Before Starting The Equipment - EINHELL GE-HH 18 Li T Originalbetriebsanleitung

5. Before starting the equipment

Caution! Do not fi t the battery until the equipment
has been fully assembled and all the settings
have been actuated. Always wear protective
gloves when working on the equipment to protect
yourself against injury. Carefully unpack all parts
and check that they are complete (Fig. 1).
5.1 General information on assembly
a) Fig. 2-3: Push the tube (7) onto the handle
housing (2a) as far as the bead (7a) and
screw it tight with the assembly nut (6).
b) Fig. 4: Hook the carabiner (A) of the shoulder
strap (8) into the strap attachment (B).
c) Fig. 4a: The additional handle consists of the
handle (N), the hexagon screw (P) and the
lock (F). It is fi tted to the handle attachment
(U) as illustrated. Push the hexagon screw (P)
into the handle (N) and screw it tight to the
lock (F).
5.2 Adjusting the additional handle
(Fig. 5-6)
(a) Setting the tilt of the additional handle
Open (a) the lock (F). Set the desired tilt of the
additional handle (9). Close (b) the lock (F).
b) Shifting the additional handle
Open (a) the lock (H) and slide the additional
handle (9) into the required position. Close (b) the
lock (H).
5.3 Using the shoulder strap
Warning! Always use the shoulder strap when
working with the equipment. Switch off the equip-
ment before you take off the shoulder strap (risk
of injury).
1. Hook the carabiner (Fig. 4/Item A) into the
strap holder.
2. Slip the shoulder strap (Fig. 7/Item 8) over
your shoulder.
3. Adjust the length of the shoulder strap so that
the strap attachment is at waist level (Fig. 7).
4. The shoulder strap is equipped with a buckle.
Press the hooks together (Fig. 8) if you need
to put down the equipment quickly.
5. To change the strap position on the equip-
ment, press together the two metal loops (Fig.
4/Item L / M) and adjust the strap attachment
on the tube.
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5.4 Adjusting the angle of the handle
(Fig. 9)
Press the two safety lock-off s (5) and adjust the
angle of the handle (2) to any of 4 latching posi-
tions.
5.5 Adjusting the angle of the motor housing
(Fig. 10)
Press the two safety lock-off s (14) and adjust the
angle of the motor housing (13a) to any of 7 lat-
ching positions.
5.6 Adjusting the telescopic tube (Fig. 11)
1. Undo the telescopic tube lock nuts (10 + 12)
by turning them counter-clockwise.
2. Pull out the telescopic tubes (11 + 13) to suit
the required working height.
3. Secure the telescopic tube lock nuts (10 +
12) by them turning clockwise.
5.7 Fitting the hedge trimmer mounting kit to
the motor head (Fig. 12 – 13)
The guard must be slipped over the hedge cutter
blade in order to prevent injuries.
1. Position the hedge trimmer mounting kit and
the motor head such that the arrows on both
parts coincide.
2. Press the hedge trimmer mounting kit against
the motor head. This will cause the lock
button (R) to be pushed to the right. Turn the
hedge trimmer mounting kit clockwise. The
hedge trimmer mounting kit will lock onto the
motor head and is then secured in place. This
will cause the lock button (R) to be pushed to
the left.
5.8 Removing the hedge trimmer mounting
kit from the motor head (Fig. 12 – 13)
The guard must be slipped over the hedge cutter
blade in order to prevent injuries.
1. Pull the lock button (R) to the right.
2. Turn the hedge trimmer mounting kit to the
point where the arrows on the motor head
and hedge trimmer mounting kit coincide,
allowing the mounting kit to be removed.
5.9 Fitting the battery (Fig. 14 - 15)
Press the side pushlock button (T) of the battery
pack as shown in Fig. 14 and push the battery
pack into the mount provided. When the battery
pack is positioned as in Fig. 15, make sure that
the pushlock button latches in place! To remove
the battery pack, proceed in reverse order.
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