Operator's Manual

plugwilltintothepolarizedwalloutletonlyoneway.If
theplugstilldoesnott,contactaqualiedelectrician
toinstalltheproperwalloutlet.Donotchangethe
equipmentplug,extensioncordreceptacle,orextension
cordpluginanyway.
C.Powertoolplugsmustmatchtheoutlet.Never
modifythepluginanyway.Unmodiedplugsand
matchingoutletswillreducetheriskofelectricshock.
D.Avoidbodycontactwithearthedorgrounded
surfaces.Thereisanincreasedriskofelectricshockif
yourbodyisearthedorgrounded.
E.Donotabusethecord.Neverusethecordfor
carrying,pulling,orunpluggingthepowertool.
Keepthecordawayfromheat,oil,sharpedges,or
movingparts.Damagedorentangledcordsincrease
theriskofelectricshock.
F.Donotexposepowertoolstorainorwetconditions.
Waterenteringapowertoolwillincreasetheriskof
electricshock.
G.Whenoperatingapowertooloutdoors,usean
extensioncordsuitableforoutdooruse.Useofa
cordsuitableforoutdoorusereducestheriskofelectric
shock.
H.Disconnecttheplugfromthepowersourcewhen
thepowertoolisnotinuse.
I.Inadouble-insulatedpowertool,twosystemsof
insulationareprovidedinsteadofgrounding.No
groundingmeansisprovidedonadouble-insulated
powertool,norshouldameansforgrounding
beaddedtothepowertool.Servicinga
double-insulatedpowertoolrequiresextremecare
andknowledgeofthesystem,andshouldbedone
onlybythequaliedservicepersonnelatyour
AuthorizedServiceDealer.Replacementpartsfora
double-insulatedpowertoolmustbeidenticaltothe
partsthattheyreplace.Adouble-insulatedpowertoolis
markedwiththewords“DoubleInsulation”or“Double
Insulated.”Thesymbol(
)mayalsobemarkedon
thepowertool.
J.ExtensionCord
WARNING
Usinganincorrectextensioncordmayresult
inelectricshock.
Useonlywithanextensioncordintendedfor
outdooruse,suchasanextensioncordof
cordtypeSW-A,SOW-A,STW-A,STOW-A,
SJW-A,SJOW-A,SJTW-A,orSJTOW-A
Ensurethatyourextensioncordisingood
condition.Whenusinganextensioncord,useone
heavyenoughtocarrythecurrentyourproductwill
draw.Anundersizedextensioncordwillcauseadropin
linevoltage,resultinginlossofpowerandoverheating.
Thefollowingtableliststhecorrectcordsize
dependingonthelengthofthecord.Ifyouarein
doubt,usethenextheaviergauge.Thesmallerthe
gaugenumber,theheavierthecord.
ExtensionCordLengthMinimumWireGauge
(A.W.G.)
7.6m(25ft)
16
15.0m(50ft)
16
30.5m(100ft)
14
45.7m(150ft)
12
Note:Donotuseanextensioncordover45.7m
(150ft)long.
Toreducetheriskofdisconnectionoftheextensioncord
duringuse,connecttheextensioncordtothetrimmer
asillustratedinConnectingtoaPowerSource(page8).
5.Service
A.Haveyourpowertoolservicedbyaqualiedrepair
personusingonlyidenticalreplacementparts.
Thiswillensurethatthesafetyofthepowertoolis
maintained.
B.Ifthecordisdamaged,itmustbereplacedbythe
manufacturer,itsauthorizedserviceagentoran
authorizedservicedealerinordertoavoidhazard.
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