3. OPERATION
DANGER! Risk of injury!
Cut injury when the hedge trimmer starts
accidentally.
v
Wait for the blade to stop, remove the battery
and slide the protective cover over the blade
before you adjust or transport the hedge
trimmer.
To charge the battery [ Fig. O1 / O2 ]:
CAUTION!
Overvoltage damages the battery and the
battery charger.
v
Make sure that you use the correct mains
voltage.
For the GARDENA Battery Hedge Trimmer
Art. 9860-55 there is no battery 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 both locking buttons
>
and remove the battery
Y
from the battery holder
C
.
2. Connect the mains cable
B
to the charger
X
.
3. Connect the mains cable
B
to a 230 V mains socket.
4. Connect the battery charger cable
V
to the battery
Y
.
When the charging control lamp
å
at the charger
flashes green once per second the battery is being
charged.
When the charging control lamp
å
at the charger
illuminates green the battery is completely charged
(Charging time, see 7. TECHNICAL DATA).
5. Examine the charge status regularly while you charge.
6. When the battery
Y
is completely charged, disconnect
the battery
Y
from the charger
X
.
7. Disconnect the charger
X
from the mains.
Battery charging indicator [ Fig. O3 ]:
Battery charging indicator during charging:
100 % charged
«
,
∑
and
€
illuminate
66 – 99 % charged
«
and
∑
illuminate,
€
flashes
33 – 65 % charged
«
illuminates,
∑
flashes
0 – 32 % charged
«
flashes
Battery charging indicator during operation:
v
Push the button
y
on the battery.
66 – 99 % charged
«
,
∑
and
€
illuminate
33 – 65 % charged
«
and
∑
illuminate
10 – 32 % charged
«
illuminates
0 – 10 % charged
«
flashes
Control panel [ Fig. O4 ]:
On/Off button:
v
Push the On/Off button
m
on the control panel.
When the hedge trimmer is switched on, the On-LED
∂
illuminates.
The hedge trimmer automatically switches off after 1 minute.
Eco button:
v
Push the Eco button
v
on the control panel.
When the Eco mode is activated, the LED
‚
illuminates.
The Eco mode reduces the engine speed for a maximum
battery lifetime.
The ECO mode is especially suitable for cutting thicker
branches from 5 mm upwards. The blade runs slower and
captures the thicker branches more easily.
Work positions:
The hedge trimmer can be operated in 3 positions.
• Side trimming [ Fig. O5 ]
• High trimming [ Fig. O6 ]
• Low trimming [ Fig. O7 ]
To start the hedge trimmer [ Fig. O8 / O4 ]:
DANGER! Risk of injury!
Risk of injury if the hedge trimmer does not
stop when you release the start levers.
v
Do not bypass the safety devices or switches.
For example do not attach the start levers to the
handle.
To start:
The product is provided with a two-handed safety
device (2 start levers) to prevent the product from
being turned on by accident.
1. Put the battery
Y
into the battery holder
C
until it
audibly engages.
2. Remove the protective cover from the blade.
3. Push the On/Off button
m
on the control panel
N
until
the On-LED
∂
illuminates green.
4. Hold the front handle
1
with one hand and pull the
front start lever
3
.
5. Hold the main handle
0
with the other hand and pull
the rear start lever
q
.
The hedge trimmer starts.
To stop:
1. Release the two start levers
3
/
q
.
The hedge trimmer stops.
2. Push the On/Off button
m
on the control panel
N
until
the On-LED
∂
is off.
3. Slide the protective cover over the blade.
4. Push both locking buttons
>
and remove the battery
Y
from the battery holder
C
.
3. Put both screws
2
in the threaded holes in the hedge
trimmer.
Do not push the front start lever
3
while you are doing
this.
4. Tighten both screws
2
.
Make sure that the screws
2
are tightened and the
start lever
3
can be completely pushed.
EN
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