Craftsman CMESTA900 User Manual

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ASSEMBLY AND ADJUSTMENTS

WARNING: To reduce the risk of
serious personal injury, turn unit off and
disconnect it from power source before making
any adjustments or removing/installing
attachments or accessories. An accidental start-up
can causeinjury.
Assembly tools required
• Phillips Screwdriver (not supplied)
Installing the guard (Fig. A, C, D)

WARNING: NEVER OPERATE
APPLIANCE WITHOUT GUARD FIRMLY IN PLACE.
The guard must always be properly attached on the
appliance to protect theuser.
1. Remove the screw from theguard.
2. Turn the trimmer upside down so that you are looking
down at the spool cap
9
.
3. Turn the guard
8
upside down and slide it fully onto the
motor housing
6
. Make sure the tabs
11
on the guard
engage the ribs
12
on the trimmer head asshown.
4. Continue to slide the guard on until you hear it “snap”
into place. The locking tab
13
should snap into the
housing slot
14
(FigureC).
Figure C
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11
8
11
12
13
14
5. Using a Phillips screwdriver, insert the guard screw and
tighten securely as shown in Figure D to complete the
guardassembly.
6. Once the guard is installed, remove the covering from
the line cut-off blade, located on the edge of the guard
Figure D
Attaching the auxiliary handle
(Fig. A, E, F, G)
1. To attach the handle
4
, press in on the buttons
15
on
both sides of the upper housing as shown in Figure E.
2. Position the handle as shown in Figure F, matching up
the grooved side of the handle with the grooved button.
Partially push the handle on so that it will hold the
buttons in when you release them with your hand.
3. Push the handle completely onto the housing and
position it slightly until it “snaps” intoplace.
4. To adjust the handle up or down, press in on the button
16
and raise or lower the handle (FigureG).
5. The handle should be adjusted so that your front arm is
straight when the trimmer is in the workingposition.
Figure E
15
Figure F
Figure G
16
Height adjustment (Fig. H)

CAUTION: Adjust the length of the
trimmer to obtain proper working positions as
shown in Figures K andL.
• The overall height of the trimmer can be adjusted by
loosening the collar
5
and rotating it in the direction of
the arrow shown in Figure H.
• Move the upper housing straight up or down. When the
desired height is achieved, tighten the collar by rotating it
opposite of the direction shown in FigureH.
Figure H
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Craftsman CMESTA900 Specifications

General

Brand	Craftsman
Model	CMESTA900
Category	Trimmer
Language	English