Maintenance; Operation - Gardena ComfortCut 550/50 Operator's Manual

1. Mains cables and extensions are available from your local Approved Service
Centre.
2. Only use extension cables specifically designed for outdoor use and
which conform to one of the following specifications: Ordinary rubber
(60245 IEC 53), Ordinary PVC (60227 IEC 53) or Ordinary PCP
(60245 IEC 57).
3. If the short connection lead is damaged, it must be replaced by the manu-
facturer, its service agent or similarly qualified persons in order to avoid
a hazard.
Personal safety
DANGER! Risk of suffocation!
Small parts can be easily swallowed. There is also a risk that the polybag can
suffocate toddlers. Keep toddlers away when you assemble the product.
Always wear suitable clothing, protective gloves, and stout shoes.
Avoid contact to the oil of the blade in particular when you react allergic
with it.
Thoroughly inspect the area where the product is to be used and remove all
wires and other foreign objects.
Always hold the product properly with both hands and both handles.
Before using the product and after any impact, check for signs of wear or
damage and repair as necessary.
Never attempt to use an incomplete product or one with an unauthorised
modification.
Power tool use and care
Know how to stop the product quickly in an emergency.
Never hold the unit by the guard.
Do not use the product if the protection equipments (protection cover, quick
blade-stop) are damaged.
Do not use ladders whilst operating the product.
Disconnect the mains cable:
• before leaving the unit unattended for any period.
• before clearing a blockage.
• before checking, cleaning or working on the product.
• if you hit an object. Do not use your product until you are sure that the entire
product is in a safe operating condition.
• if the product starts to vibrate abnormally. Check immediately. Excessive
vibration can cause injury.
• before passing to another person.
Only use the product between 0 – 40 °C.
Maintenance and storage
Risk of injury!
Do not touch the blades!
Disconnect the product from the mains and slid the protective cover
v
over the blade when you finish or interrupt the work.
Keep all nuts, bolts and screws secure to be sure the product is in safe working
condition.
If the product got hot while operation, let it cool down before storage.
2. ASSEMBLY
DANGER! Risk of injury!
Cut injury when the product starts accidentally.
v Disconnect the product from the mains and slide the protective
cover over the blade before you do assembly.
To connect the front handle [ Fig. A1 ]:
(1)
1. Push the front handle into the slot in the product.
Make sure that the front handle
is inline up with the threaded hole.
2. Put both screws (2) in the threaded hole in the product.
Do not push the start button (9)
(2)
3. Tighten both screws with a screwdriver.
(2)
Make sure that the screws
can be fully pushed.

3. OPERATION

DANGER! Risk of injury!
Cut injury when the product starts accidentally.
v Disconnect the product from the mains and slide the
protective cover over the blade before you connect or
transport the product.
(1) is fully in place and the handle hole
while you doing this.
are fully tightened and the start button
To connect the hedge trimmer [ Fig. O1 ]:
DANGER! Risc of electric shock!
To avoid damage to the mains cable
cable (4) must be inserted into the cable lock
v Before you operate the product insert the extension cable
into the cable lock (5)
v Never take hold of the protective cover when connecting the
product.
1. Loop the extension cable
pull tight.
(6)
2. Connect the plug of the product into the socket
of the extension cable.
3. Connect the extension cable
Work positions:
The product can be operated in 3 positions.
• Side trimming [ Fig. O2 ]
• High trimming [ Fig. O3 ]
• Low trimming [ Fig. O4 ]
To start the hedge trimmer [ Fig. O5 ]:
DANGER! Risk of injury!
Risc of injury if the product does not stop when you
release the start button.
v Do not bypass the safety devices or switches. For example do
not attach the start buttons
To start:
The product is fitted with a two-handed safety device
(2 start buttons) to prevent the product from being turned
on by accident.
1. Remove the protective cover from the blade.
2. Hold the front handle (8)
3. Hold the main handle (10)
(11)
button .
The product will start.
To stop:
1. Release the two start buttons
2. Slide the protective cover over the blade.

4. MAINTENANCE

DANGER! Risk of injury!
Cut injury when the product starts accidentally.
v Disconnect the product from the mains and slide the protective
cover over the blade before you do maintenance.
To clean the hedge trimmer:
DANGER! Risc of electric shock!
Risk of injury and risk of damage to the product.
v Do not clean the product with water or with a water jet
(in particular high-pressure water jet).
1. Clean the product with a damp cloth.
2. Clean the airflow slots with a soft brush (do not use a screwdriver).
3. Lubricate the blade with a low viscosity oil (e. g. GARDENA
Maintenance Oil Art. 2366). Avoid contact with the plastic parts.
(9)
5. STORAGE
To put into storage:
The product must be stored away from children.
1. Disconnect the product from the mains.
2. Clean the product (see 4. MAINTENANCE) and slide the
protective cover over the blade.
3. Store the product in a frost-free place before the first frost arrives.
(3) the extension
(5)
.
(4)
, insert the loop into the cable lock
(7)
(4) into a 230 V mains socket.
(9) / (11) to the handle.
with one hand and push the start button
with the other hand and push the start
(9) / (11) .
.
(4)
(5)
and
(9) .
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