Operating The Hedge Trimmer - Stihl HSA 60.1 Instruction Manual

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► If the cutting blades have run or are running:
Do not use your hedge trimmer and contact
your STIHL authorized dealer.
The trigger is defective.
► Depress and hold the trigger lockout.
► Depress and hold the trigger.
► If the cutting blades run: Do not use your
hedge trimmer; contact your STIHL authorized
dealer.
The control bar is defective.
► Depress the control bar and hold it in that
position.
The cutting blades run.
► If 3 LEDs are flashing red: Remove the battery
and consult a STIHL authorized dealer.
There is a malfunction in the hedge trimmer.
► Release the control bar.
The cutting blades stop running after about 1
second.
► If the cutting blades continue to run after 1
second: Remove the battery and contact your
STIHL authorized dealer.
The hedge trimmer is defective.
9.2 Testing the Battery
► Press button on battery.
The LEDs glow or flash.
► If the LEDs do not glow or flash: Do not use
the battery and contact your STIHL servicing
dealer.
There is a malfunction in the battery.
10 Operating the Hedge Trim‐
mer
10.1 Holding and Controlling the
Hedge Trimmer
► Hold the hedge trimmer with one hand on the
control handle – wrap your thumb around the
control handle.
► Hold the hedge trimmer with the other hand on
the loop handle – wrap your thumb around the
loop handle.
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10 Operating the Hedge Trimmer

10.2 Turning the Control Handle
The control handle can be set to three (3) posi‐
tions depending on the application.
1
► Pull out and hold the locking slide (1).
► Rotate the control handle (2) clockwise or
counterclockwise.
► Release the locking slide (1).
► Rotate the control handle (2) clockwise or
counterclockwise until the control handle (2)
snaps into place.
10.3 Cutting
► Use pruning shears or a chainsaw to cut out
thick branches first.
► Swing the hedge trimmer from the bottom
upwards in an arc while making the cut.
► Lower the nose of the hedge trimmer without
cutting.
► Walk forward slowly in a controlled manner.
► Swing the hedge trimmer from the bottom
upwards in an arc while making the cut.
► Cut the other side of the hedge in the same
way.
► Hold the cutting blades at an angle of 0° to 10°
to the top of the hedge.
► Swing the hedge trimmer horizontally and in
an arc while making the cut.
► If cutting performance deteriorates: Sharpen
the cutting blades.
For optimum performance, observe the recom‐
mended temperature ranges,
2
0-10°
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