Setting up

CAUTION. Never carry out any assembly operations or adjustments with the power connected to the mower. Always ensure that the power button is in the off position and that the power plug is disconnected from the supply.

1.Ensure that the handle is in the correct orientation i.e. the cable tidy (10) must be on the uppermost side of the lower handle (17) as shown on

the main photograph. Fit the two tubes of the lower handle

(17)into the slots in the mower body (15).

2.Fix the ends of the lower handle in position with the two lower handle fixing clips (18).

3.Using the two saddle clips (12), secure the black-coloured motor cable (6) to the upper handle (1) and lower handle

4.Fit the handle joints (7) of the upper handle (1) over the die- cast ends of the lower handle

(17)and secure them together with the wing knobs (9).

Note. There are two spacers under the blade, one coloured blue (24) and one coloured yellow (25).

5.The blue spacer can be removed to increase the incremental cutting heights by an extra 6mm at all 5 settings of the height

adjustment lever (16). The mower must not be operated without the yellow spacer (25) in position under the blade. Instructions on how to remove the blue spacer are given in the section on changing the mower blade.

CAUTION. Keep the two arms of the upper handle (1) parallel and insert them into the handle joints, both at the same time. If you insert one arm and then the other, you may damage the joints. When removing the handle, keep the arms parallel and remove both arms at the same time. Ensure that each arm of the upper handle (1) is properly seated in the handle joints (7) as follows:

1.Loosen the two handle twist locks (8).

2.Keeping the two arms of the upper handle parallel, make sure that the upper handle

(1)is fully inserted into the handle joints (7).

3.Retighten the two handle twist locks (8) turning them clockwise.

Note. Make sure that the switchbox is facing upwards.