Ryobi OLT1830 - Page 11

Safety
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The angle of the front handle can be adjusted 180°.
■ Remove the battery pack.
■ Loosen and remove the wing bolt from the handle.
■ Install the handle on the rear handle pole in the area
indicated by the illustration.
■ Adjust handle up or down, if necessary, to desired
operating position.
■ Reinstall the wing bolt. Tighten wing bolt to secure.
THREE-POSITION PIVOTING HEAD
See Figure 8.
The trimmer head can be adjusted to three different
positions.
■ Remove the battery pack.
■ Depress the pivot button and move the trimmer head
up or down to one of the three positions indicated by
the notches.
NOTE: Adjust the trimmer head to the rst and second
notches for trimming and edging. Adjust to the third notch
for storage only.
■ Make sure the trimmer head is securely locked into
place before reinstalling the battery pack.
OPERATING THE TRIMMER
See Figure 9.
Follow these tips when using the product:
■ Hold the product with your right hand on the rear handle
and your left hand on the front handle.
■ Keep a firm grip with both hands while in operation.
■ The product should be held at a comfortable position
with the rear handle about hip height.
■ Cut tall grass from the top down. This will prevent grass
from wrapping around the boom housing and line head
which may cause damage from overheating.
If grass becomes wrapped around the cutting head:
■ Remove the battery pack from the trimmer.
■ Remove the grass
WARNING
Always hold the product away from the body, keeping
clearance between the body and the product. Any
contact with the cutting head of the product while in use
can result in serious personal injury.
CUTTING TIPS
See Figure 10.
■ Keep the trimmer tilted toward the area being cut; this is
the best cutting position.
■ The line trimmer cuts when passing the unit from left
to right. This will avoid throwing debris at the operator.
Avoid cutting in the dangerous area shown in figure 10.
■ Use the tip of the line to do the cutting. Do not force
cutting head into uncut grass.
■ Do not allow cutting head to contact the ground.
■ Wire and picket fences cause extra line wear, even
breakage. Stone and brick walls, curbs, and wood may
wear cutting line rapidly.
■ Avoid trees and shrubs. Tree bark, wood moldings,
siding, and fence posts can easily be damaged by the
line.
ADVANCING LINE
NOTE: The trimmer is equipped with an auto-feed head.
Bumping the head to try to advance the line will damage the
trimmer and void the warranty.
■ With the trimmer running, release the switch trigger.
■ Wait several seconds till the head almost stops turning,
and press the switch trigger.
NOTE: The line will extend approximately 6mm. With each
stop and start of the switch trigger until the string reaches
the length of the grass deector cut-off blade.
■ Resume trimming.
ADVANCING THE LINE MANUALLY
See Figure 11.
■ Remove the battery pack.
■ Push the black button located on the cutting head while
pulling on line to manually advance the length.
LINE CUT-OFF BLADE
See Figure 12.
This trimmer is equipped with a line cut-off blade on the
grass deector. For best cutting, advance the line until it is
trimmed to length by the line cut-off blade. Advance the line
whenever you hear the engine running faster than normal,
or when trimming efciency diminishes. This will maintain
best performance and keep line long enough to advance
properly.
ROTATING REAR HANDLE
See Figure 12.
The rotating rear handle is used in combination with the
edger guide.
■ Remove the battery pack.
■ Push down on the edging coupler and turn handle end
clockwise until the edging coupler locks into place.
■ Release the edging coupler.
EDGING
See Figures 12 - 13.
■ Remove the battery pack.
Rotate the shaft when using the edger guide for edging
sidewalks and walkways. To use the edger guide, ip down
from its stored position.
Always hold the line trimmer away from the body keeping
clearance between the body and the line trimmer. Any
contact with the line trimmer cutting head while operating
can result in serious personal injury.