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NAILER OPERATION
Read section titled "SAFETY" (pages 4 – 7).
● Operators and others in work
● NEVER point tool at yourself or others in
work area.
● Keep fi ngers AWAY from trigger when not
driving nails to avoid accidental fi ring.
● Choice of triggering method is important.
Please read and understand "Methods of
Operation" below.
● Before starting work, check the nailing
operation switching device.
This Hitachi nailer includes a nailing
operation switching device.
Before starting work, make sure that the
switching device is properly set.
If the switching device is not set properly, the
nailer will not operate correctly.
● Never place your hands or feet closer than 8
inches (200 mm) from fi ring head when using.
● Do not drive nails on top of other nails or
with Nailer at too steep of an angle; nails can
ricochet and hurt someone.
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Nails
Nail Stopper
3
DANGER
area
MUST
wear
glasses with side shields
which conforms to ANSI Z87.1
specifi cations.
WARNING
● Do not drive nails into thin boards or near
corners and edges of workpiece. Nails can be
driven through or away from workpiece and
hit someone.
● Never drive nails from both sides of a wall
at the same time. Nails can be driven into
and through the wall and hit a person on the
opposite side.
● Never use Nailer which is defective or
operating abnormally.
● Do not use Nailer as hammer.
● Disconnect air hose from Nailer when:
1) it is not in use;
2) leaving work area;
3) moving it to another location;
4) handing it to another person; and
5) changing switching device.
This Hitachi nailer is equipped with a nailer operation
switching device.
safety
Use SINGLE SEQUENTIAL ACTUATION MECHANISM or
CONTACT ACTUATION MECHANISM in accordance with
the work to be performed.
Explanation of the various nailing operations
○ SINGLE SEQUENTIAL ACTUATION MECHANISM:
First, press the push lever against the wood; next,
pull the trigger to drive the nail.
After nailing once, nailing will not be possible again
until the trigger is released and pressed again.
○ CONTACT ACTUATION MECHANISM: First, press
the push lever against the wood; next, pull the trigger
to drive the nail. Or,
pull the trigger; next, press the push lever against the
wood to drive the nail.
If the trigger is held back, a nail will be driven each
time the push lever is pressed against the wood.
METHODS OF OPERATION
This Nailer is equipped with the push lever and does
not operate unless the push lever is depressed (upward
position).
There are two methods of operation to drive nails with this
Nailer.
They are:
1. Intermittent operation (Trigger fi re):
2. Continuous operation (Push lever fi re):
(1) Intermittent operation (Trigger fi re)
Use the SINGLE SEQUENTIAL ACTUATION
MECHANISM setting.