instructions,takingintoaccountthe
workingconditionsandtheworkto
beperformed.Usingthepowertoolfor
operationsdifferentfromthoseintended
couldresultinahazardoussituation.
4.Batterytooluseandcare
A.Chargeonlywiththechargerspecied
bythemanufacturer.Achargerthatis
suitablefor1typeofbatterypackmay
createariskofrewhenusedwithanother
batterypack.
B.Usepowertoolsonlywithspecically
designatedbatterypacks.Usingany
otherbatterypacksmaycreateariskof
injuryandre.
C.Whenbatterypackisnotinuse,keepit
awayfromothermetalobjects,suchas
paperclips,coins,keys,nails,screws,
orothersmallmetalobjectsthatcan
makeaconnectionfromoneterminal
toanother.Shortingthebatteryterminals
togethermaycauseburnsorare.
D.Underabusiveconditions,liquidmaybe
ejectedfromthebattery;avoidcontact.
Ifcontactaccidentallyoccurs,ush
withwater.Ifliquidcontactseyes,
additionallyseekmedicalhelp.Liquid
ejectedfromthebatterymaycauseirritation
orburns.
E.Chargingtimeincreasesifthebattery
packisnotchargedwithintheappropriate
temperaturerange;refertoSpecications
(page8).
5.Service
Haveyourpowertoolservicedbya
qualiedrepairpersonusingonlyidentical
replacementparts.Thiswillensurethatthe
safetyofthepowertoolismaintained.
HedgeTrimmerSafetyWarnings
•Keepallpartsofthebodyawayfromthecutter
blade.Donotremovecutmaterialorhold
materialtobecutwhenbladesaremoving.
Makesurethattheswitchisoffwhenclearing
jammedmaterial.Thebladescoastafteryou
turnthemoff.Amomentofinattentionwhile
operatingthehedgetrimmermayresultinserious
personalinjury.
•Carrythehedgetrimmerbythehandlewith
thecutterbladestopped.Properhandlingofthe
hedgetrimmerreducespossiblepersonalinjury
fromthecutterblades.
•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.Nevercarryoutanymodicationsto
theproduct.Informationaboutmaintenanceand
repairisprovidedinthisinstructionmanual.
•Knowhowtostoptheproductquicklyinan
emergency.
•Donotexposetheproducttorain.Donotoperate
theproductonawethedge.
•Usetheproductonlyindaylightorgoodarticial
light.
•Checkthehedgeforforeignobjectsbefore
operation(e.g.,wirefences).T akecarethatthe
cuttingdevicedoesnotcomeintocontactwithwire
orothermetalobjects.
•Holdthehedgetrimmerproperly(e.g.,withboth
handsif2handlesareprovided).Lossofcontrol
cancausepersonalinjury.
AdditionalSafetyWarningsfortheCharger
•Thischargercanbeusedbypersonswithreduced
physical,sensory,ormentalcapabilities,oralack
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