Intended Use; Assembly And Adjustments - Craftsman CMCHTS820D1 Instruction Manual

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FUTURE USE

Intended Use

This hedge trimmer is designed for residential use.
DO nOT use under wet conditions or in presence of
flammable liquids or gases.
DO nOT let children come into contact with the tool.
Supervision is required when inexperienced operators use
this tool.

ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENTS


WARNING:
serious personal injury, turn unit off and remove
the battery pack before making any adjustments
or removing/installing attachments or
accessories. An accidental start-up can cause injury.
Assembly Tools Required
• Crosshead Screwdriver
Attaching Guard and Bail Handle to
Trimmer (Fig. B, C)

WARNING:
and guard properly assembled to hedge trimmer. The
use of the hedge trimmer without the proper guard or
handle provided may result in serious personal injury.
The trimmer is shipped with the guard and bail handle
attached to the trimmer with a plastic zip tie.
Attaching Guard to Trimmer (Fig. B)
1. Remove guard retaining screw
screwdriver (not supplied).
2. Slide the guard fully onto the front of the trimmer housing.
3. Insert the guard retaining screw
on the side of the housing and tighten securely.
Fig. B
Attaching the Bail Handle (Fig. C)
1. Cut the plastic zip tie.
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2. Remove the two screws
the trimmer housing (Fig. C).
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To reduce the risk of
Only use with bail handle
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with a crosshead
12 into the opening
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that are partially run into
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3. Slide the bail handle onto the front of the trimmer
housing behind the guard.
4. Insert the two screws into the openings on the side of
the bail handle and tighten securely.
Fig. C
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Switch (Fig. A, D)

WARNING:
switch in the ON position.

CAUTION:
greater than 3/4" (19 mm). Use the trimmer only
for cutting normal shrubbery around houses and
buildings. NOTE: Powersaw can cut stems and
branches up to 1.5" (38.1 mm).
To turn the unit on, push the lock-off switch
shown in Figure D, and squeeze the trigger switch
the unit is running, you may release the lock-off switch.
In order to keep the unit running you must continue to
squeeze the trigger. To turn the unit off, fully release the
trigger and allow the lock-off switch to engage.
Fig. D
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Never attempt to lock a
Do not use blade to cut stems
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forward as
1 . Once
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