Ryobi RY40050 Manuel D'utilisation page 10

WARNING:
If any parts are damaged or missing, do not
operate this product until the parts are replaced.
Use of this product with damaged or missing
parts could result in serious personal injury.
WARNING:
Do not attempt to modify this product or create
accessories not recommended for use with this
product. Any such alteration or modification is
misuse and could result in a hazardous condi-
tion leading to possible serious personal injury.
WARNING:
To prevent accidental starting that could cause
serious personal injury, always remove the bat-
tery pack from the product when assembling
parts.
CONNECTING THE POWER HEAD AND
POLES
See Figure 2.
For use with mandatory pole only:
 Align the arrows on the mandatory pole and the
power head and insert the plug on the manda-
tory pole into the socket on the power head
and push together until fully seated. The plug is
larger on one side and will only install one way.
 Lower the collar on the power head to the
threaded base on the mandatory pole and rotate
clockwise to secure.
For extended reach (optional usage) with both
intermediate and mandatory poles:
 Align the arrows on the intermediate pole and
the power head and insert plug on the interme-
diate pole into the socket on the power head
and push together until fully seated. The plug is
larger on one side and will only install one way.
 Lower the collar on the power head to the
threaded base on the intermediate pole and
rotate clockwise to secure.
 Repeat this process to attach the intermediate
pole to the mandatory pole.
ASSEMBLY
C O N N E C T I N G T H E P O L E S A W
ATTACHMENT
See Figure 2.
WARNING:
Never install, remove, or adjust any attachment
while power head is running or with the battery
pack installed. Failure to stop the motor or
remove the battery pack can result in serious
personal injury.
The pole saw attachment connects to the power
head by means of a coupler device that connects
the cutting head pole to the mandatory pole.
 Remove the battery pack if installed.
 Align the arrows on the cutting head pole and
the mandatory pole and insert the plug on the
mandatory pole into the socket on the cutting
head pole. Make sure the plug is fully seated.
 Slide the collar on the cutting head pole onto
the threaded base on the mandatory pole and
turn the coupler clockwise. Tighten securely.
NOTE: Once assembled correctly, the attachment
and power head should not separate when pulled.
Repeat above steps if pieces can be separated.
WARNING:
Failure to secure the attachment and power
head as instructed above could result in serious
injury or death.
REMOVING THE ATTACHMENT FROM
THE POWER HEAD
 Remove the battery pack.
 Turn the couplers counterclockwise to unlock,
then remove the cutting head pole from the
mandatory pole, mandatory pole from interme-
diate pole (if used), and mandatory (or interme-
diate) pole from the power head.
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