Ryobi P320 Operation Manual - Page 10

OPERATION WARNING: The nailer will not function properly if the selector is not securely seated in either position ( ) or ( ). Always assure the selector is seated properly to avoid an unexpected nail discharge and possible serious personal injury.  Reinstall the battery, reactivate tool.  Grip the tool firmly to maintain control. Position the nose of the tool onto the work surface.  Push the tool against the work surface to depress the workpiece contact.  Squeeze the trigger to drive a nail. Push the tool against the work surface to depress the workpiece contact and drive a nail. NOTE: Hold trigger until drive cycle is complete.  Always remove your finger from the trigger when the desired number of nails has been driven. Contact actuation mode: Contact actuation allows very fast repetitive nail placement.  Remove battery pack from the tool.  Slide the selector to position ( ).  Reinstall the battery, reactivate tool.  Grip the tool firmly to maintain control.  Squeeze and hold the trigger. Push the tool against the work surface to depress the workpiece contact and drive a nail. NOTE: Hold trigger until drive cycle is complete.  Always remove your finger from the trigger when the desired number of nails has been driven. NOTE: In Contact Actuation Mode, the tool may also be operated by depressing the workpiece contact against the surface and squeezing the trigger. DRY-FIRE LOCKOUT When the magazine has 0-5 nails remaining, the dry-fire lockout feature will not allow continued operation. To resume operation, reload the tool with nails. LED Worklights See Figure 11, page 15.  Press LED worklight grip switch while firmly holding tool during normal operation. DIAGNOSTIC FEEDBACK The LED Worklights provide feedback to indicate whether the battery pack is charged sufficiently and/or if the tool is functioning properly. If worklights are flashing, install fully charged battery. If light continue to flash, see Troubleshooting section for more information. removing nails from the tool See Figure 12, page 15. WARNING: Remove the battery pack before removing nails or clearing a jammed nail. Failure to do so could result in serious personal injury.  Remove battery pack from the tool.  T o remove a strip of nails from the tool, depress the maga- zine release button located at the rear of the magazine and slide the magazine open.  Remove nails.  Close the magazine. removing a jammed brad nail See Figure 13, page 15.  Remove battery pack from the tool.  Open magazine and remove nails from the tool.  Pull up on the latch and open the jam release.  Insert a flat blade screwdriver into the tip of the driving mechanism and push the driver mechanism back, freeing the nail jam.  Remove the bent nail.  Close the jam release and latch.  Reinstall nails and close the magazine.  Reinstall the battery, reactivate tool. NOTE: Driving too deeply into the material, excess debris, or jammed nails may lead to a driver blade being stuck at its bottom position. The driver blade can usually be returned to its operating position by depressing the work contact element against a scrap piece of wood and squeezing the trigger. 10 ­- English