Manual Makita GF600 (page 9 of 68) (English, German, Dutch, Danish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Spanish)

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To remove the battery cartridge, withdraw it from the tool

while pressing the buttons on the side of the cartridge as

shown in the figure.

CAUTION:

• Always insert the battery cartridge all the way until it

locks in place. If not, it may accidentally fall out of the

tool, causing injury to you or someone around you.

• Do not install the battery cartridge forcibly. If the

cartridge does not slide in easily, it is not being inserted

correctly.

Lighting up the lamp

CAUTION:

• Do not look in the light or see the source of light

directly. (Fig. 5)

• To switch on the Lamp, press the lamp button. To

switch off the lamp, press the lamp button again.

Fuel cell

Attaching the metering valve to the fuel cell (Fig. 6)

Detach the cap (in case the metering valve is provided

with the cap). (Fig. 7)

Push in the front edge. (Fig. 8)

Push in the rear edge until it seats.

Inserting the fuel cell (Fig. 9)

Push up and pull the fuel cover to open. (Fig. 10)

Insert the fuel cell directing the jet nozzle of the metering

valve toward the adaptor. (Fig. 11)

Insert the jet nozzle into the small hole of the adapter

properly. (Fig. 12)

Put the fuel cover over the metering valve and push it

down to latch.

Adjusting the nailing depth

CAUTION:

• Remove the fuel cell, the battery cartridge and nails

before adjusting the depth of nailing. (Fig. 13)

To get shallower depth, turn the adjuster to A direction

shown in the figure. To get deeper depth, turn the adjuster

to B direction. Do not turn the adjuster too much, or the

contact element may come off from the adjuster, or it gets

stuck.

Indication lamp

Color of the indication lamp means the followings.

Blinking green: Normal status

Blinking red: Need to recharge the battery cartridge

Lighting-up-red: Recharge the battery cartridge. Nailing

cannot be performed due to no remaining battery

capacity.

Blinking orange after blinking green and red

alternately: Fault detection is running. Remove and

reinsert the battery cartridge to reset. If fault detection is

running again, it is malfunction condition. Ask your local

Makita service center to repair it.

Installing the hook (Fig. 14)

The hook is convenient for temporarily hanging the tool.

You can install it on either side of the tool. It can be

removed without using any tool.

To install the hook, expand the upper part of the hook,

and insert it in the tool. To remove the hook, expand the

upper part of the hook in both directions and pull the hook

from the tool.

ASSEMBLY

CAUTION:

• Always remove the fuel cell and the battery cartridge

before carrying out any work on the tool.

Loading the nailer (Fig. 15)

Insert a strip of nails into the slit in the rear of the

magazine. (Fig. 16)

Pull the pusher lever with pressing the pusher button all

the way to the rear of the magazine. Then release the

pusher button, and return the pusher lever to the end of

the strip gently.

Removing nails (Fig. 17)

Pull the pusher lever and push the pusher button to

release the nail supporter, and then return the pusher

lever to the top with pushing the pusher button.

Slide the nails toward the rear of the magazine and

remove them out.

Nose adapter (Fig. 18)

The nose adapter prevents the surface of workpiece from

being scratched or damaged. Place the nose adapter

correctly.

Store the nose adapter in place when not in use. The

place for storage is on the bottom sides of the tool.

(Fig. 19)

Short nail adapter (Fig. 20 & 21)

Attach the short nail adapter to prevent the short nails

from being jammed when you use nails shorter than

25 mm (1”).

Insert the short nail adapter into the slit in the rear of the

magazine. Then fix the adapter by tightening the bolt.

OPERATION

WARNING:

• Do not touch around the exhaust vent. The surface

will be very hot during or after an operation. Touching

around the exhaust vent may cause burns or injuries.

CAUTION:

• Make sure all safety systems are in working order

before operation. (Fig. 22)

1. To drive a nail, place the contact element against the

workpiece.

The fan motor is activated, fuel gas is injected into

combustion chamber and mixed with air by the fan.

(Fig. 23)

2. Hold the contact element pressing firmly and pull the

trigger.

Fuel gas is combusted and the nail is driven.

3. Further driving can be initiated only after both the

contact element and the trigger are released.

Anti dry fire mechanism

This mechanism prevents the tool from firing without nail.

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