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Keep cable away from cutting area.
During operation the cable may
be hidden in shrubs and can be
accidentally cut by the blade.
Assembling the
Long-Handled Hedge
Trimmer
Pull out the power plug before car-
rying out any work on the equip-
ment.
Use only original parts.
1. Unpack the device and check it
for completeness.
B
2. Slide the front arm (7) of the
long-handled hedge trimmer
onto the tubular shaft of the long-
handled hedge trimmer and turn
slightly. The safety button (8) then
locks into place. Fix the two shaft
elements to the star wheel (9).
Screw the nut onto this from the
threaded rod on the star wheel
(9) and place it sideways in the
holder on the tubular shaft. With
the star wheel, push the threaded
rod (9) through the tubular shaft
and screw the star wheel (9) to-
gether with the nut.
C
3. Assemble the leg protection for
right-handed users in variant a).
For left-handed users, assemble
the leg protection rotated in
variant b) as per the illustration.
Insert the square nuts (20) into
the leg protection (18). Place the
leg protection on the assembly
block (22) in position a) or b)
as desired. Push the screws (21)
through the aligning holes and
screw the leg protection onto the
assembly block until it is sitting
firmly.
Operating the Hedge
Trimmer
Do not use the equipment
without the hand guard.
Wear suitable clothing and
work gloves when working
with the equipment.
Ensure that the equipment
is functional before each
use. The On/Off switch and
the safety switch must not
be held closed. They must
switch off the motor when on
is released. Should a switch
be damaged, stop working
with the equipment. Ensure
that the mains voltage value
matches the label on the
equipment.
Note noise protection and local
specifications. The use of the equip-
ment on certain days (e.g. Sundays
and national holidays), at certain
times of day (lunch times, night time
quiet periods) or in special areas
(e.g. health resorts, clinics etc.) is
restricted or forbidden.
Swivelling Out the Blade
Beam
D
1. Hold the safety blade beam
A
(
1) on the handle to adjust the
blade beam (6).
2. Unscrew the stop lever fixing (4)
from the stop lever (5a).
3. Unlock the stop lever (5a) by
pressing the safety lever (5b).
Press simultaneously on the
safety lever (5b) and stop lever
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