BLACK DECKER STC1820PC User manual

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ENGLISH (Original instructions)
Intended use
Your BLACK+DECKER STC1820PC trimmer has been
designedfortrimmingandfinishinglawnedgesandtocut
grassinconfinedspaces.Thisapplianceisintendedfor
consumeruseonly.
Safety instructions
Warning!Whenusingmains-powered
appliances,basicsafetyprecautions,
includingthefollowing,shouldalwaysbe
followedtoreducetheriskofre,electric
shock,personalinjuryandmaterialdam-
age.
Warning!Whenusingthemachinethe
safetyrulesmustbefollowed.Foryour
ownsafetyandbystanderspleaseread
theseinstructionsbeforeoperatingthe
machine.Pleasekeeptheinstructions
safeforlateruse.
uReadallofthismanualcarefullybefore
operatingtheappliance.
uTheintendeduseisdescribedinthis
manual.Theuseofanyaccessory
orattachmentortheperformance
ofanyoperationwiththisappliance
otherthanthoserecommendedinthis
instructionmanualmaypresentarisk
ofpersonalinjury.
uRetainthismanualforfuturerefer-
ence.
Using your appliance
Alwaystakecarewhenusingtheappli-
ance.
uAlwaysusesafetyglassesorgoggles.
uNeverallowchildrenorpeopleunfa-
miliarwiththeinstructionstousethe
appliance.
uDonotallowchildrenoranimalsto
comeneartheworkareaortotouch
theapplianceorpowersupplycord.
uClosesupervisionisnecessarywhen
theapplianceisusednearchildren.
uThisapplianceisnotintendedforuse
byyoungorinrmpersonswithout
supervision.
uThisapplianceisnottobeusedasa
toy.
uOnlyusetheapplianceindaylightor
goodarticiallight.
uUseinadrylocationonly.Donotallow
theappliancetobecomewet.
uAvoidusingtheapplianceinbad
weatherconditions,especiallywhen
thereisariskoflightning.
uDonotimmersetheapplianceinwater.
uDonotopenthebodycasing.There
arenotuser-serviceablepartsinside.
uDonotoperatetheappliancein
explosiveatmospheres,suchasinthe
presenceofammableliquids,gases
ordust.
uToreducetheriskofdamagetoplugs
orcords,neverpullthecabletore-
movetheplugfromasocket.
uTheapplianceisonlytobeusedwith
thepowersupplyunitprovidedwiththe
appliance.
Safety of others
uNever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.
uNeveroperatethemachinewhile
people,especiallychildren,orpetsare
nearby.
Residual risks.
Additionalresidualrisksmayarisewhen
usingthetoolwhichmaynotbeincluded
intheenclosedsafetywarnings.
Theseriskscanarisefrommisuse,pro-
longeduseetc.

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Evenwiththeapplicationoftherelevant
safetyregulationsandtheimplementa-
tionofsafety devices,certainresidual
riskscannotbeavoided.Theseinclude:
uInjuriescausedbytouching anyrotat-
ing/movingparts.
uInjuriescausedwhenchangingany
parts,bladesoraccessories.
uInjuriescausedbyprolongeduse
ofatool.Whenusinganytoolfor
prolongedperiodsensureyoutake
regularbreaks.
uImpairmentofhearing.
uHealthhazardscausedbybreathing
dustdevelopedwhenusingyourtool
(example:-workingwithwood,espe-
ciallyoak,beechandMDF.)
After use
uWhennotinuse,theapplianceshould
bestoredinadry,wellventilatedplace
outofreachofchildren.
uChildrenshouldnothaveaccessto
storedappliances.
uWhentheapplianceisstoredortrans-
portedinavehicleitshouldbeplaced
inthebootorrestrainedtoprevent
movementfollowingsuddenchanges
inspeedordirection.
Inspection and repairs
uBeforeuse,checktheappliancefor
damagedordefectiveparts.Checkfor
breakageofpartsandanyothercondi-
tionsthatmayaffectitsoperation.
uDonotusetheapplianceifanypartis
damagedordefective.
uHaveanydamagedordefectiveparts
repairedorreplacedbyanauthorised
repairagent.
uNeverattempttoremoveorreplace
anypartsotherthanthosespeciedin
thismanual.
Additional safety instructions for
grass trimmers
Warning!Cuttingelementscontinue to
rotateafterthemotorisswitchedoff.
uBefamiliarwiththecontrolsandthe
properuseoftheappliance.
uAlwaysremovethebatteryfromthe
appliancewhenevertheapplianceis
unattended,beforeclearingablock-
age,beforecleaningandmaintenance,
afterstrikingaforeignobjectorwhen-
evertheappliancestartsvibrating
abnormally.
uDonotusetheapplianceifthecords
aredamagedorworn.
uWearstoutshoesorbootstoprotect
yourfeet.
uWearlongtrouserstoprotectyour
legs.
uBeforeusingtheappliance,checkthat
yourcuttingpathisfreefromsticks,
stones,wireandanyotherobstacles.
uOnlyusetheapplianceintheupright
position,withthecuttinglinenearthe
ground.Neverswitchtheapplianceon
inanyotherposition.
uMoveslowlywhenusingtheappliance.
Beawarethat freshlycutgrassis
dampandslippery.
uDonotworkonsteepslopes.Work
acrossthefaceofslopes,notupand
down.
uNevercrossgravelpathsorroads
whiletheapplianceisrunning.
uNevertouchthecuttinglinewhilethe
applianceisrunning.
uDonotputtheappliancedownuntilthe
cuttingline hascometoacomplete
standstill.
uUseonlytheappropriatetypeofcut-
tingline.Neverusemetalcuttingline
orshingline.

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uBecarefulnottotouchthelinetrim-
mingblade.
uKeephandsandfeetawayfromthe
cuttinglineatalltimes,especially
whenswitchingonthemotor.
uBeforeusingtheapplianceandafter
anyimpact,checkforsignsofwearor
damageandrepairasnecessary.
uNeveroperatetheappliancewith
damagedguardsorwithoutguardsin
place.
uTakecareagainstinjuryfromanyde-
vicettedfortrimmingthelamentline
length.Afterextendingnewcutterline
alwaysreturnthemachinetoitsnor-
maloperatingpositionbeforeswitching
on.
uAlwaysensurethattheventilationslots
arekeptclearofdebris.
uDonotusethelawntrimmer(edge
trimmer),ifthecordsaredamagedor
worn.
Vibration
Thedeclaredvibrationemissionvalues
statedinthetechnicaldataandthe
declarationofconformityhavebeen
measuredinaccordancewithastandard
testmethodprovidedbyEN60745and
maybeusedforcomparingonetoolwith
another.
Thedeclaredvibrationemissionvalue
mayalsobeusedinapreliminaryas-
sessmentofexposure.
Warning!Thevibrationemissionvalue
duringactualuseofthepowertoolcan
differfromthedeclaredvaluedepending
onthewaysinwhichthetoolisused.
Thevibrationlevelmayincreaseabove
thelevelstated.
Whenassessingvibrationexposureto
determinesafetymeasuresrequiredby
2002/44/ECtoprotectpersonsregularly
usingpowertoolsinemployment,an
estimationofvibrationexposureshould
consider,theactualconditionsofuseand
thewaythetoolisused,includingtak-
ingaccountofallpartsoftheoperating
cyclesuchasthetimeswhenthetoolis
switchedoffandwhenitisrunningidlein
additiontothetriggertime.
Additional safety instructions for
batteries and chargers
Batteries
uNeverattempttoopenforanyreason.
uDonotexposethebatterytowater.
uDonotstoreinlocationswherethe
temperaturemayexceed40°C.
uChargeonlyatambienttemperatures
between10°Cand40°C.
uChargeonlyusingthechargerpro-
videdwiththetool.
uWhendisposingofbatteries,follow
theinstructionsgiveninthesection
"Protectingtheenvironment".
Chargers
uUseyourBLACK+DECKERcharger
onlytochargethebatteryinthetool
withwhichitwassupplied.Otherbat-
teriescouldburst,causingpersonal
injuryanddamage.
uNeverattempttochargenon-recharge-
ablebatteries.
uHavedefectivecordsreplacedimmedi-
ately.
uDonotexposethechargertowater.
uDonotopenthecharger.
uDonotprobethecharger.

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$Thechargerisintendedfor
indooruseonly.
Readtheinstructionmanual
beforeuse.
Electrical safety
#Yourchargerisdoubleinsu-
lated;thereforenoearthwireis
required.Alwayscheckthatthe
mainsvoltagecorrespondstothe
voltageontheratingplate.Never
attempttoreplacethecharger
unitwitharegularmainsplug.
uIfthesupplycordisdamaged,itmust
bereplacedbythemanufactureroran
authorisedBLACK+DECKERService
Centreinordertoavoidahazard.
Labels on appliance
Thefollowingwarningsymbolsarefoundontheappliance
alongwiththedatecode:
Readthemanualpriortooperation.
Wearsafetyglassesorgoggleswhenoperating
thisappliance.
NWearsuitableearprotectorswhenoperatingthis
appliance.
Alwaysremovethebatteryfromtheappliance
beforeperforminganycleaningormaintenance.
KBewareofyingobjects.Keepbystandersaway
fromthecuttingarea.
RDonotexposetheappliancetorainorhigh
humidity.
96 Directive2000/14/ECguaranteedsoundpower.
Features
Thisapplianceincludessomeorallofthefollowingfeatures.
1. Trigger
2. Lockoffbutton
3. Handle
4. Speedcontrolswitch
5. Auxiliaryhandle
6. Heightadjustcollar
7. Fliptoedgecollar
8. Trimmerhead
9. Edgewheel
10. Guard
11.Spoolhousing
12. Battery
Charging the battery (Fig. A)
Thebatteryneedstobechargedbeforerstuseand
wheneveritfailstoproducesufcientpoweronjobsthatwere
easilydonebefore.
Thebatterymaybecomewarmwhilecharging;thisisnormal
anddoesnotindicateaproblem.
Warning!Donotchargethebatteryatambienttemperatures
below10°Corabove40°C.Recommendedchargingtem-
perature:approx.24°C.
Note: Thechargerwillnotchargeabatteryifthecelltempera-
tureisbelowapproximately10°Corabove40°C.
Thebatteryshouldbeleftinthechargerandthecharger
willbegintochargeautomaticallywhenthecelltemperature
warmsuporcoolsdown.
uPlugthechargerintoanappropriateoutletbeforeinserting
thebatterypack.
uInsertthebatterypackintothecharger.
ThegreenLEDwillashindicatingthatthebatteryisbeing
charged.
ThecompletionofchargeisindicatedbythegreenLED
remainingoncontinuously.Thepackisfullychargedand
maybeusedatthistimeorleftinthecharger
Warning! Rechargedischargedbatteriesassoonaspos-
sibleafteruseorbatterylifemaybegreatlydiminished.
Charger diagnostics
Thischargerisdesignedtodetectcertainproblemsthatcan
arisewiththebatterypacksorthepowersource.Problems
areindicatedbyoneLEDashingindifferentpatterns.

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Bad Battery
Thechargercandetectaweakordamagedbattery.The
redLEDashesinthepatternindicatedonthelabel.Ifyou
seethisbadbatteryblinkpattern,donotcontinuetocharge
thebattery.Returnittoaservicecentreoracollectionsite
forrecycling
Hot/Cold Pack Delay
Whenthechargerdetectsabatterythatisexcessively
hotorexcessivelycold,itautomaticallystartsaHot/Cold
Packdelay,suspendingcharginguntilthebatteryhas
normalised.Afterthishappens,thechargerautomatically
switchestothePackChargingmode.Thisfeatureensures
maximumbatterylife.TheredLEDashesinthepattern
indicatedonthelabelwhentheHot/Coldpackdelayis
detected.
Leaving the battery in the charger
Thechargerandbatterypackcanbeleftconnectedwiththe
LEDglowingindenitely.Thechargerwillkeepthebattery
packfreshandfullycharged.
Important charging notes
uLongestlifeandbestperformancecanbeobtainedif
thebatterypackischargedwhentheairtemperatureis
between65°Fand75°F(18°-24°C).DONOTchargethe
batterypackinanairtemperaturebelow+40°F(+4.5°C),
orabove+105°F(+40.5°C).Thisisimportantandwill
preventseriousdamagetothebatterypack.
uThechargerandbatterypackmaybecomewarmtotouch
whilecharging.Thisisanormalcondition,anddoesnot
indicateaproblem.Tofacilitatethecoolingofthebattery
packafteruse,avoidplacingthechargerorbatterypack
inawarmenvironmentsuchasinametalshed,oran
uninsulatedtrailer
uIfthebatterypackdoesnotchargeproperly:
uCheckcurrentatreceptaclebyplugginginalampor
otherappliance
uChecktoseeifreceptacleisconnectedtoalightswitch
whichturnspoweroffwhenyouturnoutthelights.
uMovechargerandbatterypacktoalocationwherethe
surroundingairtemperatureisapproximately65°F
-75°F(18°-24°C).
uIfchargingproblemspersist,taketheappliance,battery
packandchargertoyourlocalservicecenter.
uThebatterypackshouldberechargedwhenitfailsto
producesufcientpoweronjobswhichwereeasilydone
previously.DONOTCONTINUEtouseunderthese
conditions.Followthechargingprocedure.Youmayalso
chargeapartiallyusedpackwheneveryoudesirewithno
adverseaffectonthebatterypack.
uForeignmaterialsofaconductivenaturesuchas,but
notlimitedto,steelwool,aluminiumfoil,oranybuildup
ofmetallicparticlesshouldbekeptawayfromcharger
cavities.Alwaysunplugthechargerfromthepowersupply
whenthereisnobatterypackinthecavity.Unplugcharger
beforeattemptingtoclean.
uDonotfreezeorimmersechargerinwateroranyother
liquid.
Warning!Shockhazard.Donotallowanyliquidtogetinside
charger.Neverattempttoopenthebatterypackforany
reason.
Iftheplastichousingofthebatterypackbreaksorcracks,
returntoaservicecenterforrecycling.
Installing and removing the battery pack from the
appliance
Warning!Makecertainthelock-offbuttonisnotengagedto
preventswitchactuationbeforeremovingorinstallingbattery.
To install battery pack
Insertbattery(12)intoapplianceuntilanaudibleclickis
heard(FigureB).Ensurebatterypackisfullyseatedandfully
latchedintoposition.
To remove battery pack
Depressthebatteryreleasebutton(13)asshowninFigureC
andpullbatterypackoutofappliance.
Assembly
Warning!Beforeassembly,makesurethatthetoolis
switchedoffandthebatteryhasbeenremoved.
Assembly tools required (not supplied):
PhillipsScrewdriver.
Fitting the guard
Warning!Removethebatteryfromtheappliancebefore
attemptingtoattachtheguard,edgeguideorhandle.Never
operateappliancewithoutguardrmlyinplace.Theguard
mustalwaysbeontheappliancetoprotecttheuser.
uRemovethescrewfromtheguard.
uTurnthetrimmerupsidedownsothatyouarelooking
downatthespoolcap(14).
uTurntheguard(10)upsidedownandslideitfullyontothe
motorhousing(15).Makesurethetabs(16)ontheguard
engagetheribs(17)onthemotorhousingasshown.
uContinuetoslidetheguardonuntilyouhearit“snap”into
place.Thelockingtab(18)shouldsnapintothehousing
slot(19).
uUsingaphillipsscrewdriver,inserttheguardscrewand
tightensecurelyasshowninFigureEtocompletethe
guardassembly.
uOncetheguardisinstalled,removethecoveringfromthe
linecut-offblade,locatedontheedgeoftheguard.
Warning!Neverusethetoolunlesstheguardisproperly
tted.
Attaching the auxiliary handle
uToattachthehandle,pressinonthebuttons(20)onboth
sidesoftheupperhousingasshowninFigureF.