Operating Instructions; Adjusting The Cutting Gear; Troubleshooting - Gartenmeister GM H-2800 Mode D'emploi

NOTE: The device is equipped with a safety
switch that protects it against unintentional
restarting after a power failure.
6.2 Rotation direction switch (Fig. 6)
Caution! The rotation direction switch may only
be operated if the chopper is switched off.
Overload (e.g. by blocking the cutting knife) will cause the
machine to stop after several seconds. In order to prevent
damage to the motor, the overload switch (1) switches the
mains connection off automatically.
Wait at least 5 minutes before restarting. If the cutting kni-
fe is clamped so that the motor can no longer run, press
the red button of the on/off switch first to stop the mo-
tor. Next, switch on the rotation direction switch (
press the on/off switch (green button). The cutting knife
turn in the reverse direction and releases the material so
that you may remove it. Press the red button of the on/off
button to stop the motor. Set the rotation direction switch
to the position (
) The machine may be started by pres-
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sing the on/off button.
6.3 Disassembling
For certain purposes, e.g. storage after use, etc, you can
disassemble the shredder in the reverse order as de-
scribed under "Assembling ".

6.4 Operating Instructions

Feeding
Feed the material to be chopped into the right side of the
feeding tunnel. The material is automatically pulled in by
the chopping knife.
Caution! Longer material standing out from the
machine could lash out when being pulled in by
the chopping knife! Keep a safety distance!
Warning! Always use the pusher (Fig.11) if you
try to push the material into the feeding tunnel.
Do not use your hands directly! Keep the push-
er well after use.
• Only insert as much material as will not block up the
feeding tunnel.
• Chop garden waste that has been stored for some
days and is wilted and damp alternately with branch-
es. This will prevent the chopping knife from getting
blocked up.
• Do not fill into the shredder any soft material such as
kitchen waste instead of compositing it.
• Widely branched material with leaves must be com-
pletely chopped before any new material is fed in.
• Take care that the chopped material can freely fall from
the discharge chute – danger of backing up!
• The ventilation slots must not be covered by the waste
bag or the chopped material.
6.5 Adjusting the cutting gear (Fig. 8)
The anvil blade 2 should be adjusted to have a distance
of 0 to 0,50 mm from the cutting blade 1 (fig. 8). This
distance should be kept to guarantee effective operation
of the mac.
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Note: Soft materials or wet twigs can get torn instead of
cut properly due to wrong adjustment. Also a blunt an-
vil blade from frequent use produces the same problem.
On the right hand side of the shredder you will find the
blade adjustment knob (3). To adjust the distance turn the
screw to the right.
1. For lighter material, you can cut through the material
2. If you are shredding heavy materials (such as harder
3. After you have completed the adjustment, check if
and
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NOTE
1. Do not allow garden waste to accumulate before
2. Frequently monitor the build up/collection of shredded
3. Do not allow shredded material to build up and fill the
4. When the collection box is full, press the On/Off switch
WARNING!
Do not put your hands up inside the shredder's discharge
chute to clear away shredded material while the shredder
is switched on or connected to the mains supply.
NOTE
In normal use, do not switch off the garden shredder until
all of the shredded material has cleared the cutter as-
sembly. If the garden shredder is switched off too quickly,
remaining pieces of material may clog the blade assem-
bly and stall the motor when the shredder is switched
back on.

7. Troubleshooting

Motor does not run
• The overload protection is activated.
• Power failure
• The safety switch on the collection container is not lo-
Material to be chipped is not pulled in
• The cutting knife is running in reverse.
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completely turn the knob clockwise half a turn.
or large materials) they may need to be put through
the shredder twice, to crush the material before cutting
it completely. To loosen the adjusting screw, turn the
knob (3) anti-clockwise half a turn.
the blade cuts efficiently. To avoid and damage to the
shredder make sure that the cutting blade does not
come into contact with the anvil blade.
shredding as it will begin to compost, become too
damp and clog the cutting assembly. Dry material will
help most material to clear the ejection chute. Save
some dry sticks until last to help clean the blade area.
material.
inside of the shredders discharge chute.
to turn the garden shredder Off before emptying.
- Set the rotation direction to (
1 (fig. 6), hold the on/off switch pressed to switch on
the chopper for a short time. Set the rotation direc-
tion back to position (
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removed.
- Check the power cable, the plug connector, and the
fuse of your home connection and the ground fault
circuit interrupter (GFCI).
cked at the correct position.
- Make sure that the collection container is located at
the correct position and is locked.
 ) and press reset button
), after the blockage has been