Ryobi RLT36S, Original Instructions Manual, Page: 8 / 12

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English (Original Instructions)
WARNING
Always hold the string trimmer away from the body
keeping clearance between the body and the string
trimmer. Any contact with the string trimmer cutting
head while operating can result in serious personal
injury.
WARNING
Never stand directly in the path of the cutting line while
edging. Always stand to the left of the grass deflector
to avoid thrown debris, which could result in serious
personal injury.
MAINTENANCE
WARNING
When servicing, use only genuine replacement parts.
Use of any other parts may create a hazard or cause
product damage.
WARNING
Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to
comply with ANSI Z87.1. Failure to do so could result
in objects being thrown into your eyes, resulting in
possible serious injury.
WARNING
To avoid serious personal injury, always remove the
battery pack from the tool when cleaning or performing
any maintenance.
GENERAL MAINTENANCE
Before each use, inspect the entire product for damaged,
missing, or loose parts such as screws, nuts, bolts, caps,
etc. Tighten securely all fasteners and caps. Do not
operate this product until all missing or damaged parts are
replaced.
Avoid using solvents when cleaning plastic parts. Most
plastics are susceptible to damage from various types of
commercial solvents and may be damaged by their use.
Use clean cloths to remove dirt, dust, oil, grease, etc.
ADVANCING THE CUTTING LINE
NOTE:
The trimmer is equipped with an auto-feed head.
Attempting to advance the line by bumping the head will
damage the trimmer and void the warranty.
■ With the trimmer running, release the switch trigger.
■ Wait two seconds, then press the switch trigger.
NOTE: The cutting line will extend approximately 6.5mm
with each stop and start of the trigger until the cutting line
reaches the length of the grass deflector cut-off blade.
■ Resume trimming.
ADVANCING THE CUTTING LINE MANUALLY
See Figure 12.
■ Remove the battery pack.
■ Push the line release button located on the cutting
head while pulling on cutting line to manually advance
the cutting line.
■ After extending new cutting line, always return the
machine to its normal operating position before
switching on.
LINE CUT-OFF BLADE
See Figure 13.
This trimmer is equipped with a line cut-off blade on the
grass deflector. For best cutting, advance the line until it
is trimmed to length by the line cut-off blade. Advance line
whenever you hear the motor running faster than normal,
or when trimming efficiency diminishes. This will maintain
best performance and keep line long enough to advance
properly.
This trimmer is currently set at the 280 mm. cutting swath.
To adjust to a cutting swath of 330 mm:
■ Remove the battery pack.
■ Loosen the blade screw then rotate the line cut-off
blade 180°.
■ Tighten the blade screw.
LINE CUT-OFF BLADE
See Figure 14 - 15.
■ Remove the battery pack.
■ Step down on the foot pedal.
■ Rotate the trimmer head counterclockwise placing the
tool in the edge trimmer trimmer trimmer position.