AFTER SALES SUPPORT
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MODEL NUMBER: GL-CT 36 Li, 02/14
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Important!
When using equipment, a few safety precautions
must be observed to avoid injuries and damage.
Please read the complete operating manual with
due care. Keep this manual in a safe place, so that
the information is available at all times. If you give
the equipment to any other person, give them these
operating instructions as well.
We accept no liability for damage or accidents which
arise due to non-observance of these instructions and
the safety information.
Safety Information
1
CAUTION!
Read all safety regulations and instructions.
Any errors made in following the safety regulations
and instructions may result in an electric shock, fire
and/or serious injury.
Keep all safety regulations and instructions
in a safe place for future use.
Explanation of the warning signs on the
machine (Figure 3)
1.
Caution!
2.
Keep third parties away from the danger zone!
3.
Read the directions for use before putting into
operation for the first time!
4.
Keep a safe distance from the tool.
5.
Wear safety goggles!
6.
Protect from the damp!
7.
The tool runs on after being switched off!
General safety regulations for this cordless
tool
•
This equipment is not designed to be used by
people (including children) with limited physical,
sensory or mental capacities or those with no
experience and/or knowledge unless they are
supervised by a person who is responsible for
their safety or they have received instructions
from such a person in how to use the
equipment safely.
•
Children must always be supervised in order
to ensure that they do not play with the
equipment.
Additional safety instructions
•
Before you begin your work, examine the
material you want to cut. Remove any foreign
bodies. Continue to watch out for foreign
bodies while you are working. If you come
across any foreign bodies while cutting, turn off
the machine and remove the items in question.
•
Work only when visibility is adequate.
•
Make sure you stand squarely at all times while
working. Be careful when walking backwards.
Tripping hazard!
•
Never leave the equipment unsupervised in the
work area. If you stop work for a while, leave
the equipment in a safe place.
•
If you stop your work in order to go to another
area to work, you must make sure that the
equipment is switched off while you are going
there.
•
Never use the equipment while it is raining or in
damp or wet surroundings.
•
Protect your equipment against moisture and
rain.
•
Before you switch on the equipment, check that
the cutting unit will not touch any stones or
other objects.
•
Always wear suitable working clothes to
prevent injuries to the head, hands and feet.
For this purpose wear a helmet, safety goggles
(or visor), high boots (or strong shoes and long
trousers made of tough fabric) and work gloves.
•
When the equipment is in operation, you must
always hold it away from your body!
•
Do not switch on the equipment when it is
turned around or when it is not in working
position.
•
Switch off the motor when the equipment is not
being used, when you leave it unsupervised,
when checking the equipment, when removing
or replacing the spool, or when transporting the
equipment from one place to another.
•
Keep the equipment away from other people,
especially children, and from pets. There may be
stones and other objects in the grass that is cut
and thrown up.
•
When you are working, keep a distance of at
least 5m from other persons and pets.
•
Do not cut against hard objects. This will help
you to prevent causing injury to yourself and
damage to the equipment.
•
Use the edge of the safety guard to keep the
equipment away from walls, different surfaces
and fragile objects.
•
Never use the equipment without the safety
guard.
IMPORTANT! The safety guard is there to ensure
your safety and the safety of others. It is also
essential for the equipment to work correctly.
Failure to comply with this instruction will
invalidate your warranty as well as create a
potential source of danger.
