DeWalt DCED400 - Blade Installation and Replacement; Blade Mounting and Replacement Procedures; Operation and Controls; Starting, Stopping, and Hand Position

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ENGLISH
Usage
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WARNING: Objects such as stones can be
ejected from the edger. Make sure there are no objects
in front of the edger that can be damaged by a flying
object duringoperation.
1. Set cut depth at 1.4" (3.5 cm), refer to Assembly and
AdjustmentsInstructions.
2. Before starting the edger, line up the tool so the edge
guide rests against the edge of the paved surface. The
wheel should be on the paved surface whenedging.
NOTE: When there is heavy overgrowth of grass over the
paved surface it may drag on the guard. An initial cut may be
required with the edger on the grass side.
3. To avoid kickback of edger, tilt the handle down so the
blade is above theground.
4. Turn switch ON and allow blade to spin without
movingtool.
Switching Edger On and Off (Fig.A)
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WARNING: Never attempt to lock the
trigger in the onposition.
1. To turn the edger on, squeeze the lock‑off button
2
and
then the trigger
1
. Once the tool is running, you may
release the lock‑off button.
2. To turn the edger off, release thetrigger.
Proper Hand Position (Fig. M)
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious
personal injury, ALWAYS use proper hand position
asshown.
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious
personal injury, ALWAYS hold securely in anticipation of
a suddenreaction.
Proper hand position requires your right hand on the main
handle
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and your left hand on the auxilliary handle
4
.
Installing and Removing the Battery Pack
(Fig.L)
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WARNING: Ensure the tool/appliance is in
the off position before inserting the batterypack.
NOTE: For best results, make sure your battery pack is
fullycharged.
To install the battery pack
9
into the tool handle, align the
battery pack with the rails inside the tool’s handle and slide it
into the handle until the battery pack is firmly seated in the
tool and ensure that it does notdisengage.
To remove the battery pack from the tool, press the release
button
10
and firmly pull the battery pack out of the tool
handle. Insert it into the charger as described in the charger
section of thismanual.
OPERATION
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WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious
personal injury, turn unit off and remove the
battery pack before making any adjustments or
removing/installing attachments or accessories.
An accidental start‑up can causeinjury.
Blade Replacement
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WARNING: Use gloves and proper eye
protection. Turn the edger on its side. Be careful of sharp
edges of blade.
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WARNING: Remove battery. Wait for
blade to come to completestop.
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WARNING: Blade rotates momentarily
after the switch isreleased.
1. Loosen the hex head nut (9/16"). Use a 1" wrench on the
outer spacer, or a 2" x 4" wood block between the blade
and guard if necessary to hold the blade fromturning.
2. Ensure inner spacer is on shaft—”flats” in spacer hole
must engage with “flats” onshaft.
3. Holding the spacer in place, put the blade on the shaft,
asshown.
4. Hold the blade against the spacer and install the outer
spacer, again aligning the flats in the spacer with the flats
on theshaft.
5. Install the hex head nut and conical washer, then tighten
with awrench.
NOTE: Replace hex head nut and conical washer only with
identical replacementpart.
Blade (Fig. K)
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WARNING: Remove battery. Wait for
blade to come to completestop.
The blade
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, spacer
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and hex head nut with conical
washer
29
should be attached to your edger in the order
shown. Please check that the blade has been properly
mounted before using your edger. The edger blade has two
wear indicators that show when blade needs to be replaced.
NOTE: To increase blade life, keep initial cutting depth at
minimum and increase depth setting as bladewears.
of flower and shrubbery beds, and around trees in
preparation for trenching or sodremoval.
• To use the edge guide, pull edge guide knob away from
the housing and slide the edge guide knob to the lower
guide notch
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on the housing.
NOTE: You may need to tilt edger back to allow edge guide
to be moved into trenchingposition.