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Operating Instructions
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6. Do not cut wet grass or other growth. Never use in rain.
7. Take special care in slippery conditions - on slopes
and uneven ground.
8. Work in a line across the slope and take special care
when turning around.
9. Watch for hidden obstacles such as tree stumps and
roots to avoid stumbling.
10. Avoid to use the trimmer in poor weather conditions,
especially if there is a risk of a thunderstorm.
11. Your electric trimmer is a high-speed, fast-cutting power
tool. The electrical connection and cutting tool are potential
sources of danger. Therefore, special safety precautions
must be observed to reduce the risk of personal injury.
12. Have your dealer or a specialist show you how to
operate your trimmer.
13. This device is not intended to be used by persons (incl.
children) with limited physical, sensory or mental abilities or
with a lack of experience and/or knowledge unless they are
supervised by a person responsible for their safety or were
instructed on the proper use of the device by that person.
14. Be sure that anyone using your trimmer understands the
information contained in these operating instructions.
Children and youths under the age of 16 may not use
the device.
15. The user is responsible for safety for all persons in
the working area of the device.
16. You must be fit to operate an electric trimmer - rested,
healthy and in good physical condition. If you get tired
while operating your trimmer, take a break. Never
work with an electric trimmer while under the influ-
ence of alcohol or drugs.
17. The high-speed cutting head may catch and fling stones
and other foreign objects a great distance. To reduce the
risk of injury, ensure that bystanders / children and animals
are at least 15 m (50 ft) away from your own position.
Important notice - so your guarantee does not expire:
• Always keep the air-intake clean.
• Never use a longer line than the blade- retainer allows to use.
• Only use original monofilaments with 1,4 mm ø and original
spools.
• Never press the cutting head on the ground, when doing
this you brake the turned-on motor.
• Never hit the cutting head on a hard underground, other-
wise you will unbalance and damage the motor shaft.
5. Assembly
(fig. 1)
For space-saving during transportation, the trimmer is
disassembled in 2 parts. Put the upper and lower part
of the trimmer together and slide both parts together
as far as it will go (Fig. 1). This will firmly lock the two
parts of the trimmer. Afterwards, the trimmer should
never be disassembled again.
Attention: When assembling the two parts ft the
trimmer, make sure not to pinch or otherwise
damage the cable!
6. Mounting the protection cover
(fig. 2)
Place the protection cover onto the trimmer housing in
such a way that the 2 round guide edges sit at the cas-
ing exactly into the openings of the protective covering.
Press down the protective covering at the protection
cover at and turns you to the fortification the two included
screws (A).
Attention: request it heeds you that the protective cov-
ering doesn’t turn you on the casing around puts down.
The surviving edge must show to the back, to the grip.
Attention: (fig. 1) To protect users from cuts through
the thread cutter fixed to the protection cap, a plastic
cover is put on the cutter blade of your lawn trimmer
(X). This plastic cover has to be removed before
operating the trimmer. Please keep this cover carefully
and use it when the trimmer is moved or stored.
7. Connecting the trimmer
(fig. 3)
The machine can only be used on single-phase AC cur-
rent. It is double-insulated in accordance with Class II
VDE 0700 and EEC 20. Before using the trimmer, ensure
that the mains voltage is the same as the operating volt-
age shown on the rating plate.
Wires of extension cord must have the following mini-
mum cross sectional area: 1,5 mm
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• Connect trimmer’s plug to extension cord coupling.
• Make a loop in the extension cord, push it through the
opening in the handle and hook over the lug (strain relief).
• After finishing work, unhook loop from lug and pull it
out of the handle.
8. Switching on / off
(fig. 4)
To operate your grass trimmer:
• Make sure you have a secure footing.
• Hold the trimmer firmly (with both hands).
• Stand upright - hold trimmer in relaxed position.
• Do not rest the cutting head on the ground.
• Squeeze the switch.
• The trimmer is switched off when you release the switch.
9. Trimming grass and weeds
(fig. 5)
• Sweep trimmer back and forth uniformly to cut small patches
of grass or weeds. The trimmer is not constructed and suit-
able for cutting large areas.
• Wherever possible, cut with left-hand side so that cuttings,
dust and stones are thrown forwards, away from the user.
• Ideal working conditions are achieved if the trimmer is
tilted to the left at an angle approx. of 30°.
10. Adjusting nylon line
Check the nylon line regularly if it is damaged or if it still
has the correct length.
When cutting performance deteriorates: Hold the running trim-
mer above a patch of grass. Tap the cutting head on the ground
(fig. 6). Note the fresh line will be advanced only if lines are still