Failure to follow these precautions could result in personal injury.
Only use Hilti cartridges or cartridges of equivalent quality
The use of cartridges of inferior quality in Hilti tools may lead to build-up of
unburned powder, which may explode and cause severe injuries to operators
and bystanders. At a minimum, cartridges must either:
a) Be confirmed by their supplier to have been successfully tested in
accordance with EU standard EN 16264
NOTE:
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All Hilti cartridges for powder-actuated tools have been tested successfully
in accordance with EN 16264.
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The tests defined in the EN 16264 standard are system tests carried out by
the certification authority using specific combinations of cartridges and tools.
The tool designation, the name of the certification authority and the system
test number are printed on the cartridge packaging.
or
b) Carry the CE conformity mark (mandatory in the EU as of July 2013).
See packaging sample at: www.hilti.com/dx-cartridges
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Warnings
1. Never attempt to use the tool without first having received proper instruction
on its use and associated safety precautions. Contact your local Hilti sales
representative for assistance.
2. Always use the tool strictly in accordance with the operating instructions. The
operating instructions should always be kept with the tool.
3. Never point the tool at yourself or any bystander.
4. Never press the muzzle of the tool against your hand or other part of your
body.
5. The operator, and any other persons in the immediate vicinity, must wear sui-
table suitable eye protection and a helmet while the tool is in use.
Safety precautions
6.
Operate the tool only in well-ventilated working areas.
7. Use the stabiliser/guard whenever possible.
8. Never leave a loaded tool unattended. Always unload the tool before begin-
ning cleaning and servicing, before putting the tool away at the end of the
day, before work breaks, and before changing parts.
9. Wear ear protectors when using the tool indoors or in enclosed spaces.
10.Always check that the tool is undamaged and fully functional before it is used.
Never attempt to use an incomplete or malfunctioning tool.
11.Keep the arms flexed when the tool is fired (do not straighten the arms). Stop
working with the tool if you feel unwell.
11.Always hold the tool perpendicular to the working surface and material in
which the fastener is to be driven.
13. Always use genuine Hilti fasteners, cartridges and spare parts, or those of
equivalent quality.
14. Never attempt to pry a cartridge from magazine strip or tool.
15. If a cartridge misfires or fails to ignite, proceed as follows:
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Keep the tool against working surface for 30 seconds.
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If the cartridge still fails to fire, withdraw the tool from the working surface,
taking care that it is not pointed towards your body or bystanders.
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Cycle the tool so that the magazine strip is transported to the next cartrid-
ge. Use up the remaining cartridges in the strip. Remove the used cartridge
strip and dis pose of it in such a way that it can be neither reused nor mis u-
sed.
16. Never attempt to drive a fastener in an existing hole, except where recom-
mended by Hilti, e. g. when using the DX-Kwik system.
17. Always keep the tool and cartridges in a closed container in a safe place
when not in use.
18. Do not operate the tool in an explosive or flammable atmosphere, unless the
tool is approved for such use.
19.Application recommendations must always be observed.
20.Before using the tool, make sure that no one standing behind or below the
point where fasteners are to be driven.
21.Do not disassemble the tool while it is hot.
22.Never exceed the recommended maximum fastener driving rate (number of
fastenings per hour). The tool may otherwise overheat.
General notes
23.Never attempt to redrive the same fastener.
24. The applicable national regulations must always be observed, particularly
those relating to accident prevention.
Through-shot and ricochet prevention
The piston principle employed results in low fastener velocity and dissipation of
excess driving power.
Contact pressure safety device
This safety device prevents the loaded tool from being fired unless it is pressed
against a firm working surface. The tool can only be fired after it has been cocked by
pressing it against the working surface, overcoming a cocking force of at least 110 N
and cocking movement of 16 mm.
Safety precautions
Printed: 08.07.2013 | Doc-Nr: PUB / 5069819 / 000 / 01
