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BCZ4500DL / BCZ4500DW / BCZ4500CL / BCZ5000DL / BCZ5000DW / BCZ5000CL
1. Read this manual carefully until
you completely understand and
follow all safety and operating
instructions.
2. Keep this manual handy so that
you may refer to it later when-
ever any questions arise. Also
note, if you have any questions
which cannot be answered
herein, contact the dealer from
whom you purchased the prod-
uct.
3. Always be sure to include this
manual when selling, lending, or
otherwise transferring the own-
ership of this product.
4. Never allow children or anyone
unable to fully understand the
directions given in the manual
to use the machine.
WORKING CONDITION
1. When using the product, you
should wear proper clothing and
protective equipment.
(1) Helmet
(2) Ear protectors
(3) Protection goggles or face
protector
(4) Thick work gloves
(5) Non-slip-sole work boots
2. And you should carry with you.
(1) Attached tools
(2) Properly reserved fuel
(3) Spare blade
(4) Things to notify your working
area (rope, warning signs)
(5) Whistle (for collaboration or
emergency)
(6) Hatchet or saw (for removal of
obstacles)
3. Do not wear loose clothing, jew-
elry, short trousers, sandals, or go
barefoot. Do not wear anything
which might be caught by a mov-
ing part of the unit. Secure hair
so it is above shoulder length.
WORKING CIRCUMSTANCE
1. Never start the engine inside a
closed room or building. Exhaust
gases contain dangerous carbon
monoxide.
2. Never use the product,
a. when the ground is slippery
or when you can’t maintain a
steady posture.
b. At night, at times of heavy fog,
or at any other times when
your field of vision might be
limited and it would be diffi-
cult to gain a clear view of the
working area.
c. During rain storms, during
lightning storms, at times of
strong or gale-force winds, or
at any other times when
weather conditions might
make it unsafe to use the
product.
WORKING PLAN
1. You should never use the prod-
uct when under the influence of
alcohol, when suffering from ex-
haustion or lack of sleep, when
suffering from drowsiness as a re-
sult of having taken cold medicine
or at any other time when a pos-
sibility exists that your judgment
might be impaired or that you
might not be able to operate the
product properly and in a safe
manner.
2. When planning your work sched-
ule, allow plenty of time to rest.
Limit the amount of time over
which the product is to be used
continuously to somewhere
around 30 ~ 40 minutes per ses-
sion, and take 10 ~ 20 minutes of
rest between work sessions. Also
try to keep the total amount of
work performed in a single day
under 2 hours or less.
WARNING
1. If you don’t observe the working
time, or working manner (See
“USING THE PRODUCT”), Re-
petitive Stress Injury (RSI) could
occur.
If you feel discomfort, redness and
swelling of your fingers or any
other part of your body, see a doc-
tor before getting worse.
2. To avoid noise complaints, in gen-
eral, operate product between
8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays
and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends.
NOTE
Check and follow the local regula-
tions as to sound level and hours of
operations for the product.
5. For safe operation
