Trimmer Operation; Extension Cords - Remington RM3218H Owner's Manual

4 I
3 trimmer operation
_ WARNING: Read and under-
stand this owner's manual before
operating trimmer, Make certain
you read and understa nd all Safety
Warnings on pages I and 2 of this
manual. Improper useofthistrim-
mer can result in severe injury or
death from fire, electric shock, or
body contact with moving parts.
Extension Cords
Use proper extension cord with this trim-
mer. Use only a polarized (i.e., one blade
is wider than the other), UL listed exten-
sion cord marked for outdoor use. _he
cord must be marked with suffix W or
W-A following the cord type designation.
Example: SJTW-A or SJTW.
Use proper sized cord with this trimmer.
Cord must be heavy enough to carry cur-
rent needed.An undersized cord will cause
voltage drop at trimmer._he trimmer will
lose power and overheat. Follow cord size
requirements listed below:
Connecting Extension Cord
_lb WARNING: Fully seat the ex-
tension cord on the power cord of
tool. Failure to do so could lead to
overheating of trimmer.This could
causeafirethat resultsin personal
injury to you or others.
• he trimmer has a built-in extension cord
retainer._his cord hitch prevents accidental
disconnection of the power cord duringuse.
_Ihe cord hitch is molded into the lower
hand guard area of the tool housing.
1. Plug the power cord into the exten-
sion cord (see Figure 3-1).
2. Create a loop in the extension cord
and insert the loop through the bot-
tom of the tool housing (see Figure
;-2).
3. Pull the loop tight around the molded
cord hitch (see Figure 3-3).
Note: An optional method of retaining
the extension cord is shown in Figure
3-4. Use this method with larger-gauge
cords that may not fit into the extension
cord retainer.
Figure 3-2:Inserting extension cord100p throughbottom
ofhandle
Figure3-3:Pullextension cordlooptight aroundmolded
cordhitch
Keep cord away from cutting area. Make
sure cord does not catch on branches dur-
ing cutting. Inspect cord often. Replace
damaged cords.
Figure 3-1: Pluggingtrimmer powercordintoextension Figure3-4:Optionalmethodof retainingextension cord
cord