Viking LE 540, Instruction Manual

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Leve ls 5 and 6 s h ould not
be s e l ec t e d w it h n ew b lad e s
as t h is c ould dama ge t he
g rass roots durin g
s c ari fy in g.
The w orkin g d e pt h is
d e p e nd e nt on b lad e we ar
and t he g round.
The la w n s c ari f i e r is pr e ss e d
a g ainst t he sur f a ce o f t he
la w n t h rou gh t he rotation o f
t he b lad e s and t h rou gh its
o w n we i gh t: O n so f t la w ns,
t he la w n s c ari f i e r c uts
d ee p e r into t he g round t h an
on a c ompa c t sur f a ce.
NOTE
6 di ffe r e nt w orkin g d e pt h s c an
be s e t.
Leve l 1 : Sh allo we st w orkin g
d e pt h
Leve l 6 : Dee p e st w orkin g
d e pt h
The ad j ustm e nt ran ge is
25 mm.
Step :
• M o ve s c ari fy in g unit l eve r
( L) into position.
( Transport position
 “ R aisin g t he s c ari fy in g
unit”)
Step :
• Se t t he r eq uir e d w orkin g
d e pt h v ia t he w orkin g d e pt h
rotar y h andl e ( K).
A l w a y s beg in t he s c ari fy in g
pro ce dur e at t he s h allo we st
w orkin g d e pt h ( level 1 ). If t he
s c ari fy in g r e sult is insu ff i c i e nt,
in c r e as e t he w orkin g d e pt h in
st e ps.
Blade wear c an be
c omp e nsat e d by s e l ec tin g a
d ee p e r w orkin g d e pt h.
07.02 Adjusting the
working depth
4
L oos e n t he rotar y h andl e s (3)
until t hey c an be mo ve d e asil y
b a c k w ards and f or w ards in t he
ma ch in e d g roo ve s.
F old do w n t he upp e r
h andl eb ar and r e st it on t he
applian ce.
Folding down the handlebar:
F old do w n t he h andl eb ar f or
c l e anin g t he mo we r, f or spa ce-
sa v in g transport and f or
stora ge o f t he applian ce:
The ma ch in e d g roo ve s in
t he t h r e ads o f t he f lat he ad
b olts pr eve nt t he rotar y
h andl e s f rom bec omin g
c ompl e t e l y d e ta che d f rom
t he b olts (sa feg uard a g ainst
loss).
NOTE
Risk of injury!
The motor must be s w it che d
o ff and t he mains plu g
dis c onn ec t e d bef or e f oldin g
do w n t he h andl eb ar. N o
loads must be pla ce d on t he
upp e r h andl eb ar ( e.g. po we r
c a b l e or ex t e nsion c a b l e
w rapp e d round t he
h andl eb ar).
Danger of pinching!
The h andl eb ar c an be f old e d
do w n by r e l e asin g t he rotar y
kno b s. F or t h is r e ason,
al w a y s h old t he upp e r
h andl eb ar ( A) w it h on e h and
at its h i ghe st point whe n y ou
uns c r ew t he rotar y kno b s.
WARNING
Danger of electric shock!
The upp e r h andl eb ar is
c o ve r e d w it h a c oatin g o f
insulation wh i ch ma y be
dama ge d whe n atta ch in g
t he c a b l e c lip.
O nl y pr e ss on t he c a b l e
c lips by h and.
D o not us e an y tools f or
ass emb l y su ch as
s c r ew dri ve rs or h amm e rs.
WARNING
• P us h f lat he ad b olts (2) w it h
c a b l e g uid e t h rou gh b or e s
f rom t he insid e to w ards t he
outsid e and f ast e n s ec ur e l y
usin g rotar y h andl e s (3).
• A tta ch c a b l e (5) at ri gh t anti-
kink prot ec tion as illustrat e d.
• A tta ch c a b l e (6) at l ef t anti-
kink prot ec tion as illustrat e d.
• Sec ur e t he e l ec tri c c a b l e to
t he lo we r h andl eb ar and
upp e r h andl eb ar usin g t w o
c a b l e c lips (4) as illustrat e d.
E nsur e a distan ce o f
25 - 27 cm be t wee n t he
c a b l e c lip and s w it ch on t he
upp e r h andl eb ar.