Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product 540 True Fitness
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SECTION 1 S AFETY TIPS 1- 2 B A SICS 1- 3 A SSEMBL Y 1- 4 BEL T ADJUS TMENT S 1- 4 TREADBEL T TENSION 1- 5 S AFETY FEA TURES 1- 5 SECTION 2 500/540 HR C CONTR OL P ANEL DESCRIP TIONS/FUNC TIONS 2- 1 550 HR C CONTR OL P ANEL DESCRIP TIONS/FUNC TIONS 2-2 540/550 CI (C ARDIOINTERA C TIVE) CONTR OL P ANEL DESCRIPTIONS/FUNC TIONS 2-3 S.
1 . A l ways use the saf ety k e y and attach lan y ard to y our clothing a t about w aist height. 2. W ear comf ortable, good-quality w alking or r unning shoes. 3. W arm-up and cool-down per iods ar e importan t for a comple te w ork out. 4 . A l ways st r addle the belt and allo w it to start mo ving be for e stepping on to it.
SETTING UP YOUR TREADMILL Place y our tr eadmill on a clean, lev el surface. Mak e sur e the electr ical cord easily r eaches a gr ounded thr ee-pr onged outlet and has enough slack to allo w the deck to incline unhinder ed by the cord. Do no t allow the tr eadmill assembly to r est on the cord.
PARTS INCLUDED: 1 1 - - H H E E X X K K E E Y Y 6 6 - - B B U U T T T T O O N N H H E E A A D D C C A A P P S S C C R R E E W W S S 6 6 - - S S T T A A R R W W A A S S H H E E R R S S ( ( L L O O C C .
N N O O T T E E : : Y Y o o u u r r a a u u t t h h o o r r i i z z e e d d T T r r u u e e d d e e a a l l e e r r m m a a y y p p r r o o v v i i d d e e a a d d d d i i t t i i o o n n a a l l s s u u p p p p o o r r t t . . A A L L T T E E R R N N A A T T I I V V E E M M E E T T H H O O D D 1 .
Control Panel Functions 2-1 500/540 CONTROL P ANEL HR C MODEL SHO WN S T AR T/r eset: Starts the tr eadbelt in motion. Also r esets distance, time, calories when held f or 3 seconds.
Control Panel Functions 2-2 550 CONTROL P ANEL HR C MODEL SHO WN.
Control Panel Functions 2-3 540/550 CI (CARDIOINTERACTIVE) CONTROL P ANEL.
T T H H E E T T R R U U E E S S . . O O . . F F . . T T . . S S Y Y S S T T E E M M I I S S A A D D I I F F F F E E R R E E N N C C E E Y Y O O U U C C A A N N F F E E E E L L . . T rue’s unique S.O.F . T . S y stem is the most adv anced shock-absorbing sy stem a v ailable.
Quick Reference Operating Instructions 2-5 BASICS: • • Str addle T r eadbelt • • Place Sa fe ty K e y on to the k eyboard, a ttach lan y ard to clo thing QUICK START: (Manual W ork out Only) P.
Quick Reference Operating Instructions 2-6 W W i i t t h h E E x x p p r r e e s s s s C C o o m m m m a a n n d d K K e e y y s s The f ollo wing is a quick o v ervie w of the basic oper ating f eatur es of y our T rue tr eadmill.
Manual Program Operating Instructions B B A A S S I I C C S S T T A A R R T T - - U U P P • • Plug machine in to a g g r r o o u u n n d d e e d d 110 V A C outlet. • • T urn on the pow er switch. • • Step on to the tr eadmill. • • Str addle the tr eadbelt.
Pre Program Operating Instructions 2-8 B B A A S S I I C C S S T T A A R R T T - - U U P P • • Plug machine in to a g g r r o o u u n n d d e e d d 110 V A C outlet. • • T urn on the pow er switch. • • Step on to the tr eadmill. • • Str addle the tr eadbelt.
Pre-Program Operating Instructions With Express Keys B B A A S S I I C C S S T T A A R R T T - - U U P P • • Plug machine in to a g g r r o o u u n n d d e e d d 110 V A C outlet. • • T urn on the pow er switch. • • Step on to the tr eadmill.
Pre-Program Profiles 2-10 MIN MAX MIN MAX LEVEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1.4 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.4 2.6 2.8 3.0 2.6 2.8 3.0 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.8 4.0 4.2 0.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.
User Program 2-11 Creating and Using User Programs During a manually -con tr olled w ork out, y our tr eadmill al ways “ r ecords” the changes y ou mak e in speed or incline. This r ecording can be sa v ed as a User Pr ogr am that y ou can “pla y back” to use as custom-designed w ork outs.
HRC / CI Introduction 2-12 H H R R C C A A N N D D C C I I M M O O D D E E L L S S O O N N L L Y Y I I N N T T R R O O D D U U C C T T I I O O N N Y ou ar e now the owner o f the most sophisticated Heart Ra te Con tr ol tr eadmill av ailable. The TRUE HR C is unique and pat en ted.
T rue T arget Heart Rate Control: How It W orks 2-13 This unique, simple, and saf e sy stem is eas y to use and under stand. The user fir st se ts their per sonal maximums f f o o r r b b o o t t h h s s p p e e e e d d a a n n d d g g r r a a d d e e .
Cardiointeractive & HRC T arget Operating Instructions 2-14 H H R R C C A A N N D D C C I I M M O O D D E E L L S S O O N N L L Y Y O O P P E E R R A A T T I I N N G G I I N N S S T T R R U U C C .
P r ess (In the window labeled heart r ate the last edited heart r at e will appear .) The message will r ead: A A D D J J T T A A R R G G E E T T + - - N N E E X X T T - - S S E E L L E E C C T T P P R R E E S S S S S S T T A A R R T T . . Using , edit heart r ate.
When y our heart r at e is within 15 beats fr om the target, the message will r ead A A P P P P R R O O A A C C H H I I N N G G T T A A R R G G E E T T X X X X X X N N O O T T E E : : If while y ou ar.
C C O O O O L L D D O O W W N N S S T T A A G G E E Cool Down Stage Instr uc tions: When time is elapsed or distance has r eached z er o and the HR C stage is comple ted, ther e will be an immediat e 50% MET r eduction in y our w ork load.
C C R R U U I I S S E E C C O O N N T T R R O O L L H H E E A A R R T T R R A A T T E E C C O O N N T T R R O O L L Her e’s the simplest w a y to en ter targe t heart r ate tr aining.
A A L L L L T T R R U U E E H H E E A A R R T T R R A A T T E E C C O O N N T T R R O O L L W W O O R R K K O O U U T T S S C C O O N N S S I I S S T T O O F F T T H H R R E E E E S S T T A A G G E E S S : : 1 . W arm -up Stage 2. T arget Heart R at e Con tr ol Stage 3.
The message will r ead: S S T T A A R R T T I I N N G G 3 3 S S T T A A R R T T I I N N G G 2 2 S S T T A A R R T T I I N N G G 1 1 A A D D J J S S P P E E E E D D +- A A D D J J G G R R A A D D E E +.
The message will then r ead W W O O R R K K I I N N T T X X X X : : X X X X . . The time will decr ease fr om the work in terv al time you en ter ed. When you r each zer o, the The message will will r ead R R E E S S T T I I N N T T X X X X : : X X X X .
• • The Heart Ra te Monitor str ap pr ovided with y our tr eadmill should be w orn dir ectly against y our skin, 1 -2 inches below the pect or al muscles/br east line. Initially the tr ansmission signal for y our heart r ate ma y be erra tic or none xisten t.
T arget Heart Rate Chart 2-23 WARNING! Consult your physician to determine your target heart rate before using the heart rate control mode of this treadmill! The above chart is to be used only as an average reference point and is in NO W A Y a recommendation of your personal abilities! Medications may affect your heart rate.
The F .I.T . Formula 2-24 THE F.I.T. FORMULA ( ( F F r r e e q q u u e e n n c c y y , , I I n n t t e e n n s s i i t t y y , , T T i i m m e e ) ) Y Y O O U U R R F F I I T T N N E E S S S S P P R R O O G G R R A A M M Y ou can ge t v aluable fitness benefits fr om y our TR UE T r eadmill.
UNDERSTANDING THE F.I.T.FORMULA The w ork out portion of y our e x ercise pr ogr am consists of thr ee major v ariables: F r equency , In tensity , and Time.
The F .I.T . Formula 2-26 B B E E G G I I N N N N I I N N G G F F I I T T N N E E S S S S P P R R O O G G R R A A M M If y ou canno t sustain 12 con tinuous minutes in y our target heart r ate z one, e x ercise se v er al times a da y to ge t in to the habit of e x ercise.
Care & Maintenance 3-1 Y our TR UE tr eadmill is construc ted o f quality mat er ials and manufactur ed to pr ovide man y y ear s o f faithful service. Simple r outine cleaning and a pr e v en tiv e main tenance pr ogr am will e xtend the lif e o f y our tr eadmill.
T roubleshooting Guide 3-2 * * C C o o m m p p u u t t e e r r L L E E D D D D i i s s p p l l a a y y s s a a r r e e i i l l l l u u m m i i n n a a t t e e d d S S Y Y M M P P T T O O M M C C A A U U S S E E S S O O L L U U T T I I O O N N Circuit br eak er on tr eadmill A.
Diagnostics 3-3 Y OUR TR UE TREADMILL IS EQUIPPED WITH BUIL T IN DIA GNOS TIC INFORMA TION AND MAINTENANCE REMINDERS The follo wing err or messages will be display ed as they occur . E v ery time these messages ar e displa y ed, an audible will sound twice.
Performance Chart 4-1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NAME ______ TRUE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY , INC. P .O. BOX 8803, 865 HOFF ROAD, O’F ALLON, MO 63366 INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE CHAR T Phot ocopy this chart f or r epeated use and k eep a w eekly r ecord of y our performance pr ogr ess.
Performance Chart 4-2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NAME ______ TRUE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY , INC. P .O. BOX 8803, 865 HOFF ROAD, O’F ALLON, MO 63366 INDIVIDUAL PERFORMANCE CHAR T Phot ocopy this chart f or r epeated use and k eep a w eekly r ecord of y our performance pr ogr ess.
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