English STRING TRIMMER DCM561 Congratulations! The vibration emission level given in this information sheet has been measured in accordance with a You have chosen a D WALT tool. Years of standardised test given in EN50636-2-91:2014 and experience, thorough product development and may be used to compare one tool with another.
English Definitions: Safety Guidelines The undersigned is responsible for compilation of the technical file and makes this declaration on The definitions below describe the level of severity behalf of D WALT. for each signal word. Please read the manual and pay attention to these symbols.
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English Additional Safety Instructions for PREPARATION Grass Trimmers a) Before use, always visually inspect the machine for damaged, missing or misplaced guards or WARNING: shields. Cutting elements continue to rotate after the motor is b) Never operate the machine while people, switched off.
English or restrained to prevent movement following sudden changes in speed or direction. Switch the tool off. Before performing any maintenance on the tool, remove the • When not in use, the appliance should be battery from the tool. stored in a dry, well ventilated place out of reach of children.
English a conductive nature such as, but not • Do not disassemble charger; take it to an limited to, steel wool, aluminum foil or authorised service centre when service or any buildup of metallic particles should repair is required. Incorrect reassembly may be kept away from charger cavities.
English • Never force battery pack into charger. Do Charge indicators: not modify battery pack in any way to fit into charging a non-compatible charger as battery pack may rupture causing serious personal injury. fully charged • Charge the battery packs only in D WALT hot/cold pack delay chargers.
English Transportation life, store battery packs at room temperature when not in use. WALT batteries comply with all applicable 2. For long storage, it is recommended to store a shipping regulations as prescribed by industry fully charged battery pack in a cool, dry place and legal standards which include UN out of the charger for optimal results.
The package contains: • The appliance is only to be used with the power 1 String trimmer supply unit provided with the appliance 1 Battery (DCM561P1) Electrical Safety 1 Charger (DCM561P1) 1 Instruction manual The appliance has been designed for one voltage only.
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English 2. Slide it into the handle until the battery pack is accessories. An accidental start-up can firmly seated in the tool and ensure you hear cause injury. the lock snap into place. Proper Hand Position (fig. 1, 8) TO REMOVE THE BATTERY PACK FROM THE TOOL WARNING: 1.
English Bump Feed Trimmer Line Feed performance, do not use 2.413 mm line. Other sized may degrade performance and cause Your trimmer uses 2.032 mm diameter nylon line. damage to the trimmer. Cutting line will wear faster and require more feeding if the cutting is done along sidewalks or other abrasive Replacing the Cutting Line (fig.
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English unravel and wrap around the shaft below the 2. Remove the 4 guard screws (cc) shown in spool. Figure 16. 14. Pull both ends of the cutting line to release 3. Lift the guard off at an angle as shown in them from the holding slots.
English Optional Accessories WARNING: Since accessories, other than those offered by D WALT, have not been tested with this product, Rechargeable Battery Pack use of such accessories with this tool could be hazardous. To reduce the risk This long life battery pack must be recharged when of injury, only D WALT recommended it fails to produce sufficient power on jobs which...
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