Ryobi P2005 User Manual

7 — English

To prevent accidental starting that could cause serious 
personal injury, always remove the battery pack from the 
product when assembling parts.

The line cut-off blade on the grass deflector is sharp. 
Avoid contact with the blade. Failure to avoid contact 
can result in serious personal injury.



  Remove supplied screws with a phillips screwdriver from 

the trimmer head.



  Fit the grass deflector into the slots on trimmer head.



  Turn counterclockwise to lock grass deflector into place.



  Line up the screw holes in the grass deflector with the 

holes in the trimmer head.

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  Install supplied screws and tighten by turning clockwise 

with a phillips screwdriver.

Do not allow familiarity with products to make you care-

less. Remember that a careless fraction of a second is 

sufficient to inflict serious injury.

Always wear eye protection with side shields marked to 
comply with ANSI Z87.1. Failure to do so could result in 
objects being thrown into your eyes resulting in possible 
serious injury.

Never use blades, flailing devices, wire, or rope on this 

product. Do not use any attachments or accessories not 

recommended by the manufacturer of this product. The 

use of attachments or accessories not recommended 

can result in serious personal injury.

This product will accept Ryobi One+ 18 V lithium-ion battery 

packs and Ryobi One+ 18 V nickel-cadmium battery packs. 
For complete charging instructions, refer to the Operator’s 

Manuals for your Ryobi One+ battery pack and charger 

models.
NOTE: To avoid serious personal injury, always remove the 

battery pack and keep hands clear of the lock-out button 
when carrying or transporting the tool.

See Figure 4.
 To start the string trimmer, push the lock-out button to 

either the right or left side and pull the switch trigger.

 To stop the string trimmer, release the switch trigger.

See Figure 5.


  Insert the battery pack into the product as shown.



  Make sure the latches on each side of the battery pack 

snap into place and the battery pack is secured before 
beginning operation.

See Figure 5.


  Depress the latches on each side of the battery pack.



  Remove the battery pack.

See Figure 6.
The boom can be extended or shortened for ease of use.


  Remove the battery pack.



  Loosen the telescoping boom coupler by turning it coun-

terclockwise. Slide the boom to the desired position.



  Tighten the coupler by turning clockwise. Make sure the 

boom is securely tightened before reinstalling the battery 
pack.

See Figure 7.
The angle of the front handle can be adjusted 180°.


  Remove the battery pack.



  Set the trimmer on a flat surface and turn the knob coun-

terclockwise to loosen the handle.