Poulan Pro 545117550 manual

810 EP Instruction Manual Manual de Instrucciones Manuel d’Instructions ENGLISH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS 5451 17550 8/8/ 06 Plea se do not re turn uni t to re taile r . Por favor , no devue l va el apa rato al l ugar de compra . V euillez ne pa s ret ourne r l’outil au déta illant . 1 - 800 -554-6723 www .poula n.com Pou lan 1030 Stevens Creek Roa [...]

2 IDENT IF ICA TION OF SYM BOLS DANGE R! This unit can be dangerous ! Car eles s or im - proper us e c an c aus e ser ious or ev en fat al injury. Read and under st and the inst ruc tion manual before using the unit. DANGER! Falling objec ts can c aus e sev ere head injury . Wear head protec tion when oper ating this unit. Do not s tand beneath bra[...]

3 Snug Fitting Clo thing Safe ty Shoes Sa f ety C ha ps Heavy D uty Gloves Eye Protection Heari ng Protection Safe ty H at S Keep all par ts of your body aw ay from the chain w hen unit is r unning. S Keep c hildren, bys tanders , and animals a minimum of 50 feet ( 15 meters ) away from the wor k area. D o not allow other people or animals to be ne[...]

4 S Tie cord to cor d retainer and c onnec t to re- ces s ed plug as s hown in this m anual to pre- vent damage to unit and/or ex tens ion c ord and to reduc e the poss ibility of the ex ten- sion c or d disc onnec ting from the unit during operation. See ATT A CH TH E E XTEN SIO N CORD TO YOUR TRIMM ER in the OP- ERA T ION s ec tion. S Do not at t[...]

5 S Pinch -Kickback c an oc c ur when the w ood clos es in and pinc hes the mov ing c hain in the c ut along the top of t he guide bar and the chain is suddenly s topped. This s udden stopping of the chain res ults in a r ev ers al of the c hain forc e us ed to cut wood and caus es the pruner to mov e in the oppos ite direc tion of the chain rot at[...]

6 S Keep the handles dr y, clean, and free fr om oil and greas e. S Keep oil cap, s c rew s, and fas tener s s e- cur ely tightened. S Maintain unit w ith c are. S Keep c hain s harp and c lean for bet ter and safer perform ance. S Follow i ns truc tions for lubr ic ating an d c hang - in g accesso ries. S Chec k for damag ed par ts . Befor e f urt[...]

7 and dis c onnec ted f rom pow er s our ce whe n re - mov ing jammed material f rom the tines . Do not grab or hold at tac hment by t he tines . WAR NI N G : Rotating tines c an cause s erious injur y. Keep away fr om rotating tines . Stop the unit an d di sc onne ct t he pow er s our ce before un clo gging tines o r mak ing repa irs . WAR NI N G [...]

8 WAR NI N G : Us e o f an y other attac h - ments not recommended in this manual may in - c reas e the ris k of injur y t o pers ons , fir e, or elec - tric al s hoc k . U se of att ach ments no t c ov ered under the li st of rec ommended att ac hments in this manua l hav e not been evalu ated for us e with this pow erhead by Under wr iters L abor[...]

9 WAR NI N G : For additi onal informat ion, re fer to the safe ty secti on of the in stru ctio n manual s upplied with y our pr uner att ach ment. HEDGE TRIMMER SAFETY DANGER: R ISK OF CU T ; KEE P HA ND S AWA Y F RO M BLA DE - - Blade mov es momentarily aft er the trig ger is r eleas ed. Do not attempt to clear aw ay cut mater ial w hen the blade[...]

10 ASSE MBL Y WAR NI N G : If rec eiv ed as s embled, rev iew all as s embly s teps to ens ure y our unit is properly as s embled and all fasteners are secu re. Ex amine parts for damage. Do not use dam- aged parts . NOTE: If y ou need as s ist ance or find parts miss ing or damaged, c all 1-800-554- 6723. TOOLS REQUI RED S Hex wr ench S Chain adju[...]

11 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR PRUNER READ THIS INSTRUCTIO N MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YOUR UNIT . Compar e the illus tra tions wit h yo ur unit to familiariz e y ours el f with the loca tion of the vari ous cont rols and adjus tments . Sav e this manual for futur e ref erenc e. Cord Reta iner As sis t H andle Recessed Plug Tr i g g er Sw[...]

12 over heating s hown by s mok e c oming from the c hain and/or dis color ation of the bar . The oil output is aut omatically metered dur ing op - eration. Alw ay s fill t he bar oil tank bef ore and during us e as needed (c apacit y = 4.6 fl. oz.) . Genuine Poulan bar and c hain oil is r ecom- mended to pr otec t your unit against exc es- siv e w[...]

13 Alway s release the t rigger s w itc h as s oon as the cut is completed, allow ing t he motor to st op. Keep the c ord aw ay f rom t he cut ting area. Pos ition c ord s o it will not be caught on branc hes and the lik e during c ut ting. PRUNING WAR NI N G : Be alert for and guard against k ic kbac k . D o not allow the mov ing chain to c ontac [...]

14 few times y ou use your pr uner . Alway s c hec k c hain tens ion eac h t ime y ou use y our un it. 1. Us e the sc rew driv er end of the chain ad- just ment tool (bar t ool) to mov e c hain around guide bar to ensur e ki nks do not exis t. The c hain s hould rotate f reely. Chain Adjus tment T ool Guide Bar 2. Loosen bar clamp nut until it is f[...]

15 SERVIC E AND ADJUS T MENTS WAR NI N G : Dis c onnec t unit fr om power sou rc e before per for ming ser v ic e or mak ing adjust ments . CHAIN SHARPENING Chain s harpening is a c omplic ated tas k that requires special t ools. We r ec ommended you refer c hain s harpening to a profess ional c hain shar pener . CHAIN REPLACEMENT WAR NI N G : Wear[...]

16 STORAGE WAR NI N G : Perfor m the follow ing st eps af ter eac h us e. S Stop the unit and disc onnec t the power sour ce w hen not in us e. S Carr y t he unit w ith motor s topped. S Allow moto r to c ool befo re s tor ing or trans - porting. S Store unit and ex tens ion c ord indoor s in a high, dry plac e out of the reac h of childr en. Store[...]

17 LIM ITED W ARRANT Y Poulan warrants to the original purc has er that eac h new Poul an brand elec tric or c ord- less pr oduct is free fro m d ef ec ts i n m at er ia l an d wor k manship and ag rees to repai r or r eplac e under this w arra nty any defe ct ive Poulan brand elec tric prod uct within t w o ( 2 ) y e a r s f r o m th e original da[...]