The definitions below describe the level of severity for each signal word.
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Safety Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
General Power Tool Safety Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Safety Rules for Random Orbital
Sanders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Additional Safety Warnings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Intended Use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Getting to Know Your Drywall Sander . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Changing the Sanding Sheet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Selection of the Sanding Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Changing the Intermediate Pad (GTR800) . . . . . 12
Changing the Sanding Pad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Inserting and Removing
Extension Tubes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Attaching the Vacuum Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Installing/Removing the
Hose/Cable Clip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Dry Wall Sander Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Starting Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Preselecting the Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
On/Off Slide Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Sanding Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Safety Symbols
Please read the manual and pay attention to these symbols.
This is the safety alert symbol. It is used to alert you to potential personal injury hazards.
Obey all safety messages that follow this symbol to avoid possible injury or death.
DANGER indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious
injury.
WARNING indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or
serious injury.
CAUTION indicates a hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in minor or
moderate injury.
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Sanding Close to Edges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Adjusting the Internal/External
Airflow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Adjusting Suction Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Changing the Connection Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Tool Lubrication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Accessory Storage and
Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Extension Cords . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Accessories and Attachments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22