Toro 88503, 88506 Operator's Manual

24VLi-IonBatteryandBatteryCharger

ModelNo.88503—SerialNo.319000001andUp

ModelNo.88506—SerialNo.319000001andUp

FormNo.3424-967RevA

Operator'sManual

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productandaccessoryinformation,helpndinga
dealer,thecompletewarrantydetails,ortoregister
yourproduct.

WARNING

CALIFORNIA

Proposition65Warning

Thepowercordonthisproductcontains

lead,achemicalknowntotheState

ofCaliforniatocausebirthdefects

orotherreproductiveharm.Wash

handsafterhandling.

Safety

Importantsafetyinstructions—Savethese
instructions.

DANGER

Toreducetheriskofreorelectricshock,
carefullyfollowtheseinstructions:

CAUTION

Thebatteryusedinthisdevicemaypresenta
riskofreorchemicalburnifmistreated.

Donotdisassemble,heatabove104degrees
F(40degreesC),orincinerate.Replace
batterywithTorogenuinebatteriesonly.Use
ofanotherbatterymaypresentariskofre
orexplosion.

CAUTION

Disposeofausedbatterypromptly .Keep
awayfromchildren.Donotdisassembleand
donotdisposeofinre.

CAUTION

Overheatingbatteriescancausereand
severeburns.

Donotopen,crush,heatabove104degrees
F(40degreesC),orincinerate.Followthe
manufacturer’sinstructions.

1.Besurevoltageselectorisincorrect
voltagepositionbeforepluggingin.

2.ForuseintheU.S.A.,thevoltageselector
switchmustbeplacedinthe120volt
position.Foruseincountriesotherthan
theU.S.A.,thevoltageselectormayneed
tobeplacedinotherthanthe120volt
position.Conrmthevoltageavailable
ateachcountrylocationbeforeusing
theproduct.

3.Forconnectiontoasupplynotinthe
U.S.A.,useanattachmentplugadapter
ofthepropercongurationforthepower
outlet,ifneeded.

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Thispowerunitisintendedtobecorrectlyorientated
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SafetyandInstructional
Decals

Safetydecalsandinstructionsareeasilyvisibletotheoperatorandarelocatednearanyarea
ofpotentialdanger.Replaceanydecalthatisdamagedormissing.

decal121-7692

121–7692

decal121-7606

121–7606

decal121-7602

121–7602

decal125-3226

125–3226

2

ChargingtheBatteryPack

1.Turnthebatteryupsidedownandlineupthe
batteryterminalwiththeslotinthecharger
(Figure1andFigure2).

Figure1

4.RefertothetablebelowtointerprettheLED
indicatorsonthebatterycharger.

LEDCOLOR

Left

RedRedBatteryischarging

Red

Red

RightIndicates:

Green

Orange

Fullycharged

Batteryistoo
warm:Remove
forapproximately
30minutes

InsertingtheBatteryinto
theTrimmer

1.Alignthetongueofthebatterypackwiththe
cavityinthehandlehousing(Figure3).

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1.LEDindicators2.Insertbatteryhere

Figure2

1.LEDindicators(levelof
charge)

2.Releasebutton

3.Batteryterminal

2.Slidethebatteryintothechargeruntilitclicks

intoplace.

3.Toremovethebattery,pressdownonthe

releasebuttonandslidethebatterybackwards
outofthecharger.

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Figure3

Hedgetrimmerhandleshown

1.Cavity

2.Tongue

3.Latch

2.Graspthetrimmerhandle.

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3.Pushthebatterypackintothehandleuntilthe
latchlocksintoplace.

Important:Thebatterypackisnotfully

chargedwhenitispurchased.Beforeusing
thetrimmerforthersttime,placethe
batterypackinthechargerandchargeituntil
theLEDindicatorsturngreen.Makesureto
readallsafetyprecautions.Withregularuse,
itwillneedshorterchargingtime.Ifstoring
foraprolongedperiodoftime,removethe
battery.Whenreadytouseagain,chargethe
batterypackuntiltheLEDindicatorsturn
green.

3

BatteryPackPreparation
ForRecycling

WARNING

Uponremoval,coverthebatterypack's
terminalswithheavy-dutyadhesivetape.Do
notattempttodestroyordisassemblethe
batterypackorremoveanyofitscomponents.
Lithium-ionbatteriesmustberecycledor
disposedofproperlyatthenearestbattery
recyclingfacility.

4

Troubleshooting

Usingthebatterywhenitishotcanreducetheoperatingtime.Thebatterywillautomaticallystopworkingwhen
itisoverheatedtopreventdamagetoit.Removethebatteryfromthechargerandallowittocoolbefore
placingitbackintothetrimmer.

Usingthebatterywhenthereismoistureontheleadscancausethetrimmertomalfunction.Allowthebatteryto
dryorwipeitdrybeforeplacingitbackintothetrimmer.

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Notes:

CaliforniaProposition65WarningInformation

Whatisthiswarning?

Youmayseeaproductforsalethathasawarninglabellikethefollowing:

WARNING:CancerandReproductiveHarm—www.p65Warnings.ca.gov.

WhatisProp65?

Prop65appliestoanycompanyoperatinginCalifornia,sellingproductsinCalifornia,ormanufacturingproductsthatmaybesoldinorbroughtinto
California.ItmandatesthattheGovernorofCaliforniamaintainandpublishalistofchemicalsknowntocausecancer ,birthdefects,and/orother
reproductiveharm.Thelist,whichisupdatedannually,includeshundredsofchemicalsfoundinmanyeverydayitems.ThepurposeofProp65isto
informthepublicaboutexposuretothesechemicals.

Prop65doesnotbanthesaleofproductscontainingthesechemicalsbutinsteadrequireswarningsonanyproduct,productpackaging,orliteraturewith
theproduct.Moreover ,aProp65warningdoesnotmeanthataproductisinviolationofanyproductsafetystandardsorrequirements.Infact,the
CaliforniagovernmenthasclariedthataProp65warning“isnotthesameasaregulatorydecisionthataproductis‘safe’or‘unsafe.’”Manyofthese
chemicalshavebeenusedineverydayproductsforyearswithoutdocumentedharm.Formoreinformation,gotohttps://oag.ca.gov/prop65/faqs-view-all

AProp65warningmeansthatacompanyhaseither(1)evaluatedtheexposureandhasconcludedthatitexceedsthe“nosignicantrisklevel”;or(2)
haschosentoprovideawarningbasedonitsunderstandingaboutthepresenceofalistedchemicalwithoutattemptingtoevaluatetheexposure.

Doesthislawapplyeverywhere?

Prop65warningsarerequiredunderCalifornialawonly .ThesewarningsareseenthroughoutCaliforniainawiderangeofsettings,includingbutnot
limitedtorestaurants,grocerystores,hotels,schools,andhospitals,andonawidevarietyofproducts.Additionally,someonlineandmailorder
retailersprovideProp65warningsontheirwebsitesorincatalogs.

.

HowdotheCaliforniawarningscomparetofederallimits?

Prop65standardsareoftenmorestringentthanfederalandinternationalstandards.TherearevarioussubstancesthatrequireaProp65warning
atlevelsthatarefarlowerthanfederalactionlimits.Forexample,theProp65standardforwarningsforleadis0.5μg/day ,whichiswellbelow
thefederalandinternationalstandards.

Whydon’tallsimilarproductscarrythewarning?

•ProductssoldinCaliforniarequireProp65labellingwhilesimilarproductssoldelsewheredonot.

•AcompanyinvolvedinaProp65lawsuitreachingasettlementmayberequiredtouseProp65warningsforitsproducts,butothercompanies

makingsimilarproductsmayhavenosuchrequirement.

•TheenforcementofProp65isinconsistent.

•CompaniesmayelectnottoprovidewarningsbecausetheyconcludethattheyarenotrequiredtodosounderProp65;alackofwarningsfora

productdoesnotmeanthattheproductisfreeoflistedchemicalsatsimilarlevels.

WhydoesToroincludethiswarning?

Torohaschosentoprovideconsumerswithasmuchinformationaspossiblesothattheycanmakeinformeddecisionsabouttheproductstheybuyand
use.Toroprovideswarningsincertaincasesbasedonitsknowledgeofthepresenceofoneormorelistedchemicalswithoutevaluatingthelevelof
exposure,asnotallthelistedchemicalsprovideexposurelimitrequirements.WhiletheexposurefromT oroproductsmaybenegligibleorwellwithinthe
“nosignicantrisk”range,outofanabundanceofcaution,TorohaselectedtoprovidetheProp65warnings.Moreover,ifT orodoesnotprovidethese
warnings,itcouldbesuedbytheStateofCaliforniaorbyprivatepartiesseekingtoenforceProp65andsubjecttosubstantialpenalties.

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