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5. Operation
Working positions:
The hedge trimmer can be operated in 4 working positions
(illustration similar).
Side trimming:
Telescopic pipe
retracted
Vertical trimming
at high level:
Telescopic tube
extended
Horizontal trimming
at high level:
Motor unit tilted
by 75°, telescopic
pipe extended
Trimming at low
level:
Motor unit tilted
by – 60°, telescopic
pipe extended
Tilting the motor unit:
0°
15°
30°
45°
60°
75°
-15°
-30°
-45°
-60°
0
1
For trimming at high and low level, the motor unit
1
can be tilted
at an angle of 75° to – 60 in 15° increments.
1. Remove the battery from the handle (see 4. Initial Operation).
2. Keep both orange buttons
0
pressed.
3. Tilt motor unit
1
in the required direction.
4. Release both orange buttons
0
and allow motor unit
1
to
engage.
5. Put the battery on the handle (see 4. Initial Operation).
Extending the telescopic
pipe:
50 cm
q
2
For cutting at high and low heights, the telescopic pipe
2
can be
continuously extended by up to 50 cm.
1. Remove the battery from the handle (see 4. Initial Operation).
2. Loosen the orange nut
q
, extend the telescopic pipe
2
to the
require length, and tighten the orange nut
q
again.
3. Put the battery on the handle (see 4. Initial Operation).
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