Operation - PRETUL DES-25P Manual

Start up
Starting a hot motor
• Set the string trimmer on level ground with the cutting
head away from making contact with obstacles.
• Set the switch into the on position (E).
• Set the choke lever into "
• Press the lock and throttle trigger and keep them that
pressed.
• Pull the starter (G) until the motor starts.
• Release the lock and throttle trigger to set the motor
running idle (H).
• The string trimmer is ready to operate. Hold it by the two
handles with both hands and raise it to start the job.
• Press the lock and throttle trigger to start the cutting
device.
Turning OFF
• Release the lock and the throttle trigger and run it idle
for 10 to 15 seconds.
• Set the switch into the off position until the motor stops.

Operation

CAUTION
• Remember that you, being the string
trimmer operator, are responsible of your safety and the
safety of those who are near your work area. Follow all
security standards (pages 4 and 5) before operating the
tool.
• Keep good balance with both feet firmly set on ground.
Hold firmly the string trimmer in front of you. Set one
hand in the handle and the other in the auxiliary handle to
have the tool aligned to your body and pointing the cutter
head 30° downwards, away from your feet.
DANGER
• Do not turn on or operate the string
trimmer in any other position.
• Turn on the string trimmer and make cuts from left to
right rotating your waist and keeping the tool position.
• As you cut grass the cutting thread will wear and will fall.
To release more thread from the spool press the string
trimmer lightly downwards to have the ground pressing the
retention cap against the spool and to release more thread.
The guard blade will cut the remaining thread. At this
moment stop pushing the string trimmer against the
ground to stop spending more thread.
• To cut brush or tall grasses make it gradually. Do not try
to cut in one pass from its base because residue could
clog the cutting head or make you loose control over the
string trimmer.
" position (F).
E
G
H
Waist
rotation
F
30°
Cutting
movement
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ENGLISH