Black+Decker STC1820PC - Safety and Usage Guidelines; General Safety Instructions; Safe Appliance Operation

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ENGLISH
(Original instructions)
Intended use
Your BLACK+DECKER STC1820PC trimmer has been
designedfortrimmingandfinishinglawnedgesandtocut
grassinconfinedspaces.Thisapplianceisintendedfor
consumeruseonly.
Safety instructions
Warning!Whenusingmains-powered
appliances,basicsafetyprecautions,
includingthefollowing,shouldalwaysbe
followedtoreducetheriskofre,electric
shock,personalinjuryandmaterialdam-
age.
Warning!Whenusingthemachinethe
safetyrulesmustbefollowed.Foryour
ownsafetyandbystanderspleaseread
theseinstructionsbeforeoperatingthe
machine.Pleasekeeptheinstructions
safeforlateruse.
u Readallofthismanualcarefullybefore
operatingtheappliance.
u Theintendeduseisdescribedinthis
manual.Theuseofanyaccessory
orattachmentortheperformance
ofanyoperationwiththisappliance
otherthanthoserecommendedinthis
instructionmanualmaypresentarisk
ofpersonalinjury.
u Retainthismanualforfuturerefer-
ence.
Using your appliance
Alwaystakecarewhenusingtheappli-
ance.
u Alwaysusesafetyglassesorgoggles.
u Neverallowchildrenorpeopleunfa-
miliarwiththeinstructionstousethe
appliance.
u Donotallowchildrenoranimalsto
comeneartheworkareaortotouch
theapplianceorpowersupplycord.
u Closesupervisionisnecessarywhen
theapplianceisusednearchildren.
u Thisapplianceisnotintendedforuse
byyoungorinrmpersonswithout
supervision.
u Thisapplianceisnottobeusedasa
toy.
u Onlyusetheapplianceindaylightor
goodarticiallight.
u Useinadrylocationonly.Donotallow
theappliancetobecomewet.
u Avoidusingtheapplianceinbad
weatherconditions,especiallywhen
thereisariskoflightning.
u Donotimmersetheapplianceinwater.
u Donotopenthebodycasing.There
arenotuser-serviceablepartsinside.
u Donotoperatetheappliancein
explosiveatmospheres,suchasinthe
presenceofammableliquids,gases
ordust.
u Toreducetheriskofdamagetoplugs
orcords,neverpullthecabletore-
movetheplugfromasocket.
u Theapplianceisonlytobeusedwith
thepowersupplyunitprovidedwiththe
appliance.
Safety of others
u Neverallowchildren,personswith
reducedphysical,sensoryormental
capabilitiesorlackofexperienceand
knowledgeorpeopleunfamiliarwith
theseinstructionstousethemachine,
localregulationsmayrestricttheage
oftheoperator.
u Neveroperatethemachinewhile
people,especiallychildren,orpetsare
nearby.
Residual risks.
Additionalresidualrisksmayarisewhen
usingthetoolwhichmaynotbeincluded
intheenclosedsafetywarnings.
Theseriskscanarisefrommisuse,pro-
longeduseetc.