Black & Decker CM1640 Mowing Tips, Adjusting Handle Height Figure L, Safety KEY, Mower Overload

ADJUSTING HANDLE HEIGHT (FIGURE L)

• Open both handle height adjust levers (7).

• Adjust the handle so one of the three notches (18) on the handle line up to the notch (24) on the base of the mower. Ensure the handle is set to the same notch on both sides of the mower.

• Close both levers and ensure the handle is firmly latched.

ADJUSTING MOWER HEIGHT (FIGURE M)

The height of cut is adjusted by the central height adjust mechanism, there are 6 positions to choose from.

NOTE: Begin mowing with height adjustment lever (8) in position 6 and adjust the height down as needed

To set the height of cut

• Pull the mower height adjustment lever (8) away from the body of the unit

• Move the lever towards the rear of the appliance to lower the height of cut.

• Move the lever towards the front of the appliance to raise the height of cut.

• Push the height adjustment lever into one of the 6 height locations.

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SAFETY KEY

DANGER : Sharp moving blade.

In order to prevent accidental start-up or unauthorized use of your Cordless Mower, a removable safety key (2) has been incorporated into the design of your mower. The mower will be completely disabled when the safety key has been removed from the mower.

NOTE: THE SAFETY KEY HAS A HOLE IN THE CENTer TO ALLOW FOR STORAGE ON A NAIL, OUT OF THE REACH OF CHILDREN. DO NOT TETHER SAFETY KEY TO MOWER.

DANGER: ROTATING BLADES CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY, REMOVE SAFETY KEY WHEN UNATTENDED, OR WHEN CHARGING, CLEANING, SERVICING, TRANSPORTING, LIFTING, OR STORING MOWER.

Starting MOWER

DANGER: SHARP MOVING BLADE. NEVER ATTEMPT TO OVERRIDE THE OPERATION OF THIS SWITCH AND SAFETY KEY SYSTEM as SERIOUS INJURY COULD RESULT.

• Insert safety key (2) into the switch housing until it is fully seated inside housing as shown in Figure N. The mower is now operational.

• Your mower is equipped with a special on-off switch box. To operate the mower, push the button (25) on the switch box, then pull the bail handle (3) to the handlebar as shown in Figure O.

• To turn the mower off, just release the bail handle. WARNING: Never attempt to lock a switch in the on position.

NOTE: 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.

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tor will raise as shown in Figure P.

• When the bag is full, air flow will be resticted and the indicator will close as shown in Figure Q.

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StORING THE MOWER

WARNING: Rotating blade can cause serious injury. Release bail handle (3) to turn mower off and remove battery before lifting, transporting, or storing the mower. Store in a dry place.

CAUTION: Pinch point. To avoid being pinched, keep fingers away from area between handles when folding down handles.

CAUTION: Make sure cord does not become stretched or pinched in the joints of the handles during folding. This can cause damage to the cord.

The handle of the mower can be easily folded down for quick and con- venient storage.

• Holding onto the handle, open, but do not remove, the handle height adjust levers (7) and fold the handle to the front of the mower as shown in Figure R.

• Open, but do not remove, the handle attachment levers (6) and fold the upper handle (4) back over the lower handle (5) as shown in Figure S.

• The mower shold be compacted down as shown in Figure T.

Carrying the mower

DANGER: ROTATING BLADES CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY, REMOVE SAFETY KEY WHEN UNATTENDED, OR WHEN CHARGING, CLEANING, SERVICING, TRANSPORTING, LIFTING, OR STORING MOWER.

• The mower can be carried using the convenient carry handle (12) as shown in Figure U.

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MOWING TIPS

NOTE: ALWAYS INSPECT AREA WHERE MOWER IS TO BE USED AND REMOVE ALL STONES, STICKS, WIRE, BONES, AND OTHER DEBRIS WHICH MIGHT BE THROWN BY THE ROTATING BLADE.

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.

Full-bag INDICATOR

This mower is equipped with an indicator (13) that tells you when the grass collection bag (9) is full.

• When the bag is empty and the mower is being operated, the indica-

1. Mow across the face of slopes, never up-and-down. Exercise extreme caution when changing direction on slopes. Do not mow excessively steep slopes. Always maintain good footing.

2. Release bail handle to turn mower “OFF” when crossing any gravel area (stones can be thrown by the blade).

3. Set mower at highest cutting height when mowing in rough ground or in tall weeds. Removing too much grass at one time can cause the motor to be overloaded and to stop. Refer to troubleshooting guide.

4. If a grass catcher is used during the fast growing season, the grass

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