BESTA510 INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Important Safety Warnings

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WARNING: When using electric gardening

appliances, basic safety precautions should always

be followed to reduce risk of fire, electric shock, and

personal injury, including thefollowing.

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WARNING: Do not remove guard. The guard must be

attached during use. Operating this trimmer without

the guard will violate the product warranty.

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CAUTION: When replacing the line, use only 0.065

inch (1.65mm) diameter round line. Other diameters

or shapes may degrade performance or cause

damage to the trimmer.

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• ALWAYS WEAR EYE PROTECTION – Wear safety spectacles

or goggles at all times when plugged in. These items are

available forpurchase.

• GUARD - Do not use this appliance without the

guardattached.

• DRESS PROPERLY – Do not wear loose clothing or

jewelry. They can be caught in moving parts. Gloves and

substantial rubber soled footwear are recommended

when working outdoors. Don’t operate the appliance

when barefoot or wearing open sandals. Wear heavy long

pants to protect your legs. Wear protective hair covering

to contain longhair.

• NYLON LINE – Keep face, hands and feet clear of rotating

nylon line at alltimes.

• THE ROTATING LINE PERFORMS A CUTTING FUNCTION

– Use care when trimming around screens and

desirableplantings.

• DO NOT USE materials not recommended, such as metal

wire, rope, and thelike.

• KEEP ALL BYSTANDERS AWAY – at a safe distance from

work area, especiallychildren.

• MAKE SURE that other persons and pets are at least 100

feet (30m)away.

• TO REDUCE THE RISK of rebound (ricochet) injury, work

going away from any nearby solid object such as wall,

steps, large stone, tree, etc. Use great care when working

close to solid objects and where necessary, do trimming

byhand.

• AVOID ACCIDENTALLY STARTING – Don’t carry plugged-in

trimmer with finger on trigger.

• USE THE RIGHT appliance – Do not use this appliance for

any job except that for which it isintended.

• DON’T OVERREACH – Keep proper footing and balance at

alltimes.

• Don’t Force Appliance – It will do the job better and with

less likelihood of a risk of injury at the rate for which it

wasdesigned

• DAMAGE TO UNIT – If you strike or become entangled

with a foreign object, stop appliance immediately, unplug,

check for damage and have any damage repaired before

further operation is attempted. Do not operate with a

broken hub orspool.

• DAMAGE TO CORD – Keep power cord away from rotating

line. If you damage the cord, unplug it from the power

supply before moving the tool or examining the damage. A

damaged cord must be replaced before further use.

• SECURE EXTENSION CORD using the cord retainer shown in

in this manual.

• DISCONNECT TRIMMER – when not in use, when replacing

line, or prior to cleaning.

• AVOID DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS – Do

not use electric appliances in damp or wet locations.

Follow all instructions in this Instruction Manual for proper

operation of your appliance. Don’t use the appliance in

therain.

• DO NOT OPERATE portable electric appliances in gaseous

or explosive atmospheres. Motors in these appliances

normally spark, and the sparks might ignitefumes.

• STORE IDLE applianceS INDOORS – When not in use,

appliances should be stored indoors in a dry, locked-up

place out of reach ofchildren.

• STAY ALERT – Do not operate this unit when you are tired,

ill, or under the influence of alcohol, drugs, ormedication.

• MAINTAIN APPLIANCES WITH CARE – Follow instructions

in maintenance section. Keep handles dry, clean and free

from oil andgrease.

• GROUND FAULT CIRCUIT INTERRUPTER (GFCI) protection

should be provided on the circuit(s) or outlet(s) to be

used for the trimmer. Receptacles are available having

built-in GFCI protection and may be used for this measure

ofsafety.

• CHECK DAMAGED PARTS – Before further use of the

appliance, a guard or other part that is damaged should

be carefully checked to determine that it will operate

properly and perform its intended function. Check for

alignment of moving parts, binding of moving parts,

breakage of parts, mounting, and any other condition

that may affect its operation. A guard or other part that

is damaged should be properly repaired or replaced by

an authorized service center unless otherwise indicated

elsewhere in thismanual.

• DO NOT immerse appliance in water or squirt it with a

hose. DO NOT allow any liquid to get insideit.

• DO NOT store the appliance on or adjacent to fertilizers

orchemicals.

• DO NOT clean with a pressurewasher.

• Keep guards in place and in workingorder.

• Keep hands and feet away from cuttingarea.

• KEEP CHILDREN, BYSTANDERS AND ANIMALS AWAY from

the work area a minimum of 30 feet (10 meters) when

starting or operating theunit.

• INSPECT THE AREA before using the unit. Remove all debris

and hard objects such as rocks, glass, wire, etc. that can

ricochet, be thrown, or otherwise cause injury or damage

duringoperation.

• Do not leave appliance when plugged in. Unplug from

outlet when not in use and beforeservicing.

• DO NOT use with damaged cord or plug. If appliance is

not working as it should, has been dropped, damaged,

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