Toro 44538 - Engine Operation and Controls; Stopping the Engine; Controller Time-Out Feature; Adjusting Nozzle Direction

Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
choking.Afterenginestarts,movechokecontrol
tooffposition.
3.Rotatetheengineignitionkeytothe“START”
positionandquicklyreleaseittothe“ON”position.
Thiswakesupthereceiver.
Note:Ifthekeywasleftintheonpositionforan
extendedtime,movethekeytotheoffposition
beforeproceedingtothestartingprocedure.
4.Ontheremote,usethefollowingsequencetostart
theengine:
Note:Usingthissequencepreventstheremote
fromaccidentallystartingtheengine.
•PresstheSTARTbutton.
•Then,presstherotateleftbutton.
•Then,presstherotaterightbutton.
•Then,pressandholdtheSTARTbuttonuntil
theenginestarts.
Important:Donotengagestarterformore
than10secondsatatime.Ifenginefailsto
startallow30secondcool-downperiodbetween
attempts.Failuretofollowtheseinstructions
canburnoutstartermotor.
Note:IftheSTARTbuttonispressedinadvertently
withoutcompletingthestartingsequence,thechute
directionbuttonswillnotfunction.Wait5seconds
beforepressingthechutedirectionbuttons.
5.Aftertheenginestarts,movethechokecontrolto
theoffposition.Iftheenginestallsorhesitates,
movethechokebacktotheONpositionforafew
seconds,thensettheenginespeedtothedesired
setting.Repeatthisasrequired.
StoppingtheEngine
1.Decreasetheenginespeedmidwaybetweenthe
slowandfastpositions.
2.Lettheengineidlefor20seconds.
3.PresstheSTOPbuttonontheremote.
4.Ifleavingthemachine,rotatethekeytotheOFF
positionandremoveitfromtheengine.
Important:Thelightsonthecontrolmodule
willstayonandthechutecanberotatedfor30
minutesafterthekeyisturnedoff.
ControllerTimeOut
Theblowerisequippedwithatime-outfeatureforthe
controlmodule.Thetime-outfeatureisactivatedafter
30minutesofcontinuousremotetransmitterinactivity.
•Wheninthetime-outmodetheenginewillnotrun
(orwillquitrunning)andtheremotetransmitter
willnotcontrolanyfunction.
•Towakecontrollerintime-outmode,turnthekey
switchtotheOFFpositionandthenturnthekey
switchtothestartpositionmomentarily(enginewill
turnover).
•Toavoidcontrollertime-outduringoperation,use
theremotetransmittertorotatethechuteorchange
theenginespeedatleastevery30minutes.
AdjustingtheNozzleDirection
Thedirectionofthenozzleopeningcanbechanged
fromrighttoleftbypressingtheappropriatebuttonon
theremotecontrol.
OperatingTips
Dischargedairhasconsiderableforceandcould
causeinjuryorlossoffooting.
•Stayawayfromnozzleopeningwhen
machineisoperating.
•Keepbystandersawayfromnozzleopening
whenmachineisrunning.
TIPOVERCANCAUSESERIOUSINJURY
ORDEATH.
•NEVERoperateonsteepslopes.
•Operateonslopesupanddown,never
acrosstheface.
•Whengoinguphillordownhill,donotstop
orstartsuddenly.
•Stayalertforholesintheterrainorother
hiddenhazards.Toavoidtippingorlossof
control,donotdriveclosetoaditch,creek
ordropoff.
•Ifthetowvehiclestopswhilegoinguphill,
backslowlydownhill.Donotattemptto
turn.
•Practiceoperatingtheblower.Itisadvisabletoblow
thesamedirectionthewindisblowingtoprevent
materialfromblowingbackintotheclearedarea.
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