True 500 Series Owner's manual

Thank

You

For

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Frank

Trulaske

set the

quality

tone

for

True

when

he

founded

the

company

in

1981.

In

recognition

for

this

unwavering

commitment

to

excellence,

he was

awarded

the

ErnstS.

Young

Entrepreneur

of

the

Year

Award

in

1998

and

received

The

Presti

Lifetime Achievement Award from

the

indus

"•"•-

Heplth

&

Fitness Business.

'here

is

room

at the top

of

the

fitness

market

for

equipment

offering genuinely

superior

quality.

Our

mission

is

to

build

the

best.

With

the

introduction

oj^hesf

True

products,

we're

p|j|fpg

th

bar

and

redefining

the

incjustry

standard

for

excellence."

-

Frank

Trulaske

Serial Number

NOTE:

The

serial number

must

remain

intact

for the

warranty

to

remain

valid. Please check your

serial#ID

to

verify

it has not

been

tampered

with,

removed

01

altered.

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UPRIGHT BIKE

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UPRIGHT BIKE

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Contents Page

Safety Tips

1-2

SECTION

1

SAFETY

TIPS

1-2

SECTION

2

CONTROL

PANEL

DESCRIPTIONS/FUNCTIONS

2-1,2

QUICK

REFERENCE OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS

2-3,4

MANUAL

OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS 2-5,6

PRE-PROGRAM

OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS

2-7,8

RANDOM WORKOUT

2-9,10

HEART

RATE

CONTROL

INTRODUCTION

2-11

HEART RATE

CONTROL-HOW

IT

WORKS 2-12

HRC

OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS

2-13,14,15

MAINTENANCES

CARE 2-16

TARGET HEART RATE CHART

2-17

SECTIONS

INDIVIDUAL

PERFORMANCE CHART

3-1

Congratulations

on

your

purchase

of a

TRUE

residential

product.

You

have

chosen

a

premium

piece

of

exercise

equipment

designed

to

meet

your

fitness

needs

for a

lifetime.

Before

using

your

product,

please

review

this

manual

to

learn

about

the

unit's

features,

functions,

maintenance

procedures,

and

safe

operation.

SAFETY

TIPS:

1.

Wear

comfortable, good-quality walking

or

running shoes.

2.

Warm-up

and

cool-down periods

are

important

for a

complete

workout.

3.

Allow space around product

in the

event

you

lose your balance.

4.

Always

inspect your product

to

ensure there

are no

foreign objects

obstructing

the

moving parts.

5. To

avoid

any

possibility

of

being struck

or

caught between

moving parts, by-standers should

not be

within reach

of the

product

while

it is in

motion. Keep children away while

in

use.

6.

For

safety reasons

and to

prevent damage

to

your product, allow only

ONE

person

at a

time

on

your machine.

7.

Never leave unsupervised children near your product.

8.

Your

product

is

designed

for

indoor

use

only.

9.

Never

use your product around water or while you are wet. Using the

unit around

a

pool,

hot tub or

sauna

will

void

the

warranty.

NOTE

:

Maximum user

weight

SOOIb.

F2TRUE

2-1

Control Panel

And

Window Displays

WINDOW DISPLAYS

TIME

:

Indicates

the

time count-down

after

pressing start

(0-99

minutes).

Will

also count

up

after

the

preset

workout time completely

elapses.

DISTANCE

:

Indicates

miles

traveled

in

.01

mile increments

up to

99.99.

RPM

:

Pedaling

speed

in

RPM

(revolutions

per

minute)

HEART RATE

:

Displays

in

beats

per

minute.

WORK

LEVEL

:

1-43

(600

series)

or

1 -32

(500

series)

for

Manual

mode;

1-16

for

Pre-programs

WATTS

(max.

set at

90RPM):

30-450

(600

series);

30-350

(500

series)

METS

: One MET is the

amount

of

energy your body uses

at

rest.

If a

physical

activity

has an

equivalent

of

six

METS,

its

energy demands

are six

times that

of

your resting

state.

CALORIES

:

Indicates estimated

accumulated

calories

burned

based

on

weight, distance, workload

and

time.

DOT

MATRIX WINDOW

:

Displays

workout

profile.

Control

Panel

Functions

2-2

KEYS

readouts

in

message center

from

primary

to

secondary.

Also

allws

message center

to

scan

or

rollover

betweenlrie

two if

pressed

and

held

until

flashes

and

beeps. This functions

only

during

run

mode

(alter

start

has

been pressed).

Begins

workout.

Moves

user

from

set

upto

run.

I

Used

to set

variables during

set up.

Change work

level/Watts

during

run

mode.

Enter

variables.

(7) (5) (9)

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Adjust variables during

set

up.

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V_

reset

J

If

tapped,

resets

current variables

to

those previously

setup,

tf

held,for

3

seconds,resets

computer back

to

beginning

of set up

mode.

PROGRAM

KEYS

:

Used

in set up to get

user

directly

to

desired

workout. Each

key

includes

LED to let

user know which workout they

are

in or

have

selected. Enables user

to

change programs during workout.

MANUAL

RANDOM

(CV

WORKOUT

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2-3

Quick

Reference

Operating

Instruction

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9

2

"

4

EXPRESS

COMMAND KEYS

The

following

is a

quick

overview

of the

basic

operating

features

of

your

product.

While more detailed operating instructions

are on the

following

pages, these

quick

references

will

familiarize

you

with

the

basic operating

procedures needed

to get

started.

QUICK

START:

(Manual Workout Only)

HEART

RATE

CONTROL:

Press

VcoNTRq^^H|H

t°

a

ccess

HR

workout

'

"^H^

or

the

10-key

pad

Set

weight

using

Press

idSESS

Press

or

the

10-key

pad

Adjust workload

using

PROGRAMS:

Press

desired program

key

Press

keys

Set

your weight using

Set

program

level

using

Set

time

using

or

the

10-key

pad(pre-programs

only)

or the

10-key

pad(pre-programs

only)

or the

10-key

pad

(1:00-99:00)

Edit

time using

Press

Edit

age

using

Press

Edit

HR

using

Quick

Start

CRUISE

CONTROL:

Enter workout

while

wearing heart rate

transmitter

or

holding

contacts.

(Heart

rate

will

be

displayed

in

heart rate window.)

When

you

reach desired heart rate, press

or

the

10-key

pad

or

the

10-key

pad

Press

For

additional

random

profiles

press

C

RANDOM

keys

F2TRUE

2-5

Manual

Operating

Instructions

MANUAL WORKOUT

There

are two

ways

to use

machine

in

manual mode:

1)

"QUICK

START"

Begin pedaling (for

600

series, computer wakes

up at 25

RPM)

Message

center reads:

SELECT WORKOUT

Press

Quick

Stan

NOTE

:

Time default

to

30:00

User

adjusts workload while

in

workout.

2)LONG VERSION

Begin pedaling (for

600

series, computer wakes

up at 25

RPM)

Message

reads:

SELECT WORKOUT

Press

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Message

reads:

PRESS ENTER

Press

Message center reads:

SET

WEIGHT

150

(150

is

default weight value)

Message

reads:

PRESS ENTER

Press

Use

either

the

key

or the

10-Key

pad to set

weight

Message

reads:

PRESS

ENTER

Press

Message

reads:

SETTIME30

Use

either

the

99:00)

key

or the

10-Key

pad to set

time

(1:00

F2TRUE

Manual

Operating

Instructions

2-6

Message

reads:

PRESS

ENTER

Press

Message

reads:

PRESS

START

Press

NOTE

:

During

run

mode, user

can

move

to any

other workout

by

pressing

the

desired workout key.

The

workout

will

resume

at a

level compatible

to the

level

the

user

was in.

NOTE

: The

time

will

count down

to

00:03

and

beep

at

each second

until

00:00,

then

the

timer will count

up.

NOTE

:

Information

will

hold

for 15

seconds

if

pedaling

stops.

After

15

seconds

of

inactivity,

all

information resets (600 series).

NOTE

:

Adjustment

to

workload

in

manual mode

is

done

by

work level.

User

makes adjustment

by

pressing

^^

C^

NOTE

:

User

may go

into

any

other workout

by

pressing

the

workout

key

they

want

to

use.

Only exception

is

heart rate

control/cruise

control

-

user must

be

wearing Polar transmitter

(or for 600

series,

holding

hand contact pad).

FZTRUE

2-7

Pre-Program Operating

Instructions

Preprogram

Operating

Instructions

2-8

PRE-PROGRAM

WORKOUT

Begin pedaling

Message reads:

SELECT

WORKOUT

Press

Desired WORKOUT

Key

(WEIGHT

LOS

(HILLINTERVA

LED

on

workout

key is

lit.

Profile

of

workout

appears

in dot

matrix.

Message

reads:

PRESS

ENTER

Press

Message

reads:

SET

WEIGHT

150

(150

is

default

weight

value)

Use

keys

or

10-key

pad to set

weight

Message

reads:

PRESS

ENTER

Press

Message reads:

SET

LEVEL

Use

keys

or

10-Key

pad to set

level.

As

level

is

changed,

work

level

and

maximum

Watts

appear

in

that

window

When

key is

released,

message

reads:

PRESS

ENTER

Press

Message

reads:

SET

TIME

30 (30 is

default time value)

Use

Key

or

10-Key

pad to set

time.

Message

reads:

PRESS ENTER

Press

Message

reads:

PRESS START

Press

NOTE

: If

start

key is

pressed

any

time

during

set up,

workout starts using

whichever

parameters have been entered

to

that

point.

REMINDER:

The

()

key

allows user

to

reset

the

value

of

current

parameter

during

set-up. During

run

mode, pressing

>

CLEAR

:

will

reset time

and

distance.

In

effect, restarting

the

workout.

NOTE

: All

workouts (programs)

are

able

to be set

from

1

:00-99:00

minutes.

Default

value

(if no

time entered)

is 30

minutes. When timer reaches 0:00

it

will

beep (three beeps starting with 00:03 each second down

to

00:00)

and

begin counting

up.

NOTE

:

During

run

mode, user

may

switch from

one

workout

to

another

selected, joining

the

workout

in

process

at the

same time

as the

out in

weight loss

at the

1

5:00

mark, user

pressed

CV

Workout, computer

and

readout reflects move

to CV

Workout

and

resumes

countdown

at

15:00.

NOTE

:

User

is

allowed

to

adjust level during

run

mode

by

pressing

,0'lQ]

key. Remainder

of

workout

will

follow

the

new

level selected.

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F2TRUE

2-9

Random Operating

Instructions

RANDOM

WORKOUT

Begin

pedaling

Message

reads:

SELECT

WORKOUT

Press

(

RANDOM

Profile

of

random program appears

in the dot

matrix window. Keep

pressing

;

"ANDowJl

I

Key

until

reaching

a

desired profile.

LED

on

workout

key is

lit.

Message

reads:

SET

WIGHT

150

(150

is

default weight value)

Use

either

i

key

or

10-key

pad to set

weight

Message

reads:

PRESS

ENTER

Press

Message

reads:

SET

LEVEL

Use

key

or

10-key

pad to set

level.

NOTE

:

AS

level

is

changed, work level

and

maximum Watts appear

in

that

window

Random

Operating

Instructions

2-10

When

keys

are

released message reads:

PRESS

ENTER

Press

Message

reads:

SET

TIME

30 (30 is

default time value)

Use

Key

or

10-Key

pad to set

time

(1:00-99:00)

Message

reads:

PRESS

ENTER

Press

Message

reads:

PRESS

START

Quick Start

Press

NOTE

:

User

can

move

to

other workouts from

this

workout

as

well.

rZTRUE

£-11

Heart

Rate Control

INTRODUCTION

You

are

nowlhe

owner

of the

most sophisticated Heart

Rate

Control product

available.

The

TRUE

HRC

accommodates users

in

rehabilitation

to

world class

athletes

and all

those

in

between.

The

TRUE

HRC

allows

you to do a

completely

hands-free heart rate controlled workout.

By

training

at a

specific target heart rate,

you can

exercise

at a

more efficient

cardiovascular

level.

The

TRUE

HRC

system

is

unique because

you can

enter

the key

parameter

of

your

workout

and

target heart rate prior

to the

beginning

of

your

HRC

workout.

As

you

approach your target heart rate,

the

product software takes over

and

changes

workload

to

keep

you

near your target heart rate. This gives

you a

completely

"hands-free" workout.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Before

selecting

a

target heart rate control workout,

it is

important

to

use

the

product

for

several workouts

in

the

manual mode while

monitoring

your

heart

rate.

You

can

monitor your heart rate during workouts

by

wearing

the

heart rate

transmitter

(or

holding

contact pads

on

handle bars

on 600

models).

Your

heart

rate

will

automatically appear

in the

upper right hand window

and the

heart-shaped

light

will

blink

to

indicate

a

signal

is

being received.

After

you

have spent some time learning

how

your heart reacts

to

different

levels

of

work,

you

will

have

a

better understanding

of how to

select your

target

heart rate.

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Heart

Rate

Control

2-12

OPERATING

INSTRUCTIONS

HEART

RATE

CONTROL

Before

beginning

Heart

Rate

Control,

you

must

first

attach

the

heart rate transmitter around your

chest.

The

radio frequency transmitter strap

should

be

worn

directly

against your

skin,

1 -2

inches below

the

pectoral muscles/breast

line.

Women

should

be

careful

to

place

the

transmitter

below their

bra

line.

Initially,

the

transmission

signal

for

heart rate

may be

erratic

or

non-existent. Perspiration

on

your

skin

is

necessary

for

proper transmission.

In

most cases,

by the end of

your warm

up,

transmission becomes consistent

and

accurate.

If

not,

water

should

be

used

to

moisten

the

sensors

on the

back

of the

strap.

If

no

transmitter

is

available, hold contact pads

(on 600

models only)

on

handle bars

to get

heart rate.

The

Heart

(V)

LED

will

flash, showing

that

the

heart rate

signal

is

received.

F2TRUE

4

2-13

Heart Bate Control Operating

Instructions

Message

reads:

SELECT WORKOUT

Press

Message

reads:

PRESS ENTER

Press

Message

reads:

SET

WEIGHT

150

(150

is

default weight value)

Use

or

10-key

Pad to set

weight

Message

reads:

PRESS

ENTER

Press

Message

reads:

SET

TIME

30 (30 is

default value

for

time)

Use

key

or

10-key

pad

to

set

time.

Press

Message

reads:

SET

AGE 25 (25 is

default value

for

age)

Use

key

or

10-key

pad to set

time.

Press

Message

reads:

SET

HR

100

(100

is

default value

for

heart rate)

Use

key

or

10-key

pad to set

time.

Press

F2TRUE

Heart

Rate

Control

2-14

Message reads:

PRESS

START

Press

Message

reads:

WARM

UP

Time

will

count

up

until

heart rate reaches

minus

10

beats

from

target.

Message

reads:

BEGINNING

HRC

When

user reaches

end of

time entered, computer beeps

and

begins

counting

up.

Message reads:

COOL

DOWN

All

other data continues

to

accumulate.

HEART

RATE

SAFETY

PARAMETERS

Your

TRUE

HRC

product computer software

is

programmed with

the

following

safety

parameters:

•

If

your heart rate exceeds your target

by

12

beats, there

will

be a 50%

reduction

in

workload

to

reduce your heart rate.

•

If

your

heart

rate

exceeds

your

target

by 20

beats,

the

unit

will

automatically exit

HRC as a

precautionary measure.

(Be

cautious when

selecting your target heart rate

so the 20

beat variance

will

not

exceed

your maximum heart rate

as

determined

by

your physician).

NOTE

:

User

can

change workload manually,

during

warm-up

and

cool-down

stage,

but not

during

any

heart rate workout.

NOTE

: HRC

program performs better

if

user keeps pedaling above 64RPM.

Warning beeps

will

sound

if the RPM

goes below

64.

F2TRUE

2-15

Cruise

Control

CPUISE

CONTROL

HEART

RATE

CONTROL

Here's

the

simplest

way to

enter target

heart

rate training. While

in any

workout,

you

can

easily enter

Target

Heart

Rate

Control

by

simply pressing

the

Target

Heart

Rate

Express

Key.

•

Secure

heart

rate

transmitter around chest

or

hold

on to

contacts.

(See

page

2-12)

Begin

to

workout,

and

heart rate will

be

displayed

as it is

picked

up.

When

you

reach

desired heart rate

,

NOTE

: To

change target heart rate, press manual

or any

other pre-program

workout keys

to

exit HRC. Adjust resistance

and

workload

to

desired target,

and

then press

(^^••|

again.

HEART

RATE

SAFETY

PARAMETERS

Your

TRUE

HRC

computer software

is

programmed with

the

following safety

parameters:

•

If

your heart rate exceeds your target

by

12

beats, there

will

be a 50%

reduction

in

workload

to

reduce

your

heart rate.

•

If

your heart rate exceeds your target

by 20

beats,

the

unit

will

automatically exit

HRC as a

precautionary measure.

(Be

cautious

when

selecting your target heart rate

so the 20

beat variance

will

not

exceed

your maximum heart rate

as

determined

by

your physician).

NOTE

:

User

can

change workload manually,

during

warm-up

and

cool-down

stage,

but not

during

any

heart rate workout.

NOTE

: HRC

program performs better

if

user keeps pedaling above 64RPM.

Warning

beeps

will

sound

if the

RPM

goes below

64.

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MAINTENANCE

SCARE

2-16

RELOCATING

YOUR

BIKE

•

To

move

the

upright bike (500U

or600U),

push down

on the

front

of the

handlebars,

and

carefully raise

the

rear

end of the

bike.

•

To

move

the

recumbent bike

(500R

or

600R), carefully raise

the

rear

end

of

the

bike.

•

Steer

the

bike

to

another desired location.

•

Any

intense impact

to the

computer

may

result

in

malfunction

of the

computer.

Be

prudent while moving

the

unit.

LEVELING

YOUR

BIKE

•

The

bike

can be

leveled

to

adjust

for

uneven surfaces.

•

To

level

the

bike, raise

or

lower

the two

adjusting stands located

on the

underside

of the

rear stabilizer

by

screwing them

in or

out

as

needed.

•

Loosen

the

quick release nuts before making adjustment,

and

tighten them

up

after adjustment.

MAINTENANCE

Use

a

moist cloth

to

wipe sweat

on the

bike

and

computer.

Do not get too

much moisture

on the

computer. Keeping

the

computer panel free

of

sweat

allows

a

longer computer life.

NOTE

: To

prevent

the

bike finish from damage,

do not use a

petroleum-based

solvent

as

cleaning.

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