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Disconnect the product from the mains and disconnect the battery if the product
starts to vibrate abnormally. Check immediately. Excessive vibration can cause
injury.
Do not use the product nearby a water.
Do not operate next to swimming pools or garden ponds.
Protect the battery contacts from moisture.
Personal safety
DANGER! Risk of suffocation!
Small parts can be easily swallowed. There is also a risk that the poly-
bag can suffocate toddlers. Keep toddlers away when you assemble the
product.
Know how to stop the product quickly in an emergency.
Avoid contact to the oil of the blade in particular when you react allergic with it.
Only work in the daylight or when visibility is good.
Check your product before each use. Always visually inspect your Hedge
Trimmer before each use. Check that the ventilation slots are not obstructed in
any way.
If the product got hot while operation, let it cool down before storage.
Warning! When wearing hearing protection, and due to the noise produced by
the product, the operator may not notice persons approaching.
Always wear suitable clothing, protective gloves, and stout shoes.
Always ensure that you have a secure foothold whilst working.
2. ASSEMBLY
DANGER! Risk of injury!
Cut injury when the product starts accidentally.
v Remove the battery and slide the protective cover over the
blade before you assemble the product.
To assemble the front handle [ Fig. A1 ]:
(2)
1. Loosen both screws and remove them.
2. Push the front handle (1) into the slot in the hedge trimmer.
Make sure that the front handle
handle hole is inline up with the threaded hole.
(2)
3. Put both screws in the threaded holes in the hedge trimmer.
Do not push the front start lever
(2)
4. Tighten both screws .
Make sure that the screws
can be completely pushed.
3. OPERATION
DANGER! Risk of injury!
Cut injury when the product starts accidentally.
v Wait for the blade to stop, remove the battery and slide the
protective cover over the blade before you adjust or transport
the product.
To charge the battery [ Fig. O1 / O2 / O3 ]:
CAUTION!
v Note the mains voltage! The voltage of the power source must
match the voltage specified on the rating plate of the charger.
For the GARDENA Battery Hedge Trimmer Art. 14730-55 / 14731-55
there is no battery and no charger in the scope of delivery.
Thanks to the intelligent charging process, the charge condition of the
battery is automatically detected and then charged up with the optimal
charge current depending on battery temperature and voltage.
In this way, the battery is treated with care and remains permanently fully
charged when it is stored in the charger.
1. Push the locking button (A)
(D)
holder .
2. Connect the battery charger
3. Slide the battery charger (C)
When the battery charge indicator
the battery is being charged.
When the battery charge indicator
permanently green the battery is completely charged
(Charging time see 7. TECHNICAL DATA).
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(1)
is completely in place and the
(3) while you doing this.
(2) are tightened and the start button
and remove the battery (B) from the battery
(C) into a mains socket.
onto the battery (B) .
(Lc) at the charger flashes green
(Lc) at the charger illuminates
4. Examine the charge status regularly while you charge.
(B)
5. When the battery
(B)
battery from the charger
Meaning of the Indication Elements:
Indication on the charger [ Fig. O3 ]:
Flashing of the Battery The charging procedure is indicated by flashing of the battery charge
Charge Indicator (Lc) indicator
Note: The charging procedure is only possible when the battery
temperature is within the allowable charging temperature range,
see 7. TECHNICAL DATA.
Continuous Lighting Continuous lighting of the battery charge indicator
of the Battery the battery is fully charged or that the temperature of the battery is
(Lc)
Charge Indicator
not within the allowable charging temperature range and can therefore
not be charged.
When the battery is not inserted, continuous lighting of the battery
charge indicator
socket outlet and that the battery charger is ready for operation.
Battery charge status indication
After starting the product, the battery charge status indication
is displayed for 5 seconds.
Battery charge status
67 – 100 % charged
34 – 66 % charged
11 – 33 % charged
0 – 10 % charged
If the LED (L1) flashes green, the battery must be charged.
If the error LED (Wp) is illuminated or flashing, see 6. TROUBLESHOOTING.
Work positions:
The hedge trimmer can be operated in 3 positions.
– Side trimming [ Fig. O5 ]
– High trimming [ Fig. O6 ]
– Low trimming [ Fig. O7 ]
To start the hedge trimmer [ Fig. O1 /O8 ]:
DANGER! Risk of injury!
Risk of injury if the product does not stop when you
release the start levers.
(3)
v Do not bypass the safety devices or switches. For example do
not attach the start levers to the handle.
To start:
The product is provided with a two-handed safety device (2 start
levers) to prevent the product from being turned on by accident.
1. Put the battery (B) into the battery holder
2. Remove the protective cover from the blade.
3. Hold the front handle
4. Hold the main handle
(5)
lever .
The hedge trimmer starts and the battery charge status indication
is displayed for 5 seconds.
To stop:
1. Release the two start levers
The hedge trimmer stops.
2. Slide the protective cover over the blade.
3. Push the locking button
battery holder (D) .
4. MAINTENANCE
DANGER! Risk of injury!
Cut injury when the product starts accidentally.
v Wait for the blade to stop, remove the battery and slide the pro-
tective cover over the blade before you maintain the product.
To clean the Hedge Trimmer [ Fig. M1 ]:
DANGER! Risk of injury!
Risk of injury and risk of damage to the product.
is completely charged, you can disconnect the
(C)
.
(Lc) .
(Lc) indicates that the mains plug is inserted in the
(P) on the product [ Fig. O4 / O8 ]:
Battery charge status indication
(L1) , (L2) and (L3) illuminate green
(L1) and (L2) illuminate green
(L1)
illuminates green
(L1) flashes green
(D) until it audibly engages.
(1)
with one hand and pull the front start lever
(4) with the other hand and pull the rear start
(3) / (5) .
(A) (B)
and remove the battery from the
(Lc)
indicates that
(P)
(3)
.
(P)
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