10 – English
OPERATION
Wire and picket fences cause extra line wear, even
breakage. Stone and brick walls, curbs, and wood may
wear line rapidly.
Avoidtreesandshrubs.Treebark,woodmoldings,sid-
ing, and fence posts can easily be damaged by the line.
ADVANCING LINE
NOTE: The trimmer is equipped with an auto-feed head.
Bumpingtheheadtotrytoadvancethelinewilldamage
thetrimmerandvoidthewarranty.
With the trimmer running, release the switch trigger.
Wait two seconds, and press the switch trigger.
NOTE: Theline will extendapproximately1/4 in. with
each stop and start of the switch trigger until the line
reaches the length of the grass deflector cut-off blade.
Resume trimming.
ADVANCING THE LINE MANUALLY
See Figure 12.
Remove the battery pack or disconnect from power
supply.
Pushtheblackbuttonlocatedonthestringheadwhile
pullingonlinetomanuallyadvancetheline.
LINE CUT-OFF BLADE
See Figure 13.
This trimmer is equipped with a line cut-off blade on the
grass deflector. For best cutting, advance line until it is
trimmedtolengthbythelinecut-offblade.Advanceline
wheneveryouhearthemotorrunningfasterthannormal,
or when trimming efficiency diminishes. This will maintain
bestperformanceandkeeplinelongenoughtoadvance
properly.
Thistrimmerissetatthe10in.cuttingswath.Toadjustto
acuttingswathof12in.:
Remove the battery pack or disconnect from power
supply.
Loosenthebladescrewthenrotatetheblade180°.
Tighten the blade screw.
EDGING
See Figures 14 - 15.
Rotate the rear handle when using the edger guide for
edging sidewalks and walkways.
Remove the battery pack or disconnect from power
supply.
Pullupedgingboomcouplerandturnhandleendcoun-
terclockwise.
Release edging boom coupler when handle has been
rotated180°andlocksintoplace.
Always hold the string trimmer away from the body keeping
clearance between the body and the string trimmer. Any
contact with the string trimmer cutting head while operating
can result in serious personal injury.