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WARNING: Always remove battery pack before loading or
unloadingstaples.
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CAUTION: Keep fingers clear of pusher latch track to
preventinjury.
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WARNING: The trigger lock-off should always be engaged
whenever any adjustments are made or when tool is not
inuse.
1. Turn the stapler upsidedown.
2. Slide the spring-loaded pusher 
12
to the base of the
magazine to lock it intoplace.
3. Drop staple strips into the loading slot of the magazine,
making sure the staple heads align correctly with the
slot opening. (Refer to Technical Data to determine
compatiblesize.)
NOTE: Staples cannot be loaded near the nose of
thestapler.
4. Keeping fingers clear of the track, close the magazine by
releasing the pusher latch. Carefully allow the latch to slide
forward and engage the staplestrip.
Unloading the Tool
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WARNING: The trigger lock-off should always be locked
off whenever any adjustments are made or when tool is
not inuse.
1. Remove the battery from yourstapler.
2. Slide the spring-loaded pusher latch to the base of the
magazine to lock it intoplace.
3. Tip the tool up until the fastener strip slides freely out of
themagazine.
4. With battery removed, check the nosepiece to verify there
are no staplesremaining.
NOTE: The tool is equipped with a magnet in the nose area
for improved tool performance. When unloading, always
verify that the small sticks of staples are not held to the
magnetizednosepiece.
Speed Setting Summary (Fig. A, G, H)
This stapler is equipped with a tool free speed select switch
3
to adjust the tool for differentapplications.
In the event staples are not driving to depth in power setting1,
you may have to switch to power 2 or 3 for additional
drivingpower.
NOTICE: Driving staples into soft materials at high
speed settings will cause excessive wear to your tool
and may result in earlyfailures.
Speed Setting Application Typical Staple Length
1
Shorter staple length / minimal staple
drive desired
40 mm
2
Increased staple drive desired for
medium to large staple lengths
45–50 mm
3
Stapling to End Posts & Braces /
maximum staple drive desired
45–50 mm
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WARNING: Staples must be driven straight into the
material. Do not tilt stapler while driving fasteners. Refer
to Fig.H. Staple retention values improve when the tool is
fired perpendicular to thematerial.
The tool can be fired/actuated by pulling the trigger
1
in one
of two modes: sequential mode or RapidCycle mode. Refer
to Selecting the Mode for detailed instructions for firing in
eachmode.
Adjusting Depth (Fig. I)
The depth that the staple is driven can be adjusted using the
tool free depth adjust 
6
on the nose of thetool.
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WARNING: To reduce risk of serious injury from
accidental actuation when attempting to adjust
depth, ALWAYS:
• Remove battery pack
• Engage trigger lock-off.
• Always point the nose of the stapler away fromyou.
• Avoid contact with trigger duringadjustments.
1. To drive the staple shallower, rotate the tool free depth
adjust
6
to the left.
2. To drive a staple deeper, rotate the tool free depth adjust
6
to the right.
Selecting the Mode (Fig. A)
To select standard sequential mode, slide the tool free mode
selector switch
4
to display the single arrow ( )icon.
To select rapid sequential operating mode (RapidCycle), slide
the tool free mode selector switch
4
to display the double
arrow ( ) icon.
NOTE: Battery life in RapidCycle mode will be shorter than
in standard sequential mode. Leaving the tool in standard
sequential will give maximum batterylife.
Sequential Mode
The sequential mode is used for intermittent stapling. It offers
the maximum battery life for drivingstaples.
1. Using the tool free mode selector switch
4
, select the
sequentialmode.
2. Release the trigger lock-off
2
.
3. Push the contact trip
7
against the worksurface.
4. Pull the trigger switch
1
to actuate thetool.
5. Release the trigger and raise the stapler from the
worksurface.
6. Repeat steps 3–5 to actuate the nextstaple.
RapidCycle Mode
In RapidCycle mode, the motor rotation speed is automatically
restored after driving a staple to allow fast consecutive stapling.
While offering the ability to drive more staples in less time, this
mode quickly depletes the batterycharge.
1. Using the tool free mode selector switch
4
to select the
RapidCyclemode.
2. Release the trigger lock-off
2
.
3. Push the contact trip
7
against the worksurface.
4. Pull the trigger switch
1
to actuate thetool.