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TO TURN MOWER ON
Insert safety key J-1 into the switch housing, until it is fully seated inside housing. The mower is now operational and can be started by activat-
ing the switch lever M-2.
DANGER: SHARP MOVING BLADE. NEVER ATTEMPT TO OVERRIDE THE OPERATION OF THIS SWITCH AND SAFETY KEY
SYSTEM AS SERIOUS INJURY COULD RESULT.
ON-OFF SWITCH (BAIL HANDLE) - FIGURE M
Your mower is equipped with a special on-off switch system. To operate
the system, first push button M-1 on side of switch housing, then pull the
bail handle (switch lever) M-2 to the handlebar M-3. To turn the mower
off, just release the bail handle.
Once the bail handle has returned to the original position it will activate
the “Automatic Braking Mechanism”. The motor is electrically braked and
the mower blade will stop rotating in 3 seconds or less.
VARIABLE SPEED SELF DRIVE SYSTEM - FIGURE N MODEL: SPCM1936 ONLY
Your SPCM1936 mower is equipped with variable speed self drive. This
system is independent from the blade On-Off switch. It can be used with
or without the blade spinning. For example, when you have completed
cutting your lawn, you can use the self drive to propel the mower back to
your storage location without having the blade motor on.
To operate the system without blade spinning:
1. Insert the safety key.
2. Push the self drive bail handle N-4 to the handlebar N-3.
To turn the self drive off, release the self drive bail handle.
The system has variable speed. You can select the speed by moving the
selector lever N-5.
As you move the selector lever forward, the speed will Increase. Moving
the selector lever in a reverse direction, will decrease the speed.
To operate with the blade spinning:
1. Insert the safety key.
2. Push button N-1 on side of switch housing, then pull the blade bail
handle N-2 to the handlebar N-3.
3. Hold blade bail handle in place against handlebar with right hand. Now
push the self drive bail handle N-4 to the handlebar N-3 with your left
hand.
4. You can hold both bail bars simultaneously against the handlebar with your left hand.
When you turn off the self drive, for example at the end of a row, it may become temporarily locked if you pull backwards on the mower. Simply
push ahead slightly and then move the mower as required.
During cutting, at times it may be easier to manoeuver around an object , such as a tree or plants, with the self drive off. The mower can easily
be used with the self drive off.
WARNING: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF INJURY, NEVER ATTEMPT
TO OVERRIDE THE OPERATION OF THE SWITCH OR SELF DRIVE
SYSTEM. USE THE SELF DRIVE FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE ONLY.
MOWER OVERLOAD
To prevent damage due to overload conditions, do not try to remove too
much grass at one time. Slow down your cutting pace, or raise the cut
height. If you have the SPCM1936 model, you can select a lower
self-drive speed to slow the cutting pace.
Your self drive has built-in overload circuit protection. If your mower
self-drive shuts off, release bail handle, wait at least 10 seconds, and try
again.
If you are cutting tall grass, slow the self drive to the lowest speed
position.
MEETS CPSC SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Black and Decker Mowers conform to the safety standards of the
American National Standards Institute, and the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission. The blade turns when the blade motor is running.
SAFETY SHIELD AND REAR DOOR - FIGURE O
The safety shield O-1 is designed to minimize the throwing of stones or
other objects by the mower blade backward from under the mower deck.
The shield, along with the rear door O-2, minimizes the possibility of
accidental foot contact with the blade. DO NOT operate mower without
the safety shield and rear door in place.
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