START AND STOP
Start and stopStart
Grip the front handle with your
WARNING!left hand and hold the saw
down by putting your right foot
!in the rear handle. Pull the
Y Never start a chain saw unless the bar, chain and allstarter handle with your right
covers are fitted correctly. Otherwise the clutch canhand and pull out the starter
come loose and cause personal injuries.cord slowly until the starter
Y Always move the saw away from the fueling areapawls engage. Then pull
before starting.sharply. Never twist the
Y Place the saw on clear ground and make sure that thestarter cord around your
chain is not contacting anything. Also, make sure thathand.
you have a secure footing.
Y Keep people and animals well away from the workingAs the chain brake is still
area.engaged the speed of the
engine must be set to idling as
soon as possible, this is
Cold engineachieved by quickly
disengaging the throttle lock.
STARTING:
The chain brake must beThis prevents unnecessary
engaged when the chain sawwear to the clutch, clutch
is started. Activate the brakedrum and brake band.
by moving the front hand
guard forwards.Push in the choke control
immediately when the engine
IGNITION:ignites and make repeated
Move the ignition switch tostarting attemps. When the
engine starts, rapidly give full
startposition.
throttle. Then the throttle latch
CHOKE:will disengage.
Set the choke control in choke
position.CAUTION! Do not release the
starter handle from fully pulled
A
FAST IDLE:out position as this can cause
Combined choke/fast idle isdamage on the saw.
received when the choke is
moved to choke position.
Reactivate the chain brake by
If the saw is fitted with apushing the front hand guard
decompression valve (A):back towards the front handle.
Press the valve to reduce theThe chain saw is now ready
pressure in the cylinder andfor use.
make starting easier. Always
use the decompression valve
when starting the saw. Once
the saw has started the valve
will automatically return to its
Stop
original setting.
The engine is stopped by
switching off the ignition.
(Move the ignition switch to
stopposition.)
Warm engine
Use the same procedure as
for starting cold engine but
without choke. Fast idle is
recived by first set the choke
control in choke position, and
then back again.
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