WARNING:
generate and/or disperse dust, which may cause serious and
permanent respiratory or other injury. Always use NIOSH/
OSHA approved respiratory protection appropriate for the
dust exposure. Direct particles away from face and body.
WARNING:
personal hearing protection that conforms to ANSI
S12.6 (S3.19) during use. Under some conditions and
duration of use, noise from this product may contribute to
hearing loss.
CAUTION:
on its side on a stable surface where it will not cause a
tripping or falling hazard. Some tools with a large battery
pack will stand upright but may be easily knocked over.
• Air vents often cover moving parts and should be
avoided. Loose clothes, jewelry or long hair can be caught in
moving parts.
The label on your tool may include the following symbols. The
symbols and their definitions are as follows:
BPM .................... beats per minute
V ......................... volts
min ..................... minutes
j
or DC ............ direct current
.../min .............. per minute
RPM .................... revolutions per
minute
A ......................... amperes
Hz ....................... hertz
W ........................ watts
Wh ...................... watt hours
n o ....................... no load speed
n ......................... rated speed
c
..................... safety alert symbol
h
..................... wear respiratory
protection
ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENTS
WARNING:
serious personal injury, turn unit off and remove
the battery pack before making any adjustments or
removing/installing attachments or accessories. An
accidental start‑up can cause injury.
Assembly Tools Required
• Crosshead Screwdriver
Attaching Guard and Bail Handle to
Trimmer (Fig. B, C)
WARNING:
guard properly assembled to hedge trimmer. The use of the
hedge trimmer without the proper guard or handle provided
may result in serious personal injury.
The trimmer is shipped with the guard and bail handle
attached to the trimmer with a plastic zip tie.
Attaching Guard to Trimmer (Fig. B)
1. Cut the plastic zip tie.
Use of this tool can
Always wear proper
When not in use, place tool
f
..................... wear eye
protection
i
..................... Class II
Construction
(double insulated)
g
..................... wear hearing
protection
a
..................... read all
documentation
n
..................... avoid staring at
light
l
or AC............ alternating current
Ah ....................... amp hours
CSPM .................. cut strokes per
minute
To reduce the risk of
Only use with bail handle and
2. Remove guard retaining screw
screwdriver (not supplied).
3. Slide the guard
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fully onto the front of the
trimmer housing.
4. Insert the guard retaining screw
the side of the housing and tighten securely.
Attaching the Bail Handle (Fig. C)
1. Cut the plastic zip tie.
2. Remove the four screws
trimmer housing (Figure C).
3. Slide the bail handle
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housing behind the guard.
4. Insert the four screws into the openings on the side of
the bail handle and tighten securely as shown in Fig. C.
OPERATION
WARNING:
serious personal injury, turn unit off and remove
the battery pack before making any adjustments or
removing/installing attachments or accessories. An
accidental start‑up can cause injury.
Installing and Removing the Battery Pack (Fig. D)
nOTE: For best results, make sure your battery pack is
fully charged.
To install the battery pack
battery pack with the rails inside the tool's handle and slide
it into the handle until the battery pack is firmly seated in
the tool and ensure that it does not disengage.
To remove the battery pack from the tool, press the release
button
and firmly pull the battery pack out of the tool
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handle. Insert it into the charger.
Proper Hand Position (Fig. E)
WARNING:
personal injury, ALWAYS use proper hand position as shown.
WARNING:
personal injury, ALWAYS hold securely in anticipation of a
sudden reaction.
Proper hand position requires one hand on the switch
handle
and one hand on the bail handle
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the unit by the blade guard
Trigger Switch (Fig. A)
WARNING:
switch in the ON position.
CAUTION:
greater than 5/8" (16 mm). Use the trimmer only for cutting
normal shrubbery around houses and buildings.
To turn the tool "ON", shift the lock off button
squeeze the trigger switch
may release the lock off button.
To turn the tool "OFF", release the trigger.
Trimming Instructions (Fig. E–I)
DANGER:
WARNING:
observe the following:
English
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with the crosshead
10
into the opening on
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that are partially run into the
onto the front of the trimmer
To reduce the risk of
into the tool handle, align the
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To reduce the risk of serious
To reduce the risk of serious
. Never hold
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2
.
Never attempt to lock a
Do not use blade to cut stems
and
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. Once the unit is running, you
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Keep hands away from blade.
To guard against injury,
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