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Figure56
7inch(177.8mm)ReelSpeedChart
Understandingthe
DiagnosticLight
Themachineisequippedwithadiagnosticlight
whichindicatesiftheelectroniccontrollersensesan
electronicmalfunction.Thediagnosticlightislocated
ontheInfoCenter,abovethedisplayscreen(Figure
57).Whenthemachineisfunctioningproperlyand
thekeyswitchismovedtotheON/RUNposition,the
diagnosticlightturnsonbrieytoindicatethelightis
workingproperly.Whenamachineadvisorymessage
isdisplayed,thelightilluminateswhenthemessageis
present.Whenafaultmessageisdisplayed,thelight
blinksuntilthefaultisresolved.
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Figure57
1.Diagnosticlight
OperatingTips
BecomingFamiliarizedwiththe
Machine
Beforemowinggrass,practiceoperatingthemachine
inanopenarea.Startandshutofftheengine.
Operateinforwardandreverse.Lowerandraisethe
cuttingunitsandengageanddisengagethereels.
Whenyoufeelfamiliarwiththemachine,practice
operatingupanddownslopesatdifferentspeeds.
UnderstandingtheWarning
System
Ifawarninglightcomesonduringoperation,stopthe
machineimmediatelyandcorrecttheproblembefore
continuingoperation.Seriousdamagecouldoccurif
youoperatethemachinewithamalfunction.
Mowing
StarttheengineandmovethethrottletotheFAST
position.MovetheEnable/Disableswitchtothe
ENABLEpositionandusetheLowerMow/Raiselever
tocontrolthecuttingunits(thefrontcuttingunits
aretimedtolowerbeforetherearcuttingunits).T o
moveforwardandcutgrass,pressthetractionpedal
forward.
Note:Allowtheenginetoidlefor5minutesbefore
shuttingitoffafterafullloadoperation.Failuretodo
somayleadtoturbo-chargertrouble.
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