Use and Care Manual
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SAFETY GUIDELINES - DEFINITIONS
It is important for you to read and understand this manual. The information it contains
relates to protecting YOUR SAFETY and PREVENTING PROBLEMS. The symbols below
are used to help you recognize this information.
DANGER: Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result
in death or serious injury.
WARNING: Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could
result in death or serious injury.
CAUTION: Indicates a potentially haz ard ous situation which, if not avoided, may result
in minor or mod er ate injury.
NOTICE: Used without the safety alert symbol indicates potentially hazardous situation
which, if not avoided, may result in property damage.
WARNING:
When using electric gardening appliances, basic safety precautions should always
be followed to reduce risk of fire, electric shock, and personal injury, including the following.
IMPORTANT SAFETY WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS
TO REDUCE RISK OF INJURY:
instructions and other information contained in this manual.
CAUTION: Failure to comply with the recommendations outlined in the key information
section will void warranty.
WARNING: Some dust created by this product contains chemicals known to the
State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. Some
examples of these chemicals are:
To reduce your exposure to these chemicals, wear approved safety equipment such as dust
masks that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles.
WARNING:
ALWAYS use safety glasses. Everyday eyeglasses are NOT safety glasses. Also
use face or dust mask if trimming operation is dusty. ALWAYS WEAR CERTIFIED SAFETY EQUIPMENT:
ANSI Z87.1 eye protection (CAN/CPA Z94.3),
NOSH/OSHA respiratory protection.
WARNING: Always wear proper 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.
READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING:
ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION – Wear safety glasses or goggles at all times when
battery pack is installed.
GUARD – Do not use this trimmer without guard attached.
DRESS PROPERLY –
Do not wear loose clothing or jewelry. They can be caught in moving
parts. Rubber gloves and substantial rubber soled footwear are recommended when working
trimmer
when barefoot or wearing open sandals. Wear heavy
long pants to protect your legs. Wear protective hair covering to contain long hair.
NYLON LINE – Keep all body parts, including face, hands and feet clear of rotating nylon
line at all times.
THE ROTATING LINE PERFORMS A CUTTING FUNCTION – Use care when trimming
around screens and desirable plants.
KEEP ALL BYSTANDERS AWAY –
at a safe distance from work area, especially children.
IMPORTANT WARNING –
When being used as an Edger, stones, pieces of metal and
other objects can be thrown out at high speed by the line. The
trimmer
and guard are
designed to reduce the danger. However, the following special precautions should be taken:
MAKE SURE that other persons and pets are at least 100 feet (30m) away.
TO REDUCE THE RISK of rebound (ricochet) injury, work going away from any nearby
solid object such as wall, steps, large stone, tree, etc. Use great care when working close
to solid objects and where necessary, do edging or trimming by hand.
A
VOID ACCIDENTALLY STARTING
trimmer
with finger on trigger.
DO NOT FORCE THE APPLIANCE – at a rate faster than the rate at which it is able to cut effectively.