Functional Description; Adjusting The Cutting Angle; Operation; Operating The Tool - Makita EN422MP Instruction Manual

FUNCTIONAL
DESCRIPTION
CAUTION:
Always be sure that the tool is
switched off and the battery cartridge is removed
before adjusting or checking function on the tool.

Adjusting the cutting angle

CAUTION:
Always be sure that the tool is
switched off before adjusting the cutting angle.
The angle of the head can be adjusted in 13 steps. To
change the angle of the head, follow the steps below.
1.
Hold the angle adjustment handle, and then adjust
the angle of the head while pulling the slide lever, and
then release the slide lever.
► Fig.21: 1. Slide lever 2. Angle adjustment handle
2. Move the head slightly until it is locked with a click.
NOTE: Make sure that the head is securely locked
before operating the tool.

OPERATION

WARNING:
Follow the warnings and precau-
tions in the chapter "SAFETY WARNINGS" and
the instruction manual of the power unit.

Operating the tool

WARNING:
Do not use the tool near any
electrical power lines. Contacting with power lines
or using the tool near power lines may cause serious
injury or electric shock resulting in death.
WARNING:
Keep hands away from shear
blades.
WARNING:
Be extremely careful to maintain
control of the tool at all times. Do not allow the
tool to be deflected toward you or anyone in the
work vicinity. Failure to keep control of the tool
could result in serious injury to the bystander and the
operator.
CAUTION:
Avoid operating the tool in very
hot weather as much as practicable. When operat-
ing the tool, be careful of your physical condition.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to accidentally
contact a metal fence or other hard objects while
trimming. The shear blades may break and cause
an injury.
CAUTION:
Be careful not to allow the shear
blades to contact the ground. The tool may recoil
and cause an injury.
CAUTION:
Overreaching with a hedge trim-
mer, particularly from a ladder, is extremely
dangerous. Do not work while standing on anything
wobbly or infirm.
NOTICE:
Do not attempt to cut branches thicker
than 10 mm in diameter with the tool. Cut branches
to 10 cm lower than the cutting height using branch
cutters before using the tool.
► Fig.22: (1) Cutting height (2) 10 cm
NOTICE:
Do not cut down dead trees or similar
hard objects. Doing so may damage the tool.
Hold the tool with both hands by holding the front han-
dle of the power unit or the front grip of the attachment
and the rear grip of the power unit.
► Fig.23: 1. Front handle 2. Rear grip
Pull the switch trigger while pressing the lock-off lever,
and then move the tool forward.
► Fig.24
For basic operation, tilt the shear blades toward the
trimming direction and move it calmly and slowly at the
speed rate of 3 to 4 seconds per meter.
► Fig.25
To cut a hedge side evenly, cut from the bottom to top.
► Fig.26
When trimming to make a round shape (trimming box-
wood or rhododendron, etc.), trim from the root to the
top for a beautiful finish.
► Fig.27
When shearing the grass, apply the shear blades to the
grass parallel to the ground, and shear the grass with a
right to left swinging movement.
► Fig.28
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