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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, when replacing line, or prior to
cleaning.
An accidental start-up can cause injury.
WARNING:
Always use proper eye
protection that conforms to ANSI Z87.1 (CAN/CSA
Z94.3) while operating this appliance.
WARNING:
Remove the battery before
making any assembly, adjustments, or changing
accessories. Such preventive safety measures reduce
the risk of starting the trimmer accidentally.
CAUTION:
Before you begin trimming, only
use the appropriate type of cutting line.
CAUTION:
Inspect area to be trimmed and
remove any wire, cord, or string-like objects which
could become entangled in the rotating line or spool.
Be particularly careful to avoid any wire which might
be bent outwardly into the path of the appliance, such
as barbs at the base of a chain link fence.
Installing and Removing the Battery Pack
(Fig. F)
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. F
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Proper Hand Position (Fig. G)
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 main
handle
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and one hand on the auxiliary handle
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.
Fig. G
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Switching Trimmer On and Off (Fig. A)
WARNING:
Never attempt to lock the
trigger in the on position.
2. Move the upper housing straight up or down. When the
desired height is achieved, tighten the collar by rotating
it opposite of the direction shown in Figure E.
Fig. E
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Releasing the Cutting Line (Fig. A)
In transit, the cutting line is taped to the spool housing
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.
• Remove the tape holding the cutting line to the
spool housing.
