DeWalt DCMST561N - Cutting Line and Spool Management; Reloading the Cutting Line; Replacing Spool Assembly; Folding for Storage and Transportation

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Replacing Spool Assembly (Fig. A, N)
1. Rotate the spool housing
10
until the hole
31
in the
spindle plate aligns with notch
32
in the motor housing.
Insert a screwdriver through the notch and into the hole, to
prevent the spindle fromturning.
2. Unscrew and remove the spool housing by turning the
spool grip cover
29
clockwise.
NOTE: Do not try to remove the spool housing by turning
the spool housing
10
.
3. Remove spindle plate
34
before installing a new spool.
Remove any dirt and grass from the motor housing and
spindleplate.
4. Install spindle plate
34
onto the spindle
33
, so the double
D shaped retaining nut on the spindle sits inside the base of
the spindleplate.
5. Align the spindle plate hole and notch, insert a screwdriver
back into the hole and thread the new spool housing
Reloading the Cutting Line (Fig. K–M)
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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, when
replacing line, or prior to cleaning. An accidental start-
up can causeinjury.
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CAUTION:Use only DeWALT replacement spools
and line. Using any other manufacturer's line can
reduce performance, damage the trimmer or cause
personalinjury.
Your trimmer uses 2.0mm diameter line that is spiral-
shaped with smooth round edges. Do not use other size
lines. This can degrade performance, cause damage to the
unit orinjury.
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CAUTION: To avoid appliance damage, if the cutting line
protrudes beyond the trimming blade, cut it off so that it
just reaches theblade.
Use only DeWALT replacementline.
1. Removebattery.
2. Cut a max of 6 m length of of 2.0mm trimmerline.
3. Align spool housing eyelets
26
with the arrow
27
on the
spool grip cover
29
as shown in FigureK.
4. Thread one end of the trimmer line through an eyelet. Guide
the line through to the second eyelet and continue to pull
the line through until there are equal lengths of string on
each side of the spool housing as shown in FigureL.
5. Secure the spool cap from moving with one hand. Using
your other hand, wind the string onto the spool by
rotating the spool grip cover counterclockwise. Continue
winding until 130mm of string remain on each side of the
spoolhousing.
Protecting the Environment
Separate collection. Products and batteries marked
with this symbol must not be disposed of with normal
householdwaste.
Products and batteries contain materials that can
be recovered or recycled reducing the demand for raw
materials. Please recycle electrical products and batteries
according to local provisions. Further information is available at
www.2helpU.com.
Rechargeable Battery Pack
This long life battery pack must be recharged when it fails
to produce sufficient power on jobs which were easily done
before. At the end of its technical life, discard it with due care for
our environment:
• Run the battery pack down completely, then remove it from
the tool.
• Li-Ion cells are recyclable. Take them to your dealer or a
local recycling station. The collected battery packs will be
recycled or disposed of properly.
Folding for Storage or Transportation (Fig. P)
The string trimmer can be folded for storage or transportation.
To put the string trimmer in the folded position, please refer to
Extending and Folding thePole.
Replacing Guard (Fig. O)
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WARNING: Never operate appliance without guard firmly
inplace.
1. Remove the four guard screws
21
.
2. Attach the new guard as described in the Attaching
Guardsection.
Use DeWALT replacement line Model No. DWO1DT801
orDWO1DT802.
When replacing the line, use only 2.0mm diameter line (Model
No. DT20650 & DT20651 are is recommended). Other sizes may
degrade performance or cause damage to thetrimmer.
counterclockwise. Securely tighten the new spool housing
onto the spindle
33
.