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W ARNINGS AND SAFET Y INSTRUCTIONS
Operator saf ety
○ A lways wear head protectio n with full face shield to help protec t
ag ain st f al li ng b ran c hes a nd d eb ri s.
○ A voi d al l pow er li ne s. T hi s un it i s not i ns ul ate d ag ai ns t el ec tr ic al
current.
○ Glo ves should be used when sharpening chain.
○ Al ways w ear h ea v y, long p an ts, b oo ts a nd g lov es. D o no t wea r
lo os e cl oth in g, j ewe lr y, sho r t pa nt s, sa nd al s or g o ba ref oot .
Se cu re ha ir s o it i s ab ove s ho ul der l en gt h.
○ Do n ot op er ate t hi s to ol w he n you a re t ire d, i ll o r und er t he
infl uen ce o f al co ho l, dr ug s or m ed ic at io n.
○ Never le t a ch il d or i nex pe ri en ce d pe rs on o pe rat e th e ma ch ine .
○ We ar h ear i ng pr ot ec ti on. P ay at te nt io n to yo ur s ur ro un di ng s.
Be aw are o f an y bys ta nd er s wh o may b e si gn al in g a pro bl em .
Remove safety equipment immediately upon shutting off engine.
○ Wear he ad p rot ec t io n.
○ Neve r st ar t o r ru n th e en gin e in si de a c lo se d ro om o r bui ld in g.
Br eat hi ng ex ha us t fu me s ca n ki ll.
○ Keep han dl es f re e of oi l an d fu el .
○ Keep han ds a way fr om c ut t in g eq uip me nt .
○ Do not gr ab o r ho ld t he u ni t by th e cu t ti ng e qui pm en t.
○ When the unit is turned off , make s ur e th e cu tt in g at t ac hme nt
ha s sto pp ed b efo re t he u ni t is s et do wn.
○ When operation is prolonged, take a break from time to time
so t hat y ou m ay avo id p os si bl e Han d -Ar m Vi br at io n Sy nd rom e
(HAVS) whi ch i s ca us ed by v ib ra ti on.
○ The op er ato r mu st ob ey t he l oc al r eg ul ati on s of c ut t ing a re a.
○ Glo ves sh oul d b e w orn wh en nec essa ry , e. g. wh en asse mbl ing
cutting equipment.
○ Use ant i- sl ip a nd s tu rd y foo tw ea r.
○ Long or continuous exposure to high noise levels may cause
permanent hearing impairment. Alway s wear approved hearing
protection when operating a unit/machine.
W ARNING
○ A nt iv ib rat io n sy ste ms d o not g ua ra nte e th at yo u wi ll n ot s ust a in
Hand-Arm Vi bration Syndrome or carpal tunnel syndrome .
Th er efo re, c on tin ua l an d re gu la r us er s sh ou ld mo ni to r cl os el y
th e co nd it ion o f th ei r ha nd s an d fi ng ers . I f a ny sy mpt oms of th e
ab ove ap pe ar, se ek m ed ic al ad v ic e im med ia tel y.
○ If you ar e us in g any m ed ic al e le ct ri c / el ec t ron ic d ev ic es s uc h
as a p ace ma ker, con su lt yo ur p hys ic ia n as we ll a s th e dev ic e
ma nu fac tu re r pr io r to op er at in g any p owe r eq uip me nt .
Un it / m ac hi ne s af et y
○ Insp ec t th e en ti re u ni t / mac hi ne b efo re e ac h us e. Re pl ace
da mag ed p ar t s. C he ck fo r fu el l ea ks an d ma ke su re a ll fa st ene r s
ar e in pl ac e an d se cu re ly t ig hte ne d.
○ Repla ce p ar t s th at a re c rac ked , ch ip pe d or d am age d in a ny way
be for e us in g th e uni t / ma ch in e.
○ K eep o thers awa y when making carburetor adjustments.
○ Use o nl y ac ce ss or ie s as re c om men de d fo r th is u nit / m ac hi ne by
th e ma nu fac tu re r.
○ Never le t th e ch ai n str ike a ny o bst ac le .
If t he c ha in ma kes c on ta ct , th e mac hi ne s ho ul d be s top pe d an d
checked carefully .
○ M ake s ur e th e aut om at ic o ile r is w or ki ng. Ke ep t he o il t an k fi lled
wi th c le an oi l. N ever l et c ha in r un d r y on t he b ar
○ All unit serv ice, other than the items list ed in the operator's / owner's
manual, should be performed b y co mp ete nt ch ai n- sa w se r v ic e
personn el. (F o r ex a mp le , i f i m pr op er t oo l s a r e us ed t o re mo v e th e
fl y w he e l o r i f a n i m pr o p e r t oo l i s u s e d t o h o ld t h e fl ywheel in order
to re mo ve th e cl utc h, s tr uc tu ra l da ma ge to t he fl ywheel could occur
an d co ul d sub se qu en tl y ca us e th e fl ywheel to burst. )
W ARNING
N eve r mo di f y th e un it / ma ch in e in a ny way. Do n ot u se yo ur u ni t /
ma ch ine f or a ny jo b exc ept t ha t for w hi ch i t is i nte nd ed .
Fuel safety
○ M ix a nd p ou r fu el o utd oo rs a nd w he re t he re ar e no s pa rk s or
fl ames .
○ Use a con ta in er a pp rove d fo r fu el.
○ Do not smok e or allow smoking near fuel or the unit /machine or
wh il e usi ng t he u ni t / ma ch in e.
○ Wipe up a ll f ue l sp il ls b efo re st a r tin g en gi ne .
○ Move at le as t 3 m away f ro m fu eli ng s it e bef or e st ar t in g eng in e.
○ Stop en gi ne b efo re re mov in g fu el c ap.
○ Emp t y th e fu el t an k bef or e sto ri ng t he u ni t /ma ch in e. It i s
re co mm en ded t ha t th e fu el b e em pti ed a f ter e ac h us e. If f ue l is
le ft i n th e ta nk , st ore s o fu el w il l not l ea k.
○ Sto re un it / m ac hi ne a nd f ue l in ar ea w he re f ue l vap or s ca nn ot
reach sparks or open fl ames from w ater heat ers, electric mo tors
or sw it ch es, f ur na ce s. e tc.
W ARNING
F u e l i s e a s y t o i g n i t e o r g e t e x p l o s i o n o r i n h a l e f u m e s , s o t h a t p a y
sp ec ia l at te nt ion w he n ha nd li ng o r fi lling fuel.
Cutting safety
○ Do not cu t an y mat er ia l oth er t ha n woo d or w oo de n ob je ct s.
○ For res pi ra tor y p rot ec ti on , wea r an a ero so l pr ote ct io n ma sk
wh en c ut ti ng t he w oo d af te r in se ct ic id e ha s be en a ppl ie d.
○ Keep others including children, animals, by standers and helpers
ou ts id e th e 15 m haz ar d zon e. St op t he e ng in e im med ia tel y i f
you a re a pp roa ch ed .
○ Hold th e un it / m ac hi ne fi rmly with both hands.
○ Kee p fi rm foo ti ng a nd b al an ce. D o not o ver- rea ch .
○ Ke e p all p ar t s of yo ur b od y away f ro m th e muffl er a nd cut ti ng
at ta ch me nt w he n th e en gin e is r un ni ng .
○ Before pruning branches, the operator must be accustomed to
th e pr un in g tec hn iq ue s of t he m ach in e.
○ Be sure t o pr e- pl an a s afe e xi t fro m fa ll in g obj ec t s.
○ Wh ile c ut t in g, h ol d th e mac hi ne fi rmly with bo th hands with
thumb fi rml y lo c ked a rou nd f ro nt h an dle , an d st and w it h fe et we ll
ba la nc ed a nd yo ur b od y bal an ce d.
○ Be ale r t ag ain st k i ck ba ck (w he n saw k ic ks u p an d ba ck a t
op er ato r). Neve r cu t wi th t he n os e of t he ba r.
○ W h e n r e l o c a t i n g t o a n e w w o r k a r e a , b e s u r e t o s h u t off the
ma ch ine a nd e ns ur e th at al l cu t ti ng a tt ac hm en ts a re s top pe d.
○ Never pl ac e th e ma ch in e on th e gr ou nd w he n ru nn in g.
○ A l w a y s e n s u r e t h a t t h e e n g i n e i s s h u t off a nd a ny c ut t ing
attachments have completely stopped before clearing debris or
re mov in g gr as s fr om t he c ut ti ng a t ta ch me nt.
○ Alwa ys carry a fi r st -a id k it w he n op era ti ng a ny po wer e qu ip me nt.
○ Never st a r t or r un t he en gi ne i ns id e a cl os ed r oo m or b uil di ng
and/or near infl a mm abl e li qu id s. B rea th in g exh au st f um es c an
kill.
○ W ear the harness.
Maintenance safety
○ Maintain the unit/machine according to recommended
procedures.
○ Di sc on ne ct t he s pa rk p lu g be for e pe r for mi ng m ai nte na nc e
excep t for carburetor adjustmen ts.
○ K eep o thers awa y when making carburetor adjustments.
○ Use o nl y ge nu ine Tana ka r ep lac em en t pa r ts a s re co mm en de d
by th e ma nu fa ct ure r.
○ Improper maintenance could result in serious engine damage or
in s er io us p er so na l inj ur y.
CAUTI ON
Do not d is as se mb le t he r ec oi l st ar te r. Y ou ma y get a p os si bi li t y
of p er so na l inj ur y w it h re co il s pr in g.
T r an sp or t an d st or ag e
○ Car r y th e un it / m ac hi ne by h an d wi th t he e ng ine s to pp ed a nd t he
muffl er aw ay from your body .
○ A ll ow th e en gi ne t o co ol, e mp t y th e fue l t ank , an d se cu re t he
un it / m ach in e be for e st or ing o r tr an sp or t in g in a ve hi cl e.
○ E mp t y th e fu el t an k bef or e sto ri ng t he u ni t / mac hi ne . It is
re co mm en ded t ha t th e fu el b e em pti ed a f ter e ac h us e. If f ue l is
le ft i n th e ta nk , st ore s o fu el w il l not l ea k.
○ Store u ni t / mac hi ne o ut o f th e re ach o f ch il dr en.
○ Clean a nd m ai nt ai n th e un it c are fu ll y an d sto re i t in a dr y pl ac e.
○ Make sur e en gi ne sw itc h is o ff when transporting or storing.
○ When tr an sp or t in g or s tor ag e, co ver c ha in w it h ch ai n cov er.
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