FLORABEST FHT 600 A1 User manual

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Elektromos sövénynyíró
Az originál használati utasítás fordítása
Električne škarje za živo mejo
Prevod originalnega navodila za uporabo
Elektryczne nożyce do żywopłotu
Tłumaczenie oryginalnej instrukcji obsługi
Electric Hedge Trimmer
Translation of original operation manual
Elektro-Heckenschere
Originalbetriebsanleitung
Elektrické nůžky na živé ploty
Překlad originálního provozního návodu
Elektrické nožnice na živé ploty
Preklad originálneho návodu na obsluhu
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FHT 600 A1
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PL Tłumaczenie oryginalnej instrukcji obsługi Strona 14
HU Az originál használati utasítás fordítása Oldal 24
SI Prevod originalnega navodila za uporabo Stran 34
CZ Překlad originálního provozního návodu Strana 45
SK Preklad originálneho návodu na obsluhu Strana 55
DE / AT / CH Originalbetriebsanleitung Seite 65
Before reading, unfold the page containing the illustrations and familiarise yourself with all functions of the
device.
Przed przeczytaniem proszę rozłożyć stronę z ilustracjami, a następnie proszę zapoznać się z wszystkimi
funkcjami urządzenia.
Olvasás előtt kattintson az ábrát tartalmazó oldalra és végezetül ismerje meg a készülék mindegyik
funkcióját.
Pred branjem odprite stran s slikami navzven in se nato seznanite z vsemi funkcijami naprave.
Před čtením si otevřete stranu s obrázky a potom se seznamte se všemi funkcemi přístroje.
Pred čítaním si odklopte stranu s obrázkami a potom sa oboznámte so všetkými funkciami prístroja.
Klappen Sie vor dem Lesen die Seite mit den Abbildungen aus und machen Sie sich anschließend mit allen
Funktionen des Gerätes vertraut.
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 Beforerstusingthemachine,
pleasereadthisinstructionmanual
carefully,foryourownsafetyand
forthesafetyofothers.Keepthe
manualinasafeplaceandpassit
ontoanysubsequentownertoen-
surethattheinformationcontained
thereinisavailableatalltimes.

 
SymbolsontheEquipment................ 4
Symbolsinthemanual....................... 5
GeneralSafetyDirectionsforPower
Tools.................................................. 5
Hedgetrimmersafetywarnings......... 7
 
 
FunctionDescription.......................... 8
Overview............................................ 8
Scopeofdelivery............................... 8
 
 
SwitchingOnandOff......................... 9
WorkingwiththeElectricHedge
Trimmer.............................................. 9
CuttingTechniques............................ 9
 




 
 
 
 
 
 

 Beforeworkingwiththeequip-
ment,familiariseyourselfwithall
operatingcomponents.Practice
handlingtheequipmentandhave
thefunction,operationandwork-
ingmethodsexplainedtoyouby
anexperienceduserorspecial-
ist.Ensurethatyoucanshutoff
theequipmentimmediatelyinan
emergency.Inappropriateuseof
thedevicemayresultinserious
injury.

 Caution!
 Readthroughtheinstructionman-
ualcarefully.
 Weareyeandearprotection.
 Donotusethehedgetrimmerin
therainoronwethedges.
 Pulloutthepowerplugimmedi-
atelyifthecableisdamaged,has
beenbadlytwistedoriscompletely
cutthroughandintheeventthat
thedeviceisleftunattendedfora
shorttime.
dB
LWA
98
 Informationoftheacousticpower
levelLWAindB.
 Machinesarenottobeplacewith
domesticwaste.
 SafetyclassII
Cuttinglength

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
 


 Instructionsymbols(theinstruc-
tionisexplainedattheplaceofthe
exclamationmark)withinformation
onpreventingdamage.
 Helpsymbolswithinformationon
improvingtoolhandling.



Omis-
sionsinthecompliancewithsafety
directionsandinstructionscan
causeelectricalshock,reand/or
severeinjuries.


The term „power tool“ in the warnings
refers to your mains-operated (corded)
power tool or battery-operated (cordless)
power tool.

• 
Clutteredordarkareasinviteacci-
dents.
• 


Powertoolscreate
sparkswhichmayignitethedustor
fumes.
• 
Dis-
tractionscancauseyoutolosecon-
trol.

• 



Unmodiedplugsandmatching
outletswillreduceriskofelectricshock
• 


Thereisanincreasedriskofelec-
tricshockifyourbodyisearthedor
grounded.
• 
Waterenteringa
powertoolwillincreasetheriskofelec-
tricshock.
• 



Damagedorentan-
gledcordsincreasetheriskofelectric
shock.
• 

Useofacord
suitableforoutdoorusereducesthe
riskofelectricshock.
• 


UseofanRCDreducesthe
riskofelectricshock.
• Wherepossible,connecttheequip-
mentonlytoaplugsocketwithaleak-
age-current-operatedcircuitbreaker
(FIswitch),witharatedcurrentofnot

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morethan30mA.
• Ifthesupplycordofthispowertool
isdamaged,itmustbereplacedby
aspeciallypreparedcordavailable
throughtheserviceorganization.

• 




Amomentofinat-
tentionwhiteoperatingpowertools
mayresultinseriouspersonalinjury.
• 
Protec-
tiveequipmentsuchasdustmask,
non-skidsafetyshoes,hardhat,or
hearingprotectionusedforappropriate
conditionswillreducepersonalinjuries.
• 



Carrying
powertoolswithyourngeronthe
switchorenergisingpowertoolsthat
havetheswitchoninvitesaccidents.
• 

Awrenchorakeyleftat-
tachedtoarotatingpartofthepower
toolmayresultinpersonalinjury.
• 

Thisenablesbettercontrolofthe
powertoolinunexpectedsituations.
• 


Looseclothes,jewel-
leryorlonghaircanbecaughtinmov-
ingparts.
• 


Use
ofdustcollectioncanreducedust-
relatedhazards.

• 

Thecorrectpowertoolwill
dothejobbetterandsaferattherate
forwhichitwasdesigned.
• 

Anypowertoolthatcannotbecontrol-
ledwiththeswitchisdangerousand
mustberepaired.
• 



Such
preventivesafetymeasuresreduce
theriskofstartingthepowertoolac-
cidentaIly.
• 



Powertoolsare
dangerousinthehandsofuntrained
users.
• 





Manyaccidentsarecausedby

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poorlymaintainedpowertools.
• 
Properlymaintainedcuttingtoolswith
sharpcuttingedgesarelessIikelyto
bindandareeasiertocontrol.
• 



Use
ofthepowertoolforoperationsdiffer-
entfromthoseintendedcouldresultin
ahazardoussituation.
• Carefullyinspecttheareatobecut
andremoveallwiresorotherforeign
bodies.

• 


Thiswillensurethatthesafetyofthe
powertoolismaintained.

• 




Amo-
mentofinattentionwhileoperatingthe
hedgetrimmermayresultinserious
personalinjury.
• 



Properhandlingofthe
hedgetrimmerwillreducepossibleper-
sonalinjuryfromthecutterblades.
• 


Contactbe-
tweenthecuttingbladeandalivecable
mayrendermetalliccomponentslive
andresultinanelectricshock.
• 
Duringoperationthecablemaybe
hiddeninshrubsandcanbeacciden-
tallycutbytheblade.
• 


• 

Loss
ofcontroloftheequipmentmayresult
ininjuries.

Theequipmentisspeciedforuseonly
forthecuttingandtrimmingofhedges,
bushesandornamentalshrubsinthe
domesticenvironment.Anyotherusethat
isnotexplicitlyapprovedintheseinstruc-
tionsmayresultindamagetotheequip-
mentandrepresentaseriousdangerto
theuser.
Theequipmentisdesignedforuseby
adults.Adolescentsovertheageof16
mayusethedeviceonlyundersupervi-
sion.Donotusethehedgetrimmerinthe
rainoronwethedges.
Theoperatororuserisresponsibleforac-
cidentsordamagetootherpeopleortheir
property.
Themanufacturerisnotliablefordam-
agescausedbyunspecieduseorincor-
rectoperation.



 Beforeuse,checkthattheblades
aresharp.Ensurethattheblades
aresharpenedwheneverblunt,in
ordertoavoidoverstressingofthe
machine.Damagescausedbycut-
tingwithbluntbladesarenotcov-
eredbytheguarantee.

 Seethefrontfold-outpagefor
illustrations.

Theelectrichedgetrimmerisdrivenby
anelectronicmotor.Theequipmentis
double-insulatedforsafetyanddoesnot
requireearthing.
Thehedgetrimmerisequippedwitha
double-sidedsafetycutterbar.When
cutting,thebladesmovebackwardsand
forwardsinlinearmotion.Theimpactpro-
tectiononthetipofthecutterbarprevents
unpleasantrecoilsshouldthetrimmer
comeintocontactwithwalls,fencesand
soon.
Theunitcanonlybeoperatedwiththe
deadmanswitchdepressed,inorderto
protecttheoperator.Inaddition,thehand
guardprotectsagainstbranchesandbri-
ars.
Pleasenotethefollowingdescriptionsfor
thefunctionoftheoperatingcomponents.

A
  1 Contactprotectionguard
 2 Safetyblade
 3 Handprotection
 4 Loopgripwithdeadmanswitch
 5 Vents
 6 On/offswitch
 7 Tensionrelief
 8 Grip
 9 Mainscable
 10 Bladeprotection

Unpackthedeviceandcheckitforcom-
pleteness.
- Electrichedgetrimmer
- Handprotectionwith2screwsincluded
- Bladeprotection


 Pulloutthepowerplugbeforecar-
ryingoutanyworkontheequip-
ment.
 Useonlyoriginalparts.
B
 Slidethehandprotection(3)onto
theequipmentandsecureinplace
usingthescrewsoneithersideof
theunit.



















 Notenoiseprotectionandlocal
specications.

 Ensurethatyouarestandingina
rmpositionwithbothhandsgrip-
pingthehedgetrimmerawayfrom
thebody.Ensurethatthetrimmer
isincontactwithnootherobjects
beforeswitchingon.
C
 1. Fortensionreliefofthecable,
formaloopoftheendofthe
extensioncableandbringthis
throughtheopeningatthehan-
dleandsuspendinthetension
reliefatthegrip(7).
 2. Connectthedevicetothemains
voltage.
 3. Holdthesafetyswitchontheloop
handle(4)andpushtheOn/Off
switchonthegrip(6)atthesame
timetoswitchtheuniton.The
hedgetrimmerwillberunatmaxi-
mumspeed.
 4. Releaseoneofthetwoswitches
toswitchthetrimmeroff.


 Duringcuttingwork,ensurethatno
contactismadewithobjects,e.g.
suchaswirefencingormainplant
stems.Thismayresultindamageto
thecutterbar.
• Switchofftheequipmentimmedi-
atelyintheeventthatthebladesare
blockedbysolidobjects,pulloutthe
powerplugthenremovetheobject.
• Alwaysworkawayfromthemainspow-
eroutlet.Setthecuttingdirectionbefore
startingwork.Ensurethatthepower
cableiskeptwellawayfromthework-
ingarea.Neverlaythecableoverthe
hedge,whereitcouldeasilybecaught
upinthetrimmerblades.
• Avoidoverstrainingtheequipmentdur-
ingwork.





• Cutthickbranchesbeforehandusinga
branchclippers.
• Thedouble-sidedcutterbarenables
cuttinginbothdirectionsor,witha
swingingaction,fromonesidetothe
other.
• Incaseofverticalcutting,movethe
hedgetrimmeruniformlyforwardorup
anddowninanarcmovement.



• Incaseofhorizontalcutting,move
thehedgetrimmerinasickle-shaped
movementtotheedgeofthehedge,
sothatcutbranchesfalltotheground.
• Inordertoachievelongstraightlines,
theplacingoftensionedguidingcords
isrecommended.

Itisrecommendedthathedgesbecutina
trapezoidalshape,inordertopreventstrip-
pingoffofthelowerbranches.Thiscor-
respondstothenaturalplantgrowthand
allowsthehedgetothriveoptimally.During
cutting,onlythenewannualgrowthsare
reducedandthusadensebranchinganda
goodscreenwilldevelop.
D
1. Cutthesidesofahedgerst.
Todothis,movethehedgetrim-
merinthedirectionofgrowth
frombottomtotop.Ifyoucut
downfromthetop,thethinner
brancheswillmoveout,which
mayresultinsomeareashaving
sparsegrowthorholes.
 2. Cutthetopedge,accordingto
taste,inaatshape,roofshape
orroundedshape
 3. Trimyoungplantstotherequired
shape.Themaingrowthshould
remainundamageduntilthe
hedgehasreachedtheplanned
height.Allothershootsare
loppedofftohalfsize.

Free-growinghedgesarenotshapedwhen
cut,althoughtheymustberegularlymain-
tainedsothehedgedoesnotbecometoo
high.

 Repairandservicingworknot
describedinthismanualshould
alwaysbecarriedbyourService
Centre(seep.81foraddress).Use
onlyoriginalparts.
 Pulloutthepowerplugbeforecar-
ryingoutanyworkontheequip-
ment.
 Weargloveswhilehandlingthe
blades.
Carryoutthefollowingmaintenanceand
cleaningworkregularly.Thiswillguarantee
alongandreliableservicelife.
• Beforeeachuse,checkthehedge
trimmerforobviousdefectssuchas
loose,wornordamagedparts.Check
thesecureseatingoftheboltsinthe
cutterbar(
A
2).
• Donotusetheunitifthebladesare
bluntorworn.Thiswilloverstressthe
motorandgearboxofthemachine.
• Checkcoveringsandsafetydevices
(
A
1,3)fordamageandcorrectseat-
ing.Replacethesewherenecessary.
• Keeptheventilationslots(
A
5)and
motorhousingofthedeviceclean.Use
adampclothorabrushtodothis.Do
notwashdowntheequipmentwithwa-
ter,orsubmergeitinwater.
• Donotuseanycleaningagentsorsol-
vents.Thesecouldcauseirreparable
damagetotheequipment.Chemical
substancescanattacktheplasticparts
oftheequipment.
• Cleanthecutterbar(
A
2)carefully
aftereachuse.Wipeitoffwithanoily
clothorsprayitwithametalprotective
spray.