Black+Decker STC1820PC - Trimmer Safety and Maintenance; Additional Trimmer Safety Rules; Post-Use and Repair Guidelines

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ENGLISH
(Original instructions)
Evenwiththeapplicationoftherelevant
safetyregulationsandtheimplementa-
tionofsafety
devices,certainresidual
riskscannotbeavoided.Theseinclude:
u Injuriescausedbytouching anyrotat-
ing/movingparts.
u Injuriescausedwhenchangingany
parts,bladesoraccessories.
u Injuriescausedbyprolongeduse
ofatool.Whenusinganytoolfor
prolongedperiodsensureyoutake
regularbreaks.
u Impairmentofhearing.
u Healthhazardscausedbybreathing
dustdevelopedwhenusingyourtool
(example:-workingwithwood,espe-
ciallyoak,beechandMDF.)
After use
u Whennotinuse,theapplianceshould
bestoredinadry,wellventilatedplace
outofreachofchildren.
u Childrenshouldnothaveaccessto
storedappliances.
u Whentheapplianceisstoredortrans-
portedinavehicleitshouldbeplaced
inthebootorrestrainedtoprevent
movementfollowingsuddenchanges
inspeedordirection.
Inspection and repairs
u Beforeuse,checktheappliancefor
damagedordefectiveparts.Checkfor
breakageofpartsandanyothercondi-
tionsthatmayaffectitsoperation.
u Donotusetheapplianceifanypartis
damagedordefective.
u Haveanydamagedordefectiveparts
repairedorreplacedbyanauthorised
repairagent.
u Neverattempttoremoveorreplace
anypartsotherthanthosespeciedin
thismanual.
Additional safety instructions for
grass trimmers
Warning!Cuttingelementscontinue to
rotateafterthemotorisswitchedoff.
u Befamiliarwiththecontrolsandthe
properuseoftheappliance.
u Alwaysremovethebatteryfromthe
appliancewhenevertheapplianceis
unattended,beforeclearingablock-
age,beforecleaningandmaintenance,
afterstrikingaforeignobjectorwhen-
evertheappliancestartsvibrating
abnormally.
u Donotusetheapplianceifthecords
aredamagedorworn.
u Wearstoutshoesorbootstoprotect
yourfeet.
u Wearlongtrouserstoprotectyour
legs.
u Beforeusingtheappliance,checkthat
yourcuttingpathisfreefromsticks,
stones,wireandanyotherobstacles.
u Onlyusetheapplianceintheupright
position,withthecuttinglinenearthe
ground.Neverswitchtheapplianceon
inanyotherposition.
u Moveslowlywhenusingtheappliance.
Beawarethat
freshlycutgrassis
dampandslippery.
u Donotworkonsteepslopes.Work
acrossthefaceofslopes,notupand
down.
u Nevercrossgravelpathsorroads
whiletheapplianceisrunning.
u Nevertouchthecuttinglinewhilethe
applianceisrunning.
u Donotputtheappliancedownuntilthe
cuttingline
hascometoacomplete
standstill.
u Useonlytheappropriatetypeofcut-
tingline.Neverusemetalcuttingline
orshingline.