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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE
Safety Rules & Warnings ............................................................................................................................................................ 5
1. Safety Signs and International Symbols ............................................................................................................................. 5
2. Introduction to the Operating Instructions ......................................................................................................................... 6
3. Important Instructions for Your Personal Safety ............................................................................................................... 6
3.1. General Power Tool Safety Warnings
1) Safety at the workplace
2) Electrical safety
3) Personal safety
4) Use and handling of the power tool
5) Service
3.2. Safety instructions for chainsaws
3.3. Causes of kickbacks and how to avoid them:
3.4. Important instructions for your personal safety
a) General safety instructions
b) Instructions on using the chainsaw safely
c) Warning to the danger of recoil (“kickback”)
d) Instructions on safe working techniques
4. Names of Parts ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
5. Starting Up ............................................................................................................................................................................. 10
5.1. Filling the oil tank and adjusting the oil supply
5.2. Assembling the blade and chain
5.3. Connecting the chainsaw
5.4. Switching on
5.5 Soft start
5.6 Thermal overload switch
6. Safety Devices on Your Chain Brake .................................................................................................................................. 11
6.1. Chain brake
6.2. Rundown brake
6.3. Chain catch bolt
7. Instructions on Working Properly with the Chainsaw ...................................................................................................... 12
7.1 Felling a Tree
7.2 Notching Undercut
7.3 Felling Back Cut
7.4 Limbing a Tree
7.5 Bucking a Log
7.6 Spiked bumper
7.7 Transporting the chainsaw
8. Maintenance and Servicing ................................................................................................................................................. 13
9. In the Case of Technical Problems ..................................................................................................................................... 13
9.1 The machine does not start up
9.2 Chain does not run
9.3 Sparks y at the motor
9.4 Oil does not ow
10. Repair Service ....................................................................................................................................................................... 14
11. Environmental Protection ..................................................................................................................................................... 14
12. Technical Data ....................................................................................................................................................................... 14
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