EINHELL GE-CG 18/100 Li Original Operating Instructions page 17

5. Before starting the equipment
The equipment is supplied without batteries
and without a charger.
5.1 Charging the battery (Figure 3)
1. Take the battery pack out of the equipment.
Press the pushlock button (Fig. 4/ Item C).
2. Check that your mains voltage is the same as
that marked on the rating plate of the battery
charger. Insert the power plug of the charger
into the socket outlet. The green LED will then
begin to fl ash.
3. Insert the battery pack onto the battery char-
ger.
4. In the section entitled „Charger indicator" you
will fi nd a table with an explanation of the LED
indicator on the charger.
The battery pack can become a little warm during
the charging. This is normal.
If the battery pack fails to charge, check:
•
whether there is voltage at the socket outlet
•
whether there is good contact at the charging
contacts
If the battery pack still fails to charge, send
•
the charging unit
•
and the battery pack
to our customer service center.
To ensure that items are properly packaged
and delivered when you send them to us,
please contact our customer service or the
point of sale at which the equipment was
purchased.
When shipping or disposing of batteries and
cordless tools, always ensure that they are
packed individually in plastic bags to prevent
short circuits and fi res.
To ensure that the battery pack provides long ser-
vice, you should take care to recharge it promptly.
You must recharge the battery pack when you
notice that the performance of the device drops.
Never allow the battery pack to become fully di-
scharged. This will cause it to develop a defect.
5.2 Battery capacity indicator (Fig. 4)
Press the button for the battery capacity indicator
(Item B). The battery capacity indicator (Item A)
shows the charge status of the battery using 3
LEDs.
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All 3 LEDs are lit:
The battery is fully charged.
2 or 1 LED(s) are lit:
The battery has an adequate remaining charge.
1 LED blinks:
The battery is empty, recharge the battery.
All LEDs fl ash:
The battery pack has undergone exhaustive di-
scharge and is defective. Do not use or charge a
defective battery pack.
Warning! Any foreign bodies must be com-
pletely cleared away from the area to be
worked on.
Warning!
The switching devices installed on the tool
by the manufacturer are not allowed to be
removed or bypassed, e.g. by fi tting a swit-
ching button to the handle, as this may result
in risk of injury and the tool will no longer
switch off automatically.
6. Operation
6.1 Using the equipment as grass shears
Allow the grass shears to glide over the ground.
The best cutting performance is achieved on dry
lawns.
The blade guard hood must be slid over the blade
and the rechargeable battery removed when the
equipment is not being used.
The grass shears is supplied ready assembled.
1. (Fig. 5) Push the battery into the battery
mount provided (Fig. 2/Item 10) until you hear
the catch click into position. To take out the
battery, press the pushlock button (Item C)
and remove the battery.
2. (Fig. 5) Remove the blade guard hood (Item
6).
3. (Fig. 5) To switch on, press the safety lock-off
(Item 3) and press the On/Off switch (Item 4)
at the same time.
4. To switch off , let go of the On/Off switch.
6.2 Using the equipment as shrub shears
Hold the shrub shears slightly tilted in the direc-
tion of the shrub you wish to cut. Start by cutting
the sides of the shrub working from the bottom
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