NOTE:Connectyour extensioncord to the moweras instructed in theSet Up sectionpriorto pluggingyourextensioncordinto an electricaloutlet.Referto Figure10.
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STOPPING THE MOTOR
The bladecontinuesto rotatefor a fewsecondsafterthe motoris shutoff. If motordoesnot cometo a stopwhenthe motor/blade controlhandleis released,contacta Searsorother authorized servicedealer.
Releasethe blade/motorcontrolhandleto stopthe motorandblade.
USING YOUR LAWN MOWER
Figure10
1.Plugyour extensioncord intoany convenient(indoororoutdoor)
NOTE:Toavoidtrippingcircuitbreakers,selectan outleton a circuitthatis not overloaded.Do NOTselectan outletthatis on a circuithostingappliancessuchasa refrigerator.
2.Standbehindthe mowerinthe operatingposition.
3.Depressthe (red)starterbuttonandholdit in. SeeFigure11. NOTE:Startingthe mower'smotoralsoengagesthe blade.
4.Whileholdingthe starterbuttonin, pivotthe motor/bladecontrol handleupwardagainstthe upperhandleto startthe motorand engagethe blade.See Figure11.
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Figure11
NOTE:The mower'smotorwill NOTstart if youfail to holdthe starterbuttonin whilepivotingthe motor/bladecontrolhandle upward.
5.Releasethe (red)starterbutton.
Besurethatlawnis clearof stones,sticks,wires,orotherobjects whichcoulddamagethe lawnmoweror motor.Suchobjectscould be accidentallythrownby the mowerinany directionandcauseserious personalinjuryto theoperatorandothers.
Ifyou strikea foreignobject,stopthemotor,and unplugfromthe powersupplycircuit.Thoroughlyinspectthe mowerfor any damage, and repairthedamagebeforerestartingandoperatingthe mower. Excessivevibrationof the mowerduringoperationis an indicationof damage.The unit shouldbepromptlyinspectedandrepaired.
To preventelectricshock,do notoperatethe mowerin dampor wetconditions.
•Alwaysstartfromthe pointclosestto the powersourcewherethe cord is connected.Nevermowaroundthe lawn incircles;travel backandforthacrossthe lawn,startingfromthe pointclosestto the outletandthenmovingawayfromtheoutletso the cordlies in the cut portionof the lawn,out of the way.
•Donot allowthe extensioncord to wraparoundtrees,shrubs or otherobstacles.When pickingupthe extensioncord,wind the cord ina seriesof equalloopson eachsideof your handto preventsnarling.
USING AS MULCHER
Formulchinggrass,removethe grasscatcheror sidedischargechute fromthe mower.Foreffectivemulching,donot cutwetgrass. Ifthe grasshas beenallowedto grow inexcessof four inches,mulchingis notrecommended.Usethe grasscatcherto bagclippingsinstead.
USING GRASS CATCHER
Youcanuse the grasscatcherto collectclippingswhileyou are operatingthe mower.
1.Attachgrasscatcherfollowinginstructionsinthe Assembly section.Grassclippingswill automaticallycollect inbagas you runmower.Operatemowertill grassbagis full.
2.Stopmotorcompletelyby releasingthe blade/motorcontrol handle.Makesurethatthe unit hascometo a completestop.
3.Liftdischargedoorandpullgrassbagupandawayfromthe mowerto removethe bag.Disposeof the grassclippingsand reinstallthe bagwhencomplete.
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