Filter
Top Products
2
Maintenance .................................................................14
- Skill Levels ...........................................................14
- Maintenance Intervals ...........................................15
- Air Filter ...............................................................16
- Fuel Filter ..............................................................16
- Spark Plug .............................................................17
- Cooling System ....................................................17
- Exhaust System .....................................................18
- Carburetor Adjustment ..........................................20
- High Altitude Operation .....................................20
- Lubrication ............................................................21
- Sharpening Blades ................................................22
- Blade Adjustment ..................................................23
Troubleshooting ...........................................................24
Storage .........................................................................25
Specications ...............................................................26
Warranty Statements ....................................................27
Servicing Information ..................................................28
- Parts/Serial Number ..............................................28
- Service ..................................................................28
- ECHO Consumer Product Support .......................28
- Warranty Card .......................................................28
- Additional or Replacement Manuals ....................28
Copyright© 2010 By Echo, Incorporated
All Rights Reserved.
Specications, descriptions and illustrative material in
this literature are as accurate as known at the time of
publication, but are subject to change without notice.
Illustrations may include optional equipment and accesso-
ries, and may not include all standard equipment.
In t r o d u c t I o n
Welcome to the ECHO family. This ECHO product was designed and manufactured to provide long life and on-the-
job dependability. Read and understand this manual. You will nd it easy to use and full of helpful operating tips and
SAFETY messages.
t h e o p e r a t o r ’s m a n u a l
Read and understand this manual before operation. Keep it in a safe
place for future reference. It contains specications and information
for operation, starting, stopping, maintenance, storage, and assembly
specic to this product.
t h e s a f e t y m a n u a l
Read and understand this manual before operation. Keep it in a safe
place for future reference. It explains possible hazards involved with
the use of this product and what measures you should take to make
their use safer.
ta b l e o f co n t e n t s
Introduction ....................................................................2
- The Operator's Manual ...........................................2
- The Safety Manual ..................................................2
Safety .............................................................................3
- Manual Safety Symbols and Important Information 3
- International Symbols .............................................3
- Personal Conditions and Safety Equipment ...........4
- Equipment ...............................................................6
Emissions Control ..........................................................6
Description .....................................................................7
Contents .........................................................................9
Assembly........................................................................9
Operation ......................................................................10
- Fuel .......................................................................10
- Starting Cold Engine .............................................12
- Starting Warm Engine ...........................................13
- Stopping Engine ....................................................13
- Hedge Trimming ...................................................14
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WARNING
Read rules for safe operation and all instructions carefully. ECHO provides this
Operator's Manual and a Safety Manual. Both must be read and understood for
proper and safe operation.
Hedge Clipper
Operator's Manual
MODELS HC-245
X7502255400
X750010200
03/07
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