Use and Care Manual

ASSEMBLY
PACKING LIST
Hedge Trimmer - Charger and Battery Pack
Blade Cover -Instruction Manual
WARNING: Do not connect
to
power supply until assembly is complete.
Failure
to
comply could result in accidental starting and possible serious
personal injury.
! WARNING:
If
any parts are damaged
or
missing do not operate this product
until the parts are replaced. Failure
to
heed this warning could result in
serious personal injury.
UNPACKING
This product requires no assembly.
Carefully remove the product and any accessories from the box. Make sure
that all items listed in the packing list are included.
Inspect the product carefully to make sure no breakage or damage occurred
during shipping.
Do
not
discard the packing material until you have carefully inspected and
satisfactorily operated the product.
If
any parts are damaged
or
missing, please call 1-800-313-5111
for assistance.
TO
TURN THE
TOOL
ON
Push
the
lOCk
button in with your thumb and then squeeze the trigger with
your
fingers. (Once
the
tool
is
running, you can release the lock button). To
turn the tool OFF, release the trigger.
CAUTION: Blade coasts after turned off.
Do
not
use under
wet
conditions.
Do not use with damaged extension cord.
Do not unplug
or
store with switch locked on.
WARNING:
To guard against injury, observe the following:
Read instruction manual before using, save instruction manual.
Keep hands away from blades.
Keep hands on handles. Don't oveneach.
WARNING: Do not
aJlow
familiarity with this type
of
product to make you
careless. Remember that a careless fraction
of
a second is sufficient to
inflict serious injury.
TRIMMING INSTRUCTIONS
1.
WORKING POSITION - Maintain proper footing and balance and do not
3. TRIMMING
NEW
GROWTH - A wide, sweeping motion, feeding the
overreach.
Wear
safety goggles, non-skid
foot',/<{ear
and rubber gloves when
blade teeth through the twigs is most effective. A slight downward tilt
of
the
trimming. Hold the tool firmly in both hands and
tum
the
tool ON, Always hold blade, in the direction
of
motion gives the best cutting.
the
trimmer,
as
shown with right hand on
the
switch handle and left hand on
the ball handle. Never hold the tool by the blade guard. Keep unit below waist
level.
2. LEVEL
HEDGES
- To obtain exceptionally level
a piece
of
string 4. SIDE-TRIMMING HEDGES - Begin
at
the bottom and sweep up.
can be stretched along the length
of
the hedge
as
a
CAUTION:
Do not
use
the 22 inch trimmer
for
cutting Siems greater than 5/8"
and do not use the 24 inch trimmer for cutting stems greater than
314".
Use the
trimmer only for cutting normal shrubbery found around houses and buildings.