Driving Fasteners - Hilti DX 450 Manual Del Usuario

6 Operation
WARNING
Hazard due to hot surfaces! The fastening tool can become hot in use.
▶ Wear protective gloves.
If resistance is unusually high when you insert the cartridge strip, check whether the cartridge strip is
compatible with this fastening tool.
Observe the safety instructions and warnings in this documentation and on the product.
Safety-related instructions for use
Illustration showing
example
6.1 Loading fastening tool
Important: Always load the fastener into the fastening tool first and then load the cartridge strip. An incorrect
loading sequence will result in the first cartridge being skipped and left unfired.
When loading, hold the fastening tool laid flat on its side (lettering facing up). This will keep the nail
from falling out during the loading procedure.
1. Insert the fastener, tip first, into the loading chamber of the cycling lever.
2. Pull to release the cycling lever from its retainer and flip the cycling lever forward through 180°.
3. Slide the loading lever all the way toward the fastening tool.
▶ This positions the fastener correctly in the fastener guide.
4. Slide the loading lever back to its initial position.
5. Flip the cycling lever back to its initial position until it engages in the retainer.
6. Push the cartridge strip, narrow end first, into the cartridge barrel (insert) until the full length of the
cartridge strip is inside the grip.
7. Set the driving energy. → page 24
▶ The fastening tool is loaded and ready for use.
6.2

Driving fasteners

DX 450-FA
*2338162*
Description
Do not press the nosepiece of the fastening tool against any part of the
body!
Pressing the nosepiece against a part of the body (a hand, for example) can
make the fastening tool ready to fire. As a result, there would be the risk of a
fastener being fired into a part of the body.
Do not pull or knock fastener guides back by hand!
Pulling fastener guides back by hand can make the fastening tool ready to fire.
As a result, there would be the risk of a fastener being fired into a part of the
body.
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