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SAFETYGUIDELINES:
Pleasereadandfollowthefollowingsafetyguidelines:
Beforebeginninganyexerciseprogram,youshouldconsultwithyourdoctor.Itis
recommendedthatyouundergoacompletephysicalexamination.
.Readthisowner'smanualandfollowtheinstructions.
.Assembleandoperatethetreadmillonasolid,levelsurface.Keeptheareabehind
thetreadmillclear.
.Neverallowchildrenonornearthetreadmill.Thetreadmillrunningbeltwillnot
stopimmediatelyifanyobjectbecomescaughtinthebeltorrollers.
.Checkthetreadmillbeforeeveryuse.Makesureallpartsareassembled,andall
nutsandboltsaretightened.Donotusethetreadmilliftheunitisdisassembledin
anyway.
.Keephandsawayfrommovingparts.
.Theweightlimitforthistreadmillis275LBS.(125KGS).
.Makesurethetreadmillhascometoacompletestopandtheinclinedisplayshows
"0'beforefolding.
.Wearproperworkoutclothing:Donotwearlooseclothing.Donotwearshoeswith
leathersolesorhighheels.Tiebackalllonghair.
.Don'trocktheunitfromsidetoside.Careshouldbetakenwhenmountingand
dismountingtheunit.
.Straddlethemachinewithyourfeetontherightandleftstagingplatformsbefore
startingtherunningbelt.
.Donotplaceanyliquidsonanypartofthetreadmill.
.Topreventshock,keepallelectriccomponents,suchasthemotor,cord,and
switchawayfromwater.
.Donotuseanyaccessoriesthataren'tspecificallyrecommendedbythe
manufacturer,thesemightcauseinjuriesorcausetheunittofail.
.Workwithinyourrecommendedexerciselevel,doNOTworktoexhaustion.
.Ifyoufeelanypainorabnormalsensation,STOPYOURWORKOUTandconsult
yourphysicianimmediately.
.Turnoffthetreadmillwhileadjustingorworkingneartherearroller.
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WarningToreducetheriskofburns,fire,electricshock,orinjurytopersons:
.Atreadmillshouldneverbeleftunattendedwhenpluggedin.Unplugfromoutlet
whennotinuse,andbeforeputtingonortakingoffparts.
.Closesupervisionisnecessarywhenthistreadmillisusedby,on,ornearchildren,
invalids,ordisabledpersons.
.Usethistreadmillonlyforitsintendeduseasdescribedinthismanual.
.Neveroperatethistreadmillifithasadamagedcordorplug,ifitisnotworking
properly,ifithasbeendroppedordamaged,ordroppedintowater.Returnthe
treadmilltoaservicecenterforexaminationandrepair.
.Donotcarrythistreadmillbysupplycordorusecordasahandle.
.Keepthecordawayfromheatedsurfaces.
.Neveroperatethetreadmillwiththeairopeningsblocked.Keeptheairopenings
freeoflint,hair,andthelike.
.Neverdroporinsertanyobjectintoanyopening.
.Donotuseoutdoors.
.Donotoperatewhereaerosol(spray)productsarebeingusedorwhereoxygenis
beingadministered.
.Todisconnect,turnallcontrolstotheoffposition,thanremoveplugfromoutlet.
.Connectthistreadmilltoaproperlygroundedoutletonly.
Thetreadmillisdesignedfortheuseandenjoyment.Byfollowingtheabove
precautionsandusinggoodjudgmentandcommonsense,youwillenjoysafeand
pleasurableexercisewiththistreadmill.
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
1.SAFETYGUIDELINES..........................................................................................
2.INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................
3.ASSEMBLINGYOURTREADMILL
InstallationRequirements.....................................................................................
Listofparts...........................................................................................................
Stepbystepinstruction........................................................................................
Floorleveladjustment..........................................................................................
Foldingthetreadmill.............................................................................................
Unfoldingthetreadmill..........................................................................................
4.OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Safetykey.............................................................................................................
5.UNDERSTANDINGTHEELECTRONICPACKAGE
Keyfunctions........................................................................................................
Whateachofthecategoriesmeans.....................................................................
6.RUNNINGONTHETREADMILL.........................................................................
7.GUIDELINESFOREXERCISE
HowlongshouldIexercise?.................................................................................
HowoftenshouldIexercise?................................................................................
8.MAINTAININGYOURTREADMILL
Cleaningthetreadmill..........................................................................................
Adjustingtherunningbelt.....................................................................................
9.TROUBLESHOOTING
ERRmessages...................................................................................................
Blankdisplay........................................................................................................
Electronicspackageandmotorfusefailure.........................................................
FuseFailureForInclineSystem..........................................................................
Fusefailurefordriveboard..................................................................................
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INTRODUCTION:
Congratulationsonpurchasingoneofthefinestpiecesofexerciseequipmentonthe
markettoday.Constructedofhighqualitymaterialsanddesignedforyearsoftrouble
freeusage.Wehopethistreadmillwillbeanintegralpartofyourfitnessregimen.
BeforeusingyourTreadmill,werecommendthatyoufamiliarizeyourselfwiththis
Owner'sManual.Whetheryouareafirsttimeuserofexerciseequipmentora
seasoned"pro",understandingthecorrectuseoftheequipmentwillenhanceyour
abilitytoachieveyourexercisegoalssafelyandsuccessfully.Belowisthedrawingof
thistreadmill.
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ITEM:1250
ITEM:1250L
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ASSEMBLINGYOURTREADMILL:
InstallationRequirements
CAUTION:
Readthisowner'smanualandfollowtheinstructioncontainedherein.
Toavoidbackstrain,andtoinsuresafetytotheunitandyourself,we
suggestyoumayneedahelpertoremovetherunningdeckassembly
frombox.
Listofparts
IMPORTANT:
Beforeassemblingyourtreadmill,makesurethatyouhaveallthefollowingitems:
1.Eight5/16"x3/4"bolts-liftpost
2.Eight5/16"nylonwashers-liftpost
3.Eight5/16"washers-liftpost
4.Four1/4"x11/4"bolts-handrail/handlebarholder
4A.Two5/16"bolts-handrailclamp(for1250Lonly)
5.Two1/4"x1/2"screws-waterbottleholder
6.Onewaterbottleholder
7.Onesafetykey
8.OnehexAllenwrench
9.OnehexAllenwrenchwithhandle
10.Onecombinationwrench
11.Threefuses
a.12A(100V/120Vuse)or7A(200V/240Vuse)-ElectronicsandMotor
b.1A(100V/120Vuse)or0.5A(200V/240Vuse)-Inclinesystem
c.0.5A-Driveboard
Ifanyitemsaremissing,contactyourauthorizedservicedealer.
Thepackingforthistreadmillwasdesignedtoprotectitduring
shipment.Pleasestoretheoriginalpackaginginasafeplaceincase
youneedtoshipthetreadmillinthefuture.
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Stepbystepinstructions
Thefollowingstepsexplainhowtoassembleyourtreadmill.Pleasereadeverystep
thoroughly,andfollowthedirectionscompletelytoensurecorrectassembly.
2.ThereareimportantpartsenclosedinsideoftheStyrofoam,pleasecheck
Styrofoamcompartmentsbeforediscarding.Makesureallpackingmaterialsare
removedfromthetreadmilldeck.
1.Foldthetreadmill.Thendiscardthe4blocksafterremovingthemfrombothsides
(seeFig.1).
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Fig.1
3.Laythetreadmillonitsside.Makesuretherunningbeltispositioninthetracksof
thetwoBELTALIGNMENTROLLERSundersideofthemachine(seeFig.2).
4.Then,placethetreadmillonalevel,flatsurface.
5.Insertthetwofrontpostsintotheirrespectivesocketsandsecurewithfourbolts
andwashersprovidedoneachside(seeFig.3).
Fig.2
Fig.3
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6.Attachthehandlebarsortheendofthehandrailstotheirholders,donottighten
theboltsyet(seeFig.4).
7.Makingsurethatthenotchsinthehandlebarsorhandrailsfitintotheholder
channel(seeFig.5).
Fig.4
Fig.5
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8.Then,securewithscrewsprovided(seeFig.6).
9.Iftheunitwithhandrails,attachthebottomofthehandrailswithhandrailclampsto
thetreadmillframesecurewithoneboltoneachside(seeFig.7).Then,tighten
theupperhandrailsboltssecurely.
Fig.6
Fig.7
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10.Assemblethewaterbottle/personalstereoholdertotherightfrontpostusingthe
screwsprovided.(seeFig.8)
Beforeusingthetreadmill,theleftedgeoftherunningbeltmustbe
completelyinthegreenportionoftheBELTALIGNMENTGAUGE,
locatedontheleftsideofthemotorshroud.Pleaserefertothe
"Maintainingtreadmill"section"Adjustingtherunningbelt"forfurther
information.(seeFig.9).
IMPORTANT:
Fig.8
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ITEM:1250 ITEM:1250L
NOTE:Afteryourtreadmillisassembledcompletely,placethesafetykeyontothe
"SAFETYKEY"positionontheelectronicspackageinorderfortheunitto
function.Pleaserefertothe"OPERATINGINSTRUCTION"section"Safety
key"forfurtherinformation.
Fig.9
ITEM:1250
ITEM:1250L
Floorleveladjustment
Ifthetreadmillisnotsteadyonyourfloor,turntheFLOORLEVELADJUSTMENTon
therearleftlegofthetreadmill.UseahexAllenwrenchtoraiseorlowerthefloor
leveladjustmenttosteadyyourtreadmill(seeFig.10).
Yourtreadmillisassembledandreadytouse.
Fig.10
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Foldingthetreadmill
1.Discardthepinbeforefoldingthetreadmill(seeFig.11).
2.Lifttheendofthetreadmillbedtofoldintoitsuprightposition,locatethelocking
nutbelowtherunningdeck,turningtheknobclockwisetosecure(seeFig.12).
Note:Makesuretheinclinepercentageis0%beforeyoufoldthetreadmill.
Fig.11
Fig.12
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ITEM:1250 ITEM:1250L
Unfoldingthetreadmill
CAUTION:
CAUTION:
Safetykey
Makesurethetreadmillhascometoacompletestopandtheincline
displayshows"0"beforefolding.
Unfoldthetreadmillbyturningtheknobcounterclockwiseandthenpulltheknobto
release.
Putdownthetreadmillveryslowlyuntilthetreadmillissteadyonthefloor(seeFig.
13).
DONOTSTANDONTHEBELTWHENSTARTING.
Thesafetykeyisrequiredtooperatethetreadmill.Thesafetykeyshouldbeusedas
anemergencystopbyclippingthecordtoyourexerciseclothing.Besuretoremove
thesafetykeyfromyourexerciseclothingafteryouhavefinishedyourworkout,and
placeittothekeypositionforyourconvenienceorstoreinasafeplaceto
avoidusebychildrenorpersonsunfamiliarwiththistreadmill.
Turnonthepowerswitchlocatedonthefrontofthetreadmill.Placethesafetykey
intothe"SAFETYKEY"positionontheelectronicspackageinorderfortheunitto
function.
OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
"NOTINUSE"
Fig.13
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ITEM:1250L
UNDERSTANDINGTHEELECTRONICPACKAGE
Keyfunctions:
SAFETYKEY:TurnonthePOWERswitchlocatedonthefrontofthemachine.Put
thesafetykeyonthe"SAFETYKEY"positionoftheelectronics
packagetooperatethetreadmill.
:Afteryourworkout,placethesafetykeyonpositionforyour
convenience.Thenturningthepowerswitchoff.
SPEED:Usethespeedkeytoadjusyourdesiredspeed.Thespeedrange
forthetreadmillisfrom0.5-10MPH(0.8-16KPH).
Pressthespeedkeytoincreasethespeedandpressthespeed
keytodecreasethespeed.
INCLINE:UsetheINCLINEkeytoraiseorlowerthetreadmill.The
inclinerangeforthetreadmillisfrom0%-12%.
MODE:Whenyouplacethesafetykeyinitsplace,theelectronicspackagewill
automaticallyaccessintoMODEfunction.Pressthemodekey,andthis
willscrollyouthroughthedifferentmodes.WitheachpressoftheMODE
key,thedisplaywillalternatelyshowTIME,DIST(Distance),
CAL(Calories),SCANorPULSE.
key:ThesekeysareusedtochoosethedesiredTIMEorDISTANCE.
STOP/RESET:WhenyoupresstheStop/Resetbutton,andthetreadmillwillslowly
cometoastop.
PresstheStop/Resetbuttononceagain,alldisplaywindows
informationwillbecleared.
PROGRAM:The1250featuresatotaloffive(5)professionallydesigned
workoutprograms.Theprogramscontroltheelevation,whileyoucontrolthespeed
ofyourworkout.Duringtheactualprograms,youcannotchangetheelevation
percentage,butyoucanchangethespeedofthetreadmill.
PressthePROGRAMkeytoscrollthroughthe5programs.TheP1-P5willbe
displayedinthecentralLEDwindow,whenyouhavechosentheProgramyouwant,
presstheMODEkeytoselecttheTIMEorDIST.UsetheTIMEorDIST
keystoselectyourdesiredTIMEorDIST(butnotboth),thenpresstheSPEEDkeys
tobegin.
Duringtheseprograms,youcontrolthespeed,andtheunitwillautomaticallyswitch
betweentheelevationpercentages,givingyouthefeelingofrunningonhillsand
levelground.
(NOTINUSE)(NOTINUSE)
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ThecourseprofileforeachPROGRAMisasfollows:
TIME:TherangeavailableinTIMEmodeis00:00-99:59minutes.UsetheMODE
keytoselectthetimemode.WhenTIMELEDislitinthedisplay,usethe
keystoadjustthedesiredtime.
TheelectronicspackagewillBEEPfor10secondswhenyourdesiredtimeis
reached,thenwillstarttocountupifyourworkoutcontinues.
Eachpressofthekeychangethetimeby1minute.
DIST:Thedistanceofthetreadmillwillregistergoesfrom0-99.99milesor0-999.9
kilometers.UsetheMODEkeytoselecttheDISTmode.
WhenDISTLEDislitinthedisplay,usethekeystoadjustthedesired
distance.
Eachpressofthekeychangethedistanceby0.1mileor0.1km.
TheelectronicspackagewillBEEPfor10secondswhenyourdesired
distanceisreached,thenwillstarttocountupifyourworkoutcontinues.
CAL:Thisreadoutgivesyoutheamountofcaloriesburned,therangeofcaloriesis
from0-999.9CAL.
SCAN:TheSCANwillresultinthedisplayalternationbetweenModesreadouts
every4seconds.
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PULSE:ThetreadmillisequippedaPolarreceiverwithouttransmitter.Youneed
purchaseatransmitter/Elasticstraptomeasureyourheartrateduringyour
workout.
PresstheMODEkeytothepulsemode,thepulseindicatorlitlocatedonthe
electronicspackage.OptimalPolarheartratedistanceshouldnotexceed0.6meter
inordertogetthebestresult
Now,youhavebecomefamiliarwithyourtreadmill'soperationandarereadyto
exercise:
1.Plugthetreadmillintoastandardoutlet.Turnonthepowerswitchlocatedonthe
frontofthemachine.
2.Straddlethebeltwithyourfeetontherightandleftstagingplatforms.Placethe
safetykeyonthe"SAFETYKEY"positionoftheelectronicspackagetooperate
thetreadmill.
3.Balancingonehandonthehandrail.AdjusttheSPEEDkeyuntilyoureach
1.5-2.0mile/2.5-3.5km,acomfortablewalkingspeed.Withbothhandsonthe
handrails,placeonefoot,thentheotheronthetreadmill,andwalkforafew
minutestogetcomfortablewithyourmachine.
4.Afteryouarewalkinginaneasy,relaxed,andsteadyfashion,releaseyourgripon
thehandrails,andletyourarmsswingfreelyandnaturally.
5.Whenyoufeelcomfortablewalking,youmaywishtojog.Holdthehandrailwith
onehand,usetheotherhandtoincreasethespeed.
6.Remembertoholdthehandrailwhenusingtheelectronicspackage,oradjustthe
speed.Holdingthehandrailwithonehandwillhelptomaintainyourbalance,
especiallywhenslowingdownorstopping.Also,remembertoholdontothe
handrailwhendismounting.
7.Itisbesttodoacooldownbeforeyoubringthemachinecompletelystop.
RUNNINGONTHETREADMILL:
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GUIDELINESFOREXERCISE
MAINTAININGYOURTREADMILL
HowlongshouldIexercise?
HowoftenshouldIexercise?
Cleaningthetreadmill
CAUTION:
Thedurationofyourexercisesessionisdependentonyourfitnesslevel.Ingeneral,
itisrecommendedthatyoumaintainyourheartrateinthetrainingzoneforatleast
10minutestorealizeanaerobicbenefit.Asyourfitnesslevelincreases,youwillbe
abletomaintainyourheartrateinthetrainingzoneforlongerperiods:usually
between20and30minutes.
Whenfirststartingyourworkout,usethefirstseveralminutestowarmup,then
slowlyincreaseyourworkloadtobringyourheartrateintoyourspecifictraining
zone.Attheendofyourworkout,graduallydecreaseyourworkload,thenexercise
lightlyasa"cooldown".
Aerobicexercises,toachievethegreatestbenefits,shouldbeperformed3-5timesa
week.Itisimportanttoallowsufficienttime,atleast24hours,foryourbodyto
recoverafterexercise.
Yourtreadmillreliesonlowfrictionforpeakperformance.Thetreadmill'slowfriction
operationisdependentonkeepingtheunitascleanaspossible.See"Cleaningthe
Treadmill"formoreinformation.
Properbeltalignmentisalsoimportantforproperoperationofthetreadmill.See
"AdjustingtheRunningBelt"formoreinformation.
TurnoffunitanddisconnectACcordbeforecleaning.
Regularcleaningisrecommendedtokeepyourtreadmillrunningatpeak
performance.
Beforeyourworkout,useadryclothtocleanthestagingplatform,exposedslider
deck,andunderthebeltasfarasyoueasilyreach.Thisremovesanydirtordust
whichmightenterthesliderareaandcompromisetheunit'srunningefficiency.
Tocleantheplasticparts,useamilddetergentandmakesuretheunitis
completelydrybeforeoperating.Ontherunningsurface,useasoftnylonscrub
brush.Donotusewatertocleanthebeltorrunningsurface,ortocleanthe
electronicspackage.Shouldwater,forsomereason,getontheelectronics
package,immediatelyblowdrytheelectronicspackage.
Itisrecommendedthatyoukeepallliquidsawayfromtheunitduringoperation.
Spillageofliquidsontoorintothemachinewillvoidthewarranty.
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Adjustingtherunningbelt
CAUTION:
Yourtreadmillcomeswithabeltalignmentgaugelocatedontheleftsideofthe
motorcover(seeFig.14).Theedgeoftherunningbeltshouldbeinthemiddleof
thegreenportionofthegauge.Ifthebeltedgeisinthegreenarea,thebeltdoesnot
needadjusting.Iftherightedgeisintheredportion,thebeltneedsadjusting
immediately.
Thebeltisproperlyalignedatthefactory.However,duringshippingandhandlingor
byuseonanunevensurface,thebeltmaymoveoffcenter.Therefore,itisimportant
thatyoucheckthebelt'salignmentbeforeusingthetreadmill.
Thecorrectalignmentoftherunningbeltiscriticalforthesmoothoperationofthe
treadmill.
DONOTALLOWANYONETOWALKONRUNNINGBELTDURING
THISPROCEDURE.
Fig.14
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ITEM:1250 ITEM:1250L
Failuretorealignthebeltcouldresultintearingorfrayingofthebelt,whichisnot
coveredinthewarranty.Pleasefollowtheadjustmentprocedurelistedbelow:
1.Turnonthepowerswitchlocatedonthefrontofmachine.PlacetheSAFETYKEY
onthe"SAFETYKEY"position.
2.PresstheSPEED(keytoincreasethespeeduntilthespeedregisters2.0mph/
3.2kphonthedigitaldisplay.
3.Whiletheunitisrunningat2mph/3.2kph,determinewherethebeltisin
relationtothebeltalignmentgauge.
4.Shouldyourbeltbeinthewrongcolorrange,followthestepsbelowtoreturnthe
belttothe"safetyzone":
5.Ifthebeltisintheleftredzone:Turntheleftbeltadjustmentboltlocatedatthe
rearofthetreadmillclockwise1/4turnatatime,usingthehexAllenwrench.Then
turntherightbeltadjustmentboltcounterclockwise1/4turn.Letthetreadmillrun
30seconds,thencheckthepositionofthebeltinthecolorgauge.Ifthebeltstill
hasnotreturnedtothegreensafetyzone,repeatwithanother1/4turnuntilthe
belthasreturnedtothemiddleofthegreenarea.Donotturnadjustingboltmore
than1/4turnatatime.
Ifthebeltisontheedgeofthegreencolor,pleaseadjustitsoitisinthemiddleof
thegreencolor.Youmayturntheadjustmentnutlessthan1/4turnatatime.
6.Conversely,ifthebeltisintherightredzone,turntherightbeltadjustmentnut
clockwise1/4turn,thenturntheleftadjustmentboltcounterclockwise1/4turn.
Thenletthetreadmillrunatleast30seconds,checkthepositionofthebeltinthe
colorgauge.Ifitstillhasnotreturnedtothegreensafetyzone,repeatwith
another1/4turnuntilthebelthasreturntothemiddleofthegreenarea.Donot
turnadjustingboltmorethan1/4turnatatime.
7.Whenthebeltisbackinthegreen"safetyzone",youcancontinueyourregular
useofthetreadmill.Slowlyincreasethespeedoftheunitto5.5MPH(9KPH),
andletitrunforatleast45seconds.
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