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ENglish
Mowing Tips (Fig. A)
WARNING:
ALWAYS INSPECT AREA WHERE
MOWER IS TO BE USED AND REMOVE ALL STONES,
STICKS, WIRE, BONES, AND OTHER DEBRIS WHICH
MIGHT BE THROWN BY THE ROTATING BLADE.
WARNING:
Mow across the face of slopes, never
up-and-down. Exercise extreme caution when
changing direction on slopes. Do not mow excessively
steep slopes. Always maintain good footing.
• Release bail handle to turn mower “OFF” when crossing
any gravel area (stones can be thrown by the blade).
• Set mower at highest cutting height when mowing in rough
ground or in tall weeds. Removing too much grass at one
time can cause the motor to be overloaded and to stop.
• If a grass collection bag
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is used during the fast
growing season, the grass may tend to clog up at the
discharge opening. Release bail handle to turn mower
off, remove the safety key and battery packs. Remove
the catcher and shake the grass down to the back end
of the bag. Also clean out any grass or debris which may
be packed around the discharge opening. Replace the
grass catcher.
• If mower should start to vibrate abnormally, release bail
handle to turn mower off, remove the safety key and
battery packs. Check immediately for cause. Vibration is a
Mower Overload
To prevent damage due to overload conditions, do not try to
remove too much grass at one time. Slow down your cutting
pace, or raise the cut height.
1. Lift and hold the battery port cover
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up to expose the
battery port
20
.
2. Slide a battery pack
21
into the battery port
24
until an
audible click is heard. Repeat this process for the second
battery port.
NOTE:
Ensure the battery packs are fully seated and fully
latched into position before starting mower.
3. Close the battery port cover. Ensure the cover is fully
closed before starting mower.
4. Insert safety key
3
into the ON-OFF switch box
1
until it is fully seated inside housing. The mower is
now operational.
5. Your mower is equipped with a special ON-OFF switch
box
1
. To operate the mower, push and hold the
ON-OFF button
2
on the ON-OFF switch box
1
, then
pull the bail handle
6
to the handlebar
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.
NOTE:
Once the mower starts you can release
the ON-OFF button, but you must continue to hold the
bail handle to the handlebar for the mower to run.
6. To turn the mower OFF, release the bail handle
6
.
WARNING:
Never attempt to lock a switch or bail
handle in the ON position.
NOTE:
Once the bail handle has returned to the original
position it will activate the “Automatic Braking Mechanism”.
The motor is braked and the mower blade will stop rotating
in three seconds or less. If mower blade rotates longer than
three seconds, discontinue using mower and have it serviced.
Starting Mower (Fig. I–K)
DANGER:
Sharp moving blade. Never attempt
to override the operation of the switch box and
safety key system as serious injury could result.
NOTE:
Mower is operational when battery packs and safety
key are installed.
Safety Key (Fig. J)
DANGER:
Sharp moving blade.
In order to prevent
accidental start-up or unauthorized use of your
cordless mower, a removable safety key
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has been
incorporated into the design of your mower. The mower
will be completely disabled when the safety key has
been removed from the mower.
NOTE:
The safety key has a tether rope to allow for storage
on a nail, out of the reach of children. Do not tether safety
key to mower.
DANGER: Rotating blades can cause serious
injury.
To prevent serious injury, turn unit off and
remove safety key and battery packs when unattended,
or when charging, cleaning, servicing, transporting,
lifting, or storing mower.
Installing and Removing the Battery Packs
(Fig. I)
DANGER:
MAKE CERTAIN THE SAFETY KEY IS
REMOVED TO PREVENT ACTUATION BEFORE
REMOVING OR INSTALLING BATTERIES.
WARNING:
Use only CRAFTSMAN 20V batteries.
This mower is designed to operate on two battery packs
of equal capacity. The mower will not operate on a single
battery pack, and If using different capacity battery packs, the
smaller capacity battery pack, when depleted, will cause the
unit to turn off
NOTE:
For best results, make sure the battery packs are
fully charged.
To Install the Battery Packs
1. Slide a battery pack
21
into the battery port
24
until
an audible click is heard (Fig. I). Repeat for the second
battery port.
NOTE:
Ensure the battery packs are fully seated and fully
latched into position before starting mower.
To Remove the Battery Packs
1. Depress the battery release button
23
on the battery
pack
21
and pull the battery packs
21
out of tool.
DANGER:
Do not operate mower unless handle is
locked into position.
DANGER: Sharp moving blade.
Never operate the
mower in bagging mode unless the bag hooks on the
grass collection bag are seated properly on the mower
and the rear discharge door rests firmly against the top of
the grass collection bag as serious injury could result.
WARNING:
Let the mower work at its own pace. Do
not overload.
