Black and Decker LST201 Manual De Instrucciones página 38

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RELEASING THE CUTTING LINE
In transit, the cutting line is taped to the spool housing.
f Remove the tape holding the cutting line to the spool
housing.
OPERATION
Warning! Always use proper eye protection that
conforms to ANSI Z87.1 (CAN/CSA Z94.3) while operating
this appliance.
Warning! Remove the battery before making any
assembly, adjustments, or changing accessories. Such
preventive safety measures reduce the risk of starting the
trimmer accidentally.
Caution! Before you begin trimming, only use the
appropriate type of cutting line.
Caution! Inspect area to be trimmed and remove any
wire, cord, or string-like objects which could become
entangled in the rotating line or spool.
Be particularly careful to avoid any wire which might be
bent outwardly into the path of the appliance, such as
barbs at the base of a chain link fence.
SWITCHING ON AND OFF
f To switch the appliance on, push the lock off button
(2), and squeeze the trigger (1).
f To switch the appliance off, release the variable speed
trigger.
OPERATING THE TRIMMER
f With the unit on, angle unit and slowly swing the trimmer
side to side as shown in Fig. G.
f Maintain a cutting angle of 5° to 10° as shown in
Fig. G1. Do not exceed 10° (Fig. G2). Cut with the tip
of the line. To keep distance from hard surfaces use
edge guide (7).
f Maintain a minimum distance of 24" (609,6 mm)
between the guard and your feet as shown in Fig. G3.
To acheive this distance adjust the overall height of
the trimmer as shown in Fig. F.
CONVERT TO EDGING MODE
Warning! When being used as an Edger, stones, pieces of
metal and other objects can be thrown out at high speed by
the line. The trimmer and guard are designed to reduce the
danger. However, MAKE SURE that other persons and pets
are at least 100 feet (30 m) away.
f Remove the battery from the trimmer.
f To operate as a maintenance edger, turn the collar (5)
as shown in part 1 of Fig. H.
f Hold the metal shaft and rotate the lower housing
180° as shown in part 2.
f Turn the collar until tight.
f Lift the edge guide (7) into the edging position as
shown in Fig. I.
f Position the trimmer above the surface as shown in
Fig. J.
f Return to the trimming position by loosening the lock
collar and rotating the lower housing back 180°. Turn
the collar until tight.
HELPFUL CUTTING TIPS
f Use the tip of the string to do the cutting; do not
force string head into uncut grass. Use edge guide
along such things as fences, houses and flower beds
for best practices.
f Wire and picket fences cause extra string wear, even
breakage. Stone and brick walls, curbs, and wood
may wear string rapidly.
f Do not allow spool cap to drag on ground or other
surfaces.
f In long growth cut from the top down and do not
exceed 12" (304,8 mm) high.
f Keep trimmer tilted toward the area being cut; this is
the best cutting area.
f The trimmer cuts when passing the unit from the right
to left. This will avoid throwing debris at the operator.
f Avoid trees and shrubs. Tree bark, wood moldings,
siding, and fence posts can easily be damaged by the
string.
CUTTING LINE / LINE FEEDING
Your trimmer uses 0,065" (1,65 mm) diameter, ROUND
nylon line. During use, the tips of the nylon lines will
become frayed and worn and the special self feeding
spool will automatically feed and trim a fresh length of
line. Cutting line will wear faster and require more feeding
if the cutting or edging is done along sidewalks or other
abrasive surfaces or heavier weeds are being cut. The
advanced automatic line feeding mechanism senses when
more cutting line is needed and feeds and trims the correct
length of line whenever it's required. DO OT BUMP unit on
ground in attempt to feed line or for any other purposes.
CLEARING JAMS AND TANGLED LINE
(FIGURES K, L, M)
Warning! Remove the battery from the trimmer
before making any assembly, adjustments or changing
accessories. Such preventive safety measures reduce
the risk of starting the appliance accidentally. From time
to time, especially when cutting thick or stalky weeds, the
line feeding hub may become clogged with sap or other
material and the line will become jammed as a result. To
clear the jam, follow the steps listed below.
f Remove the battery from the trimmer.
f Press the release tabs (15) on the line spool cap (16),
as shown in Fig. K and remove the cap by pulling it