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SAFETY RULES
WARNING: When usin g electric
gardening appliances, basic safety pre-
cautionsshould alwaysbefollowed tore-
duce the risk of fire, electric s hock , and
serious injury. Read and follow all
instructions.
SAFETY INFORMATION
ON THE UNIT
This power uni t c an be dangerous!Opera-
toris r esponsible forfollowingthe w ar nings
and instr uct ions in this manual and on t he
unit. R e ad e n tire ins tru ction manual before
using unit! Be thor oughly familiar wit h the
control s and the pr operus e ofthe unit.Re-
str ict the use of thi s unit to persons who
read, understand, and f ol l ow unit and
manualwarning andinstructions. Neveral-
low c hi l dr en to operate this unit. Close
attent i on is necessar y when used near
children.
DANGE R:Never usebladesorflail-
ing devices. Unitis designed forlinetrim-
mer use only. Use of any other accesso-
ries or attachments will increase the risk
of injury.
WARNING: Trimmer line throws
objects v iolently. You and others can be
blinded/injured. Wear safety glasses,
boots, and leg protection. Keep body
parts clear of rotating line.
Safety Glasses or similar eye protection
Boots
Hazard Zone
15 m
50 ft.
Keep children, by standers, and animals
50 feet (15 meters) away. If approached
stop unit immediately.
If situations occur which are not covered
in this manual, use care and good
jud gement. If you need assistance,
contact your Authorized Se r vic e Dealer
or call 1-800-554-6723.
OPERATOR SAFETY
S Dress properly. Al ways wear safety
gla sses or s imi lar e ye prot ection when
operati ng or perf orm i ng maintenance on
your uni t . (Safety glasses are available.)
Alwa ys wear face or dust mask if oper a-
tion is du sty. Always wear heavy, lo ng
pants, long sleeves, boots, and gloves.
Do not go baref oot or wear sandals.
S Secu re hair above shoulder length.
Secure or remove loose clothing and
jewelry orclothing w ithloosely hanging
ties, straps, tassels, etc. They can b e
caught in moving parts.
S Being fully covered also helps protect
you from debris and pieces of toxic
plants thrown by spinning line.
S Stay alert. Do not operate unit whe n y ou
are tired, ill, upset or u nder the i nflue nce
of alcohol, drugs, or medicati on. Wat ch
whatyou are doing;use comm onsense.
S Avoid unintentional starting of the unit.
Never carry unit with your finger on the
switch. Be s ure the switch is in
OFF
position and never touch the switch
when connecting extension cord.
ELECTRICAL SAFETY
WARNING: Avoid a dangerous en-
vironment. To reduce the risk of electri-
cal shock, do not use in rain, in damp or
wet locations, or around swimming
pools, hot tubs, etc. Do not expose to
snow, rain, orwater to avoid thepos sibil-
ity of electrical shock.
S Use a voltage supply shown on unit.
S Avoi d dan gerous situatio ns. Do not use
in the prese nce of flammable liqui ds or
gases to avo i d creating a fir e or exp l o-
sion and/or cau sing damage t o unit.
S To re ducethe risk o felect rical shock,this
appliance has a polari zed plug (one
blade is wider than the other) and wi l l re-
quir e the use of a polarized ext ension
cord. The appliance plug will fit into a po-
larized extension cord only one way. If
the plug does not fi t f ully in to the exten-
sion c ord,reverse the pl ug.If the p lug s t i l l
does notfit,obtain acorrectpolarizedex-
ten sion cord. A pol arize d ext ension cord
will require the use of a polarized wall
outlet . Thi s plug wil l f i t i nt o the pol ar i zed
wall outlet only one w ay. If plug does not
fit fully into the wall out let, reverse the
plug. I f the plug st i l l does not f i t , c ont act a
qualified electrici an to install t he pr oper
wal loutlet.Do n otchange theequipmen t
plug, ex t ension co r d receptacle, o r ex-
tension cord plug in any way.
S To reduce risk of electrical shock, us e
extension cordsspecifically markedas
suitable for outdoor appliances having