HSS Hire 57137, Operating & Safety Manual

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anti-clockwise and lowering to correct height, ttiig gh htte en n tth he e
llo oc ck k b ba arr w wh he en n a ad djju usstte ed d..
With all adjustable and jack legs positioned, w wo orrk k a arro ou un nd d
tth he e u un niitt a ad djju ussttiin ng g iiff n ne ec ce essssa arry y to bring the unit level,
there are two level bubbles on the top of the lighting
tower. The equipment should be sse
ett sso o tth ha att tth he e u un niitt
c ca an nn no ott b be e rro oc ck ke ed d..
N Ne ex xtt sse ett tth he e d diirre ec cttiio on n o off tth he e m ma asstt b by y rra aiissiin ng g tth he e c co on nttrro oll
llo oc ck k p piin n tth he en n ttu urrn n tth he e m ma asstt tto o tth he e d de essiirre ed d d diirre ec cttiio on n w wiitth h
tth he e m ma asstt h ha an nd dlle ess u un nttiill tth he e llo oc ck k p piin n c clliic ck kss iin ntto o p po ossiittiio on n..
You should now start the engine and a allllo ow w iitt tto o w wa arrm m u up p
so that you can raise the mast.
S
Se ett a allll ssw wiittc ch he ess a an nd d c ciirrc cu uiitt b brre ea ak ke errss tto o O OF FF F..
To start the engine ttu urrn n tth he e k ke ey y tto o ‘‘G GL L’’ ((g gllo ow w)) for a few
seconds until the glow indicator light goes out then ttu
urrn n
tto o ‘‘S ST T’’ ((S Stta arrtt))
If the engine fails to start, e en nssu urre e tth ha att tth he e e em me errg ge en nc cy y sstto op p
b bu utttto on n iiss rre elle ea asse ed d..
You can now raise the mast, e en nssu urre e tth he erre e a arre e n no o
o ov ve errh he ea ad d o ob bssttrru uc cttiio on nss w wh hiic ch h c co ou ulld d c co om me e iin n c co on ntta ac ctt w wiitth h
tth he e m ma asstt..
To elevate the mast simply p pu ussh h tth he e m ma asstt c co on nttrro oll iin n tth he e
‘‘u up p’’ direction and the mast will elevate to the desired
height.
To lower the mast p
pu ussh h tth he e c co on nttrro oll iin n tth he e ‘‘d do ow wn n’’
direction, ensure the mast is fully lowered.
IIff tth
he e m ma asstt w wiillll n no ott llo ow we err e en nssu urre e tth he e e em me errg ge en nc cy y sstto op p h ha ass
N NO OT T b be ee en n p pu ussh he ed d iin n..
To turn the lighting tower off, ttu urrn n tth he e k ke ey y tto o tth he e ‘‘O OF FF F’’
p po ossiittiio on n..
IIff tth he erre e a arre e a an ny y p prro ob blle em mss c co on ntta ac ctt y yo ou urr llo oc ca all H HS SS S H Hiirre e ffo orr
a ad dv viic ce e..
IIff n no ott a allrre ea ad dy y rru un nn niin ng g,, sstta arrtt tth he e g ge en ne erra atto orr as described in
‘GETTING STARTED’.
O
On nc ce e rre ea ad dy y sse ett tth he e ffo ou urr lla am mp p M MC CB B’’ss ((m ma arrk ke ed d L LA AM MP P1 1
L LA AM MP P2 2 L LA AM MP P3 3 L LA AM MP P4 4)) o on ne e a att a a ttiim me e tto o O ON N,, A AL LL LO OW W
E EA AC CH H L LA AM MP P T TO O F FU UL LL LY Y IIL LL LU UM MIIN NA AT TE E ((2 2 m miin nss)) B BE EF FO OR RE E
T TU UR RN NIIN NG G T TH HE E N NE EX XT T L LA AM MP P O ON N.. IItt iiss v ve erry y iim mp po orrtta an ntt tto o
o on nlly y ssw wiittc ch h tth he em m o on n o on ne e a att a a ttiim me e..
To turn off the lights return the MCB’s to OFF.
T
To o sstto op p tth he e lliig gh httiin ng g tto ow we err ttu urrn n tth he e k ke ey y tto o tth he e O OF FF F
p po ossiittiio on n..
4 Head Metal
Halide Lighting
Tower
4 Head Metal
Halide Lighting
Tower
Operating & Safety Guide 492
Operating & Safety Guide 492
A towable lighting tower with
four 1000W metal halide
lighting heads
Code 57137
492/01
492/01
©HSS Hire Service Group Ltd 2008 No. 492/01
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R Re eg gu ulla arrlly y c ch he ec ck k tth he e ffu ue ell lle ev ve ell a an nd d tto op p u up p a ass n ne ec ce essssa arry y
w wiitth h c clle ea an n ffrre essh h d diie esse ell..
N No otte e:: T Th hiiss u un niitt iiss ffu ulllly y b bu un nd de ed d a an nd d ssh ho ou ulld d b be e c ch he ec ck ke ed d
d da aiilly y a an nd d d drra aiin ne ed d iiff n ne ec ce essssa arry y..
R Re eg gu ulla arrlly y c ch he ec ck k tth he e o oiill lle ev ve ell - when the engine is cold
and on level ground. Withdraw the dipstick, wipe it
clean, then replace it, remove it a second time and verify
that the oil level is between the min and max lines, top
up as necessary.
C
Ch he ec ck k h hy yd drra au ulliic c o oiill by unscrewing the oil cap which is
located on the main panel (this must be done when the
m
ma asstt iiss d do ow wn n), check the dipstick as with the engine oil.
If the engine stops, c ch he ec ck k tto o sse ee e iiff tth he e o oiill p prre essssu urre e lla am mp p
o on n tth he e m ma aiin n p pa an ne ell iiss n no ott iillllu um miin na atte ed d,, top up as necessary.
When not in use, store the equipment somewhere clean,
dry and safe from thieves.
EQUIPMENT CARE
S Stto op p tth he e lliig gh httiin ng g tto ow we err b by y ttu urrn niin ng g tth he e k ke ey y tto o tth he e ‘‘O OF FF F’’
p po ossiittiio on n a an nd d w wa aiitt u un nttiill tth he e e en ng giin ne e sstto op pss..
If you have finished with the equipment completely, you
should n
no ow w c clle ea an n u up p tth he e u un niitt..
If the unit has been used to power auxiliary power,
d
diissc co on nn ne ec ctt a allll c ca ab blle ess b be effo orre e llo ow we erriin ng g tth he e m ma asstt..
When ready llo ow we err tth he e m ma asstt b by y rre ev ve errssiin ng g tth he e iin nssttrru uc cttiio on nss
tto o rra aiisse e iitt iin n ‘‘G GE ET TT TIIN NG G S ST TA AR RT TE ED D’’
C Ch he ec ck k a allll llo oc ck k p piin nss,, c clla am mp pss,, sstta ab biilliisse errss a an nd d lle eg gss a arre e
c co orrrre ec cttlly y sstto ow we ed d a an nd d sse ec cu urre e ready for return to your
local HSS Hire.
BASIC TECHNIQUES
FINISHING OFF
LAMP 2
LAMP 3
LAMP 1
LAMP 4
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
ON
OFF
Glow
indicator
Key start
M Ma aiin n P Pa an ne ell
Mast control
Hydraulic
Oil
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