4.RotatetheignitionswitchtotheSTARTposition.
Important:Donotholdtheignitionkeyin
thestartpositionformorethan10seconds
atatime.Ifenginedoesnotstart,wait
10secondsforthestartertocool-down
betweenstartingattempts.Ifyoudonot
allowthestartermotortocooldownbetween
attempts,youcoulddamagethestarter.
5.Whentheenginestarts,releasetheignitionkey.
6.IfthechokeleverisintheONposition,gradually
movethelevertotheOFFpositionastheengine
warms.
ShuttingOfftheEngine
AttheControlConsole
1.Movethethrottlelevertothe3/4throttleposition.
2.RotatetheignitionswitchtotheSTOPposition.
UsingtheRemoteControl
Thehandheldremoteactivateswhenyoupressany
button.Toconservebatterypower,thehandheld
remotestaysactivefor3secondsbeforeautomatically
shuttingoff,unlessyoupressabuttonwithinthattime.
Whenthehandheldremotetimesoutandpowers
down,theremotecontrolLEDactivitystops(Figure
16).Pressinganybuttonactivatestheremotecontrol.
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Figure16
1.LEDlight5.ROTATENOZZLERIGHT
button
2.ROTATENOZZLELEFT
button
6.INCREASEENGINESPEED
button
3.DECREASEENGINESPEED
button
7.ENGINE-STOPbutton
4.ENGINE-STARTbutton
Thewireless-controlmoduleandTECcontroller
reverttopower-savemode(untilapowercycle
occurs)ifthewireless-controlmoduleisinactivefor
morethan2.5hourswithoutcommunicationfrom
thehandheldremote.Thepower-savemodeisa
low-currentstateofthewireless-controlmodule.In
thepower-savemode,thewireless-controlmodule
doesnotcommunicatewiththehandheldremote,
activateoutputs,orfunctionasnormal.
•Wheninthetime-outmode,theenginedoesnot
run(orshutsoff),andthehandheldremotedoes
notcontrolanyfunction.
•Towakethewireless-controlmodulefromtime-out
mode,turnthekeyswitchtotheOFFpositionand
thenturnthekeyswitchtotheRUNposition.
•Toavoidwireless-controlmoduletime-outduring
operation,usethehandheldremotetorotatethe
blowernozzleorchangetheenginespeedevery
2.5hoursormoreoften.
RunningtheEngine
UsingtheHandheldRemote
WARNING
Rotatingpartscancauseseriouspersonal
injury.
•Keepyourhands,feet,hair,andclothing
awayfromallmovingpartstoprevent
injury.
•Neveroperatethemachinewithcovers,
shrouds,orguardsremoved.
1.Preparethemachine;refertoPreparingthe
Machine(page17).
2.Performthestartenablesequence;referto
PerformingtheStart-EnableSequence(page
18).
3.Starttheenginewiththehandheldremote;refer
toStartingtheEngine(page18).
PreparingtheMachine
1.Ensurethattheblowerissecurelyattachedto
thetowvehiclebeforeyoustarttheengineof
theblower.
2.Beforestartingacoldengine,movethechoke
lever(Figure17)totheONposition.
Note:Awarmorhotenginemaynotrequire
usingthechoke.Aftertheenginestarts,move
thechokecontroltotheOFFposition.
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