•Holdthepowertoolbyinsulatedgripping
surfacesonly,becausethecutterblademay
contacthiddenwiringoritsowncord.Cutter
bladescontactinga“live”wiremaymakeexposed
metalpartsofthepowertool“live”andcouldgive
youanelectricshock.
•DANGER—Keepyourhandsawayfromblade.
Contactwithbladewillresultinseriouspersonal
injury.
AdditionalSafetyWarnings
•Keephandsandfeetawayfromthecuttingdevice
atalltimesandespeciallywhenswitchingthe
producton.
•Donottrytograsporremovetrimmingswhenthe
productisrunning.Removeonlytrimmingswhen
theproductisswitchedoffanddisconnectedfrom
thepowersupply.
•Neverholdtheproductbytheguard.
•Alwaysbesureofasafeandsecureoperating
positionwhileusingtheproduct.
•Neverusetheproductwhilestandingonstepsor
aladder.Donotworkovershoulderheight.
•Alwaysensurethesafetyguardsuppliedis
ttedbeforeusingtheproduct.Neverattemptto
useanincompleteproductoronettedwithan
unauthorizedmodication.
•Checkthecuttingdeviceregularlyfordamage,
andifdamaged,repairimmediately.
•Donotoverloadtheproduct.
•Checkimmediatelyiftheproductstartstovibrate
abnormally.Excessivevibrationcancauseinjury.
•Switchtheproductoffwhenthecuttingdevice
isblocked.Disconnectitfrompowersupply
(i.e.,removethebatterypack)andremovethe
blockage.Inspectthecuttingdevicefordamage
beforeusingtheproductagain.
•Followthemaintenanceandrepairinstructionsfor
thisproduct.Nevercarryoutanymodicationsof
theproduct.Informationaboutmaintenanceand
repairisprovidedinthisinstructionmanual.
•Knowhowtostoptheproductquicklyinan
emergency.
•Donotexposetheproducttorain.Donotoperate
theproductonawethedge.
•Usetheproductonlyindaylightorgoodarticial
light.
•Checkthehedgeforforeignobjectsbefore
operation(e.g.,wirefences).Takecarethatthe
cuttingdevicedoesnotcomeintocontactwithwire
orothermetalobjects.
•Holdthehedgetrimmerproperly(e.g.,withboth
handsif2handlesareprovided).Lossofcontrol
cancausepersonalinjury.
AdditionalSafetyWarningsfortheCharger
•Thischargercanbeusedbypersonswithreduced
physical,sensory,ormentalcapabilities,ora
lackofexperienceandknowledgeiftheyare
supervisedorinstructedconcerningusingthe
chargersafelyandunderstandthehazards
involved.
•Childrenshallnotplaywiththecharger.
•Cleaningandusermaintenanceshallnotbemade
bychildrenwithoutsupervision.
•Ifthesupplycordisdamaged,itmustbereplaced
bythemanufacturer,itsserviceagent,orsimilarly
qualiedpersonsinordertoavoidahazard.
•Disconnectthechargerfromthepowersupplyand
allowittocooldownbeforecleaning,maintenance,
storage,andtransportation.
•Beforeusingthecharger,readalltheinstructions
andcautionarymarkingsonthechargerand
batterypack.
•Thechargerandbatterypacksuppliedwithitare
specicallydesignedtoworktogether.Usethe
chargeronlywiththebatterypackforthistool.
•Chargethebatterypackindoorsonlyasthe
chargerisdesignedforindooruseonly.
•Donotchargenon-rechargeablebatteries.
•Protectthechargeragainstmoistureandwet
conditions.Thereisadangerofelectricshock.
•Donotplaceanyobjectontopofthechargerasit
couldcauseoverheating.Donotplacethecharger
nearanyheatsource.
•Donotuseanextensioncordonthecharger
unlessitisabsolutelynecessary.Theuseofan
improperextensioncordcouldcausetheriskof
re,electricshock,orelectrocution.
•Donotusethechargerifithasbeensubjectedto
aheavyknock,dropped,orotherwisedamagedin
anyway.Havethechargercheckedandrepaired
byanauthorizedservicecenter.
AdditionalSafetyWarningsforBatteryPacks
•Donotattempttochargethebatterypackwithany
otherchargerthantheonesupplied.Thecharger
andbatterypacksuppliedwithitarespecically
designedtoworktogether.
•T oensurethelongestbatterylifeandbest
performance,chargeandstorethebatterypack
onlyintemperaturesthatarewithintheappropriate
range;refertoSpecications(page8).Donot
chargeorstorethebatterypackintemperatures
outsideofthesuggestedrange.
•Smallleakageofliquidfromthebatterypack
mayoccurunderextremeusageortemperature
conditions.However,iftheoutersealisbroken
andthisleakagecomesintocontactwithyour
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