Product Use; Putting Into Operation; Technical Data - Gardena RM 380 4040 Operating Instructions Manual

GARDENA Accu Cordless Motor Mower RM 380

1. Technical Data

Accu
Design maintenance-free lead battery
Voltage / capacity 12 V / 7.2 Ah
Weight approx. 2.4 kg
Cordless Motor Mower
Width of the cutting cylinder 38 cm
Weight approx. 12 kg
Working area related emission
characteristic value L 1) 70 dB (A)
pA
Noise level L 2) 84 dB (A)
WA
Vibrations a 1) < 2.5 ms
vhw
2. Operating Instructions Information
Please read and follow these For safety reasons chil-
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operating instructions carefully. dren under the age of
Familiarise yourself with the unit's 16 or people not familiar with
features, its proper use and the these operating instructions
safety instructions included.

3. Product Use

The GARDENA Accu Cordless It is essential to observe the
Motor Mower RM 380 is designed manufacturer's operating instruc-
for cutting and aerating lawns in tions to ensure the unit's proper
and around the garden. functioning. The operating instruc-
tions also contain advice for
It is not designed for use in public
service, maintenance and repair.
facilities, parks, sporting grounds,
on roads, in agriculture or forestry. Attention ! To prevent
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injury, the Accu Cordless
Motor Mower must not be used
4. Assembling the Accu Cordless Motor Mower
4.1 Checking all Parts are 1 key (battery compartment)
.
Included 1 Accu charger
.
The Accu Cordless Motor Mower 1 thickness gauge
.
box contains the following parts: Operating instructions
.
Cordless Motor mower
.
1 Accu 4.2 Operating Parts
.
1
1 upper section of the guide Cutting cylinder
.
2
handle Lower blade
3
1 lower section of the guide Upper section of the guide
.
handle handle
4
2 middle sections of the guide Middle sections of the guide
.
handle handle
5
Assembly parts for the guide Lower section of the guide
.
handle (plastic bag) handle
6
Wing nuts with bolts
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Measuring method acording to
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1) EN 836 2)
directive 2000 /14 / EC
must not use this Accu Cord-
less Motor Mower.
Please keep these instructions
in a safe place.
for trimming bushes, hedges,
shrubs, for cutting and pruning
of climbers or grass on roofs
or in balcony boxes.
Attention ! For risks of in-
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jury the Accu must not be
used as power source for other
devices.
7
Cable clip
8
Cutting height marking arrows
9
Fixing nuts
0
Opening for snug and
handle bolts
A
Handle bolts
B
Adjusting handles
C
Cover for the Accu
D
Release knob
E
Starting handle
F
Grass catcher
G
Grass catcher holders
H
Hooks for grass catcher
I Accu
J
Charger
G
K
Plug for charger
L
Charging socket in housing
M
Mains plug for charger
N
Turning knob for Accu cover
O
Receptacle for tabs
P
Tabs on Accu
Q Key
R
Thickness gauge
S
Hexagon thread bolt
(to adjust cutting tool)
4.3 Assembling the Guide
Handle (Fig. A / B / C)
Assemble the guide handle as
follows:
1. Guide the upper section of
3
the guide handle into the
grooves of the two middle
sections of the guide handle
(Fig. B)
3
2. Screw the upper section
to both middle sections of the
4
guide handle using the bolts
6
and wing nuts provided
3. Guide the lower part of the
5
guide handle into the
grooves of the middle sections
of the guide handle 4 (Fig. B)
and screw together with the
bolts and wing nuts provided
4. Push both sides of the guide
0
handle with the opening
A
over the handle bolts as
shown in Fig. C 1.

5. Putting into Operation

5.1 Preparation for Initial
Operation (Fig. E)
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Assemble the Accu as de-
scribed in section 7.2 „The Accu
– Changing the Accu".
Note : the Accu is charged at the
factory but may loose its capacity
if it has been stored for a long
time. If the Accu is flat when you
purchase your Cordless Motor
Mower or immediately after use,
you must recharge the Accu as
described in section "Charging
the Accu".
Note : Make sure that the 4.5 Setting the Cutting Height
groove in the drilled hole and (Fig. D / D 1)
the safety pin of the handle
A
bolt meet.
A
Warning ! Do not use exces-
ting height when the motor
sive force. First ensure that
is running.
the opening 0 and bolt A
are aligned and then fix Set the cutting height on the Accu
together. Cordless Motor Mower as follows:
1. Stand the Accu Cordless Motor
4.4 Assembling the Starting
Device (Fig. C 2 - C 4) 2. Position yourself in front of the
To assemble the starting device,
both holes (a) must be on your
right hand side when standing 3. Loosen both fixing nuts
behind the mower (in the direc-
tion of movement). 4. With both hands on the adjust-
1. Pull open the clamps (b) of the
4
starting device (15 a) (Fig. C 2).
2. Guide the two pin receptacles
(c) of the lower clamp into the
holes (a) and
3. insert the two pins (d) of the
. upper clamp into the holes
(Fig. C 3).
4. Press the two clamps back
together. 5. Re-tighten both fixing nuts
5. Screw the assembled clamps
onto the guide handle using
6
. the two Phillips screws provid-
ed (Fig. C 4).
6. Secure the cable to the handle
7
using the cable clips .
Warning ! The cable must not
hang down near the cutting
cylinder.
5.2 Starting your Mower 5. To start the motor, press and
(Fig. A/ E)
Warning ! Before starting your
Cordless Motor Mower check
for foreign bodies in the cutting
cylinder and remove if neces-
sary. 6. If you release the starting
Start your Cordless Motor Mower
as follows:
1. Stand your mower on a level Important ! Always keep the
part of the lawn. accu cover closed when work-
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2. Open the accu cover . ing with the Motor Mower !
Q
3. Insert the key (supplied
in the battery compartment)
A
the right way round into the
not be removed or be bridged
socket of the Motor Mower
eg : by taping down the starting
(Fig. E).
handle
4. Close the accu cover.
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Warning ! To prevent
injury, never set the cut-
Mower on a flat, solid surface.
cutting height scale of the Cord-
less Motor Mower (Fig. D 1).
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(Fig. D).
B
ing handles set the cutting
height you require (Fig. D 1):
Highest cutting height: 45 mm
Lowest cutting height: 20 mm
Note : Make sure that the
arrows marking the cutting
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height show the same
cutting height on both sides
of the scale (Fig. D 2).
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(Fig. D).
Note : When setting the Cord-
less Motor Mower to a low
cutting height, ensure that
the lower blade and cutting
cylinder do not touch the
ground if the ground is
uneven.
D
hold down the release knob
and with the other hand, simul-
taneously pull the starting han-
E
dle towards the cross bar
(Fig. A).
E
handle the motor switches
off again.
The switches installed
by the manufacturer must
E
to the guide handle.
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