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that could come in contact with the blades.
PRIME - Press the primer bulb 10 times.
SET the choke lever to the COLD START position.
Hold the front handle firmly with your left hand and put
your right foot onto the base of the rear handle.
PULL the rope with a quick, firm and consistent motion
until the engine starts.
Allow the engine to run for 6-10 seconds.
Squeeze throttle trigger lock and throttle trigger.
note:
Squeezing and releasing the throttle trigger
releases the choke lever to the RUN position.
To start a warm engine:
DO NOT squeeze the throttle trigger until the engine
starts and runs.
Hold the front handle firmly with your left hand and put
your right foot onto the base of the rear handle.
PULL the starter rope with a quick, firm and consistent
motion until the engine starts.
To stop the engine:
Press and hold the on/off switch in the stop “
O ” position until
the engine stops.
ROTATInG HAnDLE
See Figure 5.
The handle can be rotated 45° or 90° to the left or to the
right.
To rotate handle:
Ensure the engine is stopped and the blades have come
to a complete stop.
Ensure the throttle trigger is disengaged.
Pull back on the rotating handle knob.
Turn handle to the right or to the left.
Release rotating handle knob.
Keep turning handle until it locks into place in one of the
45° or 90° positions.
nOTE:
The trimmer will only operate at one of these
locked positions. The handle is locked when the rotating
handle knob is securely into place, is not extended, and
the handle will no longer move to either side.
CUTTInG TIPS
See Figure 6.
WARnInG:
Always keep both hands on the hedge trimmer handles.
Never hold shrubs with one hand and operate hedge
trimmer with the other. Failure to heed this warning can
result in serious injury.
WARnInG:
TO STOP THE ENGINE IN AN EMERGENCY:
Press and hold the on/off switch in the stop “ O ” position
until the engine stops.
WARnInG:
Clear the area to be cut before each use. Remove all
objects such as cords, lights, wire, or loose string which
can become entangled in the cutting blade and create
a risk of serious personal injury.
Do not force the hedge trimmer through heavy shrubbery.
This can cause the blades to bind and slow down. If the
blades slow down, reduce the pace.
Do not attempt to cut stems or twigs that are larger than
28mm thick, or those obviously too large to feed into the
cutting blade. Use a hand saw or pruning saw to trim
large stems.
If blades do become jammed, stop the engine, allow the
blades to stop, remove the spark plug wire and remove
the obstruction.
If desired, you can use a string line to help cut your hedge
level. Decide how high you want the hedge. Stretch a
piece of string along the hedge at the desired height.
Trim the hedge just above the guide line of string.
note:
Take care and avoid cutting through the string
line. If you cut the string line stop the hedge trimmer and
Fig. 5
Fig. 6
RotAtinG hAndlE
knob
OPERATIOn
