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dustmaskifoperationisdusty.Al-
wayswearheavy,longpants,long
sleeves,boots,andgloves.Donot
gobarefootorwearsandals.
•Securehairaboveshoulderlength.
Secureorremovelooseclothingand
jewelryorclothingwithlooselyhang-
ingties,straps,tassels,etc.They
canbecaughtinmovingparts.
• Beingfullycoveredalsohelpspro-
tectyoufromdebrisandpiecesof
toxicplantsthrownbyspinningline.
•StayAlert.Donotoperateunitwhen
youaretired,ill,orunderinfluence
ofalcohol,drugs,ormedication.
Watchwhatyouaredoing;usecom-
monsense.
• Avoidunintentionalstartingofthe
unit.Nevercarryunitwithyourfinger
ontheswitch.Besuretheswitchis
intheoffpositionwhenconnecting
anextensioncord.
ELECTRICALSAFETY
_WARNING:Avoidadangerous
environment.Toreducetheriskof
electricalshock,donotuseinrain,in
damporwetlocations,oraround
swimmingpools,hottubs,etc.Donot
exposetosnow,rain,orwatertoavoid
thepossibilityofelectricalshock.
• Usevoltagesupplyasshownonthe
nameplateoftheunit.
•Avoiddangeroussituations.Donot
useinthepresenceofflammableliq-
uidsorgasestoavoidcreatingafire
orexplosionand/orcausingdamage
tounit.
•Toreducetheriskofelectricalshock,
thisappliancehasapolarizedplug(one
bladeiswiderthantheother)andwillre-
quiretheuseofapolarizedextension
cord.Theapplianceplugwillfitintoapo-
larizedextensioncordonlyoneway.If
theplugdoesnotfitfullyintotheexten-
sioncord,reversetheplug.Iftheplug
stilldoesnotfit,obtainacorrectpolar-
izedextensioncord.Apolarizedexten-
sioncordwillrequiretheuseofapolar-
izedwalloutlet.Thisplugwillfitintothe
polarizedwalloutletonlyoneway.Ifthe
plugdoesnotfitfullyintothewalloutlet,
reversetheplug.Iftheplugstilldoesnot
fit,contactaqualifiedelectriciantoinstall
theproperwalloutlet.Donotchangethe
equipmentplug,extensioncordrecep-
tacle,orextensioncordpluginanyway.
•Toreduceriskofelectricalshock,
useextensioncordsspecifically
markedassuitableforoutdoorap-
plianceshavingelectricalratingnot
lessthantheratingofunit.Cord
mustbemarkedwithsuffix"W-A"(in
Canada"W").Makesureyourexten-
sioncordisingoodcondition.In-
spectextensioncordbeforeuseand
replaceifdamaged.Donotusea
damagedcord.Cordinsulationmust
beintactwithnocracksordeteriora-
tion.Plugconnectorsmustbeun-
damaged.Anundersizedextension
cordwillcauseadropinlinevoltage
resultinginlossofpowerandover-
heating.Ifindoubt,usethenext
heaviergauge.Thelowerthegauge
number,theheavierthecord(see
SELECTANEXTENSIONCORD).Do
notusemultiplecords.
• Donotabusecord.Nevercarrythe
unitbytheextensioncordoryank
extensioncordtodisconnectunit.
• Usecordretainertopreventdiscon-
nectionofextensioncordfromunit.
SeeATTACHTHEEXTENSIONCORD
TOYOURTRIMMERunderthesection
titledOPERATION.
• Donotusetheunitiftheswitchdoes
notturntheunitonandoffproperly.
Repairstotheswitchmustbemade
byyourSearsServiceCenter.
• Keeptheextensioncordclearofop-
eratorandobstaclesatalltimes.Do
notexposecordstoheat,oil,water,
orsharpedges.
•Toavoidthepossibilityofelectric
shock,avoidbodycontactwithany
groundedconductor,suchasmetal
fencesorpipes.
• GroundFaultCircuitInterrupter
(GFCI)protectionshouldbeprovided
oncircuitoroutlettobeused.Re-
ceptaclesareavailablehavingbuilt-
inGFClprotectionandmaybeused
forthismeasureofsafety.
UNIT SAFETY
• Inspect unit before use. Replace
damaged parts. Make sure all han-
dles, guards, and fasteners are in
place and securely fastened. Parts
that are damaged must be repaired
or replaced by a Sears Service Cen-
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