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Figure95
7inch(178mm)ReelSpeedChart
Understandingthe
DiagnosticLight
Themachineisequippedwithadiagnosticlight,which
indicatesifthemachinedetectsamalfunction.The
diagnosticlightislocatedontheInfoCenter,above
thedisplayscreen(Figure96).Whenthemachine
isfunctioningproperlyandthekeyswitchismoved
totheON/RUNposition,thediagnosticlightturnson
brieytoindicatethatthelightisworkingproperly.
Whenamachineadvisorymessageappears,thelight
illuminateswhenthemessageispresent.Whena
faultmessageappears,thelightblinksuntilthefault
isresolved.
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Figure96
1.Diagnosticlight
OperatingTips
UnderstandingtheWarning
System
Ifawarninglightcomesonduringoperation,stopthe
machineimmediatelyandcorrecttheproblembefore
continuingoperation.Seriousdamagecouldoccurif
youoperatethemachinewithamalfunction.
TransportingtheMachine
DisengagethePTOandraisethecuttingunitsto
theTRANSPORTposition.Becarefulwhendriving
betweenobjectssoyoudonotaccidentallydamage
themachineorcuttingunits.Useextracarewhen
operatingthemachineonslopes.Driveslowlyand
avoidsharpturnsonslopestopreventrollovers.
Lowerthecuttingunitswhengoingdownhillfor
steeringcontrol.
ChangingMowingPatterns
Thisisthemosteffectivemethodtoprevent
washboarding.
Changemowingpatternsoftentominimizeapoor
after-cutappearancefromrepeatedlymowinginthe
samedirection.
UsingProperMowingTechniques
•Toachievetheprofessionalstraight-linecutand
stripingthatisdesirableforsomeapplications,nd
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