● Never place your hands or body closer than 8
inches (200 mm) from fi ring head when using.
● Do not drive nails into other nails; nails can
ricochet and hurt someone.
● Do not actuate Nailer unless Nailer is placed
fi rmly against the workpiece.
● In order to avoid double fi re or unwanted
ejection of a nail due to bouncing of the Nailer,
1) do not push Nailer on workpiece with strong
force;
2) take Nailer away from workpiece using
recoil;
3) release trigger quickly when performing
trigger fi re.
● When working close to an edge of a
workpiece or at steep angles, or driving
fasteners into thin workpiece use care to
minimize chipping, splitting or splintering, or
free fl ight, ricochet or piercing of fasteners,
which may cause injury.
● 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) elevating, lowering or otherwise moving it
to another location;
4) handing it to another person;
5) performing any maintenance or repairs;
6) clearing a jam;
7) Nailer is outside of the operator's
supervision or control;
8) removing nails from the magazine; and
9) adjusting nailing depth.
This Hitachi nailer has a STANDARD CONTACT TRIP
MECHANISM (Bounce Fire). An OPTIONAL SEQUENTIAL
TRIP MECHANISM kit (SINGLE SHOT) is available as
order part number 878226.
THE STANDARD CONTACT TRIP MECHANISM (Bounce
Fire) is for use where rapid fastener placement is desired
and must be operated in accordance with the following
"METHODS OF OPERATION".
NOTE:
Be careful that the fi nal nail can be dropped or driven
at an irregular angle.
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)
1 Position the nail outlet on the workpiece with
fi nger off the trigger.
2 Depress the push lever fi rmly until it is completely
depressed.
3 Pull the trigger to drive a nail.
4 Remove fi nger from the trigger.
To drive another nail, move the Nailer along the
workpiece, repeating steps 1 – 4 as required
procedure.
Push Lever
2
(2) Continuous operation (Push lever fi re)
1 Pull the trigger with the Nailer off the workpiece.
2 Depress the push lever against the workpiece to
drive a nail.
3 Move the Nailer along the workpiece with a
bouncing motion.
Each depression of the push lever will drive a nail.
As soon as the desired number of nails have been
driven, remove fi nger from the trigger.
Previously pull
the trigger
3
English
3
Trigger
1
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