Hitachi NV75AG Instruction Manual - Page 14

English NAILER OPERATION Read section titled "SAFETY" (pages 4 - 7). DANGER ⅷ Operators and others in work area MUST wear safety glasses with side shields which conforms to ANSI Z87.1 specifications. WARNING ⅷ NEVER point tool at yourself or others in work area. ⅷ Keep fingers AWAY from trigger when not driving nails to avoid accidental firing. ⅷ Choice of triggering method is important. Please read and understand "METHODS OF OPERATION" found below. ⅷ Never place your hands or feet closer than 8 inches (200 mm) from firing head when using. ⅷ Do not drive nails on top of other nails or with Nailer at too steep of an angle; nails can ricochet and hurt someone. ⅷ In order to avoid double fire 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 fire. ⅷ 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. ⅷ 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. ⅷ Never use Nailer which is defective or operating abnormally. ⅷ Do not use Nailer as hammer. ⅷ Disconnect air hose from Nailer when: 1) it is not in use; 2) leaving work area; 3) moving it to another location; and 4) handing it to another person. and must be operated in accordance with the following "Methods of Operation". 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 fire): 2. Continuous operation (Push lever fire): (1) Intermittent operation (Trigger fire) 1 Position the nail outlet on the workpiece with finger off the trigger. 2 Depress the push lever firmly until it is completely depressed. 3 Pull the trigger to drive a nail. 4 Remove finger from the trigger. To drive another nail, move the Nailer along the workpiece and repeat this procedure. Push Lever 2 3 Trigger (2) Continuous operation (Push lever fire) 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 finger from the trigger. 3 1 Previously pull the trigger 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 883991. THE STANDARD CONTACT TRIP MECHANISM (Bounce Fire) is for use where rapid fastener placement is desired WARNING ⅷ Keep your finger off the trigger except during fastening operation, because serious injury could - 14 -