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STAPLER OPERATION
Read section titled "SAFETY" (pages 3–10).
● Operators
work area MUST wear safety
glasses with side shields
which conforms to ANSI Z87.1
specifi cations.
● NEVER point tool at yourself
or others in work area.
● Keep fi ngers AWAY from
trigger
staples to avoid accidental
fi ring.
● Do not use the electrical cord if damaged.
Have it repaired immediately.
● Choice of triggering method is important.
Please read and understand "METHODS OF
OPERATION" found below.
● Before starting work, check the stapling
operation switching device.
This metabo HPT stapler includes a stapling
operation switching device.
Before starting work, make sure that the
switching device is properly set.
If the switching device is not set properly, the
stapler will not operate correctly.
● Never place your face, hands or feet near
fi ring head when using.
● Do not drive staples on top of other staples or
with Stapler at too steep of an angle; staples
can ricochet and hurt someone.
● Do not drive staples into thin boards or near
corners and edges of workpiece. Staples can
be driven through or away from workpiece
and hit someone.
● Never drive staples from both sides of a wall
at the same time. Staples can be driven into
and through the wall and hit a person on the
opposite side.
● Never use Stapler which is defective or
operating abnormally.
● Do not use Stapler as hammer.
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DANGER
and
others
WARNING
when
not
driving
● Remove all remaining fasteners and battery
from stapler when:
1) doing maintenance and inspection;
2) checking proper operation of push lever
and trigger;
3) attaching or removing the nose cap;
in
4) cleaning a jam;
5) it is not in use;
6) leaving work area;
7) moving it to another location; and
8) handing it to another person.
● Remove battery from Stapler when:
1) loading staples;
2) turning the adjuster.
This metabo HPT stapler is equipped with a stapler
operation switching device.
Use FULL SEQUENTIAL ACTUATION MECHANISM or
CONTACT ACTUATION MECHANISM in accordance with
the work to be performed.
Explanation of the various stapling operations
○ FULL SEQUENTIAL ACTUATION MECHANISM:
First, press the push lever against the wood; next,
pull the trigger to drive the staple.
Follow the same sequence to continue driving
staples.
After stapling once, stapling will not be possible again
until remove fi nger from the trigger and lift the tool off
the wood surface completely.
○ CONTACT ACTUATION MECHANISM:
1. Pull the trigger.
2. Press the push lever against the wood to drive the
staple.
3. If the trigger is held back, a staple will be driven
each time the push lever is pressed against the
wood.
METHODS OF OPERATION
This Stapler is equipped with the push lever and does not
operate unless the push lever is depressed.
There are two methods of operation to drive staples with
this Stapler.
They are:
1. Intermittent operation (Trigger fi re):
2. Continuous operation (Push lever fi re):
(1) Intermittent operation (Trigger fi re)
Use
the
FULL
MECHANISM setting.
SEQUENTIAL
ACTUATION