5. Move the engine ON/OFF switch to the ON position.
6. Start the engine:
a. Open the fuel valve lever.
b. Move the throttle lever away from the gas tank.
c. Close the engine choke lever.
d. Holding the frame with one hand, pull the starter rope
rapidly and firmly. Continue to hold the rope as you let it
return. Pull and return the rope until the engine starts.
7. Turn on the sprayer by moving the sprayer ON/OFF
switch to the ON position.
8. Slowly turn the pressure control knob clockwise to increase
the pressure until fluid starts to come out of the return hose.
Use only enough pressure to keep the fluid coming out.
9. Allow the sprayer to run for 15–30 seconds to flush the old
solvent out through the return hose and into the metal
waste container.
10. Turn the pressure control knob fully counterclockwise to
its lowest setting.
11. Turn off the sprayer by moving the sprayer ON/OFF
switch to the OFF position.
12. Move the PRIME/SPRAY valve to the SPRAY position.
13. Turn on the sprayer.
14. Turn the pressure control knob slowly clockwise to
increase pressure.
15. Unlock the gun by turning the gun trigger lock to the
unlocked position.
Ground the gun by holding it against the
edge of the metal container while
flushing. Failure to do so may lead to a
static electric discharge, which may cause a fire.
16. Trigger the gun into the metal waste container until the old
solvent is gone and fresh solvent is coming out of the gun.
17. Lock the gun by turning the gun trigger lock to the locked
position.
18. Set down the gun and increase the pressure by turning the
pressure control knob slowly clockwise to its highest setting.
19. Check the entire system for leaks. If leaks occur, turn the
sprayer off and follow the “Pressure Relief Procedure” in
this manual before tightening any fittings or hoses.
20. Follow the “Pressure Relief Procedure” in this manual
before changing from solvent to paint.
Be sure to follow the pressure relief procedure when
shutting the unit down for any purpose, including
servicing or adjusting any part of the spray system,
changing or cleaning spray tips, or preparing for cleanup.
Painting
1. Place the siphon tube into a container of paint.
2. Place the return hose into a metal waste container.
3. Turn the pressure control knob fully counterclockwise to
its lowest pressure setting.
4. Move the PRIME/SPRAY valve to the PRIME position.
5. Move the engine ON/OFF switch to the ON position.
6. Start the engine:
a. Open the fuel valve lever.
b. Move the throttle lever away from the gas tank.
WARNING
WARNING
NOTE: Make sure that the spray gun does not have a
tip or tip guard installed.
c. Close the engine
choke lever.
d. Holding the frame
with one hand, pull
the starter rope
rapidly and firmly.
Continue to hold
the rope as you let
it return. Pull and
return the rope until
the engine starts.
7. Turn on the sprayer
by moving the sprayer ON/OFF switch to the ON position.
8. Slowly turn the pressure control
knob clockwise to increase the
pressure until fluid starts to
come out of the return hose.
Use only enough pressure to
keep the fluid coming out.
9. Allow the sprayer to run until
paint is coming through the
return hose into the metal
waste container.
10. Turn the pressure control knob fully counterclockwise to
its lowest setting.
11. Turn off the sprayer by moving the sprayer ON/OFF
switch to the OFF position.
12. Remove the return hose from the waste container and place
it in its operating position above the container of paint.
13. Move the PRIME/SPRAY valve to the SPRAY position.
14. Turn on the sprayer.
15. Turn the pressure control knob slowly clockwise to
increase pressure.
16. Unlock the gun by turning the gun trigger lock to the
unlocked position.
Ground the gun by holding it against the
edge of the metal container while
flushing. Failure to do so may lead to a
static electric discharge, which may
cause a fire.
17. Trigger the gun into the metal waste
container until all air and solvent is flushed from the spray
hose and paint is flowing freely from the gun.
18. Lock the gun by turning the gun trigger lock to the locked
position.
19. Turn the pressure control knob fully counterclockwise to
its lowest setting.
20. Turn off the sprayer.
21. Attach tip guard and tip to the gun as instructed by the tip
guard or tip manuals.
POSSIBLE INJECTION HAZARD. Do not spray without the
tip guard in place. Never trigger the gun unless the tip is in
either the spray or the unclog position. Always engage the
gun trigger lock before removing, replacing or cleaning tip.
22. Turn on the sprayer.
23. Increase the pressure by turning the pressure control
knob slowly clockwise and test the spray pattern on a
piece of cardboard. Adjust the pressure control knob until
the spray from the gun is completely atomized. Try to
keep the pressure control knob at the lowest setting that
maintains good atomization.
NOTE: Turning the pressure up higher than needed to
atomize the paint will cause premature tip wear
and additional overspray.
WARNING
WARNING
Knob
Pressure
Control
Knob
Sprayer
ON/OFF
Switch
Switch
Sprayer
ON/OFF
Switch
Fuel Valve
Lever
Choke Lever
Engine
ON/OFF
Switch
Throttle
Lever
Starter Rope
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