Toro 51460 Operation Manual - Page 4

Operation - battery

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4 Operation Charging the Battery Charge the battery for 24 hours before the first use and after each use thereafter. Important: Always charge the battery after each use. Storing the unit with a discharged battery will reduce the life of your battery. This lead-acid battery has no memory and does not need to be run dead before charging. 1. Insert the charger plug into the trimmer receptacle. Important: Use only the charger supplied with the trimmer or a Genuine Toro charger obtained from your Authorized Toro Dealer. 2. Plug the charger into a wall receptacle. The green charge light lights. 3. Charge the battery for 24 hours. 4. Disconnect the charger from the outlet and the trimmer. Note: The charge light will always be on when the trimmer is connected to the charger and the power outlet. It does not turn off when charged. Stopping the Trimmer To stop the trimmer, release the trigger. Operating Tips To reduce line wear and and improve trimming performance, use the following techniques when trimming: Warning When the trimmer is running the cutting head is spinning. If you contact the cutting line or cutting head, you could be injured. S Keep the cutting head away from your feet and bystanders. S Ensure that the cutting head has stopped and the trimmer is unplugged before inverting it. Do not start the trimmer when it is inverted. Starting the Trimmer To start the trimmer, pull the switch on top of the handle rearward and squeeze the trigger. Warning During operation, the trimmer may throw objects in the operator's or a bystander's direction, causing injury. S Wear safety goggles or other suitable eye protection, long pants, and shoes while operating the trimmer. S Do not use the trimmer as an edger. S Keep people and pets away from the trimming area. • Inspect the area to be trimmed for any wire, rope or string-like matter which could become entangled in the rotating line. Pick up any objects or debris that could be thrown by the trimmer. • Trim only when the grass and weeds are dry. 3326-955

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Operation
Charging the Battery
Charge the battery for 24 hours before the first use
and after each use thereafter.
Important
:
Always charge the battery after each
use.
Storing the unit with a discharged battery will
reduce the life of your battery. This lead-acid battery
has no memory and does not need to be run dead
before charging.
1.
Insert the charger
plug into the trimmer
receptacle.
Important
: Use only the charger supplied with the
trimmer or a Genuine Toro charger obtained from
your Authorized Toro Dealer.
2.
Plug the charger into a wall receptacle.
The green charge light lights.
3.
Charge the battery for 24 hours.
4.
Disconnect the charger from the outlet and the
trimmer.
Note:
The charge light will always be on when the
trimmer is connected to the charger and the power
outlet. It
does not
turn off when charged.
Starting the Trimmer
To start the trimmer, pull the switch on top of the
handle rearward and squeeze the trigger.
Stopping the Trimmer
To stop the trimmer, release the trigger.
Operating Tips
To reduce line wear and and improve trimming
performance, use the following techniques when
trimming:
Warning
When the trimmer is running the cutting head is
spinning. If you contact the cutting line or cutting
head, you could be injured.
S
Keep the cutting head away from your feet
and bystanders.
S
Ensure that the cutting head has stopped and
the trimmer is unplugged before inverting it.
Do not start the trimmer when it is inverted.
Warning
During operation, the trimmer may throw objects
in the operator’s or a bystander’s direction,
causing injury.
S
Wear safety goggles or other suitable eye
protection, long pants, and shoes while
operating the trimmer.
S
Do not use the trimmer as an edger.
S
Keep people and pets away from the trimming
area.
Inspect the area to be trimmed for any wire, rope
or string-like matter which could become
entangled in the rotating line. Pick up any objects
or debris that could be thrown by the trimmer.
Trim only when the grass and weeds are dry.