Black & Decker LST136 User Manual

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 •Removethebatteryfromthetool.
 •Pressandholdtheheadreleasebutton(K1).
 •Whileholdingtheauxillaryhandle,rotatetheheadcounterclockwise.
 •Releasetheheadreleasebutton.
 •Droptheedgeguide(K2)intotheopenposition.Ensurethatthe
edgingguideisallthewaydown,anaudibleclickwillbeheard.
Note:Theheadwillonlyrotateinonedirection.
Note:TheAutoFeedSystemmaynotoperatecorrectlyifedgeguideisnotused.
SWITCHING ON AND OFF
 •Toswitchthetoolon,press
inandholdthelockoffbutton
(L1)thensqueezethetrigger
lever(L2).Oncethetoolis
runningyoumayreleasethe
lockoffbutton(L1).
 •Toswitchthetooloff,release
thetriggerlever.
 WARNING:Neverattempt
tolockthetriggerleverinthe
onposition.
POWER COMMAND -
MAX POWER / MAX RUNTIME
 Themaxpower/maxruntime
feature(M1)islocatedonthe
toolhandle.Itallowsyouto
optimizethetoolsperformance
andboostthepowerasneeded.
 •Tochoosemaxpowerto
tacklethickweeds,rotatedial
tosetting6.
 •Tochoosemaxruntimeto
increasebatteryliferotatedial
tosetting1.
 •Foracombinationofboth,
rotatedialtosettingfrom2to5.
OPERATING THE TRIMMER
 •Withtheuniton,angleunitandslowlyswingthe
trimmersidetosideasshowninfigure N.
 •Maintainacuttingangleof5°to10°asshown
infigure N1.Donotexceed10°(figure N2).Cut
withthetipoftheline.Tokeepdistancefromhard
surfacesuseedgeguide(10).Pulltheguideout
untilitsnapssecurelyintoplace
 •Maintainaminimumdistanceof24 inches
(609.6 mm)betweentheguardandyourfeet
asshowninfigure N3.Toacheivethisdistance
adjusttheoverallheightofthetrimmerasshown
infigure H.
EDGING
 Optimumcuttingresultsareachievedon
edgesdeeperthan2inches(50mm).
 •Donotusethetooltocreateedges
ortrenches.
 •Guidethetoolasshowninfigure O.
 •Tomakeaclosercut,slightlytiltthe
tool.
L
L1
L2
M
M1
N
O
N3
5
O
-10
O
N1
5
O
-10
O
N2

Black & Decker LST136 Specifications

General

Power Source	Battery
Battery Voltage	40V
Cutting Swath	13 inches
Line Diameter	0.065 inches
Battery Type	Lithium-Ion