Craftsman 151.50227 Operator's Manual page 5

A *o"*,*Ct
Do not allow familiarity
with products to
make
you
careless.
Remember that a careless fraction of a
second is sufficient to inflict serious injury.
A *o**,*ct
Atways
wear
eye
protection with side shields marked to comply
with ANSI
287.1.
Failure
to do
so could
result in
objects
being
thrown into
your
eyes,
resulting in possible serious injury.
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Do not use any
attachments
or
accessories not
recommended by
the manufacturer or retailer
of
this product. The
use of
attachments or
accessories not recommended can result
in
serious personal
injury.
Before each use, inspect
the entire product
for damaged,
missing,
or loose parts such
as screws, nuts, bolts, caps, etc. Tighten
securely all
fasteners and
caps and do
not operate
this product
until all missing or
damaged parts are replaced.
INTENDED
USE
The trimmer is intended for cutting weed,
grass or similar soft vegetation in areas that
are
hard
to
reach,
e.g. under bushes,
on
slopes and edges. Do not use trimmer to
work on
unusually thick, dry or wet grass,
e.9.,
pasture grass, or to shred leaves.
This product
is intended for
private
domestic
use only, not for any commercial
trade use.
lt
must not be used
for any purposes other than
those described.
For complete charging instructions, see the
Operator's Manuals for
your battery pack and
charger.
TO INSTALL BATTERY PACK
See
Figure 15,
page iv
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Align
the
tongue
of
the battery pack with
the cavity in the trimmer housing.
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Grasp the line trimmer firmly.
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Push the battery
pack into the handle
until
the latch locks into place.
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Do not use force when inserting the battery
pack.
lt should slide
into position and "click".
TO REMOVE BATTERY PACK
See
Figure
16,
page
v
r
Press
the release button on the battery
pack.
r
Grasp the trimmer firmly,
and pull the
battery pack out of the handle.
STARTING/STOPPING THE LINE TRIMMER
See
Figure
17,
page
v
r
To
start the line trimmer, squeeze
the
safety
switch and press the power switch.
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To stop
the line trimmer, release the
power
switch.
ADVANCING LINE AUTOMATICALLY
NOTE: The trimmer is equipped with
an
auto-feed head. Bumping the head to try to
advance the line
will
damage the
trimmer
and
void the warranty.
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With the
trimmer running but NOT trimming,
release the
power switch.
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Wait two seconds, and
press the power
switch.
NOTE: The line will extend with each stop
and start of the
power
switch until
the
line
reaches
the
length of
the safety guard cut-off
blade.
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Resume trimming.
ADVANCING THE LINE MANUALLY
See
Figure
18,
page
v
r
Remove
the battery pack.
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Push the advance button located on the
spool head
while pulling on
line
to
manually
advance the
trimmer line. The lines will
advance and stop. Push the
button again to
advance more
line.
r
Push the button and
pull lines out as
many
times as
it takes
to
reach
the line cut-off
blade.
PIVOTING HEAD
See
Figures 19-22,
page
v
r
To pivot the head, push the pivot button
and adjust
to any of the 7
positions.
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Adjust the angle of the spool head
according to the intended operation.
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Adjust to desired position:Adjust to 135'
when trimming grass on flat ground. Adjust to
90' or 180' when trimming near
edges
and
walls.
ADJUSTING TRIMMER HANDLE AND
SHAFT
See
Figures 23-24,
page
vi
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Press
the
rotation lock button
and rotate the
main
handle
clockwise. Release button when
main handle has been rotated
90" or 180'.
User can rotate handle
to any of 3 positions
for easier use.
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Turn the locking collar clockwise
to
unlock.
You can slide
the shaft
up
or down to achieve
the most comfortable working height.
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Turn the locking collar counterclockwise
until
the shaft locks into place.
FLOWER GUARD
See
Figure 25,
page
vi
Use
the flower guard to
keep distance
from hard objects or
flowers that could
be
hit by the
cutting
line.
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Push the flower guard to its
outer position
for operation until
it
snaps into place.
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Push the
flower guard to its
inner position
after
operation and when storing.
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Adjust the Flower Guard
position only
when the product
is switched
off
and the cutting head is at a
complete stop!
OPERATING THE TRIMMER
See
Figure 26,
page vii
Follow
these
tips when using the line
trimmer:
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Hold the
trimmer with your right
hand on
the rear handle and
your
left hand on the
front handle.
r
Keep a firm grip with both hands while
in
operation.
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Trimmer should be held at a comfortable
position
with rear handle
about hip height.
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Cut tall grass from the top down. This will
prevent grass from wrapping around the shaft
and spool head which may cause damage
from overheating.
lf grass
becomes
wrapped around the
spool head:
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Remove the battery
pack from the trimmer.
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Remove the
grass.
A *ot*,*Ot
Always hold the line
trimmer away from
the body
keeping
clearance between
the body and the line
trimmer.
Any contact with the line
trimmer
cutting head
while operating can result
in
serious personal
injury.
EDGING
To use the
trimmer for edging (see Fig. 32)
rotate
the handle to the 90" or
180" position
(see
Fig. 23 inset).
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