Echo 99944200532 User Manual

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To reduce the risk of RSI/CTS, do the following:

• Avoid using your wrist in a bent, extended or twisted position. In-

stead try to maintain a straight wrist position. Also, when grasping,

use your whole hand, not just the thumb and index finger.

• Take periodic breaks to minimize repetition and rest your hands.

• Reduce the speed and force with which you do the repetitive move-

ment.

• Do exercises to strengthen the hand and arm muscles.

• Immediately stop using all power equipment and consult a doctor if

you feel tingling, numbness or pain in the fingers, hands, wrists or

arms. The sooner RSI/CTS is diagnosed,the more likely permanent

nerve and muscle damage can be prevented.

Guide Bar and Saw Chain

DANGER

• Serious injury may result from the use of non approved guide

bar and saw chain combinations. Read and comply with all

safety instructions listed in this manual.

•

ECHO

, INC. will not be responsible for the failure of cutting

devices or accessories which have not been tested and approved

by ECHO for use with this unit.

• Never adjust the guide bar or saw chain when the engine is operating.

• Check that the cutting attachment, guide bar and saw chain is firmly

attached and in safe operating condition.

• Only use

ECHO

approved guide bar and saw chain.

• Do not hit rocks, stones, tree stumps and other foreign objects with

the saw chain.

• Do not cut into the ground with the saw chain.

• If saw chain strikes an obstruction, stop engine immediately and

inspect saw chain for damage.

• Do not operate with a dull, broken or discolored saw chain.

• Remove all foreign objects from work area.

• Always cover the guide bar and saw chain with guide bar cover dur-

ing transportation and in storage.

DANGER

All over head electrical conductors and communications wires can

have electricity flow with high voltages. Never touch wires directly

or indirectly when pruning, otherwise serious injury or death may

result.

DANGER

Do not operate this product indoors or in inadequately ventilated

areas. Engine exhaust contains poisonous emissions and can cause

serious injury or death.

Read the Manuals

• Provide all users of this equipment with the Operator’s Manual and

Safety Manual for instructions on Safe Operation.