Einhell GE-CT 18/30 Li Cordless Grass Trimmer Instructions

Einhell GE-CT 18/30 Li Cordless Grass Trimmer

Danger!

When using equipment, a few safety precautions must be observed to avoid injuries and damage. Please read the complete original operating in-structions and safety information with due care. Keep these operating instructions in a safe place so that the information is available at all times. If you give the equipment to any other person, hand over these original operating instructions and the safety information as well. We cannot accept any liability for damage or accidents which arise due to failure to follow these instructions and the safety information.

Explanation of the symbols used (see Fig. 21)

1.  Warning!
2.  Wear eye protection!
3.  Wear ear protection!
4.  Read the operating instructions!
5.  Keep other persons away!
6.  Protect from the damp.
7.  Guaranteed sound power level

Safety information
Warning!
Read all the safety information, instructions, illustrations, and technical data provided on or with this power tool. Failure to adhere to the following instructions may result in electric shock, fi re and/or serious injury. Keep all the safety information and instructions in a safe place for future use. This tool is not intended to be used by children, persons with reduced physical, sensory or mental capacities or with a lack of experience and knowledge, or persons who are not familiar with the in-structions. Children must always be supervised in order to ensure that they do not play with the tool. Children are not allowed to carry out cleaning or maintenance. Local regulations might specify an age limit for the user.

Layout and items supplied

Layout (Figs. 1/2)

1.  Safety lock-off
2.  On/Off switch
3.  Battery mount
4.  Long handle release
5.  Additional handle
6.  Additional handle release
7.  Lock for the rotatable motorhead
8.  Locking button for long handle tilt
9.  Guard hood
10.  Assembly screw
11. Thread cutter
12. Edge guide
13. Line spool housing
14.  Guide wheels

Items supplied
Please check that the article is complete as specifi ed in the scope of delivery. If parts are missing, please contact our service center or the sales outlet where you made your purchase at the latest within 5 working days after purchasing the product and upon presentation of a valid bill of purchase. Also, refer to the warranty table in the service information at the end of the operating instructions.

•  Open the packaging and take out the equip-ment with care.
•  Remove the packaging material and any packaging and/or transportation braces (if available).
•  Check to see if all items are supplied.
•  Inspect the equipment and accessories for transport damage.
•  If possible, please keep the packaging until the end of the guarantee period.

Danger!
The equipment and packaging material are not toys. Do not let children play with plastic bags, foils or small parts. There is a danger of swallowing or suff locating!

•  Grass trimmer with an additional handle
•  Guard hood
•  Guide wheels
•  Original operating instructions
•  Safety information

Intended use
The equipment is designed for cutting lawns and small areas of grass in private and hobby gardens. Equipment designed for use in private and hob-by gardens is regarded as unsuitable for use in public facilities, parks and sports centers, along roadways, or in agriculture and forestry. The operating instructions supplied by the manufacturer must be obeyed to ensure that the equipment is used properly.
Important! This equipment must not be used for composting purposes (shredding) as this could result in injury or damage to property. The equipment may be used only for the tasks it is designed to handle. Any other use is deemed to be a case of misuse. The user/operator and not the manufacturer will be liable for any damage or injuries of any kind resulting from such misuse. Please note that our equipment has not been designed for use in commercial, trade or industrial applications. Our warranty will be voided if the equipment is used in commercial, trade or industrial businesses or for equivalent purposes.

Technical data

• Operating voltage: ……………………………. 18 V DC
• Speed n0 ………………………………………8500 min-1
• Cutting circle ……………………………………Ø 30 cm
• Cutting line …………………………………….Ø 1.6 mm
• Protection class ………………………………………….III
• Measured sound power level LWA ….. 90.7 dB (A)
• Uncertainty K ……………………………………3.16 dB
• Sound pressure level Le at the operator‘s ear …..
• …………………………………………………….. 75 dB (A)
• Uncertainty K ……………………………………..3.0 dB
• Vibration ………………………………………. ≤ 2.5 m/s2
• Uncertainty K ……………………………………1.5 m/s2
• Weight ………………………………………………..2.1 kg

Caution!
The equipment is supplied without batteries and without a charger and is allowed to be used only with the lithium-ion batteries of the Power X-Change series! The lithium-ion batteries of the Power X-Change series are allowed to be charged only with the Power X charger. The machine noise might exceed 85 dB (A). The operator will require noise protection measures if this is the case. The noise was measured in ac-cordance with EN ISO 11201: 2010 and EN ISO 3744: 2010. The value quoted for vibration was determined in accordance with a set of standardized criteria and can be used to compare diff erent products with one another. This value is also suitable to be used for estimating in advance the strain on the user caused by the vibration.

Caution!
Depending on how you use the device, the actual vibration emissions can vary from the values listed above. Take appropriate measures to protect yourself against vibration stress. Take the entire work sequence into consideration including times at which the device is not working under load or is switched off . Appropriate measures include among other things regular care and maintenance of the device and tool attachments, keeping your hands warm, taking regular breaks and good work sequence planning. Reduce noise generation and vibration to a minimum!

•  Maintain and clean the equipment regularly.
•  Adapt your way of working to the equipment.
•  Do not overload the equipment.
•  Has the equipment been checked if necessary?
•  Switch off the equipment when not in use.
•  Wear gloves.
•  Wear ear protection.

Caution!
Residual risks
Even if you use this electric tool in ac-cordance with the instructions, certain residual risks cannot be eliminated. The following hazards may arise in connection with the equipment‘s construction and layout:

1.  Damage to hearing if no suitable ear protection is worn.
2.  Health damage is caused by hand-arm vibration if the equipment is used over a longer period or is not properly guided and maintained.
3.  Injury and damage to property caused by fl y-ing parts.
4.  Cut injuries if no suitable safety clothing is used.

Before using the equipment

Fitting the guard hood (Fig. 3-4) Remove the screw (Fig. 2 / Item 9a) from the guard hood. Place the guard hood (Item 9) on the motor housing and have it latch onto the motor housing (Item 9b). Secure the guard hood with the mounting screw (Item 9a). At the bottom of the guard, the hood is a blade (Fig. 2 / Item 10) for auto-matically adapting the length of the cutting line. It is provided with a safety cover. Remove the safety cover before starting work.

Adjusting the additional handle (Fig. 5) Pull the release (Item 6) in the direction of the arrow and tilt the additional handle. There are 5 working positions and one storage position in which the additional handle can latch. Operation is permitted only when the additional handle is latched in place.

Height adjustment (Fig. 6)
Pull the release (Item 4) and set the required working height on the telescopic tube. You will hear an audible click when the telescopic tube latches in place. Operation is permitted only when the telescopic tube is latched in place. Adjusting the angle of tilt of the long handle (Fig. 7) Press the button for adjusting the angle of tilt (Item 8). Now you can set the long handle to the required angle of tilt. To fi x the angle of tilt, release the button and allow the handle to lock into position. Four diff erent locking angles are possible.

Warning!
Risk of injury!
If the angle of tilt of the long handle is wrongly set, you could injure yourself or the grass trimmer could become damaged.

•  Use the grass trimmer only when the long handle and the button are latched in one of the four positions for the angle of tilt and when the long handle is securely seated.
•  Do not use the grass trimmer if the long hand-le is not latched in place.

Using the edge guide (Fig. 7)
There are 2 locking points (minimum/maximum edge guide length). To change the position of the edge guide (Item 11) after it has latched in place, pull or and push it out of the lock.

Charging the battery (Figure 8)

1.  Take the battery pack out of the equipment. To do so, press the push-lock button (Fig. 10/Item C).
2.  Check that your mains voltage is the same as that marked on the rating plate of the battery charger. Insert the power plug of the charger into the socket outlet. The green LED will then begin to fl ash.
3.  Insert the battery into the charger.
4.  In the section entitled „Charger indicator, “ you will fi nd a table with an explanation of the LED indicator on the charger. The battery can become a little warm during the charging. This is normal. If the battery pack fails to charge, check:

•  whether there is the voltage at the socket outlet
•  whether there is good contact at the charging contacts

If the battery pack still fails to charge, send

•  the charger
•  and the battery pack to our customer service center.

To ensure that items are properly packaged and delivered when you send them to us, please contact our customer service or the point of sale at which the equipment was purchased. When shipping or disposing of batteries and cordless tools, always ensure that they are packed individually in plastic bags to prevent short circuits and fi res. To ensure that the battery pack provides long service, you should take care to recharge it promptly. You must recharge the battery pack when you notice that the performance of the device drops. Never allow the battery pack to become fully discharged. This will cause it to develop a defect.  Battery charge level indicator (Fig. 9) Press the button for the battery charge level indicator (Item A). The battery charge level indicator (Item B) shows the charge status of the battery using 3 LEDs. All 3 LEDs are lit: The battery is fully charged.

2 or 1 LED(s) are lit:
The battery has an adequate remaining charge.

1 LED fl ashes:
If the battery is empty, recharge the battery.

All LEDs blink:
The battery temperature is too low. Remove the battery from the equipment, keep it at room tem-perature for one day. If the fault reoccurs, this means that the rechargeable battery has undergone exhaustive discharge and is defective. Remove the battery from the equipment. Never use or charge a defective battery.

Fitting the battery (Fig. 10)

Press the push lock button of the rechargeable battery and push the rechargeable battery into the mount provided. Make sure that the push-lock button engages properly! To remove the battery, proceed in reverse order!

Danger!
Start up the equipment only when it is fully assembled.

Operation

The grass trimmer has a semi-automatic line extension system. Each time you activate the semi-automatic line extension system, the line is automatically extended to ensure that you can cut your lawn with the perfect cutting width at all times. To extend the cutting line, run the motor and tap the line spool on the ground. This will automatically extend the line. The blade on the gu- ard hood will cut the line to the appropriate length. Please note that the more often you activate the semi-automatic line extension system, the more the line will wear.
Note: If the line is too long when you use the equipment for the fi rst time, the surplus end of it will be cut by the blade on the guard hood.
If the line is too short when you start the equip-ment for the fi rst time, press the knob on the line spool and pull the line hard. When you then start the machine for the fi rst time the line will be cut to the perfect length automatically. Caution! Bits of the nylon line catapulted out into the surroundings and could cause injuries!

•  Never use the grass trimmer without the guard.
•  Do not mow grass when it is wet. The best results are achieved on dry grass.
•  To switch on your grass trimmer, press the safety lock-off (Fig.10 / Item 1) and the On/Off switch (Fig. 10 / Item 2).
•  To switch off your grass trimmer, let go of the On/Off switch (Fig. 10 / Item 2) again.
•  Do not allow the grass trimmer near the grass until the switch is pressed, i.e. the grass trimmer is in operation.
•  To cut properly, swing the grass trimmer sideways while moving forwards. Keep the grass trimmer inclined at an angle of approx. 30° while you do so (see Figs. 11 and 12).
•  If the grass is long, the grass must be cut shorter in stages, starting from the tip (see Fig. 13).
•  Use the edge guide and the guard hood to prevent unnecessary wear on the line.
•  To avoid unnecessary wear on the line, keep the grass trimmer away from hard objects.
•  To use the edge guide along walls or objects, pull the edge guide forward (see section 5.5). Push it into the guard hood when not in use (see section 5.5).

Using the grass trimmer as an edge trimmer (Fig. 17)
To cut the edges of lawns alongside e.g. fl ower beds (vertical cutting), the grass trimmer can be converted into a lawn edge trimmer. Push the guide wheels (Fig. 14 / Item 13) from above onto the mount (Fig. 7 + 14 / Fig. 13a) until you hear the wheels latch in place (Fig. 15). To remove the guide wheels, pull the lug (Fig. 16 / Item 13b) while simultaneously pulling the guide wheels up and off .
The lock (Fig. 15 / Item 7) latches in the angle ad-juster (Fig. 15 / Item 7a). While holding the angle adjuster in place, pull the long handle up and out of the lock and turn it clockwise through 90° until it latches home. Tilt the long handle as required (see section 5.4). Return the motor head in reverse order to its original position in order to use it as a grass trimmer.

Cleaning, maintenance, and ordering of spare parts

Before putting away or cleaning the grass trimmer, switch it off and remove the battery.

Cleaning

•  Keep all safety devices, air vents, and motor housing free of dirt and dust as far as possible. Wipe the equipment with a clean cloth or blow it down with compressed air at low pressure.
•  We recommend that you clean the equipment immediately after you use it.
•  Clean the equipment regularly with a damp cloth and some soft soap. Do not use cleaning agents or solvents; these may be aggressive to the plastic parts in the equipment. Ensure that no water can get into the interior of the equipment. The ingress of water into an electric tool increases the risk of an electric shock.
•  Use a brush to remove deposits from the safety cover.

Replacing the line spool (Fig. 18 – 20) Danger! Remove the battery!

1.  Press the line spool housing together at the opposite-lying ribbed points (Item 12a) and remove the spool cover (Item 12b).
2.  Remove the empty line spool.
3.  Thread the end of the line from the new line spool (Item 12c) through the eyelet (Item 12d) of the spool cover and allow approx. 10 cm of line to project.

Maintenance
There are no other parts inside the equipment which require maintenance.

Ordering spare parts
Please provide the following information on all orders for spare parts:

•  Model/type of the equipment
•  Article number of the equipment
•  ID number of the equipment
•  Spare part number of the required spare part For our latest prices and information please go to www.Einhell-Service.com

Disposal and recycling

The equipment is supplied in packaging to prevent it from being damaged in transit. The raw materials in this packaging can be reused or recycled. The equipment and its accessories are made of various types of material, such as metal and plastic. Never place defective equipment in your household refuse. The equipment should be taken to a suitable collection center for proper disposal. If you do not know the whereabouts of such a collection point, you should ask in your local council offices.

Disposal and recycling
Remove the rechargeable battery/batteries.
Store the equipment and accessories in a dark and dry place at an above- freezing temperature. The ideal storage temperature is between 5 and 30 °C. Store the electric tool in its original packaging.

Transport

•  Always hold the equipment with one hand on the handle and the other hand on the additional handle. Do not carry the equipment by its motor housing.
•  Secure the equipment against slipping if you transport it in a vehicle.
•  As far as possible, use the original packaging for transporting the equipment.

Faults
The equipment does not work: Check that the battery is charged and whether the charger is working. If the equipment will not work in spite of the voltage supply being OK, please send it to the customer service address below.

Charger indicator

The charger is connected to the mains and is ready for use; there is no battery pack in the charger

On| Off| Charging

The charger is charging the battery pack in quick charge mode. The char- ging times are shown directly on the charger.

Important! The actual charging times may vary slightly from the stated

charging times depending on the existing battery charge.

Off| On| The battery is charged and ready for use.

The unit then changes over to gentle charging mode until the battery is fully charged.

To do this, leave the rechargeable battery on the charger for approx. 15 minutes longer.

Action:

Take the battery pack out of the charger. Disconnect the charger from the mains supply.

Flashing| Off| Adapted charging

The charger is in gentle charging mode.

For safety reasons the charging is performed less quickly and takes more time. The reasons can be:

– The rechargeable battery has not been used for a very long time.

– The battery temperature is outside the ideal range.

Action:

Wait for the charging to be completed; you can still continue to charge the battery pack.

Flashing| Flashing| Fault

Charging is no longer possible. The battery pack is defective.

Action:

Never charge a defective battery pack. Take the battery pack out of the charger.

On| On| Temperature fault

The battery pack is too hot (e.g. due to direct sunshine) or too cold (below 0° C).

Action:

Remove the battery pack and keep it at room temperature (approx. 20° C) for one day .

For EU countries only
Never place any electric power tools in your household refuse.
To comply with European Directive 2012/19/EC concerning old electric and electronic equipment and its implementation in national laws, old electric power tools have to be separated from other waste and disposed of in an environment-friendly fashion, e.g. by taking to a recycling depot.

Recycling alternative to the return request:
As an alternative to returning the equipment to the manufacturer, the owner of the electrical equipment must make sure that the equipment is properly disposed of if he no longer wants to keep the equipment. The old equipment can be returned to a suitable collection point that will dispose of the equipment in accordance with the national recycling and waste disposal regulations. This does not apply to any accessories or aids without electrical components supplied with the old equipment. The reprinting or reproduction by any other means, in whole or in part, of documentation and papers ac-companying products, is permitted only with the express consent of the Einhell Germany AG. Subject to technical changes

Service Information

We have competent service partners in all countries named on the guarantee certifi cate whose contact details can also be found on the guarantee certificate. These partners will help you with all service requests such as repairs, spare and wearing part orders or the purchase of consumables. Please note that the following parts of this product are subject to normal or natural wear and that the following parts are therefore also required for use as consumables.

Not necessarily included in the scope of delivery!
In the eff ect of defects or faults, please register the problem on the internet at www.Einhell-Service.com. Please ensure that you provide a precise description of the problem and answer the following questions in all cases:

•  Did the equipment work at all or was it defective from the beginning?
•  Did you notice anything (symptom or defect) prior to the failure?
•  What malfunction does the equipment have in your opinion (main symptom)? Describe this malfunction.

Warranty certifi cate

Dear Customer,
All of our products undergo strict quality checks to ensure that they reach you in perfect condition. In the unlikely event that your device develops a fault, please contact our service department at the address shown on this guarantee card. You can also contact us by telephone using the service number shown. Please note the following terms under which guarantee claims can be made:

1.  These guarantee terms apply to consumers only, i.e. natural persons intending to use this product neither for their commercial activities nor for any other self-employed activities. These warranty terms regulate additional warranty services, which the manufacturer mentioned below promises to buyers of its new products in addition to their statutory rights of guarantee. Your statutory guarantee claims are not aff ected by this guarantee. Our guarantee is free of charge to you.

2.  The warranty services cover only defects due to material or manufacturing faults on a product which you have bought from the manufacturer mentioned below and are limited to either the rectifi cation of said defects on the product or the replacement of the product, whichever we prefer.
   Please note that our devices are not designed for use in commercial, trade or professional applications. A guarantee contract will not be created if the device has been used by commercial, trade or industrial business or has been exposed to similar stresses during the guarantee period.

3. The following are not covered by our guarantee:

4.  Damage to the device caused by a failure to follow the assembly instructions or due to incorrect installation, a failure to follow the operating instructions (for example connecting it to an incorrect mains voltage or current type) or a failure to follow the maintenance and safety instructions or by exposing the device to abnormal environmental conditions or by lack of care and maintenance.

5.  Damage to the device caused by abuse or incorrect use (for example overloading the device or the use or unapproved tools or accessories), ingress of foreign bodies into the device (such as sand, stones or dust, transport damage), the use of force or damage caused by external forces (for example by dropping it).

6.  Damage to the device or parts of the device caused by normal or natural wear or tear or by normal use of the device.

7.  The guarantee is valid for a period of 24 months starting from the purchase date of the device. Guarantee claims should be submitted before the end of the guarantee period within two weeks of the defect being noticed. No guarantee claims will be accepted after the end of the guarantee period. The original guarantee period remains applicable to the device even if repairs are carried out or parts are replaced. In such cases, the work performed or parts fi tted will not result in an extension of the guarantee period, and no new guarantee will become active for the work performed or parts fi tted. This also applies if on-site service is used.

8.  To make a claim under the guarantee, please register the defective device at: www.Einhell-Service.com. Please keep your bill of purchase or other proof of purchase for the new device. Devices that are returned without proof of purchase or without a rating plate shall not be covered by the guarantee, because appropriate identification will not be possible. If the defect is covered by our guarantee, then the item in question will either be repaired immediately and returned to you or we will send you a new replacement.Of course, we are also happy off er a chargeable repair service for any defects which are not covered by the scope of this guarantee or for units that are no longer covered. To take advantage of this service, please send the device to our service address.
   Also refer to the restrictions of this warranty concerning wear parts, consumables and missing parts as set out in the service information in these operating instructions.

References

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