User Manual

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NOTICE: Never try to remove the chip receiver
by an excessive force with its claws locked in the
grooves of the shear blades.
OPERATION
Operating the tool
WARNING: Do not use the tool near any
electrical power lines. Contacting with power lines
orusingthetoolnearpowerlinesmaycauseserious
injuryorelectricshockresultingindeath.
WARNING: Keep hands away from shear blades.
WARNING: Be extremely careful to maintain
control of the tool at all times. Do not allow the tool
to be deected toward you or anyone in the work
vicinity. Failure to keep control of the tool could result
inseriousinjurytothebystanderandtheoperator.
CAUTION: Avoid operating the tool in very
hot weather as much as practicable. When operat-
ing the tool, be careful of your physical condition.
CAUTION: Be careful not to accidentally con-
tact a metal fence or other hard objects while trim-
ming.Theshearbladesmaybreakandcauseaninjury.
CAUTION: Be careful not to allow the shear blades
to contact the ground.Thetoolmayrecoilandcauseaninjury.
CAUTION: Overreaching with a hedge trimmer,
particularly from a ladder, is extremely dangerous.
Donotworkwhilestandingonanythingwobblyorinrm.
NOTICE: Do not attempt to cut branches thicker
than 10 mm in diameter with the tool. Cut branches
to 10 cm lower than the cutting height using branch
cutters before using the tool.
(1)
(2)
►(1) Cutting height (2) 10 cm
NOTICE: Do not cut down dead trees or similar
hard objects.Doingsomaydamagethetool.
NOTICE: Do not trim the grass or weeds while
using the shear blades.Theshearbladesmay
become tangled in the grass or weeds.
Holdthetoolwithbothhandsbyholdingthefrontgrip
and the rear grip.
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►1. Front grip 2. Rear grip
Pulltheswitchtriggerwhilepressingthelock-o󰀨button,
and then move the tool forward.
15 m
For basic operation, tilt the shear blades toward the
trimmingdirectionandmoveitcalmlyandslowlyatthe
speed rate of 3 to 4 seconds per meter.
15 m