10WARNING:• Make sure that the engine is turned off, and remove the spark plug cap beforeassembling the pole hedge trimmer.• Wear protective gloves!• Secure cutting blades with the blade cover provided when connecting the trimmerunit to the pole.1. Remove the cap from the shaft.2. Loosen the M5 x 16 screw and M5 x 25 bolt.3. Insert shaft into the cover.NOTE: Make sure that the shaft is completely inserted into the cover(approx. 237 mm/ 9-3/8”).If you are having trouble inserting the shaft, manually rotate the drive axle alittle and try again.4. Make sure that the shaft is properly inserted and then tighten the M5 x 16 screwand the M5 x 25 bolt.ATTACHING THE HANDLE- Fix the loop handle on the shaft as shown.- To keep a proper distance between the grips, set the loop handle ahead of thearrows.USING THE SHOULDER STRAP (Optional accessory)How to wear the shoulder strap- Wear the shoulder strap over the left shoulder.- Keep the pole hedge trimmer unit on the right hand side of the body.- Attach the strap to the hanger provided on the pole hedge trimmer and adjust thelength of the strap to attain a comfortable working position.Detachment- In an emergency, push the notches (1) at both sides, and you can detach themachine from you.Be extremely careful to maintain control of the machine at this time. Do not allowthe machine to be deflected toward you or anyone in the work vicinity.WARNING: Failure to maintain complete control of the machine at all could result inserious bodily injury or DEATH.CONNECTING THE TRIMMER UNIT TO THE POLEHanger(1)Shoulder strapWear over leftshoulderto engineArrow markM5 x 16 screwCapShaftDrive axle Cover M5 x 25 bolt