Makita DFN350 Instruction Manual page 8

Indicating the remaining battery capacity
Only for battery cartridges with the indicator
► Fig.2: 1. Indicator lamps 2. Check button
Press the check button on the battery cartridge to indi-
cate the remaining battery capacity. The indicator lamps
light up for a few seconds.
Indicator lamps
Lighted Off
NOTE: Depending on the conditions of use and the
ambient temperature, the indication may differ slightly
from the actual capacity.
Trigger-lock button
CAUTION:
Before installing the battery car-
tridge into the tool, always check to see that the
switch trigger actuates properly and returns to
the "OFF" position when released.
CAUTION:
When not operating the tool,
depress the trigger-lock button from B side to
lock the switch trigger in the OFF position.
► Fig.3: 1. Trigger-lock button 2. Switch trigger
► Fig.4
To prevent the switch trigger from accidentally pulled,
the trigger-lock button is provided.
To pull the switch trigger, depress the trigger-lock button from A side.
After use, always press in the trigger-lock button from B side.
Adjusting the depth of nailing
WARNING:
Always make sure that your
fingers are not placed on the switch trigger or
the contact element and the battery cartridge is
removed before adjusting the depth of nailing.
Depth of nailing can be adjusted on this nailer. To adjust the
depth of nailing, turn the adjuster. The depth of nailing is the
deepest when the adjuster is turned fully in the A direction shown
in the figure. It will become shallower as the adjuster is turned in
the B direction. Depth can be adjusted 2.5 mm to the maximum.
► Fig.5: 1. Adjuster
► Fig.6: 1. Too deep 2. Flush 3. Too shallow
Remaining
capacity
Blinking
75% to 100%
50% to 75%
25% to 50%
0% to 25%
Charge the
battery.
The battery
may have
malfunctioned.
Lighting up the lamp
CAUTION:
Do not look in the light or see the
source of light directly.
Pull the switch trigger or actuate the contact element to
light up the lamp. The lamp keeps on lighting while pull-
ing the switch trigger or actuating the contact element.
The lamp goes out approximately 10 seconds after
releasing the switch trigger and the contact element.
► Fig.7: 1. Lamp
NOTE: Use a dry cloth to wipe the dirt off the lens of
the lamp. Be careful not to scratch the lens of lamp, or
it may lower the illumination.
NOTE: Even in the lamp lights up when the battery
power residual gets small, nailer may not fire nails. In
this case, charge the battery cartridge.
NOTE: The lamp starts blinking if the nailer detects
an error during driving the nail. In this case, bring the
nailer to a Factory Service Center.
ASSEMBLY
CAUTION:
Always make sure that your
fingers are not placed on the switch trigger or
the contact element and the battery cartridge is
removed before carrying out any work on the
nailer.
Loading or unloading the nails
CAUTION:
Always make sure that your fin-
gers are not placed on the trigger and the battery
cartridge is removed before loading nails.
CAUTION:
Do not abruptly slide the slide
door of the nailer loaded with nails. Accidentally
dropping nails especially when working in high places
may cause personal injuries.
CAUTION:
Load nails in the correct direction.
Loading in wrong direction may cause premature wear
and tear of the driver and damage of the other parts.
CAUTION:
Do not use deformed nail strips.
Use nails specified in this manual. Using nails other
than those specified may cause nail jamming and
breakage of the nailer.
1.
Press the lock lever and open the slide door of the
magazine.
► Fig.8: 1. Lock lever 2. Slide door 3. Driver guide
4. Magazine
2. Set a nail strip so that the nail tips touch the bot-
tom of the magazine and slide the nail strip toward the
firing opening.
► Fig.9: 1. Nails 2. Slide door 3. Driver guide
3. Return the slide door to the original position until
the lock lever locks it.
To remove the nails, press the lock lever and slide the
slide door. Take out nails from the magazine.
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