Assembly And Adjustments - Craftsman CMESTA900 Instruction Manual

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ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENTS


WARNING:
serious personal injury, turn unit off and
disconnect it from power source before making
any adjustments or removing/installing
attachments or accessories. An accidental start-up
can cause injury.
Assembly tools required
Phillips Screwdriver (not supplied)
Installing the guard (Fig. A, C, D)

WARNING:
APPLIANCE WITHOUT GUARD FIRMLY IN PLACE.
The guard must always be properly attached on the
appliance to protect the user.
1. Remove the screw from the guard.
2. Turn the trimmer upside down so that you are looking
down at the spool cap
 9 
3. Turn the guard
 8 
upside down and slide it fully onto the
motor housing
. Make sure the tabs
 6 
engage the ribs
on the trimmer head as shown.
 12 
4. Continue to slide the guard on until you hear it "snap"
into place. The locking tab
housing slot
 14 
(Figure C).
Figure C
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11
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5. Using a Phillips screwdriver, insert the guard screw and
tighten securely as shown in Figure D to complete the
guard assembly.
6. Once the guard is installed, remove the covering from
the line cut-off blade, located on the edge of the guard
Figure D
Attaching the auxiliary handle
(Fig. A, E, F, G)
1. To attach the handle
 4 
, press in on the buttons
both sides of the upper housing as shown in Figure E.
2. Position the handle as shown in Figure F, matching up
the grooved side of the handle with the grooved button.
4
To reduce the risk of
NEVER OPERATE
.
on the guard
 11 
 13 
should snap into the
13
14
12
9
 15 
on
Partially push the handle on so that it will hold the
buttons in when you release them with your hand.
3. Push the handle completely onto the housing and
position it slightly until it "snaps" into place.
4. To adjust the handle up or down, press in on the button
and raise or lower the handle (Figure G).
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5. The handle should be adjusted so that your front arm is
straight when the trimmer is in the working position.
Figure E
15
Figure F
Figure G
Height adjustment (Fig. H)

CAUTION:
trimmer to obtain proper working positions as
shown in Figures K and L.
The overall height of the trimmer can be adjusted by
loosening the collar
 5 
and rotating it in the direction of
the arrow shown in Figure H.
Move the upper housing straight up or down. When the
desired height is achieved, tighten the collar by rotating it
opposite of the direction shown in Figure H.
Figure H
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Adjust the length of the
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