals including petrol or solvents.
Some can destroy critical plastic parts.
The airflow slots must always be clean.
1. Clean the airflow slots
(17)
with a soft brush (do not use a screwdriver).
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