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Malfunction
Possible cause
Action to be taken
Fasteners break.
The fastener guide is not held per-
pendicular to the working surface.
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Press the nose of the fastening
tool against the working surface,
keeping the fastener guide
perpendicular to the surface
(see "Driving nails" → page 20).
Fasteners bend.
Driving power is too low.
▶
Move the fastener driving depth
adjustment slider to the
+
position.
The fasteners are too long.
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Use shorter fasteners.
The fastener guide is not held per-
pendicular to the working surface.
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On an even surface use the
support leg and ensure correct
contact with the surface (see
"Support leg" → page 18).
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Press the nose of the fastening
tool against the working surface,
keeping the fastener guide
perpendicular to the surface
(see "Driving nails" → page 20).
Fasteners do not hold in steel
base material.
The supporting material is too thin.
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Use a different fastening
method.
The content of the gas can is
inadequate for the number of
fasteners in the package.
High gas consumption due to fre-
quent compression of the tool
nosepiece without driving a fas-
tener.
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Avoid compressing the tool
nosepiece without driving a
fastener.
The fastener guide hasn’t
fully extended after driving
a fastener.
A fastener has jammed in the fas-
tener guide.
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Remove the fastener guide
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Release the jammed fastener.
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Clean the fastener guide.
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Remove foreign matter from the
area of the fastener guide.
Fastener driving failure rate is
too high.
The fastener guide is not held per-
pendicular to the working surface.
▶
On an even surface use the
support leg and ensure correct
contact with the surface (see
"Support leg" → page 18).
▶
Press the nose of the fastening
tool against the working surface,
keeping the fastener guide
perpendicular to the surface
(see "Driving nails" → page 20).
Wrong type of fastener used.
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Use a suitable type of fastener.
The supporting material is too
hard.
▶
Consider using a DX fastening
tool.
No fastener is driven.
The nail pusher was not moved
forward.
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Release the nail pusher and
guide it forward as far as it will
go.
Printed: 11.09.2017 | Doc-Nr: PUB / 5336064 / 000 / 02