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OWNERS MANUAL 450 SERIES 500 SERIES 550 SERIES RESIDENTIAL TREADMILL Manual • Pre-Program • Heart Rate Control • CI-Cardiointeractive ® ®.
“Our original goal was to build the world’s best treadmills, and today we believe we’re doing it!” — Frank Trulaske President In 1981 , Fr ank T rulask e launched T r ue Fitness T echnology , Inc. and began manufactur ing hand-cr afted tr eadmills.
SECTION 1 S AFETY TIPS 1- 2 2 B A SICS 1- 3 3 A SSEMBL Y 1- 4 4 BEL T ADJUS TMENT S 1- 4 4 TREADBEL T TENSION 1- 5 5 S AFETY FEA TURES 1- 5 5 SECTION 2 450/500 HRC CONTROL P ANEL DESCRIP TIONS/FUNC TIONS 2- 1 1 550 HRC CONTROL P ANEL DESCRIP TIONS/FUNC TIONS 2- 2 2 550/500 CI (C ARDIOINTERA C TIVE) CONTROL P ANEL DESCRIP TIONS/FUNC TIONS 2- 3 3 S.
1 . Alw a ys use the saf ety k e y and attach lan y ard to y our clothing at about w aist height. 2. W ear comf ortable, good-quality w alking or running shoes. 3. W arm-up and cool-down periods ar e importan t for a complete w ork out. 4. Alw a ys str addle the belt and allow it to start moving bef or e stepping on to it.
SETTING UP YOUR TREADMILL Place your 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 allow the deck to incline unhinder ed by the cord. Do not allow the tr eadmill assembly to r est on the cord.
P AR TS INCLUDED: 1 1 - - A A L L L L E E N N W W R R E E N N C C H H 6 6 - - 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 K K W W A A S S H H E E R R S .
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 S T AR T/r ese t: Starts the tr eadbelt in mo tion. Also r ese ts distance, time, calories when held f or 3 seconds. SELEC T/en ter: Used to en ter y our weight. Also for vie wing dual function window s o f speed/pace and calories/me tabolic r a te UP/DO WN: A djusts the gr ade at any time dur ing y our work out.
Control Panel Functions 2-2 DIS T ANCE: Indicates miles tr a v eled in .01 mile incr emen ts up to 9 .99 , and . 1 mile incr emen ts past 10 miles. Can also be set to coun tdown (See coun tdo wn on page 2- 7) SPEED: Indicates mph in .
shock absorbing sy stem. Control Panel Functions 2-3 500/550 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 yst em is the most adv anced shock-absorbing sy stem av ailable.
Quick Reference Operating Instructions 2-5 BASICS: • • Str addle T r eadbelt • • Insert Saf e ty K e y , attach lany ard to clothing QUICK ST AR T : (Manual W ork out Only) P r ess A djust Spe.
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 erview of the basic oper ating fea tur 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.
User Program Operating Instructions Pre-Program Profiles 2-9 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 2.5 3.0 3.5 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 10.0 SPEED (MPH) GRADE (%) MIN MAX MIN MAX LEVEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2.
Cardiointeractive & Heart Rate Control 2-10 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 of the most sophisticat ed Heart Rat e Con tr ol tr eadmill av ailable. The TRUE HR C is unique and pat en ted. It accommodates user s fr om r ehabilitation to w orld class athle tes, and all those in betw een.
T rue T arget Heart Rate Control: How It W orks 2-11 This unique, simple, and saf e sy stem is eas y to use and understand. The user first sets 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 . .
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 T T I I O O N N S S 4 4 5 5 0 0 / / 5 5 0 0 0 0 / / 5 5 5 5 0 0 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 Bef or e beginning oper ation in Heart Ra te Con tr ol, y ou must first attach the heart ra te tr ansmitter ar ound y our chest.
P r ess (In the window labeled heart r ate the last edited heart r ate 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 a te.
When your heart ra te 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 e.
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 Instructions: When time is elapsed or distance has r eached z er o and the HRC stage is complet ed, ther e will be an immediat e 50% MET r eduction in y our work 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 target 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 Ra te 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 y ou en ter ed. When y ou r each z er o, the message 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 time will decr ease fr om the r est in terv al time you en ter ed.
• • The Heart Ra te Monitor str ap pr o vided with y our tr eadmill should be w orn dir ec tly against y ou skin, 1 -2 inches below the pector al muscles/br east line. Initially the tr ansmission signal for your heart ra te ma y be err atic or no n e xist en t.
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.
T arget Heart Rate Chart 2-22 W ARNING! 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 2-23 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 get v aluable fitness benefits fr om y our TR UE T r eadmill.
UNDERST ANDING THE F .I.T . FORMULA The work 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 2-25 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 cannot sustain 12 con tinuous minutes in y our target heart r a te z one, e x ercise sev er al times a day to get in to the habit of e x ercise.
Care & Maintenance 3-1 Y our TR UE tr eadmill is construct ed of quality mat er ials and manufactur ed to pr o vide many y ear s of faithful service. Simple r outine cleaning and a pr e v en tiv e main t enance pr ogr am will e xt end the life of 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 following 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 ocop y this chart for repea ted use and k eep a w eekly r ecord of your 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 ocop y this chart for repea ted use and k eep a w eekly r ecord of your performance pr ogr ess.
The engineering and design of T rue T r eadmills is the r esult of consultation with medical pr of essionals in the cardiac r ehabilitation and orthopedic sector s. Our service and support per sonnel work in unison with our e xt ensiv e factory tr ained dealer netw ork to pr o vide fast, friendly and knowledgeable r esponse to customer needs.
® ® Founded 1981 P .O. Box 8803, 865 Hoff Road O’Fallon, MO 63366 1-800-426-6570 www .truefitness.com ® 1998 TRUE FITNESS TECHNOLOGY , INC. T rue is a registered trademark of TRUE FITNESS Specifications subject to change Rev .
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