Bowflex TC5500 User manual

Bowex® Bowex®

Bowex®

TreadClimber® TreadClimber®

TreadClimber®

TC5500 TC5500

TC5500

001–7321–112008A

Table Table

Table

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Contents Contents

Contents

Specications Specications

Specications

Dimensions Dimensions

Dimensions

Capacities Capacities

Capacities

Length55”(139.7cm)MaximumWeight

Capacity

300lbs.(136kg)

Width31.5”(80cm)WorkoutResistance

Levels

12

Height55.25”(140.3cm)

Component Component

Component

Specications Specications

Specications

Weight218lbs(98.9kg)

Frame

Steel

Shipping Shipping

Shipping

Weight Weight

Weight

Power Power

Power

Requirements Requirements

Requirements

Box#1

43lbs(19.5kg)OperationalVoltage

120VAC60Hz,

Box#2

146.8lbs(66.6kg)

OperatingCurrent10Amax

Box#3

71.6lbs(32.5kg)

Regulatory Regulatory

Regulatory

Approvals Approvals

Approvals

c-ETL-usmark.EvaluatedperUL1647FourthEdition,January2008andCAN/CSA-C22.2.68-92.

Patent Patent

Patent

Information Information

Information

ThisproductmaybecoveredbyUSandForeignPatentsandPatentsPending.

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2

Specications

2

RemoteHeartRateMonitor

14

ImportantSafetyInstructions

3

Maintenance

16

SafetyWarningLabelsandSerial

Numbers

5

MovingYourMachine

19

Features7

Troubleshooting

20

HowOftenShouldYouExercise

10

100%SatisfactionGuarantee

23

BeforeYouStart

11

Contacts24

PreliminaryWorkout

12

ManuelduPropriétaire

26

Important Important

Important

Safety Safety

Safety

Instructions Instructions

Instructions

Thisiconmeansapotentiallyhazardoussituationwhich,ifnotavoided,couldresultindeath

orseriousinjury.

Before Before

Before

using using

using

this this

this

equipment, equipment,

equipment,

obey obey

obey

the the

the

following following

following

warnings: warnings:

warnings:

Todecreasetheriskofburns,electricshock,orinjurytopersons,readandunderstandthe

completeOwner’sManual.Failuretofollowtheseguidelinescancauseaseriousorpossiblyfatal

electricalshockorotherseriousinjury.

ReadandunderstandthecompleteOwner’sManual.KeepOwner’sManualforfuturereference

Readandunderstandallwarningsonthismachine.IfatanytimetheWarningstickersbecome

loose,unreadableordislodged,contactNautilus

®

CustomerServiceforreplacementstickers.

• •

•

Keepchildrenawayfromthismachine.Monitorthemcloselywhennearthemachine.Partsthatmove

andappeardangeroustoadultscanappearsafetochildren.

• •

•

Consultaphysicianbeforeyoustartanexerciseprogram.Stopexercisingifyoufeelpainortightness

inyourchest,becomeshortofbreath,orfeelfaint.Contactyourdoctorbeforeyouusethemachine

again.Usethevaluescalculatedormeasuredbythemachine’scomputerforreferencepurposesonly.

• •

•

Beforeeachuse,examinethismachinefordamagetopowercord,powerreceptacle,loosepartsorsigns

ofwear.Donotuseiffoundinthiscondition.ContactNautilus

®

CustomerServiceforrepairinformation.

• •

•

Maximumuserweightlimit:300lbs.(136kg).Donotuseifyouareoverthisweight.

• •

•

Thismachineisforhomeuseonly.

• •

•

Donotwearlooseclothingorjewelry.Thismachinecontainsmovingparts.

• •

•

Alwayswearrubbersoledathleticshoeswhenyouusethismachine.Donotusethemachinewithbare

feetoronlywearingsocks.

• •

•

Setupandoperatethismachineonasolid,level,horizontalsurface.

• •

•

Usecautionwhenyousteponandoffthemachine.Usethesuppliedfootsupportplatformsforstability

beforewalkingonthemovingbelt.

• •

•

Toreducetheriskofelectricalshock,alwaysunplugthepowercordandwait5

minutesbeforecleaning,maintainingorrepairingthismachine.

• •

•

Donotoperatethismachineoutdoorsorinmoistorwetlocations.

• •

•

Keepaminimumclearancebehindthemachineof79”(2m)and39"(1m)oneachside.Thisisthe

recommendedsafedistanceforaccess,movementandemergencydismountsfromthemachine.Keep

thirdpartiesoutofthisspacewhenthemachineisinoperation.

• •

•

Donotoverexertyourselfduringexercise.Operatethemachineinthemannerdescribedinthismanual.

• •

•

Read,understand,andtesttheEmergencyStopProcedurebeforeuse.

• •

•

Keepthewalkingbeltcleananddry.

• •

•

Keeppowercordawayfromheatsourceandhotsurfaces.

• •

•

Donotdroporputobjectsintoanyopeningofthemachine.

• •

•

Thismachinemustbeconnectedtoanappropriate,dedicatedelectricalcircuit.Nothingelsemust

beconnectedtothecircuit

• •

•

Alwaysconnectthepowercordtoacircuitcapableofhandling10ampereswithnootherloadsapplied.

• •

•

Donotoperatewhereaerosolproductsarebeingused.

• •

•

Donotletliquidstouchtheelectroniccontroller.Ifitdoes,thecontrollermustbeinspectedandtested

forsafetybyanapprovedtechnicianbeforeitcanbeusedagain.

• •

•

Thismachineisdesignedforwalking.Donottrytorunonthismachine.

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3

Emergency Emergency

Emergency

Stop Stop

Stop

Procedures Procedures

Procedures

TheTreadClimber

®

machineisequippedwitha

SafetyKeythatcanpreventseriousinjury,aswell

aspreventchildrenfromplayingwithand/orbeing

injuredonthemachine.IftheSafetyKeyisnot

fullyputintotheSafetyKeyhole,thebeltswillnot

operate.

TopreventunsupervisedoperationofthemachinealwaysremovetheSafetyKeyanddisconnectthe

powercordfromthewalloutletormachineACinput.

AlwaysattachtheSafetyKeyCliptoyourclothingduringyourworkout.

Whenyouusethemachine,onlyremovetheSafetyKeyinanemergency.Whenthekeyisremoved

whilethemachineisinoperation,itwillstopquickly,whichcouldcausethelossofbalanceand

possibleinjury.

Instructional Instructional

Instructional

DVD DVD

DVD

YourmanualkitincludesaninstructionalDVDthatshowshowtoadjusttheresistancecylindersandget

startedusingyourTreadClimber

®

machine.

Note: Note:

Note:

TheinformationshownisforreferenceonlyandwillbedifferentfromyourTreadClimber

®

machine.

ConsulttheConsoleandtheTC5500Owner’sManualsforinformationspecictoyourmachine.

4 4

4

Safety Safety

Safety

Warning Warning

Warning

Labels Labels

Labels

and and

and

Serial Serial

Serial

Number Number

Number

Locateandreadallthesafetywarningsbeforeoperation.Replaceanywarninglabelifitisdamaged,

illegible,ormissing.Forreplacementlabels,callaNautilus

®

representative(refertotheContactspage

ofthismanual).

Type Type

Type

Description Description

Description

1

WARNING WARNING

WARNING

Failuretoobeythesesafeguardscancauseseriousinjuryorhealth

problems.

1.Keepchildrenandpetsawayfromthismachineatalltimes.

2.Whenthismachineisnotinoperation,removetheSafetyKeyand

keepoutofthereachofchildren.

3.UseCautionwhenyouoperatethisequipmentorseriousinjury

canoccur.

4.Priortouse,readandunderstandtheOwner’sManual,including

allWarnings.

5.Topreventinjury,standontheFootPlatformsbeforeyoustart

themachine.

6.ThismachineisforResidentialuseonly.

7.TheMaximumuserWeightforthismachineis300lbs./136kgs.

5 5

5

Type Type

Type

Description Description

Description

8.ReplaceanyWarninglabelthatbecomesdamaged,illegibleoris

removed.

AVERTISSEMENT AVERTISSEMENT

AVERTISSEMENT

Lenon-respectdecesmesuresdeprotectionpourraitentraînerdes

blessuresoudegravesproblèmesdesanté

1.Gardezlesenfantsetlesanimauxdecompagnieéloignésdecette

machineentouttemps.

2.Lorsquecettemachinen’estpasutilisée,retirezlecordonde

sécuritéetgardez-lehorsdelaportéedesentants.

3.Soyezprudentlorsquevousutilisezcetéquipementpournepas

vousinigerdegravesblessures.

4.Lisezetfamiliarisez-vousavecleManueldupropriétaireetavec

touslesavertissementsavantd’utilisercettemachine.

5.Pouréviterlesblessures,mettez-vousdeboutsurlesrepose-pieds

avantdemettrelamachineenmarche.

6.Cettemachineestàusagedomestiqueuniquement.

7.Cettemachinesupporteunpoidsmaximalde300lb(136kg).

8.Remplaceztouteétiquetted’avertissementendommagée,illisible

oumanquante.

HazardousVoltage

Contactmaycauseelectricalshockorburn.

2*

WARNING WARNING

WARNING

Turnoffandlockoutpowerbeforeservicing.

AVERTISSEMENT AVERTISSEMENT

AVERTISSEMENT

AvertissementVoltageDangereux

Uneélectrcutionoudesbrûlurespeuventsurveniraucontact.

Coupezl’alimentationetverrouillez-laavanydeprocéderàun

entretien.

3

WARNING WARNING

WARNING

Movingpartscancrushandcut.

Keepguardsinplace.

Lockoutpowerbeforeservicing.

AVERTISSEMENT AVERTISSEMENT

AVERTISSEMENT

Lespiècesmobilespeuvents’écraseretêtrecoupantes.

Gardezlesprotecteursenplace.

Verrouillezl’alimentationavantdeprocéderàunentretien.

4

Serial Serial

Serial

Number Number

Number

RecordserialnumberonContactspageatendofthismanual.

5

CAUTION CAUTION

CAUTION

Unplugplowercordbeforeyoumovethemachine.

ATTENTIŌN ATTENTIŌN

ATTENTIŌN

Débranchezlecordond’alimentationavantdedéplacerlamachine.

*decalislocatedundercover

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6

Features Features

Features

A

Console

F

TransportWheels

B

WorkoutSettingCylinders

G

MainPowerSwitch

C

BeltAdjustmentBolts(onfront)

H

TransportHandle(onfront)

D

Treadles

I

TreadleLockingLever(onfront)

E

SideFootSupportPlatform

J

SafetyKeyPort

7 7

7

Console Console

Console

YourConsolehasbeencreatedspecicallytohelp

youachieveyourexercisegoals.Startingwith“Lady

Liberty”,youwillworkyourwayupworldfamous

landmarks.

TheConsoleallowsyoutocreatepersonalproles

torecordworkouts,results,andevencompareyour

goalswithotherusers.Asyouachieveyourgoals,

youearnadditionallandmarkstoclimb.Thereare

ninelandmarksprogrammedintotheConsole,six

ofwhichneedtobeearned.

Note: Note:

Note:

Thenumberofstepsrepresented

toclimbalandmarkisbased

onthelandmark’sheight.This

numberhasnorelationtothe

actualphysicalnumberofsteps

neededtoachievethepeakof

thelandmark.

PleasereadtheTC5500ConsoleOwner’sManual.Itwilltakeyouthroughthestepstomakeyour

TreadClimber

®

machineoperational.

Treadles Treadles

Treadles

EachTreadClimber

®

Treadleisaseparatetreadmillwithitsownbelt.TheTreadlesaredrivenbythesame

axleandmotor.Thismakessurethateachbelttravelsatthesamespeed.TheTreadlesareinterconnected,

whichgivesabalancedrelationshipbetweentheleftandrightsidesduringtheworkout.

KeepyourfootinthecenterofeachTreadle,donotletyourfeetcrossinfrontofyourbodyas

youincreasethespeed.

Lock Lock

Lock

the the

the

Treadles Treadles

Treadles

for for

for

Treadmill Treadmill

Treadmill

Workout Workout

Workout

TherightandleftTreadlescanbelockedtogetherforatreadmillworkout.

Donotchangefromorintotreadmillmodewhilethebeltsareinmovementorthemachineis

poweredup.Tochangethemodes,stopthepower.Unplugthecordfromthewalloutlet,lineup

theTreadles,andthenlockorreleasetheTreadleLockingLever.

TheTreadClimber

®

machineisequippedwithaTreadleLockingLeverthatcanbemovedwithyourfoot.

1.TurnoffallpowertotheTreadClimber

®

machineandunplugthepowercordfromthewalloutlet.

2.MovetheLockingLeverdownandtotherightandthenupintothelockedpositionwithyour

foot.StandoneachTreadleindividuallyuntiltheyfalltothehorizontalposition.Therewillbea

clickwhentheylockintoposition.

3.PlugthepowercordintothewalloutletandturnontheMainPowerSwitch.

4.ToreleasetheTreadles,turnofftheMainPowerswitchandpushtheLeverdownandtotheleftwith

yourfoot.TheTreadleswillreturntotheinclinedposition.

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8

9 9

9

Applying Applying

Applying

the the

the

Treadle Treadle

Treadle

Locking Locking

Locking

Lever Lever

Lever

Workout Workout

Workout

Setting Setting

Setting

Cylinders Cylinders

Cylinders

YourTreadClimber

®

machineusesHydraulicResistance

Cylinderstoabsorbyourstepsandcushionyour

joints,decreasingyouroverallfatigueandremoving

musclestrain.Theintensityofaworkoutcanbesubtly

adjustedthroughtheWorkoutIntensitySettings.

Theseaddaslightlevelofcontroltotheresistance

ofthecylinders.

TheWorkoutIntensitySettingsdialisfoundatthetop

oftheHydraulicCylinders.Usethedialstolineup

thesettingwiththewhitearrow.Besurethesettings

matchforbothcylinders.

Donottrytochangetheresistancelevelonthe

ResistanceCylindersduringaworkout.Stopthe

workoutandstepoffthemachinebeforeyou

adjusttheresistancelevel.

ThehighertheWorkoutIntensitySetting,themoretheTreadletravels.Asettingof12ismoreintense

thanasettingof1.AlthoughtheWorkoutIntensitySettingsdialcanmovecontinuouslyineitherdirection,

itisrecommendedthatyouonlyturnthedialclockwisetosetting12andcounterclockwisetosetting1.

Note: Note:

Note:

“Bottomingout”occurswhentheTreadletravelsthroughtoogreatarangeofmotion.

Whenthisoccurs,theTreadleshitagainstthebaseonthedownstep.Toreduce

treadletravel,decreasetheWorkoutIntensitySettingorincreasebeltspeed.

How How

How

Often Often

Often

Should Should

Should

You You

You

Exercise Exercise

Exercise

Consultaphysicianbeforeyoustartanexerciseprogram.Stopexercisingifyoufeelpainor

tightnessinyourchest,becomeshortofbreath,orfeelfaint.Contactyourdoctorbeforeyouuse

themachineagain.Usethevaluescalculatedormeasuredbythemachine’scomputerforreference

purposesonly.

• •

•

3timesaweekfor30minuteseachday.

• •

•

Scheduleworkoutsinadvance.Trytoworkoutevenwhenyoudonotwantto.

What What

What

to to

to

Wear Wear

Wear

Wearrubber-soledathleticshoes.Youwillneedtheappropriateclothesforexercisethatallowyouto

movefreely.

Stretching Stretching

Stretching

Stretchbeforeyoustartyourexercisesession.Warmmusclesrespondbettertoexercise.

• •

•

AchillesTendonandCalf-Withbothhandsagainstawall,placeonefootbehindyou.Leanintoward

thewallwhilekeepingtherearlegstraightandyourheelontheground.Repeatfortheotherleg.

10 10

10

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•

Quadriceps-Putyourlefthandonawallortableforbalance.Reachyourrighthandbehindyour

backandgraspyourrightankle.Pullitgentlytowardyourbuttocksuntilyoufeeltensionalongthe

frontofyourthigh.Repeatontheotherside.

• •

•

Hamstring-Standononelegandproptheotherlegparalleltothegroundonastablecabinetortable

top.Slidebothhandstowardtheproppedupankleasfarasiscomfortable.Repeatonotherside.

Before Before

Before

You You

You

Start Start

Start

1.Situateyourmachineinthedesiredspaceofyourworkoutarea.

Placethemachineonaclean,hard,levelsurface,freefromunwantedmaterialorother

objectsthatmayhamperyourabilitytomovefreely.Arubbermatshouldbeused

belowthemachinetopreventthereleaseofstaticelectricityandprotectyourooring.

Themachinecanbemovedbyoneormorepersons.Makesurethatyourownphysical

strengthiscapableofmovingthemachine.

2.Decideonyourworkoutmode(treadmillorTreadClimber

®

mode).

Note: Note:

Note:

LocktheTreadlesifintreadmillmode.

3.AdjusttheworkoutintensitysettingsontheHydraulicCylinders.

Note: Note:

Note:

Besurethesettingsmatchoneachcylinder.

4.IfyouusetheHeartRateMonitor,followtheheartratetransmittercheststrapdirections.

5.ConnectthepowercordtothemachineandintoagroundedACWallOutlet.

Note: Note:

Note:

Themachinecanbeequippedwithanexternalcircuitbreaker.

Putthepowercordalongsidethemachine,outofyourwaywhenyoudismountthe

machine.Preventsteppingonthepowercordandplug.

6.PrimaryPowerSwitch.

• •

•

PowerisswitchedonusingthePrimaryPowerSwitchneartheincomingpowercordplug.

• •

•

PowerissuppliedtothemotorandConsolewhentheunitisconnectedandtheMainPower

Switchisturnedon.

• •

•

Keepthepowercordalongthesideofthemachineandoutofyourway.Attachthepower

plugtopreventsteppingonit.Alwaysmakesureofthelocationofthecordandplugbefore

yourworkout.

7.StraddlethebeltsandstandontheSideFootSupportPlatforms.PuttheSafetyKeyintotheSafety

KeyholeandcliptheSafetyKeycordtoyourclothing.

KeepyourhandsonthesupportHandlebarsandstayasnearthefrontofthemachine

asiscomfortableinordertostayinbalanceontheTreadles.

• •

•

ToenergizetheDriveBeltMotor,theSafetyKeymustbecorrectlyputintotheSafetyKeyhole.

• •

•

Intheeventofanemergencywhilethemachineisinmotion,pulltheSafetyKey.Thiswillcutall

powertothebeltsandwillstopthemquickly(braceyourself—thisisanabruptstop).

• •

•

AlwaysattachtheSafetyKeycliptoyourclothingduringworkouts.

• •

•

Startyourworkoutwhenthebeltsareuptospeed.

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Note: Note:

Note:

TheTreadlesmaynotbeatthesamerestinglevel.Stepontothelowertreadle

withyourrststeponcethebeltismoving.

Yourmachinecalculateshowmanycaloriesyouburnbasedonyourweightsettingsyoutellit.When

yourweightchanges,besuretoupdateyourproleintheConsole.Thiswillensureanaccurate

calculationofthecaloriesyouburnduringtheworkout.

Pausing Pausing

Pausing

or or

or

Stopping Stopping

Stopping

1.StepoffofthebeltsandontotheSideFootSupportPlatformsoneithersideoftheTreadles.

2.PushSTOPtopausetheworkout.Thebeltswillslowtoacompletestop.

3.Torestartyourworkout,pushtheENTERbutton.Toendyourworkout,pressSTOPagain.The

Consolewilldisplayyourresultsandrecordthemifyouarearegistereduser.

Note: Note:

Note:

Ifthereisanemergency,pullouttheSafetyKeytoshutoffthepowertothebelts.This

willabruptlystopthem.

Iftherearenofootfallsafter1minute,theConsolewillrequestifyouwishtocontinue.Thebeltswillstop

ifthereisnoresponseafter30seconds.Themachinewillshutdownafter5minutesunlesstheSTART

buttonispushed.

BesuretolocktheTreadlesandremovetheSafetyKeyforsafestoragewhennotinoperation.

Preliminary Preliminary

Preliminary

Workout Workout

Workout

Consultaphysicianbeforeyoustartanexerciseprogram.Stopexercisingifyoufeelpainor

tightnessinyourchest,becomeshortofbreath,orfeelfaint.Contactyourdoctorbeforeyouuse

themachineagain.Usethevaluescalculatedormeasuredbythemachine’scomputerforreference

purposesonly.

First First

First

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4

Weeks Weeks

Weeks

Followtheseguidelinestoeaseyourselfintoaweeklyexerciseregimen.Thisweeklyregimencaninclude

combinationsoftreadmillandTreadClimber

®

modes.

Useyourjudgmentand/ortheadviceofyourphysicianorhealthcareprofessionaltondtheintensityand

levelofyourworkouts.

Warming Warming

Warming

Up Up

Up

Beforeyoustartanyworkout,youshouldprepareyourbodyforincreasedactivitybyslowlyraisingyour

heartrate.

Starting Starting

Starting

Your Your

Your

Workout Workout

Workout

IntervalTrainingandSteadyStateare2typesofworkoutsthatyoucandoonyourmachinewhilein

TreadClimber

®

mode(steppingandusingthebeltsatthesametime).YoucanalsowishtocombineInterval

TrainingwithSteadyStateTrainingtogetavariedworkout.

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12

IntervalTraininginvolvesadjustingyourspeedforspeciclengthsoftimetoraiseandloweryourheart

rateandcalorieburn.Intervaltrainingchangestheintensityofyourworkoutduringoneexercisesession.

Alternatinghigh-intensitytrainingwithlow-intensityrestperiodswillboostyourmetabolismandhelp

youburncaloriesafteryourworkoutiscompleted.

Intervaltrainingalsohelpspreventtheinjuriesfrequentlyassociatedwithrepetitiveenduranceexercise,and

letsyouincreaseyourtrainingintensitywithoutovertrainingorburningout.TodevelopapersonalInterval

Trainingregimen,changeyourbeltspeedorrateofsteppingfromfastspeedstoslowerrecoveryspeeds.

TheSteadyStateworkoutinvolvesdoingoneexerciseatthesamespeedandintensityforalongperiod

oftime.Whilethereareriskstorepetitiveworkouts,theTreadClimber

®

machineisdesignedtocushion

yourjointsandmusclesfromthosestressinjuries.Further,repetitiveworkoutscanhelpyoubuildyour

endurance,staminaandstrengthwhileyoucontinuetohoneandimprovethetoneandleanmusclemass

inyourlongmuscles.

Beginner Beginner

Beginner

Intermediate Intermediate

Intermediate

Advanced Advanced

Advanced

Week Week

Week

1 1

1

• •

•

3Xperweek,doa

TreadClimber

®

workoutat

stable,constantpace–30

minutes

Ifthisfeelseasierbytheend

oftheweek,moveontoWeek

2.Ifnot,feelfreetorepeat

theweek.

• •

•

3Xperweek,doa

TreadClimber

®

workoutat

stable,constantpacefor30

minutes

• •

•

2daysintervaltraining–30

minutes

• •

•

1daysteadypace–30

minutes

Increasetheworkoutlevel

adjustmentduringtraining

weeks,ifnecessary,to

maximizeyourTreadClimber

®

tnessbenets.

Week Week

Week

2 2

2

• •

•

3Xperweek,doa

TreadClimber

®

workoutat

stable,constantpace–30

minutes

• •

•

Ifthisfeelseasierbytheend

oftheweek,continuetoWeek

3.Ifnot,feelfreetorepeat

theweek.

• •

•

2dayssteadypace–30

minutes

• •

•

1dayintervaltraining–30

minutes

Increasetheworkoutlevel

adjustmentduringtraining

weeks,ifnecessary,to

maximizeyourTreadClimber

®

tnessbenets.

Week Week

Week

3 3

3

• •

•

2dayssteadypace–30

minutes

• •

•

1dayintervaltraining–30

minutes

Week Week

Week

4 4

4

• •

•

2daysintervaltraining–30

minutes

• •

•

1daysteadypace–30

minutes

Increasetheworkoutlevel

adjustmentduringtraining

weeks,ifnecessary,to

maximizeyourTreadClimber

®

tnessbenets.

Week Week

Week

5 5

5

UseWeeks1,2,3and4as

aguidetohelpyoustart

buildingyourownlong-term

tnessroutine,adjustingyour

intervalspeeds,resistance,

stepdepth,etc.,inorderto

maximizeyourTreadClimber

®

benet

UseWeeks1and2asaguide

tohelpyoustartbuilding

yourownlong-termtness

routine,adjustingyour

intervalspeeds,resistance,

stepdepth,etc.,inorderto

maximizeyourTreadClimber

®

benets.

UseWeek1asaguidetohelp

youstartbuildingyourown

long-termtnessroutine,

adjustingyourintervalspeeds,

resistance,stepdepth,etc.,

inordertomaximizeyour

TreadClimber

®

benets.

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Remote Remote

Remote

Heart Heart

Heart

Rate Rate

Rate

Monitor Monitor

Monitor

MonitoringyourHeartRateisoneofthebestproceduresto

controltheintensityofyourexercise.

AHeartRateChestStrapTransmitterisincludedtosendyour

HeartRatesignalstotheConsole.TheConsoledisplaysyour

HeartRateinBeatsPerMinute(BPM).

Usingtheheartratetransmittercheststrapletsyoumonitoryourheartrateatanytimeduringyourworkout.

Theheartratetransmitterisattachedtoachest

straptokeepyourhandsfreeduringyourworkout.

Attachthetransmittertotheelasticcheststrap.

Adjustthestraplengthtotsnuglyandcomfortably

againstyourskin.Securethestraparoundyour

chest,justbelowthechestmuscles,andbuckleit.

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14

Chest Chest

Chest

Strap Strap

Strap

Liftthetransmitteroffyourchestandmoistenthe

twoGroovedElectrodeAreasontheback.

Checkthatthewetelectrodeareasarermly

againstyourskin.

Thetransmitterwillsendyourheartratetothemachine’sreceiveranddisplayyourBeatsPerMinute(BPM).

Alwaysremovethetransmitterbeforeyoucleanthecheststrap.Cleanthecheststrapregularlywithmild

soapandwater,andthoroughlydryit.Residualsweatandmoisturekeepthetransmitteractiveanddrain

thebatteryinthetransmitter.

Note: Note:

Note:

Donotuseabrasivesorchemicalssuchassteelwooloralcoholwhenyoucleanthechest

strap,astheycandamagetheelectrodespermanently.

IftheConsoledisplaysaheartratevalueof“0”,thenthetransmitterisnotsendingasignal.Checkthatthe

texturedcontactareasonthecheststraparecontactingwithyourskin.Youmayneedtolightlywetthe

contactareas.Ifnosignalappearsoryouneedfurtherassistance,callyourNautilus®Representative.

Heart Heart

Heart

Rate Rate

Rate

Calculations Calculations

Calculations

Yourmaximumheartrateusuallydecreasesfrom220BeatsPerMinute(BPM)inchildhoodtoapproximately

160BPMbyage60.Thisfallinheartrateisusuallylinear,decreasingbyapproximatelyoneBPMforeach

year.Thereisnoindicationthattraininginuencesthedecreaseinmaximumheartrate.Individualsofthe

sameagecouldhavedifferentmaximumheartrates.Itismoreaccuratetondthisvaluebygettinga

stresstestthanbyusinganagerelatedformula.

Youratrestheartrateisinuencedbyendurancetraining.Thetypicaladulthasanatrestheartrateof

approximately72BPM,whereashighlytrainedrunnersmayhavereadingsof40BPMorlower.

TheHeartRatetableisanestimateofwhatHeartRateZone(HRZ)iseffectivetoburnfatandbetteryour

cardiovascularsystem.Physicalconditionsvary,thereforeyourindividualHRZcouldbeseveralbeatshigher

orlowerthanwhatisshown.

Themostefcientproceduretoburnfatduringexerciseistostartataslowpaceandgraduallyincrease

yourintensityuntilyourheartratereachesbetween60–85%ofyourmaximumheartrate.Continueat

thatpace,keepingyourheartrateinthattargetzoneforover20minutes.Thelongeryoumaintainyour

targetheartrate,themorefatyourbodywillburn.

Thegraphisabriefguideline,describingthegenerallysuggestedtargetheartratesbasedonage.As

notedabove,youroptimaltargetratemaybehigherorlower.Consultyourphysicianforyourindividual

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targetheartratezone.

Note: Note:

Note:

Aswithallexercisesandtnessregimens,alwaysuseyourbestjudgmentwhenyou

increaseyourexercisetimeorintensity.

Fat Fat

Fat

Burning Burning

Burning

Target Target

Target

Heart Heart

Heart

Rate Rate

Rate

Heart Heart

Heart

Rate Rate

Rate

BPM BPM

BPM

(beats

perminute)

Age Age

Age

Maximum Maximum

Maximum

Heart Heart

Heart

Rate Rate

Rate

Target Target

Target

Heart Heart

Heart

Rate Rate

Rate

Zone Zone

Zone

(keep

withinthisrangeforoptimum

fatburning)

Maintenance Maintenance

Maintenance

Todecreasetheriskofelectricalshock,alwaysunplugthepowercordandwait

5minutesbeforecleaning,maintainingorrepairingthismachine.

Readallmaintenanceinstructionsfullybeforeyoustartanyrepairwork.Insomeconditions,anassistantis

necessarytodothenecessarytasks.

Inspection Inspection

Inspection

Visuallyinspectyourmachineafteruseforwear,damage,orlooseparts.

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Thesafetyandintegritydesignedintoamachinecanonlybekeptwhentheequipmentisregularly

examinedfordamageandrepaired.Itisthesoleresponsibilityoftheownertomakesurethat

regularmaintenanceisdone.Wornordamagedcomponentsmustbereplacedimmediatelyorthe

equipmentremovedfromserviceuntiltherepairismade.Onlymanufacturersuppliedcomponents

mustbeusedtomaintain/repairtheequipment.

Schedule Schedule

Schedule

Daily: Daily:

Daily:

Beforeeachuse,inspectforloose,broken,damaged,orwornparts.Donotusethemachineif

anyoftheseconditionsexist.

Weekly: Weekly:

Weekly:

Checkforsmoothrolleroperation.Cleanthemachinetoremovedust,dirt,orgrime.Donot

useanautomotivecleaner.

Monthly: Monthly:

Monthly:

Makesureallboltsandscrewsandtightenifnecessary.

NOTICE: NOTICE:

NOTICE:

TopreventdamagetothenishofthemachineorConsole,donotcleanwitha

petroleumbasedsolventwhenyouclean.Preventgettingtoomuchmoistureon

theConsole.

Walking Walking

Walking

Belt Belt

Belt

and and

and

Deck Deck

Deck

Lubrication Lubrication

Lubrication

TheTreadClimber

®

machineisequippedwithalowmaintenancedeckandbeltsystem.Beltfrictioncan

affectthefunctionandlifeofthemachine.ForthebestresultslubricatetheTreadlesperiodicallywitha

siliconelubricant,usingthefollowinginstructions:

1.Unplugthemachinefullyfromthewalloutlet,andremovethepowercordfromthemachine.

2.ApplyaverythinlayerofsiliconelubricantontheTreadledeckbeloweachbelt.Carefullylifteach

beltandapplyafewdropsofthelubricanttheentirewidthofthebelt.

NOTICE: NOTICE:

NOTICE:

Alwaysuseasilicone-basedlubricant.DonotuseadegreaserlikeWD-40

®

as

thiscouldseriouslyimpactperformance.

3.Connectthepowercordbackintothemachineandthenintothewalloutlet.

4.Staytoonesideofyourmachine.

5.Switchonyourmachineandstartthebeltsattheslowestspeed.Letthebeltsoperatefor

approximately15seconds.

6.Switchoffyourmachine.

7.TakecaretocleanupanyexcesslubricantfromtheTreadles.Wealsorecommendaperiodic

inspectionoftheTreadlesurfacesbelowthebelts.Ifthedecksappearworn,contactaTreadClimber

®

Representative(refertotheContactspageofthismanual).

Todecreasethepossibilityofslipping,besuretheTreadleareaisfreefromgreaseor

oil.Cleanoffanyexcessoilfromthemachinesurfaces.

Usethefollowingtimetableasaguidetolubricatethedecks:

• •

•

Lightuser(fewerthan3hours/week):every3months

• •

•

Moderateuser(3-5hours/week):every2months

• •

•

Heavyuser(morethan5hours/week):everymonth

Werecommendthatyouusethefollowing:

• •

•

8300SiliconeSpray,availableatmostHardwareandAutoPartsstores.

• •

•

Lube-N-Walk®TreadmillLubricationKit,availablefromyourlocalspecialtytnessdealerorNautilus,

Inc.

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Walking Walking

Walking

Belt Belt

Belt

Adjustment Adjustment

Adjustment

Ifeitherofthewalkingbeltstracktoomuchtooneside,adjustmentscanbemadeattheFrontRoller

ofeachTreadle.

Belt Belt

Belt

Alignment Alignment

Alignment

Check Check

Check

–Standadjacenttotheunitandsetthespeedto1.5MPH.Thealignmentadjustment

boltsareonthefrontendofeachRoller.Ifthebeltistrackingtoofartotheright,usetheprovidedHexKey

toturntherightadjustmentboltclockwiseonthatbeltinfullturnincrements.Ifthebelttrackstoofarto

theleft,dothesamethingontheleftadjustmentbolt.

Note: Note:

Note:

Donotturntheboltscounterclockwisewhenyouadjustthebeltalignment.

Belt Belt

Belt

Tension Tension

Tension

Check Check

Check

–Correctbelttensionshouldonlyallowangertotsnuglybelowthebelt’smidpoint.

Carefullyslideangerunderthebelttotestitwhenthemachineisunplugged.Ifthebeltisloose,turn

bothboltsclockwiseonefullturnandchecktensionagain.Repeatthisstepifnecessary.

Note: Note:

Note:

Boltsareturnedcounterclockwisetodecreasebelttension.

A

AdjustmentBolts

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Moving Moving

Moving

Your Your

Your

Machine Machine

Machine

TheTreadClimber

®

machineweighs218lbs(98.9kg)

whenfullyassembledandrequirescautionwhenbeing

moved.

Yourmachinecanberolledonthetransportwheels

toanewlocation.Thetransporthandleisfoundon

thefrontofthemachinebelowtheConsoleAssembly.

BeawareoftheproximityoftheConsoleAssembly

andyourheadwhenmovingthemachine.Loweryour

machineslowlyintoitsnewlocationwithoutinjuryto

yourhead.

Donotusetheuprights,arms,ortheConsole

toliftormovethemachine.Injurytoyouor

damagetothemachinecanoccur.

Themachinecanbemovedbyoneormore

persons.Makesurethatyourownphysical

strengthiscapableofmovingthemachine.

Placethemachineonaclean,hard,levelsurface,freefromunwantedmaterialorotherobjects

thatmayhamperyourabilitytomovefreely.Arubbermatshouldbeusedbelowthemachineto

preventthereleaseofstaticelectricityandprotectyourooring.

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Troubleshooting Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting

Condition/Problem Condition/Problem

Condition/Problem

Things Things

Things

to to

to

Check Check

Check

Solution Solution

Solution

Unitwillnotpowerup/turn

on/start

Outlet

Makesureoutletisfunctioning

correctly.Verifythisbyplugging

anotherobject(ex:lamp)intothe

outlet.Ifoutletisconnectedtoa

lightswitch,checktomakesureit

ison.Ifoutletisnotfunctioning

ndaworkingoutlet.

PowercordnotpluggedinMakesurethepowercordis

rmlysecuredtoA/Cinletonthe

unitandrmlyinsertedintoa

non-GFIwallsocket.

Powerswitchturnedoff

Makesurethepowerswitchat

therearoftheunitisinthe“ON”

position.Switchwilllightupred

toindicatepowerispresent.

SafetykeynotpluggedinPlugSafetyKeyintoConsole(See

EmergencyStopProcedurewithin

theImportantSafetyPrecautions

section).

Fuseonmotorcontrolboard

blown

ContactCustomerCareforfurther

assistance.

Speeddisplayedisnotaccurate

Displaysettowrongunitof

measure.(English/Metric)

Changedisplayunits(SeeConsole

Owner’sManual).

Heartratenotdisplayedwhile

usingcheststrap

Transmitternotmakinggood

contactwithskin

Moistenskincontactareaonthe

cheststrap.

ElectromagneticinterferenceTurnoffanytelevision,AM

radio,microwave,orcomputer

within6feet(2meters)ofthe

TreadClimber

®

tnessmachine.

CheststraptransmitterTestcheststrapwithanotherHR

monitoringdevicesuchasHR

watchoramachineatagym.

Iftransmitterhasgoodskin

contactandstillisnotfoundtobe

emittingHRsignal,replacechest

straptransmitter.

HRreceiver

Ifcheststrapisknowntowork

withotherdevicesandnosources

ofinterferencearepresent,or

consolehasbeentestedwith

aPulseSimulatorandisnot

receivingthesignal,contact

CustomerCareforreplacement

HRreceiver.

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