Poulan 545177333 manuale d’uso

ENGLISH ESP AÑOL FRANÇAIS W ARNING: Read and follow all Safety Rules and Oper ating Inst ruc tions bef ore using th is product . F ailure t o do so ca n result in serious inj ury . ADVERTENCIA: Lea el manual de instrucc iones y s iga t odas las ad vert encias e instr ucciones de s eguridad. El no hac erlo puede resultar en le - siones grav es. A [...]

2 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS WAR N I NG : This unit can be danger ous! Careles s or improper use c an caus e ser ious injury. Read the operat or ’s manual before us e. Failure to follow ins truc tions could r esult in serious injury. Sav e operator ’s manual. DANGER: Falling objects c an caus e s evere head injury. Wear head protect[...]

3 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS Haz ard z one. Keep childr en, bys tanders , and animals a minimum of 50 feet (15 meters) away from the w ork area. D o not allow other people or animals to be near when s tarting or operating the pruner. Caref ully plan your pruning operation in adv ance. D o not star t c utting until y ou have a clear w or[...]

4 ID ENTIF ICA TIO N OF SA FETY SYMB OLS WA R N I N G : Fir e hazar d. Nev er mix , pour , or s tore gas oline or use t he unit near a flame or spar ks (inc luding s moking, open f lames, or work that c an c ause s park s ). Us e unleaded gas oline and two - - s trok e oil mix ed at a rat io of 40:1 (2.5%) . Alway s stop unit and disc onnec t s par[...]

5 SAFE TY RU LE S WAR N I NG : Alway s dis con nect s park plug wir e and plac e wir e wher e it c annot contac t spar k plug to pr event ac c idental sta rting w hen set ting up, tra nspor ting, adjus ting or mak ing re- pairs exc ept c arbur etor adj ustment s. Bec aus e a pruner i s a high- s peed wood- cut ting tool, s pecia l safet y pr ecaut [...]

6 MA INT AIN YO UR U NIT IN G OOD WORKING ORDER WAR N I NG : Dis connec t the spark plug before perfor ming maintenance except car buretor adjustments . S Look for and replac e damaged or loose parts before eac h use. Look for and r epair fuel leak s before us e. Keep in good work ing condition. S Make cert ain the chain st ops moving w hen the t h[...]

7 S Do not attempt c uts starting w ith the tip of the bar (plunge c uts ). S Watch for s hift ing of wood or other forc es that could c los e a c ut and pinch or fall i nto chain. S Us e the Reduc ed - - Kic k back G uide B ar and Low - - Kic k bac k C hain sp ecif ied for yo ur unit. MAIN T AIN CONTROL S Keep a good, firm grip on the pr uner with[...]

8 handlebar , a handlebar ac c ess ory kit (#530071451) is av ailable from y our autho- riz ed serv ic e dealer . Handlebar EDGER SAFETY WAR N I NG : Inspec t t he area to be edged before eac h use. R emove objec ts (roc ks , br oken glas s, nails , w ire, etc .) which can be thr own by the blade or c an w rap around the s haft. WAR N I NG : Blade [...]

9 S Throw away and replac e blades t hat are bent, warped, c rac ked, br oken or damaged in any other way. S Install r equired s hield properly before us ing the unit. U se the metal s hield for all metal blade use. WAR N I NG : Only use brushcutt er at- tachment s that pr ovide a metal shield w ith probos cis nos e. Probos ci s nose S Us e only s [...]

10 S Direc t material dis c harge away from glas s enclos ures , automobiles, etc . S Do not r un engine at high speed while not removing s now. S Be attentiv e when us ing the s nowthr ower, and stay alert f or holes in the ter rain and other hidden hazar ds. S Make s ure the rotor will spin fr eely before attaching the s nowt hrower to the power-[...]

11 SHOULDER STRAP ASSEMBL Y WAR N I NG : Proper s houlder st rap adjustments mus t be made with the engine completely s topped before using unit . 1. Try on s houlder str ap and adjus t for f it and balance befor e star ting the engine or beginning a cutting operat ion . 2. Ins ert y our right arm and head through the shoulder st rap and allow it t[...]

12 OPER A TION KNOW YOUR PRUNER READ THIS INSTRUCTIO N MANUAL AND SAFETY RULES BEFORE OPERA TING YO UR UNIT . Compare t he illus trations w ith y our unit to familiarize y ours elf with the loca tion of the vari ous contr ols and adjus tments . Sav e this manual for f uture r eferenc e. Primer bulb As sis t handle Starter handle Throttle trigger St[...]

13 WAR N I NG : A lternati ve f uels (not gas - oline) s uc h as E - - 15 (15% al cohol) , E - - 20 ( 20% alcoh ol), E - - 85 (85% alc ohol) a re N O T clas s ified as g asolin e and are N OT a pprov ed for us e in 2- - s trok e gas oline engi nes. U se of alternat ive fuels w ill cau se pro blems s uc h as: i mproper clut ch enga gements , ov erhe[...]

14 REMOVING PRUNER A TT ACH - MENT , LIN E TRIMMER A T T ACH - MENT , OR O THER OP TIONAL A T - TA C H M E N T S CAUTION: When removing or installing at- tachment s, place t he unit on a flat sur face f or stability. 1. Loos en the c oupler by t urning the k nob counter cloc k wis e. Coupler Knob LOOS EN TIGH TEN Upper Shaft Lower Attac hment 2. Pr[...]

15 Alway s r eleas e the thr ottle t rigger and allow the engine to re turn to idle s peed when not pruning. T o s top engine: S Releas e the thrott le trigger . S Pus h and releas e the engine O N /STOP swit ch. PRUNING WAR N I NG : B e alert for and guar d agains t kic k bac k. D o not allow the moving chain to contac t any ot her b ranc hes or o[...]

16 The most efficient line length is the max imum length allowed by t he line limiter . Alway s keep the s hield in place when the tool is being oper ated. T o adv ance line: S Operat e the engine at full thr ottle. S Hold the tr immer head parallel to and above the grass y area. S T ap the bottom of the tr immer head lightly on the groun d one tim[...]

17 MAINTE NANCE WAR N I NG : Dis connec t the spark plug before perfor ming maintenance except for car buretor adjustments . HE LPFUL T IP IMPO R T AN T : Hav e all repairs other than the rec - ommended maintenance desc ribed in the instruc tion manual performed by an authoriz ed serv ic e dealer. If any dealer other than an authoriz ed ser vic e d[...]

18 1. C lean the cov er and the ar ea around it to keep dir t from falling into the c arburet or chamber w hen the cov er is remov ed. 2. R emove parts by pres s ing button t o re- lease air f ilter cov er. NOTE: T o av oid c reating a fire haz ard or produc ing harmful evapor ativ e emiss ions, do not clean filter in gasoline or other flammable so[...]

19 5. Slide guide bar behind sproc ket until guide bar st ops agains t sproc k et. 6. R emove the old chain. 7. C arefully remov e new c hain fr om pack - age. Hold c hain with the drive link s as show n. CUTTE RS MUS T F ACE I N DIRE CTIO N OF RO T A TI ON Tip o f Bar Cutter Drivelin k Cut te rs Depth Gauge Drive Links 8. Plac e c hain ov er s pro[...]

20 CARBURETO R IDLE SPEED ADJUSTMENT WAR N I NG : Keep others away when making idle s peed adjustment s. The c hain will be mov ing during most of this proc edure. Wear your protec tive equipment and obs erv e all safety pr ecautions . Aft er mak ing adjus t- ments, the c hain must not mov e at idle speed. The carburetor has been car efully set at [...]

21 TROUBLE CAUSE REMEDY Engine will not sta rt. 1. Engine flooded. 2. Fuel tank empty. 3. Spark plug not firing. 4. Fuel not reac hing carbur etor . 5. Carbur etor requires adjustment. 1. See “S tarting a Flooded E ngine” in Operat ion Sect ion. 2. Fill tank with c orrec t f uel mixture. 3. Inst all new s park plug. 4. Chec k for dirty fuel fil[...]

22 LIMI TED WA RRANTY Poulan PRO , a div ision of Hus qvar na Cons um - er Outdoor P roduc ts N.A ., Inc. , war rants to the original co nsumer purc has er that e ach new Poulan PRO bra nd gas oline tool or attach ment is fr ee from defe cts in mat erial and w ork man- ship and agr ees t o repair or replac e under this warr anty any defec tiv e gas[...]

23 s m a l lo f f - - r o a de n g i n et oa nP o u l a nP R Oa u t h o - riz ed repair c enter a s s oon as a problem exis ts . Warranty repair s should be complet ed in a r ea- sonab le amount of time, n ot to ex ceed 30 days . If y ou hav e any ques tions r egarding your w ar- ranty rights and respons ibilities , you sho ul d cont act your neare[...]