Makita XHU04Z XHU04Z Instruction Manual - Page 7

Refer to the table below for the relationship between the number settings on the adjusting dial and the strokes per minute. Number on adjusting dial Strokes per minute (min-1) 6 1,800 5 1,750 4 1,650 3 1,500 2 1,300 1 1,000 011264 CAUTION: • The speed adjusting dial can be turned only as far as 6 and back to 1. Do not force it past 6 or 1, or the speed adjusting function may no longer work. • The strokes per minute vary by the conditions of battery cartridge and shear blades. OPERATION CAUTION: • Be careful not to accidentally contact a metal fence or other hard objects while trimming. The blade will break and may cause serious injury. • Overreaching with a hedge trimmer, particularly from a ladder, is extremely dangerous. Do not work from anything wobbly or infirm. 014626 Hold the trimmer with both hands and pull the switch trigger A or B and then move it in front of your body. 1. Trimming direction 2. Hedge surface to be trimmed 3. Tilt the blades. 1 3 2 011262 As a basic operation, tilt the blades towards the trimming direction and move it calmly and slowly at the speed rate of 3 - 4 seconds per meter. 014627 To cut a hedge top evenly, it helps to tie a string at the desired hedge height and to trim along it, using it as a reference line. 007559 Do not attempt to cut branches thicker than 10 mm diameter with this trimmer. These should first be cut with shears down to the hedge trimming level. CAUTION: • Do not cut off dead trees or similar hard objects. Failure to do so may damage the tool. 014628 Attaching the chip receiver (optional accessory) on the tool when trimming the hedge straight can avoid cut off leaves' being thrown away. 7