Ryobi EBC 1040 Mode D'emploi page 5

D-HANDLE
1. Push the D-handle down onto the boom
(Fig. 1).
2. Install and tighten the bolt, washer, and
wing nut.
SAFETY GUARD ASSEMBLY
1. Assemble the safety guard as shown in fig.
4.
2. Assemble the cutting cord blade as shown
in fig. 4.
STRING GUARD
1. Place the safety guard onto the coupling
joint pointing towards the motor as
CONNECTING THE CORD
To prevent disconnection when you connect the
extension cord to the power cord, use the cord
hook (Fig. 18), or tie the cords in a knot.
STARTING / STOPPING
1. Press control switch to switch on the
appliance, release to switch off.
HOLDING THE TRIMMER
1. Hold the trimmer as shown (Fig. 6).
ADJUSTING LINE LENGTH
The trimmer has a bump (cutting) head, which
releases more trimming line without stopping
the motor.
1. When the cord starts to get a bit short,
knock the cutting head on the bare ground
or on hard ground to make the appliance
work at top speed. Repeat the process as
often as necessary (Fig. 7).
DECORATIVE TRIMMING
Use a 30-degree angle to remove all vegetation
around trees, posts, fences (Fig. 8).
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ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS
2. Fix the safety guard into position with
3. Use the screw indicated in fig. 5 to
CUTTING BLADE ASSEMBLY
1. Follow indications given in fig. 3 to
ASSEMBLY OF REEL WITH NYLON
CORD
1. Proceed as indicated in fig. 4 to
OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS
EDGING
When edging, let the tip of the trimming
line do the work (fig. 8).
TRIMMING TIPS (Fig. 9)
1. The cutting head will be at the
2. DO NOT FORCE THE UNIT.
3. Cut to your left for best cutting, and
4. Move the trimmer slowly in and out
5. Trim only when grass and weeds are
6. The life of your cutting line depends
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ENGLISH
indicated in fig. 5.
the special lock fig. 5.
prevent the safety guard from
rotating.
assemble the cutting blade.
assemble the reel with nylon cord.
correct angle by holding it parallel to
the ground.
to throw the clippings away from the
operator.
of the area being cut, using a
forward-backward or side-to-side
motion. Maintain top speed for best
cutting.
dry.
on your trimming techniques, what is
being cut, and where the cutting is
being done. Some line breakage will
occur from:
• Entanglement with foreign matter
• Normal line fatigue
• Attempting to cut thick weeds
• Forcing the line into walls or
fenceposts
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