DR Power Lawn Aerator - Manual (Page 12)

12 DR ® LAWN AERATOR
6. Pull the Plug Wire Boot from the Spark Plug so you can reach the Plug Wire
better (Figure 13).
7. Route the Meter Wire up to the Spark Plug.
NOTE: Avoid placing the Wire on, or near hot surfaces. Leave some slack in the
Wire between the Meter and Plug Wire to avoid stress to the Wire.
8. At the area between the Sheathing and Rubber Boot, wrap the Sensor Wire
tightly around the Spark Plug Wire 4 to 5 times and secure the Wire as shown
with a Cable Tie. Make sure the Cable Tie is securing both ends of the Wire
securely without causing stress on the Wire. Cut the excess Cable Tie and
Sensor Wire with Wire Cutters.
9. Replace the Engine Air Filter Cover.
Note: When installing the Air Filter Cover make sure you have the Filters installed
correctly and that the bottom Tabs in the Filter Cover are inserted fully into the slots.
See the Engine manual for details.
Operating the Maintenance Meter
The Meter is fully automatic with a display that may be read at all times, whether
the engine is on or off however the engine RPM will display as ‘0’ until the
engine is running. You can cycle through the various functions of the Meter at
anytime by pressing the gray Function Button located on the front of the Meter
(Figure 14).
When the Meter is set to Accumulated Hours and the Engine is running the
hourglass will blink on and off indicating that it is monitoring run time.
The Meter will monitor the Accumulated Running Time, Engine RPM, Time until
the Engine Oil needs to be changed and the Time until Lubrication is
recommended. After 20 hours of running time, the meter will automatically
blink “CHG OIL” --- “in 5.0” and will blink every 10 seconds as a gentle reminder
as the time counts down. When these last 5 hours have elapsed the meter will
blink “CHG OIL” --- “NOW”.
Once you have changed the oil or lubed the machine you can reset the Meter.
With the Meter set on the blinking alert, hold the Function Button down for 9
seconds and the alert will be reset back to the 25 hour start time to begin count
down until the next oil change.
Note: If you are running your DR Lawn Aerator for the first time, the oil should be
changed after the first 5 hours of operation. You may then follow the meter signal for
oil change reminders. If the RPM indication is not responding to changes in engine
speed, check the connection at the back of the Meter and make certain the meter
wire is wrapped tightly around the spark plug wire.
Spark Plug Wire
Sheathing
Cable Tie
Figure 13
4 - 5 Wraps
Meter Wire
Function
Button
Figure 14