Filling Tank; Starting And Stopping - Ryobi RHT2660DA Operator's Manual

FILLING TANK

■ Position the hedge trimmer on its side with the fuel cap
pointing upward.
■ Clean surface around fuel cap to pre vent con tam i na tion.
■ Loosen fuel cap slowly. Rest the cap on a clean surface.
■ Carefully pour fuel into the tank. Avoid spillage.
■ Immediately replace fuel cap and hand tighten. Wipe up
any fuel spillage.
NOTE: It is normal for smoke to be emitted from a new engine
after first use.
WARNING:
Always shut off engine before fu el ing. Nev er add fuel to
a machine with a running or hot engine. Move at least
10m. from re fu el ing site before start ing engine. Do not
smoke! Failure to heed this warning could result in
serious personal injury.

STARTING AND STOPPING

See Figures 2 - 4.
To start a cold engine:
The starting method differs depending on whether the engine
is cold or warm.
■ Place the hedge trimmer on level ground and ensure that
no objects or obstructions are in the immediate vicinity
that could come in contact with the blades.
■ Hold the front handle firmly with your left hand and put
your right foot onto the base of the rear handle.
■ PRIME - Press the primer bulb 7 times.
■ SET the start lever to the START position.
■ PULL the rope until the engine starts.
■ Allow the engine to run for 6-10 seconds.
■ Squeeze throttle trigger lock and throttle trigger.
NOTE: Squeezing and releasing the throttle trigger releases
the start lever to the RUN position.
To start a warm engine:
■ SET the start lever to the RUN positon.
■ PULL the rope until the engine starts.
To stop the engine:
■ Press and hold the on/off switch in the stop " O " position
until the engine stops.
OPERATION
START
RUN
THROTTLE
TRIGGER
8
Fig. 2
Fig. 3
ON/OFF
SWITCH
TRIGGER
LOCK
Fig. 4