Operation - EINHELL GE-LS 18 Li Originalbetriebsanleitung

The green LED will then begin to fl ash.
3. Push the battery pack onto the battery char-
ger.
4. In the section entitled „Charger indicator" you
will fi nd a table with an explanation of the LED
indicator on the charger.
If the battery pack fails to charge, check for the
following:
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voltage at the power socket
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whether there is good contact at the charging
contacts of the charging unit
If the battery pack still fails to charge, send
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the charger and charging adapter
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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 ser-
vice, 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 di-
scharged. This will cause it to develop a defect.
5.4 Battery capacity indicator (Fig. 5)
Press the button for the battery capacity indicator
(B). The battery capacity indicator (C) 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:
The battery is empty, recharge the battery.
All LEDs blink:
The battery temperature is too high. Remove the
battery from the equipment, keep it at room tem-
perature for one day. If the fault reoccurs, this me-
ans that the rechargeable battery has undergone
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exhaustive discharge and is defective. Remove
the battery from the equipment. Never use or
charge a defective battery.

6. Operation

6.1 Switching ON/OFF
6.1.1 Switching on
This equipment comes with an ON/OFF main
switch (slide switch).
a) (Fig. 6) When the slide switch is pressed into
the housing on the left - OFF position - , the
equipment will be switched off . Always use
this position when you are not working with
the equipment.
b) (Fig. 7) When the slide switch is pressed into
the housing on the right - ON position - , the
equipment will be switched on.
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(Fig. 7) Press the ON/OFF main switch into
the ON position.
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(Fig. 1) Actuate the locking button (Item 4)
and the ON/OFF button (Item 3). The cutting
blade will move to the "Open" position.
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If you press the locking button and the ON/
OFF button again, the cutting blade will close.
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If you release the ON/OFF button again, the
cutting blade will move into the "Open" positi-
on.
6.1.2 Switching off
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(Fig. 1) Press the locking button (Item 4) and
the ON/OFF button (Item 3). The cutting bla-
de will move to the "Closed" position.
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(Fig. 6) Press the ON/OFF main switch into
the OFF position.
6.2 Using the equipment
The equipment is used like a conventional garden
shears. Use your free hand to move the branches
etc. into position. Keep a safe distance between
this hand and the work area – risk of injury.
As described in section 6.1.1, press the ON/OFF
button to close the cutting blade and release the
ON/OFF button again to open the cutting blade.
Note:
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Take account of the maximum cutting capa-
city (see Technical Data) when cutting bran-
ches.
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If you try to cut branches that are too thick or
too hard for the equipment to cut through, the
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