Hitachi VH650 Instruction Manual - Page 12

(3) Close the magazine cover. (4) Grip the nail guide and knob with finger. Press down the knob and swing the nail guide open. Knob Nail Guide (5)C) Uncoil enough nails to reach the main feeder. C) Insert the first nail between the two pawls of main feeder. a Fit the nail heads in the guide slot. Driving Hole First Nail Guide Slot Nail Guide Main Feeder NOTE: • Be careful not to insert the first nail into the driving hole. Otherwise, the nail guide will not close correctly. Swing the nail guide closed. (6) Lock the knob completely. The Nailer is now ready to operate. NAILER OPERATION Read section titled "SAFETY" (pages 4-6). L\ DANGER 0 crm • Always wear eye protector. WARNING • Never point Nailer toward yourself or anyone else. • Never carry with finger on trigger. Remove finger from trigger when not driving nails. • Never place your hands or feet closer than 8 inches from firing 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. • In order to avoid double fire, 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. • 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; and 4) handing it to another person. NOTE: • Be careful that the final 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 fire): 2. Continuous operation (Push lever fire): (1) Intermittent operation (Trigger fire) C) Position the nail outlet on the workpiece with finger off the trigger. (r) Depress the push lever firmly until it is completely depressed. C) Pull the trigger to drive a nail. C) Remove finger from the trigger. To drive another nail, move the Niler along the workpiece and repeat this procedure. -12-