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OPERATION
CAUTION:
When placing battery pack in your string
trimmer, be sure raised rib on battery pack aligns
with groove in string trimmer and latches snap in
head on your string trimmer should be
parallel to the ground and should easily
contact the material being cut without the
operator having to bend over. A simple shaft
adjustment accommodates most user’s
heights.
USING THE STRING TRIMMER
ADVANCING LINE
Your string trimmer is equipped with a string head,
which allows the operator to release more cutting
line without stopping the motor. As the line
becomes worn or frayed, additional line can be
released by lightly tapping the string head on the
ground while operating the string trimmer at full
throttle.
See Figure 9
. For best results, tap the
head on bare ground or hard soil. If line release is
attempted in tall grass, the motor may overheat.
Approximately 25.4 mm (1 inch) of cutting line is
released each time the head is tapped on the
ground.
Always keep the cutting line fully extended. If the
string is worn too short you may not be able to
advance the string by tapping the head on the
ground. If this occurs, stop the motor, remove the
spool as described in the following section, feed
the cutting line through the opening in spool
housing and reassemble the spool to the string
head.
CUTTING LINE
This string trimmer is equipped with a string cut
off blade on the grass shield.
See Figure 10
. For
best cutting, advance line until it is trimmed to
length by the string cut-off blade. Advance line
whenever you hear the motor running faster than
normal. This will maintain best performance and
keep the cutting line long enough to advance
properly.
place properly. Improper assembly of battery pack
can cause damage to internal components.
STARTING THE STRING TRIMMER
Press and hold the trigger lock button.
See
Figure 7
. This makes the trigger operational.
Release the trigger lock button and continue
to squeeze the trigger for extended operation.
STOPPING THE STRING TRIMMER
Release the trigger to stop the string trimmer.
Upon release of the trigger, the trigger lock
button will be automatically reset to the lock
position.
HOLDING THE STRING TRIMMER
WARNING:
Dress properly to reduce the risk of injury
when operating this unit. Do not wear loose
clothing or jewellery. Wear eye protection. Wear
heavy, long pants, boots and well fitting gloves. Do
not wear short pants, sandals or go barefoot.
Hold the string trimmer as shown.
See
Figure 8.
Right arm is slightly bent, the right
hand holding the rear handle. Left arm is
straight, the left hand holding the front
handle. The unit should be slightly below
waist level. The string
