GENERAL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Cutting attachment guardRegularly check the vibration damping units for cracks or
deformation.
This guard is intended to prevent loose objects from being
thrown towards the operator. The guard also protects the
operator from accidental contact with the cutting attachment.
Check that the vibration damping element is undamaged and
securely attached.
Check that the guard is undamaged and not cracked. Replace
the guard if it has been exposed to impact or is cracked.WARNING! Overexposure to vibration can
lead to circulatory damage or nerve damage
Always use the recommended guard for the cutting !in people who have impaired circulation.
attachment you are using. See chapter on Technical data.Contact your doctor if you experience
symptoms of overexposure to vibration.
Such symptoms include numbness, loss of
WARNING! Never use a cutting attachment feeling, tingling, pricking, pain, loss of
without an approved guard. See the chapter
!on Technical data. If an incorrect or faulty strength, changes in skin colour or
condition. These symptoms normally appear
guard is Ţtted this can cause serious in the Ţngers, hands or wrists. The risk
personal injury.
increases at low temperatures.
Vibration damping system
Quick release
Your machine is equipped with a vibration damping system
There is an easily accessible, quick release Ţtted at the front
that is designed to minimize vibration and make operation as a safety precaution in case the engine catches Ţre, or in
easier.
any other situation that requires you to free yourself from the
machine and harness. See instructions under the heading
Adjusting the harness and clearing saw.
Certain harnesses also have a quick release Ţtted to the
support hook.
Using incorrectly wound cord or a blunt or incorrect cutting
attachment (wrong type or incorrectly Ţled, see instructions
under the heading Filing the blade) increases the level of
vibration.Check that the harness straps are correctly positioned. Once
The machine2s vibration damping system reduces the transfer the harness and machine have been adjusted, check that the
harness quick release works correctly.
of vibration between the engine unit/cutting equipment and
the machine2s handle unit.
Muf�er
The muf�er is designed to keep noise levels to a minimum
and to direct exhaust fumes away from the user. A muf�er
Å¢tted with a catalytic converter is also designed to reduce
harmful exhaust gases.
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