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English
OPERATION
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of
serious personal injury, turn unit off and remove
the battery pack before making any adjustments
or removing/installing attachments or
accessories.
An accidental start-up can cause injury.
Installing and Removing the Battery Pack
(Fig. E)
nOTE:
For best results, make sure your battery pack is
fully charged.
To install the battery pack
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into the tool handle, align the
battery pack with the rails inside the tool’s handle and slide
it into the handle until the battery pack is firmly seated in
the tool and ensure that it does not disengage.
To remove the battery pack from the tool, press the release
button
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and firmly pull the battery pack out of the tool
handle. Insert it into the charger as described in the charger
section of this manual.
Fig. E
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Proper Hand Position (Fig. F)
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of serious
personal injury,
ALWAYS
use proper hand position
as shown.
WARNING:
To reduce the risk of serious
personal injury,
ALWAYS
hold securely in anticipation of
a sudden reaction.
Proper hand position requires one hand on the switch
handle
3
and one hand on the bail handle
5
. Never hold
the unit by the blade guard
4
.
Fig. F
3
5
4
Trimming Instructions (Fig. A, G–J)
DANGER:
Keep hands away from blade
and powersaw.
WARNING:
To guard against injury,
observe the following:
• Read instruction manual before using. Save
instruction manual.
• Check the hedge for foreign objects such as wires
or fences before each use.
• Keep hands on handles. Don’t overreach.
• Do not use under wet conditions.
CAUTION
:
Blade may coast after turn off.
1.
WORKing POsiTiOn (Fig. g)
– Maintain proper
footing and balance and do not overreach. Wear safety
goggles, non-skid footwear when trimming. Hold the
unit firmly in both hands and turn the unit on. Refer to
Proper Hand Position
for further information.
Fig. G
2.
TRiMMing nEW gROWTh
(
Fig. h
) – Using a wide,
sweeping motion and feeding the blade teeth through
the twigs, is most effective. A slight downward tilt of the
blade in the direction of motion gives the best cutting.
