Ignition Switch
T he ignition switc h has three positions , Off , R un
and Star t. T he k ey will tur n to Star t and mo v e
bac k to R un upon release . T uring the k ey to
the Off position will stop the engine; ho w ev er ,
alw a ys remo v e the k ey when lea ving the mac hine
to prev ent the engine from accidentally star ting
( Figure 6 ).
Throttle/Choke Control
T he throttle and c hok e is combined into one
control lev er . T he throttle controls the engine
speed and it has a contin uous v ariable setting from
Slo w to F ast. Eng ag e the c hok e b y mo ving the
lev er past the F ast setting until it stops ( Figure 6 ).
Blade Control Switch (Power
Take-Off)
T he blade control switc h, re presented b y a po w er
tak e-off (PTO) symbol, eng ag es and diseng ag es
po w er to the mo w er blades ( Figure 6 ).
DFS (Dump From Seat ) Lever
T he DFS (Dump F rom Seat) lev er can be operated
from the seated, operating position or while
standing next to the mac hine . T he lev er is seated
loosely to allo w it to be extended to g ain lev erag e
when in use and swi v els freely to allo w for minimal
contact with the operating en vironment ( Figure 5 ).
Collection Sensors
Once the collection bag fills with enough g rass
to co v er one or both of the sensors and break
the infrared beam a bee ping alar m will sound
to aler t the operator . T he alar m shuts off once
the blade control switc h is tur ned Off . If one or
both sensors are unplug g ed the mo w er blades
will not eng ag e . T he collection bag should be
emptied immediately . Contin ued operation of the
collection system with a full bag ma y result in
plug ging of the dec k adapter and disc harg e c hute .
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