Operator's Manual

Trimming

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Edging

Asanedger,presstherotatorbuttonandrotatetheheadas

showninFigure11.

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Figure11

1.Rotatorbutton

OperatingTips

•Keepthetrimmertiltedtowardtheareabeingcut;thisisthe

bestcuttingarea.

•Thestringtrimmercutswhenpassingtheunitfromleftto

right.Thiswillavoidthrowingdebrisattheoperator.

•Usethetipofthestringtodothecutting;donotforcestring

headintouncutgrass.

•Wireandpicketfencescauseextrastringwear,even

breakage.Stoneandbrickwalls,curbs,andwoodmaywear

stringrapidly.

•Avoidtreesandshrubs.Treebark,woodmoldings,siding,

andfencepostscaneasilybedamagedbythestrings.

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1.Directionofrotation3.Stringpath

2.Idealcuttingrange

Maintenance

Aftereachuseofthetrimmer,completethefollowing:

1.Removethebatteryfromthetrimmer.

2.Wipethetrimmercleanwithadampcloth.Donothosethe

trimmerdownorsubmergeitinwater.

CAUTION

Thelinecut-offbladeonthedeectorissharpand

cancutyou.Donotuseyourhandstocleanthe

deectorshieldandblade.

3.Wipeorscrapecleanthecuttingheadareaanytimethereis

anaccumulationofdebris.

4.Checkandtightenallfasteners.Ifanypartisdamagedor

lost,repairorreplaceit.

5.Brushdebrisawayfromairintakeventsonmotorhousing

topreventthemotorfromoverheating.