Black & Decker CM2040 instruction manual Danger , Operation

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Operation

READ THIS INSTRUCTION MANUAL BEFORE OPERATING YOUR MOWER. See “Functional Description” on page 6 to familiarize yourself with the location of various controls and adjustments. Save this manual for future reference.

WARNING: Sharp moving blade. Do not operate the mower in side discharge or mulching mode if the rear door is not closed under spring tension as serious injury could result. Take your mower to the nearest service center for repair.

DANGER: Sharp moving blade. Never operate the mower in bagging mode unless the hanger hooks on the grass catcher are seated properly on the mower and the rear discharge door rests firmly against the top of the grass catcher as serious injury could result.

WARNING: Let the mower work at its own pace. Do not overload.

ADJUSTING HANDLE HEIGHT (FIGURE N)

• Open both lower-handle attachment levers (6).

• Adjust the handle so the arrow (18) on the base of the mower lines up with 1, 2, or 3 on the base of the handle (19). Ensure the handle is set to the same number on both sides of the mower.

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

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ADJUSTING MOWER HEIGHT (FIGURE O) The height of cut is adjusted by the central cut height adjust lever, there are 7 positions to choose from.

NOTE: If you are not sure which height to cut, begin mowing with the height adjustment lever (7) in position 7 and adjust the height down as needed, as shown in figure O.

To set the height of cut

• Pull the mower height adjustment lever out of the locking notch.

• 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 7 locking notches.

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SAFETY KEY

DANGER :

blade.

In order to prevent accidental start-up or unauthorized use of your Cordless Mower, a removable safety key (29) 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 BOX AND SAFETY KEY SYSTEM as SERIOUS INJURY COULD RESULT.

• Insert safety key (29) into the switch housing until it is fully seated inside

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