Before Use; Operation - Hilti DX 76 Operating Instructions Manual

6. Before use

6.1 Check the tool
Check that no cartridge strip is loaded in the tool. If a
cartridge strip is present in the tool, use the cycling
grip to cycle the tool several times until the cartridge
strip projects from the tool at the cartridge strip exit
and can be pulled from the tool.

7. Operation

Driving a fastener may cause flying
fragments.
Flying fragments may injure parts
of the body or the eyes.
The operator and bystanders must
wear protective glasses and a hard
hat.
The fastener is driven by the energy
relesed when a cartridge is fired.
An excessively high noise level may
damage the hearing.
The operator and bystanders must
wear ear protectors.
Making the tool ready to fire
by pressing it against a part
of the body (e.g. the hand)
is not permissible.
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This could cause a fastener
to be driven into a part of
the body.
Never press the tool against
a part of the body.
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Check all external parts of the tool for damage at reg-
ular intervals and check that all controls operate prop-
erly. Do not operate the tool when parts are damaged
or when the controls do not operate properly. If nec-
essary, have the tool repaired at a Hilti service centre.
Check the piston stopper and piston for wear and
ensure that the parts have been fitted correctly.
7.1 Using the tool
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Fastening instructions
These instructions must be observed at all times.
For detailed information, please ask your local Hilti rep-
resentative for a copy of the applicable technical guide-
lines or national technical regulations.
7.2 Driving fasteners with the magazine tool
7.2.1 Loading a fastener strip in the magazine
1. Push the fastener strip into the magazine from above
until the washers on the last fastener engage in the
magazine.
7.2.2 Selecting the cartridge
1. Determine the thickness of the material to be fastened
and the grade of the supporting steel.
2. Select a suitable cartridge and power setting for stan-
dard or high-strength steel (in accordance with the
cartridge recommendations).
7.2.3 Inserting the cartridge strip
1. Push the cartridge strip into the cartridge strip guide-
way on the side of the tool as far as it will go.
7.2.4 Driving fasteners with the magazine tool
1. Press the tool against the working surface at right
angles.
2. Drive the fastener by pulling the trigger.
3. Prepare the tool for driving the next fastener by push-
ing the cycling grip back toward the rear of the tool
and then forward to its original position.
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Do not attempt to drive fasteners in existing holes unless
this is recommended by Hilti for a particular application
(e.g. DX-Kwik). Do not attempt to redrive a fastener.
Do not exceed the recom m ended m axim um fastener
driving rate.
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