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Ele c tric a l Sa fe ty
Introduc tion
Note : It is re c om m e nd e d for inc re a se d e le c tric a l
sa fe ty to use a Re sid ua l Curre nt De vic e (RCD) with a
trip p ing c urre nt of not m ore tha n 30m A. Alwa ys
c he c k your RCD e ve ry tim e you use it.
Tha nk you for b uying your ne w Qua lc a st la wnm owe r.
This ma nua l g ive s instruc tions on the c orre c t
a sse m b ly a nd sa fe use of your m owe r. It is im p orta nt
tha t you re a d the se instruc tions c a re fully.
Note : Your mowe r is fitte d with a n a p p rove d
13A(BS1363/A) e le c tric p lug a nd is p rote c te d by a
13A fuse (ASTA Ap p rove d to BS1362).
Whe n fully a sse m b le d the ma c hine we ig hs
a p p roxima te ly 13.5kg . If ne c e ssa ry, ob ta in a ssista nc e
to re m ove from p a c ka g ing .
If the fitte d p lug is not suita b le for your soc ke t outle ts,
it should b e c ut off a nd a n a p p rop ria te p lug fitte d in
its p la c e .
Ta ke c a re whe n p ushing the ma c hine ove r une ve n
surfa c e s. Ne ve r lift the ma c hine unle ss you fe e l it is
c omforta b ly lig ht e noug h to d o so. Ob ta in a ssista nc e
if you ha ve tig ht a re a s or ob sta c le s to ne g otia te .
The se ve re d p lug must b e d isp ose d of to a void a
p ossib le shoc k ha za rd a nd should ne ve r b e inse rte d
into a 13A soc ke t e lse whe re .
Ple a se re c ord the following informa tion. It will he lp
your se rvic e a g e nt if you e ve r ne e d a ssista nc e or
sp a re p a rts. The informa tion is loc a te d on a la b e l on
the re a r of the ma c hine .
Your m owe r is d oub le insula te d for sa fe ty a nd
re q uire s no e a rth c onne c tion. The op e ra ting
volta g e is 230V a c .50Hz.
Mod e l Nº
Exte nsion c a ble
Se ria l Nº
Only use a n a p p rove d e xte nsion c a b le . Conta c t
your Qua lc a st Ap p rove d Se rvic e Ag e nt for d e ta ils.
Da te of p urc ha se
The c oup ling s of c onne c tion le a d s must b e
p rote c te d a g a inst sp la she s a nd the c oup ling
soc ke ts on the le a d s must b e ma d e of rub b e r or
c oa te d with rub b e r.
Unpa c king
Ca re fully re m ove the ma c hine from its p a c ka g ing
a nd c he c k tha t you ha ve a ll the following ite m s:
Fixing m e a ns for the c onne c tion le a d s must b e use d .
1. Mowe r
The c onne c tion le a d must b e insp e c te d for sig ns of
d a ma g e a t re g ula r inte rva ls a nd ma y only b e use d
if in p e rfe c t c ond ition.
2. Ha nd le top
3. Ha nd le b ottom
4. Gra ssb ox a nd g ra ssb ox top
5. A ha rd wa re p a c k c onta ining :
Mowe r Op e ra ting Instruc tions,
2 c lip s, 2 wing nuts, 2 b olts a nd
Ma c hine Re g istra tion Ca rd .
Asse mbly
1. Ra ise the he ig ht of c ut to se tting 7 (65m m ). Se e
He ig ht of Cut Ad justm e nt.
If a ny c omp one nts a re missing p le a se c a ll the
Consume r Ca re Hotline on (01449) 742130 for
a ssista nc e .We a lso ha ve a wid e ne twork of Qua lc a st
Ap p rove d Se rvic e Age nts who you c a n c onta c t for
se rvic e a nd a d vic e b oth within a nd outsid e the p e riod
of the gua ra nte e .
Fit the ha nd le b ottom to the m owe r Ste p 1 Fig 1A.
Line up the hole s of the ha nd le b ottom a nd
mowe r a nd fit p lug s Ste p 2 Fig 1A, e nsuring tha t
the y a re fully inse rte d .
2. Asse mb le the ha nd le top to the ha nd le b ottom
Fig 1B. Ensure tha t the c a b le c lip s a re a tta c he d
a round the inte rme d ia te c a b le b e fore fitting to
the ha nd le s Fig 1C.
For ord e ring sp a re s/ re p la c e m e nts p le a se re fe r to
the p a rts d ia g ra m sup p lie d .
3. Asse m b le the g ra ssb ox Fig 1D.
WARNING!
SWITCH OFF, REMOVE PLUG FROM
MAINS BEFORE ADJUSTING, CLEANING
OR IF CABLE IS CUT OR ENTANGLED.
Using your Mowe r
Gra ssbox
For non g ra ss c olle c tion the m owe r c a n b e use d
without the g ra ssb ox in p osition, with the d e fle c tor
g ua rd in the d own p osition.
THE BLADE CONTINUES TO ROTATE
FOR A FEW SECONDS AFTER THE
MACHINE IS SWITCHED OFF.
Fitting the gra ssbox
CAUTION - DO NOT TOUCH
ROTATING BLADE.
Lift the d e fle c tor gua rd a nd hold up Fig 2.
Fit the g ra ssb ox Fig 2.
Removing / Em p tying
Lift the d e fle c tor g ua rd a nd hold up - re move g ra ssb ox.
He ight of Cut Adjustm e nt
Ma inte na nc e
Stop , re le a se switc h le ve r b e fore a d justing he ig ht.
Stop , re m ove p lug from the p owe r sup p ly a nd
re m ove the g ra ssb ox.
Your ma c hine ha s se ve n se tting s whic h g ive the
following a p p roxima te he ig ht of c uts;
Note : To e nsure long a nd re lia b le se rvic e , c a rry out
1 = 18 m m 2 = 22 m m 3 = 27 m m
the following ma inte na nc e re g ula rly.
4 = 32 m m 5 = 40 m m 6 = 50 m m 7 = 65 m m
Re g ula rly c he c k for ob vious d e fe c ts suc h a s loose ,
d islod g e d or d a ma g e d b la d e , loose fixing s, a nd
worn or d a ma g e d c om p one nts. Che c k tha t c ove rs
a nd g ua rd s a re und a ma g e d a nd c orre c tly fitte d .
Re m ove the g ra ssb ox to a id a d justm e nt (se e
‘Gra ssb ox’).
Pre ss a nd hold the he ig ht of c ut b utton Fig 3.
Lift up or p ush d own the ma c hine until the re q uire d
he ig ht is ind ic a te d Fig 3.
Bla de Ma inte na nc e
Stop , re m ove p lug from the p owe r sup p ly a nd
re m ove the g ra ssb ox.
Re le a se the he ig ht of c ut b utton to loc k the he ig ht
of c ut se tting , a c lic k will b e he a rd whe n loc ke d .
Turn the ma c hine on its rig ht sid e Fig 6 a nd insp e c t
the b la d e a nd fa n; if b lunt or d a ma g e d fit a ne w
b la d e .
Sta rting a nd Stopping
To a id sta rting , p ush ha nd le d own to lift front whe e ls.
Sta rting
Use the following p roc e d ure to re m ove a nd re p la c e
the b la d e .
Pre ss a nd hold the sa fe ty b utton Fig 4.
Hold the b la d e Fig 6A using ga rd e ning g love s, use a
sp a nne r (not p rovid e d ) to re move the b la d e nut Fig
6B a nd b la d e .
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Sq ue e ze the switc h le ve r towa rd s the ha nd le .
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Re le a se the sa fe ty b utton Fig 4.
Be fo re fitting the ne w b la d e , e nsure tha t the fa n
Fig 6C is fitte d c orre c tly on the sha ft. It will fit in only
one p osition.
Stop p ing
Re le a se the switc h le ve r Fig 4.
Fit the b la d e Fig 6A a nd the b la d e nut Fig 6B. Ensure
tha t the b la d e is the c orre c t wa y up a nd tig hte n the
b la d e nut firm ly.
Mowing
Pla c e the ma c hine on the e d g e of the la wn, a s
c lose to the p owe r p oint a s p ossib le . Work a wa y
from the p owe r p oint Fig 5.
Whe n m owing DO NOT ALLOW THE MOTOR TO
LABOUR, p a rtic ula rly in he a vy c ond itions. Whe n the
m otor la b ours the sp e e d of the m otor d rop s a nd
you will he a r a c ha ng e in the m otor sound , whe n this
oc c urs stop m owing , re le a se switc h le ve r a nd RAISE
THE HEIGHT OF CUT. Fa ilure to d o so c ould d a ma g e
the ma c hine .
Afte r Mowing/ Stora ge
Cle a n the e xte rior of the ma c hine thoroughly using a
soft b rush a nd c loth.Do not use wa te r, solve nts or
p olishe s. Re move a ll gra ss a nd d e b ris,e sp e c ia lly from
the ve ntila tion slots.
Turn the ma c hine on its right sid e a nd c le a n the b la d e
a re a .If gra ss c uttings a re c omp a c te d in the b la d e
a re a ,re move with a wood e n or p la stic imp le me nt.
Store the ma c hine in a d ry p la c e . Do not p la c e
othe r ob je c ts on top of the ma c hine .
To a id stora g e loose n the ha nd le whe e ls Fig 1C a nd
fold the ha nd le s.
Ensure c a b le is not tra p p e d whe n fold ing / unfold ing
top ha nd le s, DO NOT DROP THE HANDLES.
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Fa ult Finding
The following ta b le g ive s c he c ks a nd a c tions tha t you c a n p e rform if your ma c hine d oe s not op e ra te c orre c tly.
If the se d o not id e ntify/ re m e d y the p rob le m c onta c t your Qua lc a st a p p rove d se rvic e a g e nt.
Wa rning - switc h off, re m ove p lug from m a ins b e fore inve stig a ting fa ult.
Sym p tom
Possib le Ca use
Re m e d y
Ma c hine fa ils to op e ra te
Powe r turne d off
Turn p owe r on
Ma ins soc ke t fa ulty
Exte nsion c a b le d a ma g e d
Fuse fa ulty/ b lown
Use a nothe r soc ke t
Insp e c t c a b le , re p la c e if d a ma g e d
Re p la c e Fuse
Ma c hine func tions
inte rm itte ntly
Exte nsion c a b le d a ma g e d
Insp e c t c a b le , re p la c e if d a ma g e d
Conta c t your se rvic e a g e nt
Ma c hine s inte rna l wiring d a ma g e d
Ma c hine le a ve s
ra g g e d finish
He ig ht of c ut too low
Cutting b la d e b lunt
Inc re a se he ig ht of c ut
(se e He ig ht of Cut Ad justm e nt)
Re p la c e b la d e
(se e Bla d e Ma inte na nc e )
Cle a n ma c hine (se e Afte r
Mowing /Stora g e )
Und e rsid e of ma c hine
b a d ly c log g e d
Bla d e fitte d up sid e d own
Re fit b la d e c orre c tly
(se e Bla d e Ma inte na nc e )
Cutting b la d e not
rota ting
Cutting b la d e ob struc te d
Bla d e nut/ b olt loose
Cle a r ob struc tion
Tig hte n b la d e nut/ b olt
Exc e ssive
Bla d e nut/ b olt loose
Tig hte n b la d e nut/ b olt
Re p la c e b la d e
vib ra tion/ noise
Cutting b la d e d a ma g e d
De c la ra tion of Conformity
Me a sure d va lue s d e te rm ine d a c c o rd ing to 2000/
14/ EC (so und p re ssure le ve l a t a he ig ht o f 1.60 m ,
1 m d ista nc e a wa y) a nd EN 28 662.
2000/ 14/ EC: The g ua ra nte e d so und p owe r le ve l L
Wa is lowe r tha n 84 d B (A). Co nfo rm ity a sse ssm e nt
p ro c e d ure a c c o rd ing to Anne x VIII
Typ ic a lly the A-we ig hte d noise le ve l of the p rod uc t is:
so und p re ssure le ve l 72 d B (A) ; so und p owe r le ve l
83 d B (A).
No tifie d b o d y: .SRL Sud b ury, Eng la nd
The typ ic a l ha nd / a rm vib ra tio n is b e low 2.5 m / s²
Sig ne d a t Stowma rke t
Da te : 2001
We d e c la re und e r o ur so le re sp o nsib ility, tha t this
p ro d uc t is in c o nfo rm ity with the fo llowing sta nd a rd s
o r sta nd a rd iza tio n d o c um e nts: EN60335,EN 836
a c c o rd ing to the p rovisio ns o f the d ire c tive s
89/ 336/ EEC, 98/ 37/ EC, 2000/ 14/ EC.
The Gua ra nte e
ix. Fa ilure is d ue to norma l we a r.The following p a rts
Qua lc a st g ua ra nte e s this p rod uc t a g a inst
ma nufa c turing d e fe c ts. We will re p a ir (or re p la c e a t
our op tion) if a ma nufa c turing d e fe c t oc c urs within
the g ua ra nte e p e riod a s long a s it ha s only b e e n
sub je c te d to d om e stic use .
a re c onsid e re d a s we a ring p a rts.The ir life is
d e p e nd a nt on re gula r se rvic ing a nd the y a re
not the re fore ,norma lly c ove re d by the gua ra nte e :
Bla d e s
For the p urp ose of this g ua ra nte e , d om e stic use
m e a ns a ny use of the p rod uc t on the p rop e rty
b e long ing to the p urc ha se r a nd form ing p a rt of the
ga rd e n a re a of his/ he r d we lling .
Be a ring s
Ca b le s
The c ost of routine ma inte na nc e of the p rod uc t is
not c ove re d b y the g ua ra nte e .
The g ua ra nte e p e riod is 5 ye a rs p a rts a nd two ye a rs
la b our c osts from d a te of p urc ha se .
It is in your b e st inte re st to follow the Op e ra ting
Instruc tions for your ma c hine , a s a p rop e rly c a re d for
p rod uc t should g ive ma ny ye a rs of e xc e lle nt
se rvic e .
To ob ta in a re p a ir und e r this g ua ra nte e :
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Ta ke the produc t to a n a pprove d se rvic e a ge nt.
Show your d a te d p roof of p urc ha se .
Show this g ua ra nte e .
Should you re q uire re p la c e m e nt p a rts, a lwa ys insist
on g e nuine Qua lc a st re p la c e m e nt p a rts. Any
d a ma g e c a use d to the p rod uc t throug h the fitting
of p a rts not ma d e by Qua lc a st is not c ove re d by the
g ua ra nte e .
The g ua ra nte e d oe s not a p p ly if:
i.
You c a nnot p rovid e d a te d p roof of p urc ha se .
ii. The p rod uc t ha s b e e n re sold b y the orig ina l
p urc ha se r (this d oe s not a p p ly in the Re p ub lic
of Ire la nd ), or ha s b e e n use d und e r hire .
Your sta tutory rig hts a re not a ffe c te d b y this
g ua ra nte e .
iii. The p rod uc t ha s b e e n m od ifie d to c ha ng e
the ma nufa c ture rs sp e c ific a tions, or if non
g e nuine re p la c e m e nt p a rts ha ve b e e n fitte d .
Environm e nta l Inform a tion
Your p rod uc t ha s b e e n ma nufa c ture d und e r a n
e nvironm e nta l ma na g e m e nt syste m using , whe n
p ossib le , the m ost e nvironm e nta lly re sp onsib le
ma te ria ls a nd p roc e sse s, a nd with the p ote ntia l for
re c yc ling a t the e nd of its life . The p a c ka g ing is a lso
re c yc la b le .
iv. Any p re vious re p a ir wa s und e rta ke n by a nyone
othe r tha n a n a pprove d se rvic e a ge nt.
v. The fa ult is d ue to ma la d justme nt, a b use , ne g le c t
or a c c id e nta l d a ma g e .
vi. The fa ult is d ue to la c k of lub ric a tion or
ma inte na nc e .
Whe n the tim e c om e s to d isp ose of this p rod uc t
p le a se c onsid e r the e nvironm e nt a nd ta ke it to a
re c og nise d re c yc ling fa c ility.
vii. Da ma g e to a ny p a rt,p a rtic ula rly the d rive or
c utting me c ha nism ha s b e e n c a use d by
a llowing the p rod uc t to strike solid ob je c ts.
(Ple a se c onta c t your loc a l a uthority for loc a tion
informa tion).
viii. The p rod uc t d e ve lop s a fa ult d ue to a b norma l
use .
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