Cold
s tart
( Choke)
ON
Warm
s tart
( ON)
Engine
o ff
Combination
s witch
in
s afety
p osition
(ignition current cut
off,
n ecessary
f or
a ll
maintenance, repair, and
installation work)
2
1
5
3
4
Starting
t he
e ngine
Do
not
start
the
chain
saw
until
after
it
is
completely
assembled
a nd
c hecked!
Move at least 10 feet (3 meters) away from the place where
the chain saw was fuelled.
Make sure you have a secure footing, and place the saw on
the
ground
in
such
a
way
that
the
guide
bar
and
chain
are
not near anything.
Actuate
t he
c hain
b rake
( block
i t).
Hold
t he
f ront
h andle
fi rmly
w ith
o ne
h and
a nd
p ress
t he
s aw
against the ground.
Hold the down rear handguard with your right foot as
shown.
Note:
T he
F eatherlight-Start
S ystem
l ets
y ou
s tart
t he
s aw
without
effort.
Go
through
the
starting
procedure
smoothly
and evenly.
Cold
s tarting:
Prime the fuel pump (5)
b y
p ressing
i t
s everal
t imes
u ntil
y ou
can see fuel in the pump.
Move
the
combination
switch
(1) up (choke position). This
also
a ctuates
t he
h alf-throttle
l ock.
Pull the starter handle (2) smoothly and evenly.
CAUTION:
D o
n ot
p ull
t he
s tarter
c able
m ore
t han
a bout
2 0"
(50
c m)
o ut,
a nd
l et
i t
b ack
i n
s lowly
b y
h and.
Repeat the starting procedure twice.
Move
t he
c ombination
s witch
( 1)
t o
t he
c entral
" ON"
p osition.
Pull the starter handle smoothly and evenly again. As soon
as the engine is running, grasp the rear handle (the safety
lock
b utton
( 3)
i s
a ctuated
b y
t he
p alm
o f
t he
h and)
a nd
p ress
the throttle trigger (4).
CAUTION:
T he
e ngine
m ust
b e
p ut
i n
i dle
i mmediately
a fter
starting.
I f
t his
i s
n ot
d one,
t he
c lutch
c an
b e
d amaged.
Now
d isengage
t he
c hain
b rake.
Warm
s tarting:
As
d escribed
a bove
f or
c old
s tarting,
b ut
b efore
s tarting
p ush
the
c ombination
s witch
( 1) up (Choke position) and then right
away
b ack
t o
t he
m iddle
" ON"
p osition.
T his
i s
o nly
t o
e ngage
the
h alf-throttle
l ock.
I f
t he
e ngine
d oesn't
s tart
a fter
2
o r
3
pulls,
repeat
the
entire
starting
procedure
as
described
for
cold starting.
NOTE:
I f
t he
e ngine
w as
s witched
o ff
o nly
f or
a
s hort
t ime,
t he
saw
c an
b e
s tarted
w ithout
u sing
t he
c ombination
s witch.
Important:
If
the
fuel
tank
has
been
completely
emptied
and the engine has stopped due to lack of fuel prime the
fuel pump (5)
b y
p ressing
i t
s everal
t imes
u ntil
y ou
c an
s ee
fuel in the pump.
Stopping
t he
e ngine
Depress
t he
c ombination
s witch
NOTE:
After
being
pressed
down,
the
combination
switch
will
r evert
t o
t he
" ON"
p osition
a gain.
T he
e ngine
i s
s witched
off,
b ut
c an
b e
t urned
o n
a gain
w ithout
m oving
t he
c ombina-
tion switch.
IMPORTANT:
T o
c ut
o ff
t he
i gnition
c urrent,
p ush
t he
c om-
bination
s witch
a ll
t he
w ay
d own
p ast
t he
r esistance
p oint
t o
the safety position (
).
(1).
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