Nakayama PH2300, Manual

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For safe operation
1. THIS MACHINE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS
INJURIES. Read this manual carefully until
you completely understand and follow all
safety and operating instructions. Also,
know how to stop the machine quickly in
an emergency.
2. Keep this manual handy so that you may
refer to it later whenever any questio ns
arise. Also note, if you have any questions
which cannot be answered herein, contact
the dealer from whom you purchased the
product.
3. Always be sure to include this manual
when selling, lending, or otherwise
transferring the ownership of this product.
4. Never allow children or anyone unable
to fully understand the directions given in
the manual to use the machine.
WORKING CONDITION
1. When using the product, you should
wear proper clothing and protective
equipment.
(1) Helmet
(2) Ear protectors
(3) Protection goggles or face protector
(4) Thick work gloves
(5) Non- slip - sole work boots
2. And you should carry with you.
(1) Attached tools
(2) Properly reserved fuel
(3) Spare blade
(4) Things to notify your working area
(rope, warning signs)
(5) whistle (for collaboration or
emergency )
(6) Hatchet or saw (for removal of
obstacles)
(7) First - aid kit
3. Do not wear loose clothing, jewelry,
short trousers, sandals, or go barefoot. Do
not wear anything which might be caught
by a moving part of the unit. Secure hair so
it is above shoulder length.
WORKING CIRCUMSTANCE
1. Never start the engine inside a closed
room or building. Exhaust gases contain
dangerous carbon monoxide.
2. Never use the product,
a. when the ground is slippery or when you
can’t maintain a steady posture.
b. At night, at times of heavy fog, or at any
other times when your field of vision might be
limited and it would be difficult to gain a clear
view of the working area.
c. During rain storms, during lightning storms,
at times of strong or gale - force winds, or at
any other times when weather conditions
might make it unsafe to use the product.
WORKING PLAN
1. You should never use the product when
under the influence of alcohol, when suffering
from exhaustion or lack of sleep, when
suffering from drowsiness as a result of
having taken cold medicine or at any other
time when a possibility exists that your
judgment might be impaired or that you
might not be able to operate the product
properly and in a safe manner.
2. When planning your work schedule, allow
plenty of time to rest. Limit the amount of time
over which the product is to be used
continuously to somewhere around 30 ~ 40
minutes per session, and take 10 ~ 20 minutes
of rest between work sessions. Also try to keep
the total amount of work performed in a single
day under 2 hours or less.
WARNING
1. If you don’t observe the working time, or
working manner (See “USING THE
PRODUCT”), Repetitive Stress Injury
(RSI) could occur.
If you feel discomfort, redness and swelling of
your fingers or any other part of your body,
see a doctor before getting worse.
2. To avoid noise complaints, in general,
operate product between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
on weekdays and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on
weekends.
NOTE
Check and follow the local regulations as to
sound level and hours of operations for the
product.
BEFORE STARTING THE ENGINE
1. The area within a perimeter of 15 m (50 ft)
of the person using the product should be
considered a hazardous area into which no
one should enter. If necessary, yellow warning
rope, warning signs should be placed around
the perimeter of the area.
When work is to be performed
simultaneously by two or more persons,