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TRIMMER/EDGER OPERATION
ENGLISH
Figure 17 - Positioning hand on front
handle.
Figure 18 - Depress lockout button and
squeeze trigger
Figure 19 - Release lockout button
TRIMMING
To reduce excessive line wear and improve
trimming performance, follow the steps below
to trim grass and weeds.
1. Remove any string, wire, or other mate-
rials that could become entangled in the
trimmer/edger from the trimming area.
2. Hold trimmer/edger using both front and
rear handles (See Figure 20).
3. Slowly sweep the trimmer/edger from
side to side or front to back.
4. Do not force the trimmer/edger. Allow
only the tip of the trimmer/edger line to
cut the grass or weeds.
5. If grass or weeds are tall, cut them in
several increments, starting from the top
and working to the bottom.
Figure 20 - Holding trimmer/edger
ADVANCING TRIMMER LINE
To advance new trimmer/edger line, tap the
line advance button on the ground while the
trimmer/edger is running (See Figure 21. The
blade attached to the cutting guard will cut the
line to the proper length.
Follow the precautions below to ensure top
line performance.
• Do not hold the line advance button on the
ground. This will allow trimmer/edger line
to constantly feed off the spool.
• Tap the line advance button only once to
advance line. If more line is needed, wait
a few seconds and tap again.
• Be sure to advance the line as it wears
down. If you wait too long to advance new
line, the existing line will wear down too
short and can retract into the spool. If this
happens, remove the spool and reroute the
line out of the spool. Reinstall the spool to
the spool housing.
Blade is sharp. To prevent serious injury, do not touch blade. Figure 21 - Advancing trimmer/edger line
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