Makita EN424MP Manual De Instrucciones página 9

8. When transporting or storing the grass shear,
always use the blade cover. Proper handling of
the grass shear will decrease the risk of personal
injury from the blades.
Additional Safety Instructions
General instructions
To ensure correct operation, user has to read
1.
this instruction manual to make himself famil-
iar with the handling of the equipment. Users
insufficiently informed will risk danger to them-
selves as well as others due to improper handling.
2. Never allow children, persons with reduced
physical, sensory or mental capabilities or
lack of experience and knowledge or people
unfamiliar with these instructions to use the
machine, local regulations may restrict the age
of the operator.
3. Use the equipment with the utmost care and
attention.
4. Operate the equipment only if you are in good
physical condition. Perform all work calmly
and carefully. Use common sense and keep in
mind that the operator or user is responsible
for accidents or hazards occurring to other
people or their property.
Never operate the machine while people, espe-
5.
cially children, or pets are nearby.
6. The motor is to be switched off immediately in
case that the equipment shows any problem or
abnormal sign.
7. Switch off and remove the battery cartridge
when resting and when leaving the equipment
unattended, and place it in a safe location to
prevent danger to others or damage to the
equipment.
Avoid using the machine in bad weather
8.
conditions especially when there is a risk of
lightning.
Personal protective equipment
Wear eye protection and stout shoes at all
1.
times while operating the machine.
Always wear substantial footwear and long
2.
trousers while operating the machine.
Starting up the equipment
Make sure that there are no children or other
1.
people nearby, also pay attention to any ani-
mals in the working vicinity. Otherwise stop
using the equipment.
During operation, keep bystanders or animals
2.
at least 15 m away from the tool. Stop the tool
as soon as someone approaches.
Before use always check that the equipment
3.
is safe for operation. Check the security of the
cutting tool and the guard and the switch trig-
ger/lever for easy and proper action. Check for
clean and dry handles and test the function of
the start/stop.
4. Check damaged parts before further use of
the equipment. A guard or other part that is
damaged should be carefully checked to deter-
mine that it will operate properly and perform
its intended function. Check for alignment of
moving parts, binding of moving parts, break-
age of parts, mounting, and any other condi-
tion that may affect its operation. A guard or
other part that is damaged should be properly
repaired or replaced by our authorized ser-
vice center unless indicated elsewhere in this
manual.
Switch on the motor only when the hands and
5.
feet are away from the cutting tool.
6. Before starting make sure that the cutting tool
has no contact with any objects.
7. Hold the tool firmly when using the tool.
Avoid unintentional starting. Do not carry the
8.
tool when the battery cartridge is installed
and with finger on the switch. Make sure that
the switch is off when installing the battery
cartridge.
9. Before operation, examine the work area for
wire fences, stones, or other solid objects.
They can damage the blades.
10. Check the hedges and bushes for foreign
objects, such as wire fences or hidden wiring
before operating the tool.
Method of operation
1. Only use the equipment in good light and
visibility. During the winter season beware
of slippery or wet areas, ice and snow (risk
of slipping). Always ensure a safe footing on
slopes and be sure to walk and never run.
2. Take care against injury to feet and hands from
the cutting tool.
3. Never stand on a ladder and run the
equipment.
4. Never climb up into trees to perform cutting
operation with the equipment.
Never work on unstable surfaces.
5.
6. Remove sand, stones, nails etc. found within
the working range. Foreign particles may dam-
age the cutting tool and can cause dangerous
kick-backs.
7. Should the cutting tool hit stones or other hard
objects, immediately switch off the motor and
inspect the cutting tool.
8. Inspect the cutting tool at short regular inter-
vals for damage (detection of hairline cracks
by means of tapping-noise test).
9. Before commencing cutting, the cutting tool
must have reached full working speed.
10. The cutting tool has to be equipped with the
appropriate guard. Never run the equipment
with damaged guards or without guards in
place!
11. All protective installations and guards sup-
plied with the equipment must be used during
operation.
12. Always remove the battery cartridge from the
equipment:
— whenever leaving the equipment
unattended;
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