EGO ST1301E Manual página 9

MOUNTING THE GUARD
WARNING: Always wear gloves when mounting or
replacing the guard. Take care of the blade on the guard
and protect your hand from cutting.
WARNING:
Never operate the tool without the guard
firmly in place. The guard must always be on the tool
to protect the user! When the guard was fixed, never
attempted to remove or adjust the guard, if replace
needed, it shall be performed by a qualified service
technician!
Loosen and remove the two combination screws from the
shaft base (Fig. B). Align the guard mounting holes with the
assembly holes and then lock the guard onto the shaft base
with the two screws. Make sure the guard is fixed according
to Fig. B & C, any reverse fixing will cause great danger!
MOUNTING AND ADJUSTING THE FRONT-ASSIST HANDLE
Push the front-assist handle onto the shaft (Fig. E), then
insert the clamping block into the handle slot (Fig. F), mount
the lock pole, lock them with the wing nut (Fig. G). The
sequence is as Fig. D shown. Lastly, adjust the front-assist
handle position to make sure your front arm is straight
when using the trimmer (Fig. H) and then lock the lever of
the lock pole (Fig. I).
Fig. D & H parts description see below:
D-1 Front-assist Handle D-4 Wing Nut
D-2 Lock Pole H-1 Soft Sleeve
D-3 Clamping Block H-2 Warning Label
NOTICE:
The front-assist handle should be turned
upwards to point toward the top of the handle.
WARNING: Only fix the front-assist handle in front of
the soft sleeve on the shaft.
WARNING:
The tool can not be used without the front-
assist handle reliably fixed.
OPERATION
WARNING:
Do not allow familiarity with this product
to make you careless. Remember that a careless fraction
of a second is sufficient to inflict serious injury.
WARNING: Always wear eye protection with side
shields. along with hearing protection. Failure to do so
could result in objects being thrown into your eyes and
other possible serious injuries.
WARNING:
Do not use any attachments or
accessories not recommended by the manufacturer of
this product. The use of attachments or accessories not
recommended can result in serious personal injury.
WARNING:
the appropriate cutting line only for cutting grass and
similar material.
You may use this product for the purposes listed below:
Trimming: used for removing grass and weeds up against
walls, fences, trees and borders.
Cutting: used for cutting the grass that is difficult to reach
using a normal mower.
NOTICE:
purpose. Any other use, for example edge trimming, is
deemed to be a case of misuse.
ATTACHING/DETACHING THE BATTERY PACK
Fully charge before first use.
To Attach
Align the battery ribs with the mounting slots and press the
battery pack down until you hear a "click" (Fig. J).
To Detach
Depress the battery-release button and pull the battery
pack out as Fig. K shown.
HOLDING THE STRING TRIMMER
WARNING:
when operating this tool. Do not wear loose clothing or
jewelry. Wear eye and ear/hearing protection. Wear heavy
duty, long trousers, boots and gloves. Do not wear short
trousers, sandals or go barefoot.
Before operating, hold the trimmer with both hands, one
hand on the rear handle and the other on the front-assist
handle which shall be straight (Fig. L). Then check for
balanced footing and a proper cutting distance without
operator bending over.
STARTING/STOPPING THE STRING TRIMMER
To Start
Press down the lock-off lever and hold it in that position.
Depress the trigger to turn on the string trimmer as Fig. M
shown.
To Stop
Release the lock-off lever and the trigger.
NOTICE:
for lower speed and Position "2" for high speed, as Fig.
M shown. Just push the speed adjustment switch to the
suitable position during cutting.
56 VOLT LITHIUM-ION CORDLESS STRING TRIMMER — ST1300E
Use your string trimmer equipped with
The tool is to be used only for its prescribed
Dress properly to reduce the risk of injury
The motor has two speeds for cutting, Position"1"
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